The GenX Career Show
If you are a GenX Career professional who wants to stop settling for a soul sucking, unfulfilling career then the GenX Career Show is right on time! Join your host, Kay Kirkman, Career Coach and Dream Job Mentor as she helps you navigate the unique career challenges that surface at midlife. Kay draws from her own personal experience, and also pulls in guest experts to provide inspiration, motivation and practical tips all geared towards helping you find work that truly lights you up! Whether you’re looking for a career to stay with long-term, ready to start your own thing, or simply seeking the motivation, inspiration and courage to keep going after a career or life setback, this podcast has you covered. You’ll get weekly content to help you get clear about exactly what you want., take inspired but strategic action and ultimately design the career and life of your dreams, despite your age or current circumstances.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 142
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
Ep 21: Desire Isn't Enough - Why Fear May Be Stopping You From Discovering Your Career Passion and What You Can Do About It Today
If you have a strong desire to discover your dream job and work in your career passion, that feeling may not be enough to cause you to move into action and actually do the work it will …
Ep 20: 20th Episode Celebration of The GenX Career Show!
Today is The GenX Career Show's 20th Episode Celebration! We take a look at all of the best career and life advice shared and recap the top lessons learned over the past 20 episodes. L…
Ep 19: 5 Ways To Keep Going When You Want To Quit
When life throws you a curve ball and negativity, the news and circumstances attempt to throw you off track, how can you continue to pursue your passion and go after the things you want…
Ep 18: 4 Things You Must Do To Discover Your Career Passion Part 4
In this episode I give you the fourth and final step of the 4 steps necessary to discover your career passion, especially if you are midlife career professional aged 50+.
Ep 17: 4 Things You Must Do To Discover Your Career Passion Part 3
In this episode I give you the third and perhaps most crucial of 4 steps necessary to discover your career passion, especially if you are midlife career professional aged 50+.
Ep 16: 4 Things You Must Do To Discover Your Career Passion Part 2
In this episode I give you the second of 4 steps necessary to discover your career passion, especially if you are midlife career professional aged 50+.
Ep 15: 4 Things You Must Do To Discover Your Career Passion - Part 1
There are four parts to finding your career passion and today I'm getting into the first part of the four-part process - finding your "why". Having used this same exact process myself …
Ep 14: How Culture, Connections and A Horrible First Interview Led to a Successful Recruiting Career with Tiwah Griffith
Tiwah Griffith is a master connecter, established career professional and a powerful storyteller. She masterfully guides us through her career challenges and triumphs dropping game chan…
Ep 13: Bloom Where You’re Planted: How To Be Grateful For Your Current Career While Striving For More
Thanksgiving is over and we're heading into the holiday season. In this episode we take a look at gratitude as it relates to your current career. I also have a special announcement for …
Ep 12: The Sunday Dreads and Making Monday Suck Less: A Career Passion Conversation with Kay Kirkman and Ben Easter
In addition to being a Career Coach, I've had my own Employee Training Company for the past 6 years. In today's episode, I put on my coaching hat and speak with Business Mindset Coach B…
Ep 11: An American in Paris: How Miami Lawyer Turned Expat Wani Manly Followed The Signs That Led Her On A Magical Career Passion Journey To France
This Career Passion story describes how attorney, speaker and author Wani Manly left everything she knew behind in Miami to embark on an uncharted adventure in Paris... knowing no one, …
Ep 10: The Life of a Writer - How Kim Green Went From Crafting Celebrity Campaigns to Becoming the CEO of Her Own Life
Ep 10: "When you love your work and you do it well, it will honor you". In today's episode, author and coach Kim Green shares her remarkable career passion story. She talks about discov…
Ep 9: Career Spotlight with Carrie Olsen: A Behind The Scenes Look at the World of Voice Acting
Ep 9: In today's episode successful, working voice actor and success coach Carrie Olsen gives us a behind the scenes look at what it takes to succeed as a voice-over artist. After part…
Ep 8: Dream Job Interrupted: Dr. Arthur Vaughn Talks About Life After a Heart Transplant, New Career Passions and New Levels of Faith
What happens when life happens to your dream career? In today's episode, Dr. Arthur Vaughn, an accomplished GenX Professional heavily involved in community service and contribution, sha…
Ep 7: Becoming Michelle Obama: What our Forever FLOTUS can Teach Us about Career Passion and Fulfillment
In today's episode I share 4 key career lessons from Michelle Obama's book Becoming, and I talk about what could be stopping you from finally finding the career path that is right for …
Ep 6: Pain to Passion: How Breast Cancer Thriver Nicole Pettiway Discovered Her Passion after Financial and Physical Crisis
Nicole Pettiway talks about dealing with challenges along your career passion journey.
Ep 5: Fired From My Dream Job: My Career Passion Story 24 Years in the Making
In today's episode I share my own personal story of being fired from my dream job as a radio promotions director. I share 3 key takeaways and also some encouragement as you discover you…
Ep 4: Code Switching, "Acting White", and Career Passion Pivots with Dr. Siobhan France
In this episode practicing physical therapist Dr. Siobhan France talks about her journey to finding her career passion. She openly discusses the challenges she faced from a young age, a…
Ep 3: How Owning Her Skills and Unshakable Confidence Created an Avalanche of Opportunities for Lashawnda Becoats
In this episode we hear from Lashawnda Becoats, a coach, a writer, a model and a women who is committed to inspiring others. Lashawnda talks about her journey as a graphic designer, mag…
Ep 2: Turning a Childhood Passion Into a Successful 28 Year Radio Career w/Doug Davis
Radio industry veteran Doug Davis talks to us about how his early passion for radio and music turned into a long-term career and shares his unique path to success.