Uncharted Careers

Hosted by Courtney Hartman

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Join Courtney as she talks with people from all walks of life about their career journeys. Courtney explores how folks have found success in all sorts of industries to help listeners chart their own career paths. Listen to this podcast if you’ve ever been curious about exploring a different industry, want to learn how others have made decisions in their careers, and what folks wish they had learned earlier on in their careers.

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January 29, 202450 min

Shell Mendelson: ADHD Career Coach, Speaker, Mentor, Teacher and Masterclass Facilitator

With a master's in counseling and emphasis on career, Shell Mendelson has helped hundreds of ADHD adults and young adults over the past 35 years find a fulfilling and sustainable career direction. On this week's episode of Uncharted Careers, hear how Shell has navigated her own share of jobs in order to help her realize her strengths. She has built her business on the tenants of exploration, joy and honoring your own unique strengths. Most recently, Shell has published a workbook to help folks find the best career for them. To learn more, visit passiontocareer.com/course-book-live If you enjoy this episode, please be sure to subscribe and rate Uncharted Careers 5 stars wherever you listen to podcasts!To follow all that Shell is doing, go to careercoachingwithshell.com. For For one-on-one career coaching inquiries or to get in touch with Courtney, visit www.unchartedcareers.com

January 15, 202426 min

College Internships and Being a Paralegal with Sam Hartman

This week, Courtney's sister Samantha joins the conversation. Sam is a few years out from having graduated with her undergraduate degree from Tulane University in New Orleans. She had an incredible experience there from volunteering within the community to internships in various parts of the music industry. Hear how Sam took advantage of what New Orleans has to offer while balancing college, and how she changed her studies along the way. After graduating and figuring out what was going to be next, she also had to contend with COVID which brought much of the music industry to a standstill. On this episode, you'll hear how Sam made a transition in her career to being a paralegal. She discusses what the day-to-day of what that entails and what surprised her about working in law. If you enjoy this episode, please be sure to subscribe and rate Uncharted Careers 5 stars wherever you listen to podcasts!For one-on-one career coaching inquiries or to get in touch with Courtney, visit www.unchartedcareers.com

January 2, 202440 min

Sandy Lenner's 40+ years in Accounting

On this episode of Uncharted Careers, Courtney talks with Sandy Lenner who spent his four decade long (and counting) career as a Certified Public Accountant. Listeners will gain an understanding of what it takes to become an accountant, the benefits of becoming a CPA, how to distinguish yourself in a big accounting firm and become a partner, and what it can look like to be self-employed and run your own accounting business. Sandy's gained a ton of success in his industry and works with clients directly today on more niche accounting processes. Courtney had a ton of fun talking to Sandy and learning more about how he balanced his ambitions for his career with his personal life. Make sure to tune in this week for an informative chat with Sandy. Be sure to follow Sandy on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/sandy-lenner and get more from him on his website, www.ahca.cpa.For one-on-one career coaching inquiries or to get in touch with Courtney, visit www.unchartedcareers.com

December 5, 202353 min

How Shara Ruffin Became a Licensed Social Worker and Built a Business Helping Others Do the Same

Shara Ruffin is now a mentor and coach guiding social workers to pass required exams, as well as an author, therapist, podcaster and LinkedIn Advisor. On this episode of Uncharted Careers, Courtney learns all about Shara's journey becoming a licensed social worker herself. Along the way she was publicly documenting her challenges which created an incredible network for Shara to connect with. She built her company, Journey to Licensure, from this experience and is passionate about helping others to become great social workers. Journey to Licensure provides licensure exam prep, professional mentoring and wellness consultation to social workers, and is ever growing and expanding. Don't miss this episode if you've ever struggled to overcome obstacles as Shara's journey is incredibly inspiring and her energy is instantly contagious. Listen to the Journey to Licensure podcast and follow Shara Ruffin on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/shararuffin For one-on-one career coaching inquiries or to get in touch with Courtney, visit www.unchartedcareers.com

