Reinventing Your Career Path with Megan Applegate – Ep.374
What happens when you wake up one day and realize the career you built no longer fits your life? In this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, host Anjel B. Hartwell welcomes Megan Applegate, Career Strategist, Certified Personal Consultant, and the founder of Career Blueprint Solutions.
Megan shares her powerful journey from a 20-year corporate career in hospitality to building her own business in recruiting and career strategy. What started as a feeling of disconnection and burnout turned into a bold leap into entrepreneurship, without a clear roadmap.
This conversation is a must-listen for anyone feeling stuck, questioning their career direction, or ready to make a change but unsure where to start.
What You Will Learn:
- How to recognize the signs that a career is no longer aligned and what to do next.
- What it means to shift from being a job seeker to someone who attracts opportunities.
- How to identify and articulate transferable skills when changing industries.
- Why proficiency in a role does not always equal passion or fulfillment.
- How to build confidence by understanding your true market value.
- What it takes to become “market ready” before making a career move.
- How to navigate career transitions without waiting for a breaking point.
If this episode has you thinking about leaving corporate to start a consultancy, begin here.
Assess the timing signals and readiness factors that may indicate it is time to begin planning your transition.
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