Once a week, I go out and work at a coffee shop nearby. Since I work from home, it gets me out and helps to break up the week. I think working in a different setting can help give you a new perspective and hopefully stimulate some creativity. Now I know not everyone reading thisContinue reading “Coffee Shops in NH”
Author Archives: Christopher Goodwillie
3 Lessons From My Latest Job Change
I recently changed jobs (September 2023) and I thought it’d be helpful to jot down some of my takeaways and lessons learned. So for now here are three, and if you need help in your job search, email me at careeryakpod@gmail.com. Source First a bit of context. While at my previous employer I was contactedContinue reading “3 Lessons From My Latest Job Change”
South African Videographer joins the Show!
Our first guest from Africa. I reconnect with my childhood friend Jonathan to chat about what it’s like to be a freelance videographer in South Africa and his journey to hopefully making full length movies one day. Listen to the episode now.Check out some of his work here! Consider Supporting the show if you like whatContinue reading “South African Videographer joins the Show!”
If It’s Not an Acronym it Doesn’t Matter
This is fictional satire Johnny walked into work, excited to start the day. It was his first role out of college, an SDR role in B2B sales selling to SMB companies. Johnny was ready. Before starting the role he spent day and night studying his acronym dictionary that BananaTech had sent him once he hadContinue reading “If It’s Not an Acronym it Doesn’t Matter”
Should You Become a Realtor?
In my latest episode I interview Chris Powles, who was my realtor just last year. He shares how he drastically switched careers from working in the agricultural world to become a realtor in his 30s. What does it take to be a realtor, and why should you consider it? Listen to find out! And ifContinue reading “Should You Become a Realtor?”
Why is All Marketing the Same?
I currently sell construction accounting software. Don’t get me wrong, I think our solutions help companies a lot. And our marketing message aligns with what we sell. Any company will have competitors. I run into them all the time. But are they really different from us? Or are they the same with a different logo?Continue reading “Why is All Marketing the Same?”
Is Sales more Important than Operations?
I took this picture in NH by the way. I’ve worked in both sales and non-sales roles, but have spent most of my career thus far in an B2B sales capacity. I have seen that for whatever reason, there is often a butting of heads between the sales arm of a company and the operationalContinue reading “Is Sales more Important than Operations?”
Publishing Your First Podcast Episode
If you haven’t already, check out my previous posts in this Journey to Starting a Podcast mini series. Getting Podcast Guests So as I mentioned in my last post, I dragged my feet a bit in actually getting this podcast off the ground. But finally I decided to start reaching out to some guest optionsContinue reading “Publishing Your First Podcast Episode”
Learning How to Start a Podcast
In July of 2019 I took another step toward starting a podcast by listening to podcasts about podcasts. Wow there’s a lot of podcast references in that sentence. That may sound boring to you, but I found two shows in particular that walked listeners step by step through the actual logistics of starting. The firstContinue reading “Learning How to Start a Podcast”
One Way to Test an Idea
If I have an idea for a business or something else, I try to write it down, or record it in my notes app on my iPhone. One thing I had written down at one point was to write a book about the career paths of various business professionals and entrepreneurs. Additionally, I had begunContinue reading “One Way to Test an Idea”
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