Portfolio Career Podcast (David Nebinski)

Are you looking to live a life with relationships and friendships at the center of it? In this episode, my good friend Lani Assaf and I walked and talked about our lives and how we are both living like this. We also talked about the challenges and joys of maintaining friendships, the impact of working remotely, and the need for spontaneity and intentionality. Lani emphasized the value of containers for freedom, joy, and play, while I highlighted the significance of repeated interactions and shared experiences. We both reflect on the changing seasons and their impact on their lives, and what else has been on our minds living in Brooklyn. Hope you enjoy it!

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Are you looking to cultivate deeper relationships? In this episode, a group of ~10 people discussed and shared many actionable tips and stories for you. Common themes discussed were showing-up, following-up, being thoughtful, sending mail, and more. In a big city like NYC, it can be hard to cultivate deeper relationships - so hopefully this episode helps. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

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Your network and relationships are critical to your career and life. For Michael Saloio hosting dinners has been really impactful and helped him start Huddle, a network of top designers and builders startups can plug into. In this episode, Mike shares specific approaches and tactics that he uses to build relationships and stay connected with a lot of people in a meaningful way. Mike and Huddle also believe in Portfolio Careers. You will learn Portfolio Career trends and more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

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This episode was originally aired on the Chief of Staff Podcast, which is a podcast I help produce. In this episode, I chatted with my coworker and General Manager of Chief of Staff Network, Rahul Desai. We talked about our Chief of Staff experiences, how we work together, how we support Chiefs of Staff, tips to get a Chief of Staff role, and so much more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

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What has been an inflection moment for you? In this episode, you will hear from three other community builders sharing about the inflection moments for their communities and for them personally. Your next inflection moment could be right around the corner. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

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Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a writer, community builder, student, and founder. While in school, she decided to learn in public by writing articles and then sharing them online about what she was learning at school. This led to her writing 100 articles in 100 days. During this writing journey and adventure, Ness Labs, the company and community, was formed while she was in school. In this episode, you will learn about finding her first customers, the generation affect, how building a community can help you creatively, and much more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website

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In this episode, you will learn about the creative process and journey of music from Johnny Hwin. You will learn about how Priti Trivedi writes short films and how AI may be effecting this industry. You will also learn about playing to your strengths from Jason Shen. This episode was recorded live in front of an audience with ~20 people. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

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Haley Bryant started teaching indoor cycling classes while working full-time in 2016. She used the savings from this to buy a condo. She has used other side hustles and personal projects like advising companies, blogging, and angel investing to build her Portfolio Career. She is currently the General Manager at Golden Wok and a Venture Partner at Hustle Fund. If interested in side hustles and angel investing, this episode is for you! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

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Ollie Henderson is a writer, podcaster, and future of work enthusiast. In 2020 while exploring a new life chapter, Ollie started creating content online for the first time. Since then, Ollie has consistently been creating content. And in early 2023, Ollie published a new book Called Work/Life Flywheel. The book and this episode details this approach that is believe to be better than trying to seek work-life balance. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

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Resources:

1. Georgie's website
2. Pre-sale of Georgie's book - The Art of Getting Sh*t Done
3. Fierce Clarity class by Nicole Walters

Resources:

1. Christina Wallace's website
2. Forbes Article: Why Everyone Should Consider Building A Portfolio Career
3. Podcast - The Limit Does Not Exist
4. The Future Belongs to Human Venn Diagrams speech at TEDxSan Antonio
5. Contact information on Twitter @cmwalla
6. Bionic

When talent meets opportunity, incredible things can happen. For Katie Hunt, she has been a leadership force at many leading companies like Warby Parker, Hinge, and 30+ other companies that she has consulted for. She is currently the Cofounder of The Fund and the Cofounder of SHOWFIELDS. Before these two companies, she was an Independent Consultant for startups. Through iteration and then focusing on her superpower more, she learned when and how she could pitch and secure projects and clients. In this episode, you will learn how to do so too. 

In this episode, you will learn:

- why it is important of pitching the exact and specific project that you know you can excel in

- why consulting is also like dating

- why it is better to pick the right team than the right idea

- how SHOWFIELDS and the team adapted during COVID

As always, this episode with time-stamp notes is on my website

Have you thought about all of the combined risks that you take? Michele Wucker wants you to know that You Are What You Risk, which is the name of her new and latest book. In this episode, you will to better understand your risk profile, your risk fingerprint, and risk umbrella. Excited for you to Build and Grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

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Are you looking to have more meaningful relationships in 2024? In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will hear short stories about how people met a romantic partner, a friendtor which is like a mentor, and/or a Cofounder. The stories show how relationships can form in unexpected ways or in quick moments. Relationships help with the quality of your life, and I hope this episode helps. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

This episode with notes is available on my website.

