Career Change Maker | Career Clarity, Career Opportunities, Career Pivots, Burnout, Corporate Job, Income
***Top 1.5% Global Careers Podcast For Corporate Women***
Are you navigating a mid-career transition and wondering whatâs next?
Have you built a successful corporate career but realised you donât want your bossâs job?
Do you feel the tension between wanting more freedom and not wanting to sacrifice security?
If youâre ambitious but no longer willing to burn out for another promotion, youâre in the right place. Iâm glad youâre here.
This podcast helps high-achieving mid-career women gain career clarity and confidently design their next chapter, whether that means evolving inside corporate, exploring a portfolio career, or building a hybrid path.
If youâre ready to stop default climbing and start making strategic, aligned decisions about your future, this podcast will give you the insight and tools to move forward with confidence.
Hey đ , Iâm Janine Esbrand, corporate lawyer turned career strategist and executive coach.
For years, I had my eye on the corporate partner title. I kept my head down, worked the long hours, and chased the next big deal because thatâs what success was supposed to look like.
Then I became a mother. And I realised I didnât want to build a life around my career, I wanted to build a career around my life. So, I stepped off the default corporate path and designed a portfolio career that allows me to work on my terms, create meaningful impact, and show up fully, both professionally and personally.
Now, I help ambitious mid-career women do the same: gain clarity, challenge the default ladder, and design aligned, sustainable careers that reflect who they are now, not who they used to be.
This podcast will give you the strategy, mindset and tools to make it happen.
So grab your notebook, pour your hot drink of choice and lets design whatâs next.
Next Steps:
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Career Change Maker | Career Clarity, Career Opportunities, Career Pivots, Burnout, Corporate Job, Income
#298 : Leaving Dream Jobs & Redefining Success with Patricia Ortega
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đď¸ Episode Overview
In this powerful conversation, Patricia and Janine explore what it really means to grow beyond a prestigious title and step into work that aligns with who you are becoming. Prestige often feels safeâlaw, tenure, the senior role everyone recognises on LinkedIn, but real growth begins when the title no longer fits the person wearing it.
This episode unpacks why nothing is wasted in your career: every season, every skill, every chapter becomes transferable capital for whatâs next.
Together we explore identity beyond job titles, how to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset inside and outside organisations, and why success must be rooted in values rather than status.
If youâve outgrown a role, feel pulled toward new impact, or are navigating a career chapter that no longer aligns, this conversation will help you reframe your experience, re-anchor your direction, and move with clarity.
What Youâll Learn in This Episode
1. Why redefining success is essential once youâve âmade it.â
We discuss how reaching the top of a traditional path can reveal misalignment â and why that discomfort is powerful data pointing toward your next chapter.
2. How to separate identity from job title.
Youâll learn how to honour your past work without letting it limit future possibilities, and how to reintroduce yourself by impact rather than labels.
3. The mindset and practices that help you navigate career transitions with confidence.
From transferring your toolkit to adopting an entrepreneurial operating system, this episode shows you how to make evidence-based decisions, iterate without self-judgement, and build a career anchored in values.
Action Steps
1. Audit your definition of success.
Ask yourself: âDoes this measure meaning or just status?â Rewrite your success metrics based on values, impact, and desired rhythms of work.
2. Create your âportable skillsâ inventory.
List the cognitive, strategic, and relational skills youâve built that are transferable across industries and roles. This becomes your confidence and positioning tool.
3. Separate your âwhatâ from your âhow.â
Get clear on what you truly want nextâimpact, income range, type of workâbefore worrying about the logistics. Treat the âhowâ as a solvable project once the vision is set.
Connect with us
Invest in Yourself and Your Career:
- Community â Join our Network for mid-career women redesigning what's next in their careers
- Coaching â Join the Career Navigator Coaching Programme: My high-touch, 1-to-1 experience to help you build a career aligned with your life. Book a Career Clarity Call to discuss
Connect with me!
Website: careerchangemakers.com
Email: podcast@careerchangemakers.com
LinkedIn: Janine Esbrand
Instagram: @careerchangemakerspodcast
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