November 27, 202347 min

Gynecology and Intimacy Coaching with Dr. Sadaf Lodhi

Dr. Sadaf Lodhi joins Courtney to discuss her journey from medical school, to working as a Gynecologist while expanding her work to include intimacy coaching, podcasting, and opening her own clinic. Dr. Sadaf has over 22 years of experience as an OBGYN, working in private practice, hospitals and community health centers. On her work spreading sexual health knowledge through her practice and podcast, The Muslim Sex Podcast, Dr. Lodhi says, "It's important that we get out the proper information because I feel like a lot of times...where do people get their sexual health information, right? If they're not getting it from their doctors if their doctors are not trained, then where are they going? They're going on the internet. They're going to porn...they may grow up with a lot of sex negativity that they're not able to navigate...but they bring it into their relationship and then it manifests in different ways."For more information about Dr. Sadaf Lodhi, visit drsadaf.com and listen to her weekly podcast, The Muslim Sex Podcast, wherever you listen to podcasts. For one-on-one career coaching inquiries or to get in touch with Courtney, visit www.unchartedcareers.comFor one-on-one career coaching inquiries or to get in touch with Courtney, visit www.unchartedcareers.com

November 13, 202331 min

Andrew McKenzie's Journey to Being a Professional Musician

Andrew McKenzie is living the dream, having turned his passion of playing music into his full-time career. On this episode of Uncharted Careers, Andrew joins Courtney to talk about how he started playing guitar at a young age and started to take paid gigs in High School. He continued to play music on the side while working in technology sales, and then within the past three years decided to make music his full-time job. You'll learn about how to set yourself apart as a professional musician and his tips for networking and finding new gigs. If you're interested in following Andrew's music, follow him on Instagram @andrew_mckenzie. If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe to Uncharted Careers to listen to each episode and rate/review wherever you listen to podcasts. For one-on-one career coaching inquiries or to get in touch with Courtney, visit www.unchartedcareers.com

October 30, 202339 min

Healthcare Technology Sales with Josh Riger

This week on Uncharted Careers, Courtney talks with her cousin, Josh, who is a Senior Client Experience Manager at a publicly traded healthcare technology company, Phreesia. Josh graduated from college in 2018 and found a job at Phreesia as a Business Development Representative. He spent a lot of time putting in the hard work as a BDR, making many cold outreaches per day looking for opportunity to bring to the sales team. From there, he was promoted in the Client Experience team and has continued to grow in his responsibilities under that arm of the organization. Listen to this episode to hear Josh's tips on growing within a sales organization and the value of finding good mentors. He places a lot of emphasis on feedback and development, which has allowed him to experience a lot of success during his tenure at the company. If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe to Uncharted Careers to listen to each episode and rate / review wherever you listen to podcasts.For one-on-one career coaching inquiries or to get in touch with Courtney, visit www.unchartedcareers.com

October 16, 202339 min

Building a small business 101 with Melissa Lenner

If you've ever had a thought for a business and just didn't know what to do next, this episode of Uncharted Careers will be a great listen for you. Join Courtney as she talks with Melissa Lenner about how she took the idea for a business with her husband to full operalization. Hear about what sort of software Melissa used to start her business, what helped her to build her brand and online presence, how they grow their business and gain new customers while retaining existing ones and what Melissa learned the hard way so that you don't have to. You'll gain firsthand insight into what it's like to start your own business and grow organically without outside investment. Visit prettyeasypodcasts.com for Melissa's podcast production company, or follow her on Instagram @prettyeasypodcasts.For one-on-one career coaching inquiries or to get in touch with Courtney, visit www.unchartedcareers.com

October 3, 202334 min

On Balancing a Full-Time Job and Monetizing a Parenting Blog Simultaneously with Chad Montgomery

Chad Montgomery and his wife have most recently started a blog, Parent Intel, that is now generating extra income for their household that includes three young kids. He's also had a long career, however, in various fields including an electrician and construction estimator. Hear about how Chad charted his own path through various trade schools and various experiences. If you've considered starting an online business for additional income and are curious where to start and how to monetize and grow your site, this episode of Uncharted Careers will be a great listen! Visit parentintel.com for Chad's website.For one-on-one career coaching inquiries or to get in touch with Courtney, visit www.unchartedcareers.com

September 18, 202337 min

Exploring Marketing with Alessandra Heinen, Director of Media Operations

Aless Heinen joins Courtney on Uncharted Careers to discuss her work as Director of Media Operations at a marketing agency. On this episode, listeners will hear about Aless' experience working at the same agency for over 8 years and how she worked with her company to build her own path to growth and develop her own position. Listen to this episode to gain advice on how to stand out in the digital media world. On current trends in marketing Aless says, "I've seen some really cool success on TikTok and I think it's really interesting because there's a level there of following a viral moment which requires action and you have to turn around a piece of creative quickly and not all brands are able to do that but when you find that is willing to lean into that it's really fun to see it work in real time and you can really start to see if something goes viral."For one-on-one career coaching inquiries or to get in touch with Courtney, visit www.unchartedcareers.com