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During this Hot Seat Podcast Mixer episode, you will learn about organizing a race spontaneously, a self-actualization framework, and lessons learned from collecting beanie babies during the craze. This episode was recorded live in front of an audience of about 20 people in an apartment. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

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Are you looking to celebrate your progress and life more? Jelena, the Founder of The Confetti Project, wants to help bring more joy more into people’s daily lives. Her company initially started as a side project. And then the pandemic greatly impacted her business, and now recently she has entire a new chapter. In this live podcast mixer episode, you will hear the emotional journey that Jelena has been on as a founder, her new Celebration Lab experience in NYC, and how much of our daily lives is a duality. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

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Johnny Hwin is an entrepreneur, investor, artist, musician, and a community builder. He has done this in both San Francisco and now in New York City. You will learn about what Johnny has learned from living in a community space in both cities and bringing a lot of people together. Johnny has been involved with many business and is currently help incubate businesses as well. He recently released a new song called Metropolis Heights. You will learn about his creative and personal journey to do so too. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career! 

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website

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Resources:

1. Jenn's travel company and communty, Map & Move

2. Jenn's Instagram account

This episode with time-stamp notes is available on my website at Portfolio Career Podcast.

When was the first time you worked in a co-working space before? Tony Bacigalupo started Manhattan's first coworking location, New Work City, in 2007. He is passionate about bringing people together and meaningful human connection. Most recently, he has been advising and coaching coworking space owners. In this episode, he provides tactical insights on how to start conversations that matter, facilitating Zoom events, and fostering online communities.

As always, this episode with time-stamp notes is available.

Resources:

1) The Empathy Email Workshop that David Nebinski solely produced and led
2) Portfolio Career Podcast episode with Darrah Brustein referenced
3) Morgane Michael's Small Act, Big Impact work and website referenced
4) Maria Xenidous's LinkedIn profile where she writes. A recent post was mentioned during this episode

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Resources:

1. Steve Dean's website, Dateworking
2. Steve Dean's Medium profile
3. Steve Dean on LinkedIn
4. Overview on Jobsuitors, company Steve cofounded

As always, this episode is available with time-stamp notes on my website.

How was your 2021? I wanted to share 20 reflections from my year. Many of the reflections are related to my Portfolio Career. Some include stories and insights into how I am thinking about my Portfolio Career now. In 2021, I had 3 different jobs and gigs and I talk about that journey in hopes that it helps you. Thank you for being part of the show in 2021, and I am excited to build and grow our Portfolio Careers together!

As always, this episode with notes is on my website.

Are you looking to improve your relationship with others? Dr. Emily Anhalt believes this starts with your relationship with yourself. Dr. Emily Anhalt, the Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer of Coa, believes one way to do so is through therapy. Coa offers group emotional fitness and mental health classes. In this episode, you will learn about getting feedback, doing emotional push-ups, taking a proactive approach to your mental health, sympathy vs empathy, and so much more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

Are you looking to live a more balanced life? After taking a sabbatical, Maria Potoroczyn is focused on building a rainbow life. One where each thread is unique and joyous. She is now focused on this after taking a sabbatical. On the heels of that experience, she launched amble, a newsletter that is a personal rebellion against a culture of workaholism. Maria currently has an impressive day job, and is extremely intentional about how she wants to live. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

This episode with notes is available on my website!

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Ankit Shah is a Founder, Writer, and Community Builder. In 2014, he started Tea With Strangers, a community organization with 20,000+ members and 300 hosts who have organized 2,000+ events. In this special live episode in front of an audience, you will learn what Ankit realized from having so many conversations with strangers and ultimately why Ankit decided to stop the organization. In 2020, Ankit wrote a lengthy blog post titled Being Alone and gave a TEDx Talk on this same topic. In this episode, you will learn about how being alone is different than being lonely and how cultivating a better relationship with yourself improves your other relationships. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

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Do you think it is getting easier to pivot into new roles and fields? Well, Mehak Vohra believes so. And her company SkillBank is helping people transition into digital marketing roles. You will learn how Mehak started SkillBank and has grown it. In addition to SkillBank, Mehak has accomplished a lot. You will learn about her dropping out of college, starting and building an agency, and why Mehak wanted to build a company instead of a personal brand. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

This episode with notes can be found on my website.

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Are you looking to be a creative for many years? Mari Andrew's creative work has taken many forms. She was a very popular watercolor illustrator, has written two books, writes a popular newsletter, and recently created new "felted wool painting" that was displayed in a pop-up exhibit in New York. During this episode recorded in front of audience in Brooklyn, Mari shares about her creative process with her new art, how she thinks about which medium to create in, starting new chapters, mindset, and so much more! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

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Samantha Radocchia, or "Sam Rad" for short, is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, author, and emerging tech advocate who combines the mindsets of an anthropologist and a technologist. She has also completed over 700 jumps as a competitive skydiver.

After leaving Chronicled in 2019, a company she cofounded, she went on a personal journey to figure out what to do next. You will learn her personal experiences, lessons learned and steps she took during this transition. She has used those lessons to start make progress during our current global transition period as well. She recently started a new marketplace project, Homefront Supply, to help during the COVID-19 crisis.

