My Career Journey

About My Career Journey

My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career journeys, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. In each episode, hosts Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari talk about their experiences switching careers, learn from others, and hopefully help you find happiness and success in your career journey. 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@MyCareerJourneyPod) ✍️ Subscribe on Substack (https://substack.com/@mycareerjourneypod) 📸 Follow on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/)

Publisher

Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Oct 2025

Latest episode

28 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

19 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Oct 2026

   How to get ahead of burnout | My Career Journey

   Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! (https://rss.com/podcasts/my-career-journey/voicemail) Learn how to recognize signs of burnout and stop it before it’s too late. In this episode, hosts Emily and Allegra talk about the 3 main types of burnout (frenetic, under-challenged, and worn-out), how they’ve experienced each type, the signs of burnout, and tips to overcome it, including a burnout avoidance framework. ------ Highlights from this episode include: 0:00 - Intro 0:49 - Allegra explains the 3 main types of burnout: Frenetic, underchallenged, and wornout 2:27 - Emily and Allegra tell stories of how they’ve experienced the different types of burnout 8:14 - How Emily and Allegra recognize signs of burnout before it gets too late 10:27 - Tips to overcome burnout before it gets bad, including a burnout avoidance framework 16:18 - Closing ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career paths, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@MyCareerJourneyPod) ✍️ Subscribe on Substack (https://substack.com/@mycareerjourneypod) 📸 Follow on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/)

2. 

   15 Jul 2026

   Deep dive: Networking (Part 2) | My Career Journey

   Learn about different approaches to grow existing connections. Hosts Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari talk about strategies that work for them to deepen relationships, who to keep in touch with, when to do it, ways they make networking work for their schedule, channels they use to keep in touch with people, and more. ------ Highlights from this episode include: 0:00 - Intro 1:28 - Did you know? - Interesting facts we found while researching 3:47 - What operational, personal, and strategic networking looks like when growing connections 8:44 - Our strategies for growing connections with people 15:17 - How we choose who to keep in touch with 19:16 - How much time we spend keeping in touch with people 21:35 - What we get out of staying in touch with people 23:04 - How Emily reached out to her network during a period of uncertainty when she quit her job before moving to Sweden 25:36 - Referrals 27:24 - Ways we make networking work for our schedules 29:18 - Channels we use to keep in touch with people 33:14 - Final advice and closing ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career paths, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@MyCareerJourneyPod) ✍️ Subscribe on Substack (https://substack.com/@mycareerjourneypod) 📸 Follow on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/)

3. 

   1 Jul 2026

   Deep dive: Networking (Part 1) | My Career Journey

   Curious about how to network and make new connections? Hosts Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari talk about what networking is, when to do it, who they connect with, their approaches to meeting and reaching out to new people, common mistakes and turnoffs, thought leadership, and more. ------ Highlights from this episode include: 0:00 - Intro 1:05 - Did you know - Interesting facts we found while researching 3:05 - Networking definition 3:34 - When we recommend networking 5:06 - Who we look to connect with and how 6:21 - Making new connections through groups and communities 7:33 - Making new connections though attending events 9:46 - How we define and do cold outreach, or messaging people without knowing them 11:23 - Framework for cold outreach 14:57 - Common mistakes and turnoffs while networking 18:42 - First impressions at events in person 20:01 - Thought leadership 25:42 - Final advice and closing ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career paths, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@MyCareerJourneyPod) ✍️ Subscribe on Substack (https://substack.com/@mycareerjourneypod) 📸 Follow on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/)

4. 

