CareerCast by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Chicago Booth believes in life-long career development to help you maintain your professional edge. Through CareerCast, an online, audio recording series, we give alumni and students the chance to hear experts discuss topics such as crafting your story, making an industry or function change, managing employees, taking the entrepreneurial plunge and more. Because these talks are available online, you can access them anytime, anywhere and as often as you want.
You will have the opportunity to submit questions to the speaker in advance of the broadcast. Then check in the third Friday of each month to listen to the interview. For 24 hours after the broadcast, you can submit follow-up questions.
We've created a CareerCast webpage for each broadcast where you can get more information about that month's topic. The page will feature useful links to tools, books, articles and first-hand stories.
You will have the opportunity to submit questions to the speaker in advance of the broadcast. Then check in the third Friday of each month to listen to the interview. For 24 hours after the broadcast, you can submit follow-up questions.
We've created a CareerCast webpage for each broadcast where you can get more information about that month's topic. The page will feature useful links to tools, books, articles and first-hand stories.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jul 28, 2017 • 19min
Free Range Personal Brands
Nicole Ertas, recognized global brand strategist, speaker, and author of Free Range Brands believes that in today's rapidly changing world the smaller brands have an agility that is killing the big brands. You also need this nimbleness in your personal brand to not just survive, but to thrive over the long haul. In this CareerCast, Nicole shares how the strategies of today's successful brands can help you build your positioning, advancement, and career longevity for even greater success.
Jun 16, 2017 • 20min
Why Simple Wins
We live in a world of complexity that can make your work harder, more frustrating, and less productive. For many, finding purpose and meaning at work can collapse under the weight of so much to do. Lisa Bodell. CEO of futurethink and author of WHY SIMPLE WINS: Escape the Complexity Trap and Get to Work That Matters, believes in the power of simplification as a path to get more done and find greater meaning. In this CareerCast, Lisa shares her research, deep experience, and tips and tactics to give yourself more room to have the success you want.
May 19, 2017 • 27min
The Only Move That Matters
Are you at a point in your career where you know that there has to be more and not sure what's next? Or, are you aware of what you could do next and yet aren't taking the action needed to move ahead? According to Jenny Blake, former career development program manager at Google and author of PIVOT: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One, hitting a career plateau is not a problem, nor is it a crisis. Rather, she advocates that you can and should leverage what is already working to strategically plan what's next. In this CareerCast, Jenny shares her own pivots, insights from those transitions, and how you can make your next move really count.
Apr 21, 2017 • 27min
The Five Thieves of Career Success
Have you noticed it's harder for individuals to be both successful and happy? Dr. John Izzo, pioneer in social responsibility, executive coach, and author of several books, including The Five Thieves of Happiness believes if you aren't happy and successful you could likely be the obstacle. In this CareerCast, John will share how enhancing your integrity, authenticity, and sense of responsibility can help you achieve even greater career success and happiness.
Mar 17, 2017 • 27min
The Power of Presence
Often the difference between an okay career and a spectacular one is whether or not you have "presence" – that seemingly innate ability to command attention and inspire commitment. But what is this secret quality they project? Executive and CEO coach Kristi Hedges demystifies this elusive trait, revealing that leadership presence is the intersection of outward influencing skills and internal mental conditioning. In this CareerCast, Kristi shares little-understood, but potentially game-changing, tools to help leverage the power of presence in your career and life.
Feb 17, 2017 • 21min
Ask More
What hidden skill links successful people in all walks of life? What helps them make smart decisions? The answer is surprisingly simple: They know how to ask the right questions at the right time. Author, Frank Sesno, CNN anchor, White House Correspondent, and author of Ask More, should know. He has built an entire career on asking solid, direct, and thought-provoking questions to leaders all over the globe. In this CareerCast, Frank shares his insights, strategies, and experience on how to leverage the power of questions to open doors, uncover solutions, and spark change.
Jan 20, 2017 • 29min
Sprint: Solve Big Problems in Five Days
Do the biggest challenges require less time, not more? Do individuals produce better solutions than teams? Can you test anything in one week by building a realistic façade? Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky, Design Partners, GV, and co-authors of Sprint would answer "absolutely yes" to all three questions. In this CareerCast, John and Jake share their unique perspective from times at Google Ventures, YouTube and FeedBurner (which Google acquired in 2007) along with ideas, strategies, and a behind the scenes look at how startups sprint on difficult problems. So listen in if you have a big opportunity, challenge, or idea and need perspective, insights, and practical answers.
Dec 16, 2016 • 35min
Designing Your Life
What if you could use design thinking to create a life that is both meaningful and fulfilling, regardless of who or where we are, what we do or have done for a living, or how young or old we are? Dave Evans, Adjunct Lecturer, Product Design Program at Stanford, Management Consultant, co-founder of Electronic Arts, and author of Designing Your Life, believes that you can and it's one of the best things you can you do for your career and life. In this CareerCast, Dave shares his unique experience, multi-faceted perspective, and practical wisdom to help you get started.
Nov 18, 2016 • 30min
How to Succeed as an MBA in Silicon Valley
What is it like to succeed as an MBA in Silicon Valley? Just ask Chris Yeh, co-author (along with LinkedIn co-founder, Reid Hoffman and entrepreneur, Ben Casnocha) of the New York Times bestseller, The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age. In this CareerCast, Chris shares his experience, insights and wisdom from founding, advising, or investing in over 100 high-tech startups.
Oct 21, 2016 • 22min
Positively Resilient
Why do some people hit obstacles and derail while others create advantage and leverage from the challenges? While there are many factors, Doug Hensch, Executive Coach, Organizational Consultant, and author of Positively Resilient: 5 1/2 Secrets to Beat Stress, Overcome Obstacles, and Defeat Anxiety, would say that resilience is at the top of the list. In this CareerCast, Doug shares his insights, perspective, and how resilience is way more than just an ability to bounce back.
