After 3 years, countless important career development topics, and numerous incredible guests, Your Career GPS finally hits 100 episodes! In Episode 100 we take a look back at where it started, key lessons learned along with way and invite a surprise guest! The episode concludes with a look towards the future.

In the final step before episode 100, Brad invites back one of his favorite guests Jasmine Escalera to talk about how crucial mindset plays in getting the salary you deserve! Key highlights from this episode include:

• It has been a while since Jasmine was last featured on the podcast. What has been happening in her world recently and what new projects she's working on.

• So in thinking about young adults, recent grads there is rarely a class taken early on about how to negotiate salary. Jasmine talks about the pre-reqs for that course that are the mindset foundations

• What were some of the hard lessons she learned that helped her shift her mindset about money and salary negotiation

• What does mindset shift towards money actually look like and what steps can young people take to develop it

• She has said that accepting an offer is about “forging a relationship with someone that respects your value and the importance of listening during the interview process. What should people listen for to know if it’s a relationship worth forging

• So many young adults have trouble advocating for higher salaries. She discusses what can they do to embrace their value

• Jasmine talked about her amazing free guide to walk people through salary negotiation from this angle.

Guest info:

Dr. Jasmine Escalera is a certified career and life coach with proven programs that help her clients focus on gaining clarity around their careers, beating self-doubt, and building confidence. As a coach, Jasmine integrates empowerment, success-focused mindset work, and strategy into a program that ensures her clients have both the belief systems and plan to take charge of their careers. Jasmine is a 2022 LinkedIn Top Voice and has been named one of the Top Job Search Experts to Follow on LinkedIn in 2021 by Jobscan and a Career Expert to Follow in 2021 by Brainz Magazine. Jasmine is also a TEDx speaker with the talk "Conquering Workplace Conformity as a Woman of Color," detailing her journey as a Latina in STEM. Jasmine was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, and received her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Pace University and Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Yale. She has held high-level non-profit management positions, designing research programs that increase the quality of life and healthcare options for underserved populations.

Counting down to 100 episodes Brad invites the incredible Rosie McCarthy on the podcast to talk not just about personal branding but how positioning your brand from a point of strength can access more money in your pocket! Highlights from this episode include:

• Rosie has mentioned that people working with you get 20, 30, 40, 100+% pay raises in one move by learning one career skill in particular - personal branding, so how is this possible?

• She has said in the previous episode that branding involves bringing the best version of yourself, so what are some of the practical steps to achieve this.

• Your brand is really what differentiates you and in terms of negotiation its all the more important so where can people start to examine what makes them different?
• Rosie provides examples of the art of differentiation in branding.

• Rosie talks about selling the soft skills that Recruiters and hiring managers deem "priceless." She highlights what are these and how can individuals highlight them when applying.

• What suggestions does she have for individuals who feel like they’re behind or don’t have much to offer. How can they start shifting mentally.

• How individuals can raise their stock price simply through the process of applying and what can they do to elevate their initial value

• How to lean in on your brand when negotiating the salary that comes with the offer.

Guest Info:

Rosie McCarthy is an ex-Corporate Recruiter and Human Resources professional turned online Career Coach for ambitious millennials and GenZ. She is specialized in helping corporate professionals to find their purpose, figure out what they truly want out of their careers, brand themselves, and then go out and get it. Originally from New Zealand, Rosie has her Masters degree in International Human Resources from the Sorbonne University in Paris and 10 years of experience working for multinationals, tech startups, and Fortune 500 companies (like L'Oreal!) and the Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy Group. She has had a modern career with many twists and turns, geographical moves, and side hustles, so loves dishing out modern advice that resonates on her Youtube channel, Instagram and LinkedIn. Youtube www.youtube.com/badasscareers

Instagram www.instagram.com/badasscareers

LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/rosiecareercoach