In this episode, you will learn:

-why personal progress in any form is important during major changes

-the importance of grounding yourself during a period of transition

-how Sam specifically wrote her book, Bitcoin Pizza

-how major change also creates opportunities 

-how Sam overcame fear to become a global keynote speaker

As always, this episode with time-stamp notes is available on my website at www.portfoliocareerpodcast.com

Taking The Podcasting Fellowship led by Seth Godin and Alexandra DiPlama in the Summer of 2018 was transformational for me. In that workshop, I also met Maria Xenidou. After completing that workshop, we were lucky to be invited to be as coaches in The Podcasting Fellowship for three cohorts. In the Fall of 2019, we piloted and successfully a new advanced podcasting workshop. You will learn about this special mutual journey of ours.

In this episode, you will learn: 1) the benefits of taking online workshops, 2) how to create a workshop, 3) how to find and develop adjacent skills and projects, and 4) the mutual benefit of being a few steps ahead to help others and more! A fun and casual conversation! 

Link to prior episode between Maria and David in November 2019

As always, this episode with time-stamp notes can be found here

Do you want to have a thriving Portfolio Career? 

In this episode, David shares his key takeaways from Cal Newport's book, So Good They Can't Ignore You. David unpacks his Portfolio Career related to this book for you to think about your own.

Some key ideas from the book mentioned:

- Why Skills are More Important Than Passion

- How to think about being a craft person  

- Why it is important to work in emerging fields

- Why it is important and helpful to take small bets on projects 

- How adjacent skills, fields, and opportunities can help you develop your skills further, make sure you don't miss a certain area, and help you become known or an expert in your work.

- The four rules in the book, and more!

Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Resources

1. So Good They Can't Ignore You

2. Cal Newport

3. One Email Away

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website at www.portfoliocareerpodcast.com

When we seek support, we can open ourselves to new opportunities. For Victoria Song, she has worked over 25 coaches. She learned the coaching ins-and-outs and is now an advisor and coach to leading technology company entrepreneurs. After starting her career as a venture capitalist, she had an epiphany and want to help people be more heart-centered and aligned with their work. She is the new author of Bending Reality. Excited for you to Build and Grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website!

Connect with Victoria on her website and Instagram!

Resources:

1. Howard Gray's website

2. Howard's twitter account

3. Blog: how to survive living your first year in New York City

4. Blog: lowercase skills

5. Blog: The Microscope & The Telescope

6. The Dip by Seth Godin

7. The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

If you knew that change was the constant, what would you do differently? April Rinne's new book called Flux: 8 Superpowers For Thriving in Constant Change helps you discover and adopt a new mindset and compass to move forward. One of the Superpowers is "Creating Your Portfolio Career." April was a prior podcast guest on the show also. In this episode, I summarize the book for you. Excited for you to Build and Grow your Portfolio Career! 

As always, this episode with notes can be found on my website

Learn more about the book here!

Have you been on the hot seat before? What would you share? What would people ask you about? Listen to this Podcast Mixer episode where 3 people are on the Hot Seat in front of an audience of about 15 people. You will hear stories about being brave, intergenerational trauma, and making money as a street poet and so much more! 

Connect with David on Instagram to learn more about this episode and more!

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Are you interested in learning more about TikTok? It's been an incredible platform for new and existing creators to build an audience and potentially new revenue streams. For Ariel Viera, he has grown a 500,000+ audience following on the platform. In this live podcast event episode, you will learn how Ariel did it, going viral, and details about how his process. You will also learn how Ariel has developed multiple income streams as well. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

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Resources:

1. Avery Roth's coaching website

2. Avery's LinkedIn profile

Are you trying to build a project, side hustle, or a business? If so, you will likely have to get through the hard part. It could be internal. It could be external. Or both. In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will hear stories, experiences, and advice from founders and creators who have navigated the hard part and more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

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Are you interested in a career path as a community builder? Well, it's now becoming easier to do so! For many years, companies have not prioritized hiring professional community builders and community teams. Times are a changing. Yuval Yarden is Head of Community for Venwise. She is passionate about helping people find jobs as community builders and that it is an attractive career path. Learn practical and actionable tips in this episode!

In this episode, you will learn:

- why building community professional is a growing and meaningful career path

- why it's important to be consistent with your side projects

- the rule of 3 for community building

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

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Could your personal project accelerate your career? I was lucky to be invited to speak at a Propel, a community for builders, event recently. The interactive session was focused on how podcasting for 4 years has accelerated my career. You will hear how I got started, what has kept me going, how you can send a cold email, and more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

Learn more about Propel

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Are you looking to jump-start your Portfolio Career? Podcasting has changed my life. It has helped me build and grow my Portfolio Career. In this episode, you will learn 30 reasons how podcasting could help your career. This episode is a follow-on to an earlier episode when I shared 15 reasons. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website

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Job searching is hard. Sometimes as a Generalist you have too many choices and potential options to potentially pursue. Nick deWilde embarked on a job search in 2020 and then the pandemic hit. He blogged about his journey and eventual landing spot at Guild Education in his newsletter, The Jungle Gym. 

