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3, 2, 1 iRelaunch Podcast

Normalizing career breaks®

...for relaunchers everywhere

Featured as a "Top Career Podcast" since its inception in 2017, 3, 2, 1 iRelaunch is our podcast focused on getting you Back on the Career Track and making your return to work smooth and successful. We feature strategies, advice and success stories about returning to work after a career break. Our full episode listing is below. It is regularly updated with new episodes. 

If you're not sure where to dive in, get your feet wet with one of our mini-series: Managing Through a Prolonged Job SearchRelaunching in Senior RolesMilitary Spouse Relaunches and Longest Career Break Relaunches. The entire mini-series library is here.

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Episode 102: What Country Are We Moving to Now? Ex-pats and Relaunching - with Katia Vlachos

Carol is joined today by Katia Vlachos, Expat Transition Coach and Author of “A Great Move: Surviving and Thriving in Your Expat Assignment." Being a trailing spouse or partner can be an exciting experience but is also challenging from a personal and professional standpoint. Katia shares advice for those re-patriating…

Episode 101: What Does ‘Supply Chain’ really mean? And if I’m good at logistics, can I relaunch in that field? with Lisa Fenton

Lisa Fenton, Professional Supply Chain Manager at Rapala/VMC (Canada) gives our audience a firsthand look at the Supply Chain field. From procurement and operations to logistics and transportation all the way to trade, consulting and senior management, Lisa discusses opportunities for relaunchers to enter and advance in supply chain careers.

Episode 100: 3, 2, 1, iRelaunch’s 100th Episode: Building Back Your Confidence, with Claire Shipman

Today "3, 2, 1, iRelaunch" reaches a milestone! This is our 100th episode and we are delighted to showcase Carol’s conversation with Claire Shipman, Co-Author, with Katty Kay, of “Womenomics," “The Confidence Code” and “The Confidence Code for Girls," and former national news correspondent for ABC, NBC and CNN. Claire…

Episode 97: Jacqueline Welch, CHRO and CDO, Freddie Mac and Relauncher, shares her best advice.

Jacqueline Welch, a two time relauncher and one of the most senior relaunchers we know, talks candidly about her relaunch success and shares wide-ranging advice, including the value of silence in negotiating, "closing the loop" with those who helped you during your relaunch, and for those currently working who are…

Episode 96: A Millennial's Advice for Relaunchers with Alex Grodnik

Alex Grodnik hosts the “Moving Up” podcast that lives on the popular Wall Street Oasis website, and is the Co-founder of fintech startup Payclub, "a next-generation banking platform for Gen Z." This lively conversation highlights Alex's thoughts on "chasing prestige” and “rejection therapy," which are relevant for Millennials and relaunchers…

Episode 94: Performance Psychology: What it Means and How it Works with Dr. Wendy Borlabi

Carol speaks with clinical psychologist and Chicago Bulls Performance Coach Dr. Wendy Borlabi about how she builds trust with her pro-athlete clients and advice she gives them that is also relevant for relaunchers. A relauncher herself, Dr. Borlabi explains how keeping a “toe in the water” during her 14-month career…

Episode 92: Relaunching at iRelaunch: Mindy Berkower and her career path from corporate lawyer to iRelaunch Chief Client Officer and General Counsel (with 18 years in between)

Our own Mindy Berkower, Chief Client Officer and General Counsel, talks with Carol about her legal career, her 18 year career break and her relaunch, which began when she became our first iRelaunch Executive in Residence (our periodic return to work internship) after attending the 2012 iRelaunch Return to Work…