   17 Jun 2026

   From music to tech to Hollywood actor | My Career Journey

   Ever wondered what it’s like to be an actor in Hollywood? Guest Keisuke Hoashi has been in the business for over 30 years! He's done it all – commercials, films, TV shows, theatre, voiceovers, and much more. He’s also a writer and musician and co-founded a music camp where he was the musical theatre director and where he and My Career Journey co-host Emily Banzhaf met! In the episode, Keisuke shares how he broke into acting, how he built his network from scratch, how he learned how to act, the depth he goes to prep for an audition, tips on getting an agent, how he deals with nerves, and hilarious stories from set. He also talks about starting out in the arts, the importance of his father in his life and career, the jobs he worked until he was able to support himself as an actor, when he realized he loved acting, running the music camp, transferable skills, and much more. To check out his incredible body of work, go to www.hoashi.com (http://www.hoashi.com) or find him on all socials at Keisuke Hoashi: IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0387521/) Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keisuke_Hoashi) X (Twitter) (https://x.com/keisukehoashi) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/keisukehoashi) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/keisukehoashi) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/keisukehoashi/) ------ Highlights from the episode include: 0:00 - Episode intro 2:47 - Keisuke intro, background, and formative years in the arts 5:13 - Realization that he didn’t have what it took to be a professional trumpet player 5:55 - Parallel career as a performer 8:28 - Job at the NY State Government as a writer and graphic designer 9:31 - Setting low expectations 11:23 - The realization in 2nd grade that acting was something Keisuke loved to do 13:46 - Working in tech 19:43 - Moving to Hollywood to pursue acting 21:42 - Building a network in LA without knowing anyone 23:25 - Getting started acting in commercials 25:22 - Taking acting classes 27:37 - Types of training required for each type of acting 29:34 - What commercial acting is like 31:49 - Getting into film and TV 32:46 - Dealing with nerves and stage fright 38:09 - Being boxed into roles as an Asian American actor 40:26 - Sabrina the Teenage Witch 42:41 - Running into people when auditioning for roles and 2 chances Keisuke had to be the next Ken Jeong 44:44 - The importance of personal branding and Keisuke’s tagline #1 Asian Every-Man. 48:11 - Chair farting while playing Judge Lance Ito 48:54 - Favorite stories from set 53:51 - How Keisuke’s audition prep changes depending on what role he’s auditioning for. Talks through how he used his real life experience on his audition for Brooklyn Nine-Nine 58:27 - What Keisuke’s life looks like as an actor, balancing auditioning and working 1:00:52 - Getting creative with auditioning on the go and Keisuke’s experience generating work vs. going through an agent 1:02:09 - Tips for getting an agent and what not to do 1:07:00 - Advice for finding what fulfills you and what you really want to do 1:09:39 - Doing a 45-minute standup set at a camp concert that got delayed 1:11:36 - How Keisuke’s tech skills helped the camp he co-founded become successful 1:15:08 - Mentorship 1:20:18 - Closing

5. 

   27 May 2026

   From retail to finance to education to Salesforce consultant | My Career Journey

   Guest Nankya Senungi has been through multiple career shifts, layoffs, and other major changes, but her passion for helping people and positive outlook are two things that've stayed consistent throughout every transition. In the episode, Nankya talks about what it’s like to be a consultant and how she turned working with Salesforce into a career. She also talks about how faith influences her career, how she's navigated layoffs and turned them into opportunities, how she builds and nurtures relationships, her experience working with a career coach, and more. ------ Highlights from the episode include: 0:00 - Podcast and episode intro 2:00 - Nankya’s intro and career journey 4:47 - How faith influences Nankya’s career 6:41 - Navigating layoffs and what Nankya gained from it 12:29 - Advice for people going through layoffs 14:46 - Building and nurturing relationships 18:23 - What Salesforce is, training, 21:49 - What the Dreamforce event was like 24:04 - Salesforce training 26:26 - Motivation for starting a consulting business 29:25 - Working with a career coach 32:36 - Mindset in consulting vs. working for one client or company 35:34 - How Nankya learned the business side of consulting 37:47 - Advice on taking the next step in your career 38:54 - Closing out the episode ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career paths, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@MyCareerJourneyPod) ✍️ Subscribe on Substack (https://substack.com/@mycareerjourneypod) 📸 Follow on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/)

6. 