You will learn:

- how to approach a job search as a generalist

- the importance of creating and sharing narrative hooks

- how creating content while working will be normalized

- how to think about your work in the context in a Portfolio of meaning

- the difference in approaching founders vs hiring managers

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website

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What would a remarkable job-matching newsletter look like? Tom Guthrie did just that with onejob. It was born out of his experience helping people trying to find and source primarily Chief of Staff opportunities. Tom grew this newsletter and community, and turned into a material revenue source. Through this network, Tom recently co-founded Propel, a curated network of rising stars who want to build the next big thing as founders or executives. Tom is currently in his second year at Columbia Business School and is also an investor at Rucker Park Capital and Dorm Room Fund.

In this episode, you will learn:

- How a good newsletter is like a good product

- How to find a Chief of Staff opportunity

- How so many people do not like their job, meaning you are not alone if you feel that way

- How starting and growing a newsletter can lead to interesting opportunities

As always, this episode with notes is available at on my website

Are you looking to find a romantic partner? In this episode, three people talk about what is going on with their dating lives and what kind of person they may be interested in. A common theme was about being intentional about dating. If you want to learn about dating, relationships, and more, this episode is for you!

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Have you ever wanted to launch a side hustle? It can be really hard to learn about ways to make some extra money with your ideas, interests, and skills. Insert: Side Hustle Stack. While on a gap year from Stanford, Lila Shroff co-created the Side Hustle Stack for people to learn ways to make some extra income and build out their Portfolio Career. Lila is also a Research Analyst at Atelier Ventures, a venture fund focused on the passion and creator economy. Excited for you to Build and Grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is on my website.

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We know that have a mentor or mentors in our life is a good idea. But how do we actually form relationships with mentors? Janice Omadeke is the Founder of The Mentor Method, a startup helping companies large mentorship programs. In this episode, you will learn how to find mentors, how mentors could help, and how Janice scaled her side hustle into the company that it is today. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

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Are you looking to build a community? You should listen to this episode. You will hear about how Dulma Altan built a community around creating content that changed her life and the power of a daily habit challenge. You will hear about how Neil Yeoh, the Founder of OnePointFive, built his community business. And you will also hear about how Nikki D’Ambrosio started working at Reading Rhythms, the fast-growing community. This episode was recorded live at my Community Builders and Creators mini-conference called "C3" in May of 2024. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

You can learn more about this in my Portfolio Career newsletter

You can also connect with me on IG here @davidnebs

In 2020, Özlem Özkan published a memoir called The Student. Most of her career has been as a teacher, in addition to experience in business development and sales. Her passions lies into at the intersection of leadership, common values among different cultures, and personal growth. This led her to starting her podcast, Bridging, in 2020. If you are interested in launching a podcast or writing a book, this episode is for you!

In this episode, you will learn:

- why and how Özlem wrote her book 

- why Özlem thinks everyone should a write a book

- how Özlem pivoted and was able to get some opportunities

- the core pillars that Özlem has focused on throughout her Portfolio Career

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website

Connect with Özlem on Instagram

Resources:

1. Lisa Wang's website

2. Lisa Wang's Enoughness podcast

3. Lisa Wang's Instagram account

This podcast with time-stamp notes is available on my website at www.portfoliocareerpodcast.com

Tina He is an investor at Pace Capital, a leading VC fund in New York. Since 2018, she has been writing and growing a newsletter called Fakepixels. In this episode, you will learn how she started the newsletter and how she grew it. Tina is passionate about side projects  and provides actionable ideas for your existing or potential projects. 

In this episode, you will learn:

- how Tina started her newsletter called Fakepixels

- why skills and your actual work is becoming more important than prior company names

- the benefits of creating another account to test and experiment with new ideas

- how Tina started working at Pace Capital

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website. 

You can learn more about Tina on Twitter and through newsletter.

Are you a community builder looking to build a portfolio career? Listen to this podcast episode with Mallory Contois, the Founder of the Old Girls Club (OGC) and Head of Community at Mercury. In this episode, you will learn how Mallory launched OGC and how she built it to be async-focused and how it was helpful for her to get her current role. Mallory is also passionate about portfolio careers and emphasizes the importance of having a clear investment thesis to guide career decisions and advocates for monetizing passions. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Connect with Mallory on LinkedIn

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Resources:

1. I/O Coaching website
2. LinkedIn profile
3. LinkedIn article: The Other Kind of AI
4. Nikki's instagram (@nikgold)

Emerging technology is creating new work opportunities for people. It also provides us new terms that we can apply to our existing work and how we think about it. In this episode, Ilana Ettinger shares how some practices that happen natively in Web3 can be applied to Web2. You will also learn other Portfolio Career trends like people negotiating to have a side hustle when starting a new job. Ilana also shares her recent career transitions and how she has been able to get referrals as well. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

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Are you looking to jump-start your Portfolio Career? A podcast has been incredible learning opportunity and platform for me. Thank you for being part the journey. In this episode, I share with you 15 reasons how a podcast could help you. You will also learn about my Portfolio Career journey more since starting the podcast in summer of 2018. 

