About this episode

Amanda Goetz shares insights on navigating various career challenges in a solo episode.

Welcome to our first-ever solo episode with host Amanda Goetz! With an impressive career trajectory that spans roles at big corporations, startups, and as an author, Amanda offers invaluable insights into navigating the professional world in this big-sister-style coffee chat. She pulls from her own career path (Ernst & Young → celebrity wedding planner → startup founder → The Knot → CMO at Reale Actives) to give you real, tactical advice on annual reviews, one-on-ones, burnout, job searching, and more.  Consider this your permission slip to stop white-knuckling your career on your own.  Got a question for a future episode? Send it to @girlboss or @theamandagoetz on Instagram. 00:00 Intro 01:43 Amanda’s career journey 03:46 What she'd tell herself during the hardest year of her life 04:40 Her go-to career book recommendation 05:12 How to make the most of one-on-ones with your manager 06:56 Balancing your own opinions with your team's ideas as a leader 10:04 Returning to work after a year-long maternity leave 11:22 How to prepare for your annual review 14:56 Redesigning your career mid-life 17:38 How to know when it's time to leave a job 20:25 Falling back in love with…

People in this episode

Host: Amanda Goetz

Topics covered

• career advice
• navigating layoffs
• email anxiety
• mid-life career pivots
• job searching
• annual reviews

Keywords

• career
• layoffs
• email anxiety
• job search
• annual review
• mid-life pivot
• burnout

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ernst & Young, The Knot, Reale Actives

Products: career book

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