   6 May 2026

   Deep dive: Personal branding | My Career Journey

   Learn how hosts Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari approach personal branding. They talk about what it is, the biggest mistakes people make, how they define and how people know their personal brands, how they’ve navigated rebranding themselves in different points in their lives, and much more. ------ Highlights from this episode include: 0:00 - Intro 1:51 - Did you know - Facts we found while researching 2:54 - How we define personal branding 6:38 - Biggest mistakes people make with personal branding 13:01 - How we define our personal brands 14:50 - How people know our brands 20:15 - How we’ve navigated rebranding ourselves in different points in our lives 24:26 - Final advice and closing ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career paths, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@MyCareerJourneyPod) ✍️ Subscribe on Substack (https://substack.com/@mycareerjourneypod) 📸 Follow on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/)

7. 

   15 Apr 2026

   Interview prep guide | Now on Substack! | My Career Journey

   Check out our interview prep guide, now available on Substack (https://open.substack.com/pub/mycareerjourneypod/p/interview-prep-guide-my-career-journey?r=7x9845&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true)! In the guide, you'll find: Our simple 4-step approach to interview prep How to organize your interview prep information What to research before the interview Where to find the information Questions to prepare for Questions you can ask interviewers Prompts to help you write stories from your experience A storytelling framework Ways to practice interviewing And much more! ------ Here are the links to the deep dive episode this guide is based on: Podcast (https://rss.com/podcasts/my-career-journey/2431677) YouTube (https://youtu.be/T7ltsE7o4UY) ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career paths, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@MyCareerJourneyPod) ✍️ Subscribe on Substack (https://substack.com/@mycareerjourneypod) 📸 Follow on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/)

8. 

   1 Apr 2026

   Deep dive: Mentorship | My Career Journey

   Learn how hosts Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari think about and approach mentorship. They cover what mentorship is, myths about mentorship, when to look for mentorship, what to look for in a mentor, how to find and reach out to mentors, signs a mentor may not be a good fit, what successful mentorship looks like, and much more. ------ Highlights from this episode include: 0:00 - Intro 1:02 - Did you know - interesting facts we found while researching 1:50 - What mentorship means to us 3:38 - Mentorship myths 5:56 - When we look for mentorship 7:39 - What we look for in a mentor 9:04 - How we’ve found mentors 10:21 - How we reach out to mentors 13:02 - How often we connect with mentors 14:38 - Who’s responsibility it is to drive the mentorship 15:20 - Signs a mentor may not be a good fit 16:27 - Bad mentorship experiences 19:26 - What a successful mentorship looks like 20:48 - Our mentorship experiences 23:47 - Learnings from being mentors 27:37 - Advice and closing ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career paths, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@MyCareerJourneyPod) ✍️ Subscribe on Substack (https://substack.com/@mycareerjourneypod) 📸 Follow on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/)

9. 

   18 Mar 2026

   From nursing to conversation design | My Career Journey

   Guest Marlinda Galapon has worked for some of the biggest companies in the world, including Yahoo, Salesforce, and Zendesk. However, the path to getting there wasn’t easy. She originally started in nursing and then realized that’s not what she wanted to do. So she dropped out and worked a mix of contract and odd jobs until she found a full-time job in tech as a conversation designer. It took her about 5 years to get where she wanted to go, but once she knew what she wanted to do, she never gave up. In the episode, Marlinda goes deep and talks about the impact of having an associate’s degree, navigating imposter syndrome, how she handles networking and putting herself out there as an introvert, what odd jobs she’s worked, the importance of mentorship and community, and much more. ------ Highlights from the episode include: 0:00 - Episode intro 2:06 - Marlinda’s career journey 5:29 - Self-consciousness about having an associate’s degree 7:15 - Paths into conversation design 8:57 - Motivation to keep pursuing conversation design 10:10 - Odd jobs in between contract jobs 14:47 - Navigating imposter syndrome 19:18 - Putting yourself out there as an introvert 22:08 - Navigating networking as an introvert 24:51 - Mentorship 27:25 - The feeling of not belonging in certain spaces and how to overcome that 29:53 - Finding community 31:25 - Keeping the joy alive in your career 32:12 - Advice for people considering a career change 34:27 - Closing out the episode ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career paths, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@MyCareerJourneyPod) 📸 Follow on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/)

10. 

