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Episode 83: An Unlikely Relaunch Route to IOS Developer - Kate Rotondo Describes Her Journey

Carol has a lively conversation with social influencer and iOS Developer Kate Rotondo. Kate shares tips and advice as she describes her personal journey from moving out of the country with her family, to coming back to the States but to a totally different geographic location, to the self-taught process…

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Episode 84: A Career Break Can Be An "Explosive Time of Growth" with Relaunch CNN Producer Kuae Kelch

Knowing early on that she wanted to be a journalist, Kuae Kelch, Editorial Producer at CNN, National President of Mocha Moms, iRelaunch Advisory Board Member and relauncher talks with Carol about her career prior to her 13 year break while raising her family. She describes the “powerful and profound” time…

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Episode 85: Time Management and Relaunching with Laura Vanderkam

Time management expert Laura Vanderkam talks with Carol about recommendations for managing your time when relaunching. They specifically discuss Laura’s popular book “168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think” and her new novel: “Juliet’s School of Possibilities” in which Juliet learns that time is a choice and to…

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Episode 86: Relaunching as a Parent of a Child with Disabilities with Suzanne Wall

Suzanne Wall, Chief Operations Officer at iRelaunch is the mother of four, including her youngest who has Down Syndrome. She talks with Carol about the unique challenges faced when relaunching with a child with developmental disabilities, how to know when you are ready to return, and lessons learned post-relaunch.

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Episode 87: Psyching Up and Calming Down with Daniel McGinn

Can you teach yourself to calm your anxiety, build up your confidence level and maintain the right balance of energy prior to the big meeting, job interview or elevator pitch? Dan McGinn, Senior Editor of Harvard Business Review, Co-Host of the podcast series “Dear HBR” and Author of “Psyched Up:…

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Episode 88: How I Have Maintained Career Continuity as a Military Spouse with April Keating

In this episode of 3, 2, 1, iRelaunch Carol talks with our own April Keating, Communications Specialist at iRelaunch and founder of email marketing firm Cre8ve Content Company. As a military spouse, April and her family move frequently. April explains how she has managed her family through multiple moves, and…

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Episode 89: "The First 90 Days" - for Relaunchers with Michael Watkins

Michael Watkins, author of “The First 90 Days” and the companion book “Master Your Next Move” talks with Carol about the principles and techniques of transitioning to a new role as it pertains to relaunchers when returning to the workforce. How to regulate a “sink or swim” mentality in a…

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Episode 90: "That's What She Said" with Joanne Lipman

Author of “That’s What She Said”: What Men Need to Know (and Women Need to Tell Them) and former Editor in Chief of USA Today and Deputy Managing Editor of the Wall Street Journal, Joanne Lipman talks with Carol about unconscious bias in the workplace, and how men and women…

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Episode 91: Can the Idea in My Head Become a Successful Business with Jules Pieri

Entrepreneur and Relauncher Jules Pieri, Co-Founder and CEO of The Grommet, and author of the newly released “How We Make Stuff Now,” joins Carol to discuss the the key steps involved in starting and growing a product-based business.

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Episode 92: Relaunching at iRelaunch: Mindy Berkower and her career path from corporate lawyer to iRelaunch Chief Client Officer and General Counsel (with 18 years in between)

Our own Mindy Berkower, Chief Client Officer and General Counsel, talks with Carol about her legal career, her 18 year career break and her relaunch, which began when she became our first iRelaunch Executive in Residence (our periodic return to work internship) after attending the 2012 iRelaunch Return to Work…

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