My Career Journey

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Learn how to recognize signs of burnout and stop it before it’s too late. In this episode, hosts Emily and Allegra talk about the 3 main types of burnout (frenetic, under-challenged, and worn-out), how they’ve experienced each type, the signs of burnout, and tips to overcome it, including a burnout avoidance framework. ------ Highlights from this episode include: 0:00 - Intro 0:49 - Allegra explains the 3 main types of burnout: Frenetic, underchallenged, and wornout 2:27 - Emily and Allegra tell stories of how they’ve experienced the different types of burnout 8:14 - How Emily and Allegra recognize signs of burnout before it gets too late 10:27 - Tips to overcome burnout before it gets bad, including a burnout avoidance framework 16:18 - Closing ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career paths, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube ✍️ Subscribe on Substack 📸 Follow on Instagram

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Learn about different approaches to grow existing connections. Hosts Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari talk about strategies that work for them to deepen relationships, who to keep in touch with, when to do it, ways they make networking work for their schedule, channels they use to keep in touch with people, and more. ------ Highlights from this episode include: 0:00 - Intro 1:28 - Did you know? - Interesting facts we found while researching 3:47 - What operational, personal, and strategic networking looks like when growing connections 8:44 - Our strategies for growing connections with people 15:17 - How we choose who to keep in touch with 19:16 - How much time we spend keeping in touch with people 21:35 - What we get out of staying in touch with people 23:04 - How Emily reached out to her network during a period of uncertainty when she quit her job before moving to Sweden 25:36 - Referrals 27:24 - Ways we make networking work for our schedules 29:18 - Channels we use to keep in touch with people 33:14 - Final advice and closing ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career paths, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube ✍️ Subscribe on Substack 📸 Follow on Instagram

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Curious about how to network and make new connections? Hosts Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari talk about what networking is, when to do it, who they connect with, their approaches to meeting and reaching out to new people, common mistakes and turnoffs, thought leadership, and more. ------ Highlights from this episode include: 0:00 - Intro 1:05 - Did you know - Interesting facts we found while researching 3:05 - Networking definition 3:34 - When we recommend networking 5:06 - Who we look to connect with and how 6:21 - Making new connections through groups and communities 7:33 - Making new connections though attending events 9:46 - How we define and do cold outreach, or messaging people without knowing them 11:23 - Framework for cold outreach 14:57 - Common mistakes and turnoffs while networking 18:42 - First impressions at events in person 20:01 - Thought leadership 25:42 - Final advice and closing ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career paths, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube ✍️ Subscribe on Substack 📸 Follow on Instagram

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Ever wondered what it’s like to be an actor in Hollywood? Guest Keisuke Hoashi has been in the business for over 30 years! He's done it all – commercials, films, TV shows, theatre, voiceovers, and much more. He’s also a writer and musician and co-founded a music camp where he was the musical theatre director and where he and My Career Journey co-host Emily Banzhaf met! In the episode, Keisuke shares how he broke into acting, how he built his network from scratch, how he learned how to act, the depth he goes to prep for an audition, tips on getting an agent, how he deals with nerves, and hilarious stories from set. He also talks about starting out in the arts, the importance of his father in his life and career, the jobs he worked until he was able to support himself as an actor, when he realized he loved acting, running the music camp, transferable skills, and much more. To check out his incredible body of work, go to www.hoashi.com or find him on all socials at Keisuke Hoashi: IMDB Wikipedia X (Twitter) Facebook Instagram LinkedIn ------ Highlights from the episode include: 0:00 - Episode intro 2:47 - Keisuke intro, background, and formative years in the arts 5:13 - Realization that he didn’t have what it took to be a professional trumpet player 5:55 - Parallel career as a performer 8:28 - Job at the NY State Government as a writer and graphic designer 9:31 - Setting low expectations 11:23 - The realization in 2nd grade that acting was something Keisuke loved to do 13:46 - Working in tech 19:43 - Moving to Hollywood to pursue acting 21:42 - Building a network in LA without knowing anyone 23:25 - Getting started acting in commercials 25:22 - Taking acting classes 27:37 - Types of training required for each type of acting 29:34 - What commercial acting is like 31:49 - Getting into film and TV 32:46 - Dealing with nerves and stage fright 38:09 - Being boxed into roles as an Asian American actor 40:26 - Sabrina the Teenage Witch 42:41 - Running into people when auditioning for roles and 2 chances Keisuke had to be the next Ken Jeong 44:44 - The importance of personal branding and Keisuke’s tagline #1 Asian Every-Man. 48:11 - Chair farting while playing Judge Lance Ito 48:54 - Favorite stories from set 53:51 - How Keisuke’s audition prep changes depending on what role he’s auditioning for. Talks through how he used his real life experience on his audition for Brooklyn Nine-Nine 58:27 - What Keisuke’s life looks like as an actor, balancing auditioning and working 1:00:52 - Getting creative with auditioning on the go and Keisuke’s experience generating work vs. going through an agent 1:02:09 - Tips for getting an agent and what not to do 1:07:00 - Advice for finding what fulfills you and what you really want to do 1:09:39 - Doing a 45-minute standup set at a camp concert that got delayed 1:11:36 - How Keisuke’s tech skills helped the camp he co-founded become successful 1:15:08 - Mentorship 1:20:18 - Closing

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Guest Nankya Senungi has been through multiple career shifts, layoffs, and other major changes, but her passion for helping people and positive outlook are two things that've stayed consistent throughout every transition. In the episode, Nankya talks about what it’s like to be a consultant and how she turned working with Salesforce into a career. She also talks about how faith influences her career, how she's navigated layoffs and turned them into opportunities, how she builds and nurtures relationships, her experience working with a career coach, and more. ------ Highlights from the episode include: 0:00 - Podcast and episode intro 2:00 - Nankya’s intro and career journey 4:47 - How faith influences Nankya’s career 6:41 - Navigating layoffs and what Nankya gained from it 12:29 - Advice for people going through layoffs 14:46 - Building and nurturing relationships 18:23 - What Salesforce is, training, 21:49 - What the Dreamforce event was like 24:04 - Salesforce training 26:26 - Motivation for starting a consulting business 29:25 - Working with a career coach 32:36 - Mindset in consulting vs. working for one client or company 35:34 - How Nankya learned the business side of consulting 37:47 - Advice on taking the next step in your career 38:54 - Closing out the episode ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career paths, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube ✍️ Subscribe on Substack 📸 Follow on Instagram