Career Buzz
Since 2006, we’ve broadcast unrehearsed and informative conversations featuring extraordinary career stories of ordinary people, and insights from future-of-work thought leaders including National Geographic explorer-in-residence Wade Davis, former Member of Parliament, Helene Leblanc, and career experts Sareena Hopkins, Norm Amundson, Roberta Borgen, Rich Feller and many more. We also look at the intersection of real-world business practice and people’s career and life choices. We explore how individuals turn their personal passion for innovation into tangible commercial success. And we learn about innovation management best practices, and lessons learned. Listen to Career Buzz to hear inspiring career professionals share useful insights to increase awareness about the importance of career literacy and share tips to support you to clarify what’s next for you. Hosts: Mark Franklin, MEd,PEng, (he/him) leads CareerCycles, co-founded OneLifeTools, co-authored Who You Are Matters! and Online Storyteller, and teaches career management at University of Toronto. He received the Stu Conger Career Development Award. Mark consulted in his earlier engineering career, before earning a Masters in counseling then leading student services initiatives in universities. Mark started Career Buzz in 2006. Stephen C Armstrong, Professor of Innovation, University of Toronto and founder of AMGI Certified Management Consultants. A native of Belfast, N Ireland, Stephen is an award-winning state licensed Professional Engineer, Entrepreneur and Professor of Innovation at the University of Toronto. Initial pedigree in the aerospace industry. Founder (1993) of AMGI Management Inc, Certified Management Consultants. Stephen founded Innovation Nation on Career Buzz in 2014. Hoda Kilani (she/her), Certified Professional Career Coach and the Founder of Right Career Fit, a coaching practice that focuses on career education. Hoda is on a mission to have #careerliteracy trend across social media and works with a variety of media to create awareness including a YouTube channel and two podcasts released on a biweekly basis, Hoda’s Musings and Hoda’s Career Info. If you care to join her, reach out for a chat!
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Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Changes are necessary for businesses to grow and stay competitive in today’s fast moving market. A change management manager or team needs to focus on how to transition smoothly to meet the organization’s objectives so employees can adapt to a new environment or organizational structure quickly. In this episode, join Stephen Armstrong, host of "Innovation Nation", invites Kathryn Simpson, Certified Management Consultant and author of Leading for Change, to share her experience and current work with Leaders in the Life Sciences sector in North America and Europe to lead Change globally.
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
When was the last time you asked yourself, what do I want to do next? What is the difference between long life learning and lifelong learning? In this episode of Hoda’s Career Info, Dr Ingo Rauth and Dr Norma Dávila, reflect on these questions based on their career journeys. Listen, learn and join Hoda Kilani in her journey to increase everyone’s Career Literacy one interview at a time.
Ingo Rauth: Senior Consultant, Design and Facilitation Refinery Leadership Partners
Norma Dávila: Executive Resume Writer & Career Coach of D&S Career Management and director of the Human Factor Consulting Group
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Curious what it’s like to be a connector within the climate tech industry? In this episode, executive coach and career advisor Erica Mattison interviews Denise Hagen, Partnerships Manager at Greentown Labs, the largest cleantech startup incubator in the US. They discuss how she created a rewarding career and the importance of relationship building and communication in her work. Denise gives advice for mission-driven professionals who are seeking to make a positive impact on issues they care about. If you’re curious about climate innovation and ways to use your skills and interests to be part of the solution, this episode is for you!
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Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
International expansion provides an entirely new market of people that your business or product can serve and can allow your business to significantly grow. It isn't just about selling products outside your country but also sourcing products, materials, skills and partners. In this episode, join Stephen Armstrong, host of "Innovation Nation" and John Marsh, CEO of Manufacturing Systems Corp., a trailblazer in establishing an international technology business.
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
“Your network is your net worth!” Dr. Hoda Kilani of Right Career Fit invites Denis Gravelle of Devant, which helps international students in the Canadian job search market, and Marian Bernard, resume expert, on the show to share how their networks got them their next opportunities in their career journey. She explores the interesting and catchy statement that Denis poses and continues the episode with Marian building on the value on your network. Listen, learn and join Hoda in her journey as she raises Career Literacy one interview at a time.
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
How can film and TV professionals stay resilient in their careers? One answer is finding alternative income-generating activities in the face of work inconsistency. Recorded during the US Actors Strike, Mark Franklin speaks with two Entertainment Community Professionals who found alternative income generating work. First, Birgitte Solem shares about her role as a senior consultant at Nerve Strategic alongside her acting career. In the second half of the show, Tony Nappo talks about the similarities of the craft of painting houses and the craft of being an actor.
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
When most people think of learning, they think of formal education: sitting in rows of chairs and reading from heavy textbooks. However, lifelong learning goes far beyond what you learn inside the classroom. Lifelong learning is a form of self-initiated education that is focused on personal development. Stephen Armstrong from Innovation Nation talks with Bryan Karney, professor of Civil engineering at the University of Toronto, about Life Long Learning and why it is important.
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023