3, 2, 1 iRelaunch Podcast

Normalizing career breaks®

...for relaunchers everywhere

Featured as a "Top Career Podcast" since its inception in 2017, 3, 2, 1 iRelaunch is our podcast focused on getting you Back on the Career Track and making your return to work smooth and successful. We feature strategies, advice and success stories about returning to work after a career break. Our full episode listing is below. It is regularly updated with new episodes.

If you're not sure where to dive in, get your feet wet with one of our mini-series: Managing Through a Prolonged Job Search, Relaunching in Senior Roles, Military Spouse Relaunches and Longest Career Break Relaunches. The entire mini-series library is here.

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Episode 27: Relaunching in the Creative Arena with LeeAnn Dance

LeeAnn Dance, co-producer/director of “My Dear Children,” a documentary about one woman’s quest to learn more about her father’s past in Eastern Europe following World War I. A former CNN producer, LeeAnn took a 10-year career break and returned to work as a documentary film producer. LeeAnn explains her journey…

Episode 26: The STEM Re-entry Internship – A Benchmark for Success with Jen Scott

Carol talks with Jen Scott, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships for the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and co-lead of the STEM Re-Entry Task Force. Since its inception in 2016 the STEM Re-entry Task Force has been a pipeline for more than 200 female technical professionals to return to the…

Episode 25: The Best Relaunch Advice

We've compiled the best advice shared with us in interviews with business leaders, career experts and relaunchers over two seasons of podcasts. Enjoy! And thank you for listening.

Episode 24: Finding the Thing that Makes You "Sparkle" with Manisha Thakor

Carol Fishman Cohen speaks with Manisha Thakor, host of the MoneyZen podcast about her personal relaunch, how it led to the creation of iRelaunch and how she draws inspiration from her new career.

Episode 23: Understanding Your Rights: Interviewing and Working as a Relauncher with Tammy Marzigliano

Learn how to be more effective and powerful in your next interview as Tammy Marzigliano, a partner at Outten & Golden LLP in New York, discusses the legal aspects of relaunching with Carol Fishman Cohen. Hear how to determine the difference between what's considered illegal conduct and what is just…

Episode 22: "Reinventing and Resilience" with Susan Black

From her job in Israel's Ben Gurion Airport Coordination Center to managing director at wealth management firm Boston Private (with a few stops and other careers in between), Susan Black understands the path of a relauncher. In this podcast she speaks with Carol Fishman Cohen about her circuitous pathway and…

Episode 21: Relaunching as an Entrepreneur with Alex Klemmer

Carol Fishman Cohen speaks with Alex Klemmer, co-founder of Cyclebar, an indoor cycling gym with franchised locations throughout the US and Canada. Alex talks about the challenges and rewards of relaunching her career as an entrepreneur.

Episode 20: Navigating the New Corporate Dress Code with Michaella Kurdziel

Carol Fishman Cohen speaks with Michaella Kurdziel, Director of Customer Experience at MM.LaFleur about how to "dress for success" in today's work world. Learn tips on how to scope out the dress code at a company before your first interview, how to "shop your closet" for timeless wardrobe staples and…

Episode 19: Attorneys on Career Break! Don't miss this Return to Work Program with Caren Ulrich Stacy

Carol Fishman Cohen interviews Caren Ulrich Stacy, Founder & CEO, Diversity Lab & OnRamp Fellowship. Learn about the OnRamp Fellowship, a program that matches returning women lawyers to law firms, legal departments, and banks for a 1 year paid fellowship. Hear the inside scoop on the program, as well…

Episode 18: Know Your Value: Comeback Careers with Ginny Brzezinski

Sometimes, just telling your story can lead to a new career. For Ginny Brzezinski, that moment came when she texted her sister-in-law, "Morning Joe" co-anchor Mika Brzezinski, asking her to speak up for women wanting to return to work after a career break. Mika's reply? Let's write a book together.…

Episode 17: Re-entering the Workforce with a Career in Technology with Dinny Stearns Taylor

Carol Fishman Cohen talks with a pioneering technology relauncher, Dinny Stearns Taylor, retired CTO at Williams College. Dinny shares her career path, relaunch story, how she updated her skills, and some important advice for relaunchers.

Episode 16: Navigating Executive Search for Relaunchers with Vivian Steir Rabin

Carol Fishman Cohen interviews her iRelaunch Co-Founder and co-author of Back on the Career Track, Vivian Steir Rabin. Vivian now runs VSR Advisors, a retained executive search firm focused on commercial real estate and financial services. Vivian shares her relaunch story with us and helps us navigate the executive search/staffing/…