As always, this episode with the 15 reasons and more about me is available on my website

Are you looking to have your work fit into your life? Christina Wallace is the author of a brand new book called The Portfolio Life. In 2017, she wrote a key article about Portfolio Careers. Then, as her life evolved, she realized that she wanted to design her life, not just her Portfolio Career. In this episode, you will learn core ideas in her new book and so much more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

This episode with notes is available on my website.

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Growing a coaching business is hard work. For Nikki Goldman, she has been able to grow her B2B coaching business, I/O Coaching, by producing great work. She has been able to grow it largely without using social media. You also learn about how to have hard conversations and the future of Portfolio Careers. Excited for you to Build and Grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website

Learn more about Nikki and I/O Coaching here.

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Looking to get more leverage and have more synergy in your life? Siya Raj Purohit is the Global Edtech & Workforce Development Lead at Amazon Web Services and Cofounder of Pathway Ventures. She believes there are many benefits to working on both of these things at the same time. Siya also published a book she was 18 and is passionate about the future of work and careers. In this episode, you will also learn about overcoming rejection, building relationships with peers and mentors, and more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is on my website!

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Are you looking to be more open and vulnerable in your life? Gly Gabriel believes that being vulnerable (in a thoughtful way) can unlock incredible conversations and things internally and externally for you. Gly had followed all of the “supposed to do” life ideals, scripts and paths: go to Harvard, work on Wall Street, etc. And then one day decided to make a change and live a different life with different values. If you are looking to make a change or be vulnerable, this episode is for you! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website

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When Samanee Mahbub was in college at Brown University, she learned about the importance of relationship building. She has continued that through her many experiences, travels, and now living in New York. Given her love of stories and storytelling, she is a Product Marketing Lead at Lumos. Speaking of stories and community building, Samanee cohosts a monthly event series in NYC called Storytell. She hosts a lot of other events in NYC too, which you will learn about. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

This episode with notes is available on my website.

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Do you feel like you have a message that you need to share? Stephen Shedletzky is the author of a book to be released in late 2023 called Speak-Up Culture. He believes that many important and helpful messages are unfortunately voiceless because people do not feel safe enough to share them. He is on a mission to help solve this. For 11+ years, Stephen also known as "Shed" worked at Simon Sinek Inc. in many different roles. In this episode, you will also learn about how Stephen started working there and with Simon, how he stated developing his own body of work, and how you could define your purpose. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

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Smiley Poswolsky is a millennial workplace expert, motivational speaker, and author of The Quarter-Life Breakthrough and The Breakthrough Speaker. His TEDx talk on "the quarter-life crisis" has been viewed more than 1.5 million times. In May 2021, Smiley's next and newest book, Friendship in the Age of Loneliness, will be available. 

In this episode you will learn, 

-how to maintain your friendships

-how Smiley pivoted his work in 2020

-how to think of your Portfolio Career in terms of lily pads

This episode with notes is on my website.

Connect with Smiley on Twitter and his website.

Taylor Elyse Morrison is a Founder, Podcaster, Facilitator, Writer, and Builder. In late 2022, Taylor publicly posted on LinkedIn reintroducing herself and her Portfolio Career. In this episode, you will learn about why she posted this, the core skills in her Portfolio Career, and how she thinks about the benefits of building a Portfolio of projects and products around one asset. She is the Founder of Inner Workout, a company focused on helping with your self-care system. Taylor is publishing a new book that will be available in March 2023. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode is available on my website.

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Resources:
1) Rebecca's website with insights
2) Rebecca's Instagram account
3) Rebecca's Twitter account
4) Resources to find contract and freelance work: Creative Circle, Vitamin T, Catchafire, and Aquent

Time-stamp notes
This episode with time-stamp notes is available on my website.

Are you looking to be a better friend? I talked with Nikki D'Ambrosio and Martina Crane about how to be a better friend. We had a casual conversation about hosting events, attending events, group chats, voice notes, errand dates and so much more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Connect with Nikki on Instagram

Connect with Martina on Instagram

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Resources:

1. Small Act Big Impact
2. Her science-backed 21 day kindness challenge
3. Kindsight 101 podcast
4. The Podcast Fellowship (Summer 2018)
5. The Podcast Fellowship Round 2 (Autumn 2018)

Society encourages us to focus on being one thing, one label. But why is that? How could our lives be different if we focused on designing them around learning and continuous growth.

Steph Smith wrote a blog post called You Don't Need To Quit Your Job To Make. We talked about this blog post and many others from her blog that has reached 300,000 people.