    4 Mar 2026

    Deep dive: Giving and receiving feedback | My Career Journey

    Learn how hosts Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari approach giving and receiving feedback. They discuss the importance and impact of feedback, how to ask the right questions to get the feedback you need, practical frameworks for delivering constructive feedback, managing reactions after receiving feedback, and much more. ------ Highlights include: 0:00 - Introduction 1:27 - Did you know - Facts we found while researching 4:45 - Importance and impact of feedback in our careers 6:26 - Impact of feedback in our careers 9:20 - Culture of feedback in different spaces 13:58 - How we ask for feedback 16:18 - Asking the right questions to give you the feedback you need 18:25 - Mapping feedback to company goals 20:07 - Asking for feedback if you’re at an agency or freelancing 21:01 - Personal uses for feedback and collecting it as you go 22:06 - When to ask for feedback vs. when not to ask for it 24:12 - Reaction after receiving feedback 26:27 - Thanking people after receiving feedback 27:42 - Taking things personally 30:45 - Navigating conflicting feedback 34:00 - Framework for giving feedback 37:53 - Final thoughts and advice ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career journeys, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@MyCareerJourneyPod) 📸 Follow on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/)

11. 

    18 Feb 2026

    From drama therapist to medical missionary to voice futurist | My Career Journey

    Guest Mellini Monique has done it all. Starting from age 12, she worked as a camp counselor and in car washes and pizza shops, and then went to marketing research, drama therapist at an inpatient psychiatric facility, medical missionary, and founder of multiple companies. We don’t cover this in the episode, but she’s even worked as a clown! Currently, Mellini is a pitch coach for South by Southwest (SXSW), runs her own vocal coaching consultancy, organizes luxury wellness retreats, and has her own popcorn company called Herby PoP. She's also a mother of 6 children that all have their own businesses! In the episode, Mellini talks about what she did in her different careers, how she navigates the messy middle, how she learned about business from her grandmother, networking, work-life balance, turning passion into a business, what it’s like being a founder, and much more. She also gives valuable advice about aligning your vocal image with your visual image, how to gain the confidence to change what you're worth, and shares a helpful rebranding exercise. ------ Highlights from the episode include: 0:00 - Intro 2:29 - Mellini’s career journey 5:08 - Braces 5:47 - What it was like working as a medical missionary 8:50 - Family life 9:48 - Drama therapy 11:48 - Turning passion for voice into a business 16:36 - Watching pitch competitions and pitching to SXSW 20:08 - Communicating value 21:05 - Navigating career changes and identity 28:04 - Learning how to start a business 31:18 - Work life balance with a large family 34:44 - What it’s like being a founder 37:09 - Challenges of going through a rebrand 39:38 - How to advocate for and charge what you’re worth 48:00 - Networking approach and advice 54:27 - Navigating the messy middle ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career journeys, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@MyCareerJourneyPod) 📸 Follow on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/)

12. 

    4 Feb 2026

    Part 3: A day in the lives of an AI conversation designer and consultant | My Career Journey

    In the last part of the intro series, hosts Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari talk about their day-to-day lives in their new careers. Emily is a senior AI content and conversation designer and Allegra is a senior consultant in transformation, focused on workforce modernization. They give an overview of what they do, explain what a typical day looks like, share details about the skills they use, talk about how they approach learning and professional development, feedback, and promotions, and more. ------ Highlights from the episode include: 1:07 - Quickfire round of questions 3:47 - Overview of what Allegra does as a consultant 6:49 - Overview of what Emily does as a content and conversation designer 9:42 - What a typical day as a consultant is like for Allegra 12:39 - What a typical day as a content and conversation designer is like for Emily 15:01 - Difference between working at a smaller company vs. a big company 15:35 - Weekend work now vs. at our previous jobs 17:01 - How we set our schedules 18:43 - How often we travel 20:49 - How we use skills from music and other jobs 23:01 - Skills we use the most 27:00 - Learning and professional development 29:34 - Feedback 31:58 - Promotions 34:57 - Things we like and don’t like about our jobs and the industry ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career journeys, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@MyCareerJourneyPod) 📸 Follow on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/)

13. 

