Chart your Career is a podcast from Heidi Rose Robbins and Ellen Fondiler.
Each podcast episode explores a question from two listeners as they try to navigate their dilemmas about career choices and life purpose. Heidi works deeply with the language and guidance of astrology while Ellen offers inspiring, actionable, practical next career steps. They help listeners reimagine how to best design your life and call in renewal, reinvention and a new chapter.
Career and business strategist Ellen Fondiler shares her unexpected life and career pivots with host Heidi Rose Robbins, offering insights into reinvention and finding fulfillment.
25 Feb 2026
What Ever Happened to Alex? with Alexandra Franzen
When they last spoke- Alex was confused about whether or not to move- how to feel less stressed by the balance between work and parenting, and how to carve more space in the day for herself.
A little more than one year later, Ellen and Alex catch up to see what Alex decided about her future.
In this episode we discussed Alex's significant life changes over the past year. Alex shared how she transformed her daily routine, including establishing a morning ritual and adjusting her work schedule to create more balance. We discussed Alex's decision to stay in Hawaii rather than relocate, and her focus on making incremental changes rather than drastic ones. Alex acknowledged learning from last year's overcommitment and is being more mindful about workloads in 2026.
The conversation concluded with Alex sending an email pitch to David Blaine's publicist, which resulted in an immediate response.
About Alex:
Alex is a bestselling author, award-winning editor, and entrepreneur based in Hawaii. She's the co-founder of Get It Done, a company providing writing coaching, editing, proofreading, cover design, publishing, and distribution services for clients who want to write a book. She writes one of my favorite newsletters at AlexandraFranzen.com (http://alexandrafranzen.com/), and runs a popular Tiny Book Course. Alex deleted all of her social media accounts eight years ago as she describes in her forthcoming book, Marketing Without Social Media (http://www.alexandrafranzen.com/shop/)
Chart Your Career Instagram: @chartyourcareerpodcast
To connect with Ellen, visit:
Ellen Fondiler, Career & Business Strategist: ellenfondiler.com, IG: @elfondiler
9 Jan 2026
The Cost of Standing Still with Megan deBoer
Megan deBoer is back! We answer a question from Claire about money and uncertainty.
Ellen shares some gentle career guidance with Claire—inviting her to follow her curiosity rather than demand clarity right away and Megan talked about the importance of understanding what you truly need financially—your real numbers, your real responsibilities—while still allowing yourself to imagine something new.
Megan deBoer is a Wealth Doula who helps people navigate the emotional and financial terrain that exists when you choose to live life on your terms. Since founding Tended Wealth in 2012, Megan has helped over a thousand clients steward, generate and savor wealth. She gets into the meat of things with actual, factual numbers, but also dives into emotional beliefs, thoughts and how they influence our choices.
You can hear more about Megan in our podcast What About the Money? that aired in November), and she's also working alongside Ellen this year in The Next Chapter.
To connect, visit:
Chart Your Career Instagram: @chartyourcareerpodcast
Ellen Fondiler, Career & Business Strategist: ellenfondiler.com, IG: @elfondiler
If you have a question for Ellen and Megan, send it in to elfondiler@gmail.com
Inside a recent episode
Encore: Unexpected Paths - Heidi Interviews Ellen
Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] After practicing law for 18 years, she reinvented her career and launched her first business, a bakery. I just love that pivot, followed by a garden and floral design company. She's also the co-founder and former director of M Earth, a 10 acre environmental education learning center that serves 2,500 students each year. Ellen is also a certified designing your life coach and a certified wild writing instructor. And typically clients hire her when they want something really badly, but they're feeling overwhelmed about how to make it happen. And through her private coaching, Ellen helps her clients set goals, get unstuck, get things moving. […]
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