CareerBuzz

What happens when a 7-year-old kid falls in love with the wind — and never lets go?

On this episode of Career Buzz, host Mark Franklin interviews Max Robinson, a lifelong wind enthusiast, water athlete, and coach who turned his early spark for windsurfing into a world-class career. From the shores of Georgian Bay to the Wingfoil World Tour, Max has flown across oceans, competed at the highest level, and returned home with a mission: to coach the [...]

February 4th, 2026|Tags: entrepreneur|0 Comments

The Evolution of AI in Aerospace – From Hype to Secure, AI-Native Operations

AI is rapidly transforming the aerospace industry, with Boeing recently deploying over 70 generative AI applications across engineering, manufacturing, and maintenance, positioning AI as a “co-pilot” to support human decision-making under supervision. This shift marks a significant step in integrating AI into core aerospace operations, enhancing productivity, safety, and innovation across the value chain. The global AI market in [...]

January 21st, 2026|Tags: AI|0 Comments

A career to live the life you want, finding value in writing goals

Join Hoda for conversations that boost your career literacy. In this episode, Manana Jaworska shared, “I believe it’s possible for everyone to find a career that enables them to live a life that they want”. Do you agree? Dr Alan McAlpine told us how he finds value in writing his goals down and checking on them regularly. Do you think writing your goals down [...]

January 14th, 2026|0 Comments

Unusual ways to help people & make a difference

Humans have difficulty knowing what to want. Have you ever wanted something - a certain food, a job - gotten it, then realized you don't like what you wanted? There's a technical term for that - it's called "Miswanting." According to researchers Dan Gilbert and Tim Wilson, Miswanting happens when we poorly forecast what we'll actually [...]

January 7th, 2026|Tags: miswanting|0 Comments

Stop, look back, take stock and celebrate!

In this episode with Hoda Kilani, the guests shared spectacular stories that showed them stepping out of their comfort zones. You could almost feel Nerel’s passion to support every student transitioning from high school to college or career. What did you think of his approach? Katherine reminded us that we have more strengths, we’ve achieved more [...]

December 24th, 2025|0 Comments

Why You Need an “Empathetic Sherpa”

When you lose your job, do you need resume-writing tips & job interview best practices? Or, do you need an empathetic sherpa to guide you through the stages of grief, so that when you land your next job, you are prepared for success? Born and raised in sunny San Diego, Steve Jaffe began his writing journey at San Diego [...]

December 17th, 2025|Tags: author|0 Comments

The Heart of Being Human: Why the Humanities Matter in the Age of AI

Stephen Armstrong and Fail Vanstone explores how a humanities education can help us understand not just the systems we live in, but what it means to live well within them. From art and literature to ethics and philosophy, we’re looking at how stories, emotions, and imagination connect us- to each other, to our world, and to ourselves. [...]

December 10th, 2025|Tags: AI|0 Comments

Just Ask AI

Join Hoda and her guests for conversations that boost your career literacy. In this episode, Dr Marilyn Maze suggested that we should “just ask AI” during our job exploration. Do you use AI in your career exploration? Dr Steve elaborated on the statement, “if you want to change performance, change the audience”. Did his explanation help you envision how [...]

December 3rd, 2025|0 Comments

Why Career Development Belongs at the Core of the AI Conversation

What happens when you put career development at the heart of conversations about AI, longevity, and the future of work? On this Career Buzz episode, we’re diving into the future of work with Lisa Taylor, Founder and CEO of Challenge Factory — an organization that helps people and companies rethink careers for longer lives, changing demographics, and new technologies. Lisa Taylor’s [...]

November 26th, 2025|Tags: AI, career development, technology|0 Comments

Upskilling for careers of the future

Isn’t there a faster way to gain job-ready tech and AI skills — without committing to a whole degree program?Today on the show… imagine you want to step into a new career — but the idea of spending years earning another degree feels out of reach. There is another path. As the saying goes, AI won’t [...]

October 29th, 2025|Tags: AI, education|0 Comments