Take that bold step.

Career Switch Podcast is for career changers who are trying to switch industries, professions, or break out on their own. New episodes come out every other Tuesday.

Listen to others who've taken that bold step to make their own career switch whether by choice or circumstance. They share the good, the bad, and the truth about how they made their career switch—those initial doubts, the lessons learned along the way, and what worked for them. In alternate episodes, experts weigh in with their best career advice for challenges that can come up while making a career switch.

Our goal? For you to take action with YOUR career switch using proven ideas from our guests and solid advice from our experts.

Have you made a career switch? Tell us!

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Lixandra Urresta
Executive Producer & Host

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After 20-plus years in magazines, I was laid off and had to contemplate the question, "Should I make a career switch?" Despite my fears, I decided it was best to move on from the industry I knew so well. My journey lasted more than a year and during that time, I experienced plenty of highs and lows. Now that I'm in a new field, I want to give back with Career Switch Podcast.

Latest Episodes

Ep 25: A hobby turns into a career switch
When people offer to pay you for something you do well, take note. It could lead to a career switch. It did for Anthony Randazzo. As a straight-A student, Anthony grew up with two career options—doctor or lawyer. He became a corporate lawyer and worked on Wall Street before he quit at age 29 after he realized the profession was not for him. Anthony tells us how his photography hobby led to his next career when his friends started offering to pay him for taking pictures. He shares how he got his small business, 1028 Photography, off the ground and offers advice if you, too, want to start your own business.


Ep 24: Using your quiet strengths as an introvert
Career advancement coach Nancy Ancowitz, a self-proclaimed introvert and author of the book, Self-Promotion for Introverts®: The Quiet Guide to Getting Ahead, walks us through why introverts can struggle with networking, interviewing, thinking on the spot, and impostor syndrome when making a career switch. Nancy points out the quiet strengths you likely already have as an introvert to help you work through these challenges. She also shares techniques and her three-part formula for introverts.
Ep 23: An unexpected career switch
When Julia Abrantes moved from NYC to Atlanta, she assumed she’d have no problem finding another job as a legal secretary with her 30 years experience. To her surprise, she had a hard time landing a job in her new city and ultimately, she had to make an unexpected career switch in her 50s. Julia shares how she eventually became a licensed insurance agent, a new career she was willing to try for six months. Today, Julia helps State Farm clients with their home, auto, and renters insurance needs—in English and Spanish— and truly enjoys it.

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Our latest review

"I was extraordinarily impressed by Lixandra's professionalism and her ability to create a narrative that made me sound knowledgeable to the listening audience. Following the podcast launch, I received considerable accolades from colleagues, friends and new associations who found my comments encouraging and applicable to their situation. I thank Lixandra for the platform and for her technical skills and thoughtful moderating that made me (and my comments) the star of her podcast."
—Errol Griffiths, Episode 4 guest