I'm Laura Izard, and I am passionate about helping people find their confidence and get back to work. My site, Comeback Girl, is aimed primarily at women who are coming back after a career break. I'll be talking to women of all levels and backgrounds to hear their comeback stories, coaching tips, the highs and lows of the journey and how they find energy, meaning and purpose. I hope you'll join me! Please follow me! Twitter: https://twitter.com/C0mebackG1rl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com ...
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Should Your Job be Your Sense of Purpose?
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This audio accompanies the blog post at www.comebackgirl.com entitled "Should Your Job be the Main Provider of Your Sense of Purpose?. I have learned over time and in particular the last few years that we possibly ask too much of ourselves and our jobs. Of course, it is vital to find work which chimes as much with your values as possible, but you c…
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What to Expect in a Job in 2022
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This is the new podcast format for Comeback Girl; the format is an accompanying audio to my regular blog post on the Comeback Girl website. https://comebackgirl.com/I am talking here about the new expectations you should have from an employer in terms of wellbeing, job progression, hybrid/remote working, recognition and out-of-office rules. We have…
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Podcast #15 - Sarah Bearpark - How to Return to Work in STEM
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http://wrpn.womenreturners.com/sarah-b-story/http://wrpn.womenreturners.com/women-returners-conference-2019/https://camawise.org.uk/https://www.mottmac.com/http://stemtosteam.org/Oleh Laura Izard
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Can work shadowing help you find the right role for you? Short answer: Absolutely! Long answer, in her podcast Chartered Occupational Psychologist Lucy Standing describes the evidence base to prove it. Listen to this pragmatic, humble innovator here.As founder of social enterprise Viewvo, Lucy is creating a market for returners or career pivoters t…
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Podcast #13 - Rebecca Newenham on the Life of a Virtual Assistant
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Welcome to the Comeback Girl podcast This week, I am talking to entrepreneur Rebecca Newenham, founder of Get Ahead Virtual Assistant agency. How would you like to do what you love working from home, around all of your other priorities your smartphone as your office? Or finally run your own franchise with a proven toolkit and a ready made blueprint…
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Podcast #12 - Kenny Temowo on Going to Work for Astonishment
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Kenny runs his own podcast called Why Work. He works at PA Consulting from his Linked in profile:"My passion is for innovative learning experiences – particularly in terms of leadership and culture - that people remember, that change them and even – sometimes transform them. That’s the goal: transformative experiences. I started out my career as a …
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Podcast #11 - Emee Vida Estacio on the Remedy to Imposter Syndrome
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In this episode, I talk to author and academic Emee Vida Estacio about her Amazon No1 selling books:, 'Change your Life For Good' and 'The Impostor Syndrome Remedy'. She shares her tested methods for overcoming self-doubt and understanding and managing your inner critic. Her trademark is PAME: Living with Purpose, Action, Momentum and Energy. Liste…
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Podcast #10 - Michelle Gyimah on Negotiating Equal Pay with Confidence
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In this very special edition of the Comeback Girl podcast, I chat to Michelle Gyimah of Equality PaysMichelle (who was heavily pregnant with her new baby girl when we recorded this interview) is dedicated to helping people get what they're worth, and this podcast is full of practical advice about not only how to ask for what you want, but how to re…
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Podcast #9 - Jess Spiring on Headlines, Deadlines and Seasons
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I talk to journalist/editor Jess Spiring about her prolific career in magazines and newspapers, why she thinks print will never truly die and how there's a season for everything.Oleh Laura Izard
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Podcast #8 - Amanda Newman on the Power of Networking
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In this podcast, recorded via Zoom webchat, I talk to Amanda Newman, founder of the successful Facebook group The Career Mum, about the choices she's faced in her own career, and why it's been so important to her to bring others along with her. She is a champion of Diversity and Inclusion, Women in STEAM and EVERYONE' s individual expression at wor…
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Podcast #7 - Lucy Choi on Adapting and Resilience
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In this podcast, I chat to More Than Musical's Lucy Choi about her remarkable path to a glittering career in the opera world. Lucy began as a pianist, but had to pivot suddenly when, at the beginning of her music degree, injury meant she could no longer play her beloved piano. Lucy went from never having sung at all to having to sing to an advanced…
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Podcast #6 - Njambi McGrath on Culture and Identity
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In this podcast, I talk to comedienne Njambi McGrath about making a huge career pivot from IT to standup, as well as her incredible personal and cultural history in Kenya. Njambi is Kikuyu, a culture that has been subjected to the horrors of colonialism but, that persists in spite of a history that has torn families such as hers apart. It's a drama…
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Podcast #5 - Patsy Richardson On Life after a Transplant
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This podcast is a chat with Patsy Richardson, an amazing woman with an incredible story. Patsy tells of how she coped with kidney failure and going on the transplant waiting list, as she tried and failed to find a donor match among friends and relatives. Eventually Patsy did find a match, but not before dialysis, open brain surgery and a lot of unc…
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Podcast #4 - Naomi Oluleye on The Power of Quitting
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This Comeback Girl Podcast, recorded in the bustling cafe at Soho House, features brand consultant Naomi Oluleye of The Power of Quitting. Naomi's series of international events has met with widespread acclaim and makes its Berlin debut next month - see http://bit.ly/2KtcRqh for details. www.comebackgirl.comFollow me on Twitter! @C0mebackg1rl…
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Podcast #3 - Liz Ward on how to career pivot
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I chat with Liz Ward, founder of Slick Pivot, about her amazing career, why she pivoted, and how you can find the courage to break out of your routine.Oleh Laura Izard
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Podcast #2 - Lee Lam on Ditching the CV
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The second Comeback Girl podcast is with Ditch The CV's Lee Lam. She shares invaluable advice on personal branding, rethinking personal profiles, and why how to move away from a resume of past achievements and towards an attitude of problem-busting.*Unfortunately the audio quality is not the absolute highest for this podcast as it was recorded over…
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Podcast #1 - Claire Goose on the Non-Linear Career of an Actor
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I'm Laura Izard, and I am passionate about helping people find their confidence and get back to work.My site, Comeback Girl is aimed primarily at women who are coming back after a career break. I'll be talking to women of all levels and backgrounds to hear their comeback stories, coaching tips, the highs and lows of the journey and how they find en…
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