In this episode you will also learn:

-where people should spend more time in their job search

-the benefits of writing online

-why skill acquisition is super important is today's information-age economy

-the importance of learning how to learn

-how to design your days and the benefits of remote work

Excited for you to Build and Grow Your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with time-stamp notes is available on my website.

Steph's work can be found on her website and on Twitter.

Would you like to know some key ideas from prior guests?

This episode includes prior recorded clips from Seth Godin and Jillian Richardson. David narrates these clips, and provides personal insights and examples for you to further learn from.

In this episode, you will learn:

-how organizing helps your Portfolio Career

-how the internet has created more opportunities to organize

-how a creation event can help you

-how opportunities are one email away 

Resources

1. Episode with Seth Godin

2. Episode with Jillian Richardson

3. One Email Away

Are you looking to invest more into your relationships and friendships? Isa Watson is the author of a new book called Life Beyond Likes and believes that social media can hurt our ability to build real friendships. In her book and this episode, you will learn about taking a social media hiatus, what people don't post online, and how to cultivate friendship and connection. Isa is also the Founder of Squad and you will hear about her journey building the company as well. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

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Do you want to teach a transformational online course? Curious Lion Founder Andrew Barry has been a professional in the corporate training and learning and development industry for 15+ years. In 2019, he started studying and embracing transformational online courses more. And in summer 2020, he had a lightbulb moment. After that, he started sharing his knowledge online more and more. Later, through some serendipity, Andrew become the Program Director for On Deck Course Creators, a brand new program launching Spring 2021. If you are looking to be a course creator, this episode is for you! 

In this episode, you will learn:

-why frameworks are helpful to become a course creator

-why teaching is an important skill but is learnable

-how to know if you can become an online transformational course creator

-the benefits of learning in public

As always, this episode with notes is on my website.

You can connect with Andrew on Twitter!

2022 was a great year for me. I wanted to share 15 learnings from my year for you. A few themes in 2022 were IRL events, consistency, New York, relationships, and community. Thank you for being part of the show in 2022, and I am excited to build and grow our Portfolio Careers together!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

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Key highlights:
-Mural is a platform and product for knowledge workers to lead with their best work, as opposed to job titles. Believe everything will be on the cloud and one link away. Able to showcase select work for selected people. Could also be used to update certain people on regular basis like advisors and past collaborators.

Three components in picking and working on new projects:

1. does it have a sustainable business model
2. is it something that I enjoy doing
3. does it move the world forward for a group of people that I care about

Advice while working on projects:

1. What were the outcomes did you drive?
2. What did you actually learn and are the skills transferable?
3. What mini networks did you create and have because of your portfolio career lifestyle? You are building something incredibly proprietary -- a web of trust across projects that you have created.

Quotes:
-“I have been on a journey to discover my purpose”
-“You are building your network when you don’t even realize it”
-“Your narrative becomes non-traditional and you need to deliberate about how you tell your story”

Resources:
-Mural
-Ajay's Mural - a portfolio of his best work and direct link
-Personal website
-LinkedIn March 2018 published work - "how to build your "portfolio" as a product manager"
-Recent blog post titled "Any Given Monday"

Are you look to improve your relationships in 2024? Samanee Mahbub and I both read The Way Forward by Yung Pueblo and discussed the core ideas in the book. There are three main themes around improving your relationship with yourself, with others, and what a good life looks like. We used the book to also talk about our own lives and more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

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Are you looking to slow down to speed up? Steve Schlafman is the Founder of Downshift, a coaching company helping high-performers downshift towards a new life. They offer the world's first decelerator program. Steve has been on the podcast twice before, and in this episode, we also discussed the current state of my podcast in an open and vulnerable way. I hope you enjoy getting to learn more about my view on the content of the show and more too. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

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Have you been on the hot seat before? What would you share? What would people ask you about? Listen to this Podcast Mixer episode where 3 people are on the Hot Seat in front of an audience of about 15 people. You will hear stories about trying to find balance, transitions, the messy middle, and growing up with two dads, and so much more! 

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Being a community builder is hard. You may want to grow your community but also want to do it thoughtfully. You may want to scale its intimacy but not if it is going to hurt the quality of the community. And then there are business model considerations and challenges. In this Podcast Mixer episode, 10 or so community builders discussed these kind of challenges. If you are a community builder or want to be, this episode may definitely be for you! 

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Milly Tamati is a founder and community builder. She has other founded companies and had worked in many non-traditional capacities. During the summer of 2022, she posted in another online community and wanting to connect with other "generalists." That post started a movement and ultimately a new paid membership community called Generalist World. In this episode, you will  learn about how Milly started the community, how the business model has evolved, and how being a generalist is valuable. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

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In this episode, you will hear stories of when people were scared and afraid of something. Through inspiring stories, actionable tips, and a few laughs along the way, we’ll show you how to be scared and brave —at the same time. Whether you’re facing a career pivot, a big life decision, or just a new personal challenge, this episode will give you the tools to push past your fear and go for it anyways.