    21 Jan 2026

    From Naval officer to product manager and founder of Veteran Timeline | My Career Journey

    Service and helping people is at the core of everything guest Nick Co does. After serving as a Cryptologic Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy, he transitioned into tech, working as a product manager and founding Veteran Timeline (https://www.veterantimeline.com/) to help make the military transition into civilian life easier for others. He also served as Virginia State Leader for Veterans for All Voters, leading a team that successfully implemented ranked choice voting in Charlottesville, VA. In the episode, Nick talks about his experience growing up in the Philippines, moving to Seattle, and the importance of service, family, and impact. He also talks about the challenges he faced when transitioning from the military, which is what inspired him to found Veteran Timeline. He also shares helpful tips about how to maximize informational interviews and the importance of learning the language of whatever field you’re going into. ------ Highlights from this episode include: 0:00 - Introduction 1:43 - Nick’s career journey 4:02- Inspiration and decision to join the military 7:59 - Nick describes his time in the Naval Academy and Navy 11:37 - Importance of service, family, and impact 15:02 - Involvement in local politics 19:04 - Transferable skills 22:47 - Informational interviews 26:31 - Veteran Timeline 35:10 - Challenges of building something from scratch 40:01 - Vision for Veteran Timeline 42:11 - Solving problems 44:38 - Malleability and making an impact 46:30 - Call to action and closing ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career journeys, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@MyCareerJourneyPod) 📸 Follow on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/)

14. 

    7 Jan 2026

    Deep dive: Interview prep | Guide on Substack! | My Career Journey

    Hosts Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari talk interview prep. They share what they research, how to tell their background stories, questions they always prepare for, what questions they like to ask, and much more. You can now check out our interview prep guide, available on Substack (https://open.substack.com/pub/mycareerjourneypod/p/interview-prep-guide-my-career-journey?r=7x9845&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true)! Find us at MyCareerJourneyPod. ------- Highlights from the episode include: 0:00 - Introducing the Deep Dive segment 1:33 - Did you know - Interview prep facts 4:26 - How soon to start preparing for an interview 6:31 - Preparation process 8:52 - Updating as you go 10:40 - Research we do about the interviewers 12:10 - Research we do on the company 15:44 - Where we apply the research in the interview process 18:11 - Mindset preparation for interviews 20:31 - Interview questions to always be prepared for 22:27 - How we tell our stories about our backgrounds 24:40 - What questions we ask interviewers 28:42 - Following up after an interview 29:42 - Advice and closing ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career journeys, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@MyCareerJourneyPod) ✍️ Subscribe on Substack (https://substack.com/@mycareerjourneypod) 📸 Follow on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/)

15. 

    17 Dec 2025

    Part 2: Making the switch | My Career Journey

    Hosts Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari talk about their experiences switching careers and how they did it. They discuss the decision to do bootcamp programs, how they prepared for interviews, what their interview processes were like, how they approached salary ranges and negotiation, resumes, LinkedIn, and more. ------ Highlights from this episode include: 0:00 - Intro 2:01 - Career research 4:51 - What we wanted out of new careers 7:06 - Talking to people about switching careers 8:37 - What our bootcamp programs were like and how we chose them 15:00 - How we found our jobs 20:04 - Interview prep 24:47 - Building resumes for our new careers 27:20 - Salary ranges and negotiation 32:37 - What the interview process was like 35:18 - How we knew a job was a good fit 37:24 - How long the interview process took 39:21 - Interview mindset 41:17 - What best set us up for success 44:09 - Advice and closing ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career journeys, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@MyCareerJourneyPod) 📸 Follow on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/)

16. 

