About this episode

Bronwyn Friedlander shares her journey of transitioning from media and PR to pursuing an Occupational Therapy degree, discussing the challenges and tools for career pivots.

Bronwyn Friedlander - CLIENT STORY Bronwyn has an extensive background in media an d PR, notably as Head of Media Relations at the Royal Society and previously at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. She recently made a bold career pivot and is now in the second year of an Occupational Therapy degree at the University of East London. Listen in for… How to reconcile with 'what will people think' when making career pivots. Key coaching tools that ensure our 'Pusher' part keeps in the helpful range. Using leadership flex as a model to stress test why certain situations in the past didn't go well and how to adapt your leadership moving forwards. Connect with Bronwyn https://www.linkedin.com/in/bronwyn-friedlander-084491296/ Kickstart your Intentional Careers Journey Take the Career Accelerator Scorecard: https://scorecard.intentional-careers.com/strategy Register for a free Intentional Careers workshop: https://intentional-careers.com/workshop/ Read The Book 'Intentional Careers for STEM Women': https://amzn.eu/d/bL9r8h0 Connect with Hannah https://hannahnikeroberts.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/hannahrobertscoaching www.facebook.com/drhannahroberts X (Twitter) @HannahNikeR Instagram…

People in this episode

Host: Dr Hannah Roberts

Guest: Bronwyn Friedlander

Topics covered

• career pivot
• occupational therapy
• leadership
• media and PR
• coaching tools
• STEM careers

Keywords

• career transition
• occupational therapy
• leadership flex
• media relations
• coaching
• STEM women

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Intentional Careers, Royal Society, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, University of East London

Products: Career Accelerator Scorecard, Intentional Careers for STEM Women

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