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Before it was even a thing, Diane Mulcahy created the first course in the country on the Gig Economy and in the MBA program at Babson College. Out of that course grew a book, The Gig Economy. Diane works in the Gig Economy as a consultant and advisor to Fortune 500 and startup company clients, and as a speaker, writer, and adjunct professor. 

In this episode, you will learn:

- key insights from Diane's book, The Gig Economy

- how to take advantage of opportunities in 2021

- how to create inbound opportunities through content marketing

- how the gig economy for professional workers is continuing to grow

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

Connect with Diane on Twitter!

Are you looking to build community? Jaclyn Pascocello is the Founder of Fabrik, a home for community builders. They currently have a physical space open in Tribeca for community builders to host gatherings. I am a member and have hosted a few events there. In this episode, we talk about launching Fabrik, event insights for community builders, and so much more!

Connect with Jaclyn on LinkedIn

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Have you ever felt like you had more to grow and serve? Michelle Welsch had a inspiring life in New York City leading an event series and working with Fortune 500 Companies. In this podcast, you will learn how and why Michelle left NYC to operate a school in Nepal and the Portfolio Career she has designed for herself. 

In this episode, you will learn:

-how change starts with community

-how the right community can help you become "someone"

-why picking yourself is important

-how you can create the Portfolio Career that you want for yourself

Resources

1) Michelle's website

2) Michelle's school, Learning Center

3) Project Exponential

As always, this episode with time-stamp notes is available on website at www.portfoliocareerpodcast.com

Georgie-Ann Getton-Mckoy wrote a book called The Art of Getting Sh*T Done. It details her professional journey filled with tons of projects, accomplishments, and accolades. As a follow-up to our prior podcast conversation, you will hear how her Portfolio Career has evolved after publishing the book. You will also learn about The Power of Being Broke, in case you have been reevaluating your career during quarantine. You will also learn about a software platform to host networking events. This is an inspiring and high-energy conversation! 

As always, this episode with time-stamp notes is available on my website

A few notable quotes:
-"Figure out what you want to do, and then relentlessly pursue it"
-"Is your time aligning with your priorities?"
-"Communication is fundamentally the most important skill anyone can have"
-"Once you figure out how you communicate and how someone communicates differently than you, it's a game changer."
-"There are four different primary communication systems described as birds: eagle, owl, dove, and peacock."

(Note: Which one are you? Would love to hear and learn.)

For additional resources and more about Olive, please see:
-Her website: https://www.olivepersimmon.com/; and
-Her TEDxAsbury Park talk titled, "How to Be a Great Lover (Not What You Think)":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhsxLq0-Hfo&t=9s

In 2018, Justin Gordon started the Just Go Grind podcast. And his life has not been the same since. That show has published over 320 episodes. In this episode, you will hear how one episode helped led to Justin getting his current job at Director of Marketing at Vitalize Venture Capital. Justin also hosts another podcast through Vitalize Venture Capital. If you are interested in how podcast can accelerate your career and help you build relationships, this episode is for you. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

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Starting a company is hard. In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will hear from four founders about the company they are building. The idea they have, the problem they are solving, and how things are going. There is a lot to learn from this. The story, energy, and positioning of this (and more) is something we can into our work and our careers. Hopefully this episode will help you start a company, a side hustle, or a personal project. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

This episode with notes is available on my website!

Let's connect on Twitter!

Sahil Lavingia's new book, The Minimalist Entrepreneur, provides a roadmap for a different path compared to the one painted by Silicon Valley. A few pillars are starting, creating content, and being active in community. These pillars can be viewed as foundational to building a Portfolio Career. In addition to being the CEO of Gumroad, Sahil is a painter, course creator, investor, and now an author. His company, Gumroad, hires quarter-time executives to allow for them to work on other things and build out their Portfolio Career. In this episode, you will also learn how working remote has opened up space and potential opportunities for you. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

Connect with Sahil on Twitter! 

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Let's make it pivoting easier. Veronica Kaulinis and Michelle Welsch join me to talk about how we can get better at pivoting, an important skill to learn for your Portfolio Career. 2020 taught us that we need to be more prepared for change. In this panel-style episode, you will hear pivot stories, experiences, and insights. Michelle is based in Nepal and Veronica is in Bali creating a global conversation with diverse perspectives. After this episode, you learn more how to pivot with energy and excitement.

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website

You learn more about Veronica on her website

You learn more about Michelle on her website

David Kidder is the Cofounder and CEO of Bionic, a company that ignites growth revolutions for large organizations. David is an angel investor to 40+ startups and an author, including The Startup Playbook and New To Big. 

In this episode, you will learn:

- how to use a start-up playbook for long-term personal and professional growth

- the best advice that David got from Elon Musk

- why "how to lead yourself" is an important question to ask yourself

- the 5 part framework top entrepreneurs generally use

- why now is a great time to refound your life and ask yourself hard questions

Learn more about David on his website and his company, Bionic.

As always, this episode with notes was available on my website.

