Your Brilliant Difference Podcast with Finka Jerkovic: Personal Branding for Career Advancement

Welcome back to the Your Brilliant Difference Podcast! While the show paused over the holidays, Finka Jerkovic is back in action with an exciting new series that will help you pave a successful, mean…

A whole calendar year is 365 days, about 52 weeks, and 12 months. From a high level, it looks like a whole lot of time, yet at the end of every year I find myself saying, “Where did the time go?” It’…

Public relations can be a powerful tool to help you elevate your brand, thought leadership, and credibility. In fact, it has a key similarity to personal branding. They both involve engaging and tail…

Whether you’re pitching an idea to leadership, leading a meeting, or delivering a keynote at a conference, they’re all forms of presenting. Within each method, you’re presenting your ideas, guiding o…

Many people face the challenge of a job transition, whether it be from a reorganization or their own choice. When it comes your time to move into a new industry, role, or company, how can you ensure …

‘Tis the season for performance reviews. I can picture it from my corporate days, gathering questions and scheduling meetings to have performance discussions with my employees. But with that comes ne…

Regardless of gender, everyone brings a mixture of feminine or masculine energy. Some people lean on one more than the other. Masculine energy is described as “doing” and acting based on logic, knowl…

With different personalities, professional and personal backgrounds, and communication preferences, you’re bound to experience conflicting conversations at work.  So, how can you handle situations wh…

For four years, you work through four levels of high school. With each new grade, you get more specific about who you are and what you want to do with the rest of your life. You graduate and choose a…

The workplace is constantly evolving. In 2020, remote work was the norm. Shortly after, hybrid settings took over, and now full-time in-office may be the status quo once more. Artificial intelligence…

You have ambitious career goals, and you deserve to achieve them. But let’s face it. Getting there and making them happen is easier said than done. Thanks imposter syndrome and self-doubt, to name a …

There are two important concepts that make the workplace sphere go round: emotional intelligence (EQ) and giving back to the upcoming generations to ensure their success in our footsteps. But how can…

We live in a world where we’re constantly off to the races. Off to the next project. Off to the next meeting. Off to the next social media post. Off to the next promotion. But when was the last time …

Standing out and embracing your differences isn’t easy, but it’s one of the most beneficial and fulfilling things that can help you grow personally and professionally within your career.  

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Unicorn isn’t just a mythical creature; it’s an acronym for the elements of powerful leadership. Picture yourself in a career where you’re scared to try new things, but you do them anyway. Imagine ha…

Teamwork makes the dream work. I know it’s an overused saying, but I love it because it’s so true. When we open our horizons, especially in our careers, and collaborate with people of different ages,…

Have you heard the saying, there are two things you can never escape from in life: death and taxes? Well, there’s also something that’s inescapable in your career, whether you work in corporate or ar…

As a corporate professional, no matter the industry, it can be easy to fall into default mode: doing things because they were asked of you or taking new opportunities and promotions because it’s what…

When we don’t like something or something isn’t serving us, what do we usually do? Get rid of it! But what if that “something” is your job. Should you get rid of it and find something else? While eve…

You did it. You’re committing to making a leap from your comfort zone. You’re making an Edge Move! Maybe you’re proposing a new project at work or applying for a new position within your company. May…