    3 Dec 2025

    From musician to professor to financial analyst to consultant | My Career Journey

    From pianist and composer to tenured music theory professor to financial analyst at CU Boulder to higher education consulting, guest Teddy Niedermaier takes us through his different careers, why he decided to leave a tenured university teaching position and get an MBA at the age of 35, and how he navigated multiple career transitions. Teddy also shares insights on storytelling, interview do's and don'ts, networking, and more. ------ Highlights from this episode include: 0:00 Intro 0:27: Episode introduction 2:33: Teddy’s Introduction and career journey 4:18: How to know it’s time for a change 8:20: Getting into composition 9:41: Keeping your identity through career switching 12:12: Making the decision to get an MBA 14:17: Leveraging the MBA during the job search 16:35: Storytelling 25:29: Interviewing 29:43: Day-to-day of consulting 35:32: Surprising similarities between internal and client-facing roles 36:49: Rockstars vs. superstars 38:55: Advice for people making the switch 43:04-48:30: Networking ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career journeys, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@MyCareerJourneyPod) 📸 Follow on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/)

17. 

    5 Nov 2025

    From arts admin to private equity to AI transformation | My Career Journey

    From viola performance to arts administration to working at a private equity investment firm to global AI strategy and marketing operations at Motorola, guest Claire Potter-Schneider talks about her varied career path and how she navigates career transitions. She also shares insights and perspectives on topics such as asking for help, promotions, translating your story and skills into value, networking, mentorship, interviews, building relationships, and more. ------ Highlights from the episode include: 0:26 - Episode intro 3:35 - Claire’s career journey 7:40 - Going into arts admin 8:22 -Transitioning to investor relations 9:46 - Culture shock of changing industries 12:00 - Learning for a completely new career shift (investor relations) 12:51 - Asking for help 14:19 - Promotions 17:21 - AI experience and learning 18:41 - Identify opportunities to provide value 19:24 - Translating your story and skills into value 21:07 - Transferable skills from music 23:59 - How anthropology helps with work 25:26 - Signs it’s time to leave a job/company 26:56 - Mentorship and building relationships 28:18 - Building relationships 29:29 - Interview prep, tips, red flags, and more 38:21 - Last thoughts and closing ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career journeys, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@MyCareerJourneyPod) 📸 Follow on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/)

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    15 Oct 2025

    Part 1: Before the switch | My Career Journey

    Hosts Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari talk about their lives as musicians before making the decision to switch careers. They dive into how they chose their instruments, musical training, what they did as freelancers, pros and cons about the music industry, and how they knew it was time to make a change. ---------- To listen to Emily's music, check out: Emily's YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@emilyuematsubanzhaf/videos) To listen to Allegra's music, check out her: Duo with classical guitarist Jack Cimo (https://soundcloud.com/duo-sogno) Performance of a new work by Minneapolis composer Steve Heitzeg (https://youtu.be/JnGPGWeX6bI?si=GdYhsue3uxKjZzH7) Performance as Adjunct Faculty (https://youtu.be/pqET24StVHA?si=liSe1uc3ZmsRP9SO) ---------- Chapters 0:00 - Introduction and career backgrounds 3:20 - When we started playing music and how we chose our instruments 5:19 - Emily explains what it was like attending the Juilliard Pre-College program 7:06 - Allegra explains what it was like going to youth orchestra in Atlanta 8:07 - Applying to undergrad programs 11:26 - Our paths after undergrad 15:28 - What we did as freelancers 21:07 - Pros of the music industry 24:42 - Favorite gigs 26:21 - Cons of the music industry 34:29 - How we approached our sense of identity as musicians and when making the switch 40:31 - The decision to make the switch 46:02 - How we felt when we committed to making the switch 48:27 - Thing we’d do differently as musicians 54:36 - What we’ll talk about in the next episode and closing ---------- 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career journeys, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@MyCareerJourneyPod) 📸 Follow on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/)

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    1 Oct 2025

    My Career Journey Teaser | With Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari

    Hosts Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari introduce My Career Journey, a new podcast that highlights different career journeys, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Emily and Allegra share a little about themselves, why they’re starting this podcast, and what to expect. For more content, follow @MyCareerJourneyPod on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@mycareerjourneypod) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/).

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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Guest appearances

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