Have you been on the hot seat before? What would you share? What would people ask you about? Listen to this Podcast Mixer episode where 3 people are on the Hot Seat in front of an audience of about 15 people. You will hear stories about abstaining from many areas of life, friendship, relationships, psychedelics, creativity, technology, and so much more! 

Connect with David on Instagram to learn more about this episode and more!

Read the Portfolio Career Substack to learn more!

This is a special episode! I answered a few questions from friends in this episode for you about podcasting, projects, and something personal. I also shared about where I have been spending my time, and what has thankfully been going well. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

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When I started the podcast in the summer of 2018, two of my roommates then were Juvoni Beckford and Kean Gardner. For episode 200, I was able to celebrate it with them and share their insights for you. In this episode, you will hear their life updates, the transitions they are going through, what they are prioritizing in 2022, skills they want to learn, why a writing practice is important to both of them and more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career! 

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

Connect with Juvoni on Twitter!

Connect with Kean on Instagram!

Connect with David on Twitter!

Notable quotes:
-"I told my boss “I want to build a startup and she was like…. you should leave”
-“I just sorted of tried things and the fearlessness to just try it opens a lot of a lot of doors”
-“I think having the one thing that you are good at” and it is part of your job, you are naturally going to excel

Key highlights:
-Talks a lot about how to bootstrap and self-fund a new company and project
-Believes we are in the early stages of Blockchain, which is forming a new internet and a new value transfer module.

For additional resources:
-[Nike wins over political moderates with new Kaepernick TV ad] article 1

Are you looking into improve your romantic relationships? Tawnya Lara believes that removing alcohol can help! She is the author of a new book called Dry Humping: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze. She believes alcohol has served as a crutch for people, and believes there are better ways and reasons to deeply connect and date without it. In this episode, you will learn about how she wrote the book, emotional intimacy, internal courage vs liquid courage, how she is building towards the life she wants and so much more! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

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Do you want to have a creative career? Lawrence Yeo is the Founder and Creator of More To That, a blog that has many deep dive essays. He is a consultant and course creator as well. In this episode, we talk about a recent post called The Arc of the Practical Creator. The post details three stages balancing the passion for creativity with the practicality of making money. If you are interested in having a creative career, this episode is for you. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

Connect with Lawrence on Twitter!

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Resources

1. Seth Godin's website
2. Seth Godin's daily blog
3. Seth's blog posts mentioned
   a) The World's Worst Boss
   b) Thirty years of projects
   c) Where Are The Linchpin Jobs
4. The Akimbo Workshops
5. The Podcasting Fellowship
6. altMBA
7. Akimbo Podcast

This full episode with time-stamp notes is available on my website (LINK)

In 2021, there has an explosion of interest, activity, and investment in the Web3 sector. Dror Poleg is an author and also teaches a new cohort-based course called Hype-Free Crypto. In this episode, you will learn how to think about Web3, how to potentially get started, and why there is a lot of interest in the space. On a high-level, Dror shares why he is super bullish on the power and possibility of the internet to build relationships, become more anti-fragile, and spark professional opportunities. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

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Are you interested in working multiple jobs at the same time? Bethany Crystal does this now! In more detail, she does not work on one job for more than 50% of her working hours. With a not ideal economic environment and more people desiring work autonomy and flexibility, fractional employment work has become more popular. You will learn what type of work Bethany does, how she is able to leverage her background now, why you may need to send outreach emails to find clients, and so much more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is on my website.

Connect with Bethany on Twitter

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Resources mentioned:

1) The Conversation Factory
2) The Conversation Guide download
3) Caveday
4) Daniel's speech on Faciliation As Narrative
5) Danny Meyer's book, Setting The Table
6) Ian Altman's book, Same Side Selling

As always, this "conversation" with notes is avalable on my website.

Are you looking to have healthy relationships across all areas of your life? In this podcast mixer episode, you will hear four people share relationship breakthrough and key moments stories. Tony Robbins has said, "the quality of your life is the quality of your relationships." If you are looking to have healthy relationships, this episode for you! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

Learn more about Portfolio Careers via my Substack.

Are you looking to find a career-market-fit like a company looks for product-market-fit? Listen to Scott Britton, Cofounder of Troops, talk about his journey to currently in this ideal state. Along his highly accomplished career so far, Scott has still experimented and iterated on many different things, including selling courses, writing a book on life hacks, and starting another startup. 

In this episode, you will learn:

- the importance of finding career-market-fit

- why its OK to pivot early and often

- Scott's latest life hacks (no morning meetings, Roam Research, podcasting)

- how Scott and Troops use their podcast for business purposes

- why the best outcomes come from sticking with something for a long time

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

Connect with Scott on LinkedIn, Life-Long Learner, and his podcast, Built By Humans.

We are often told to believe that there is one path for us to follow. However, through my journey, I have taken many different paths. And sometimes, multiple ones at the same time! Rebekah Bastian is the author of Blaze Your Own Trail and the Cofounder of Own Trail. The book and her company help you see this too, and empower you no matter where you are. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.

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