April 23, 2010 https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/CB-2010-04-23.mp3 Download episode When Jonah Brotman was younger he thought he'd go into sports journalism, and used to think "profit was an evil thing." Then he discovered the connection between business and social mission, and founded, Operation Groundswell, which Jonah says does "Africa for beginners." Now he and Nogah Kornberg of Young Social [...]
April 9th 2010 https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/CB-2010-04-09.mp3 Download episode "We have this hunger or void, and at one point you say enough is enough. And when all the signs are there, you cannot NOT do it. And then once [you take] action, more signs pop up," said filmmaker, Ian Agard, who shared his story of having faith in the emergence [...]
March 26th https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/CB-2010-03-26.mp3 Download episode Why did Craig Baxter join the family business after university? It just happened, “as the day follows the night,” he said. Craig acknowledged, “I didn’t manage what I do,” but that has opened him up to happenstance: “My career has been serendipitous.” That’s how, after leaving the family biz, and [...]
March 12, 2010 https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/CB-2010-03-12.mp3 Download episode We talked to Dawna Wightman on the day of her theatrical opening, A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking. She told me afterward the show was sold out, and she and her cast received a standing ovation. Dawna was delighted! On the show, Dawna told us about transforming her beginnings of childhood neglect [...]
February 12th, 2010 https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/CB-2010-02-12.mp3 Download episode “The amount of career support received by employees was positively correlated to their stated intention to remain with their current employer. Employees were found to leave organizations where career discussions with managers were not occurring.” So wrote Career Buzz guests, Professors Lee Butterfield, Bill Borgen and Vivian Lalande of the Canadian Research Working [...]
February 5th 2010 https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/CB-2010-02-05.mp3 Download episode Bestelling author, award winning anthropologist, filmmaker, photographer, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, Wade Davis inspired us on Career Buzz. It’s worth a listen if you missed it. He said, “The greatest creative challenge is the struggle to be the architect of your own life… be patient. Do not compromise. Give your destiny time to [...]
January 22, 2010 https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/CB-2010-01-22.mp3 Download episode Chris Jarvis, an ordained pastor, had his faith shaken to the core one day, when he was working with at-risk youth on the streets of Toronto. A young mother was living on the street, earning an income through prostitution. He wanted to help. But no-one in his network or church [...]
January 8 2010 https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/CB-2010-01-08.mp3 Download episode Over a 17 year marketing / communications career, Nicol Kalman gained first-hand agency and client-side experience working at FCB, Coca-Cola Ltd., and at a mid-sized integrated agency. Now Ni runs recruiting firm anithing is possible. Nicol unveils the twists and turns in her story, and gives you tips for working with recruiters [...]
