Built Not Born Podcast

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David Kitchen’s podcast starts from the premise that leadership can be learned – it’s not the cliche that leaders are just born that way. We have to learn to bring our “A” game if we’re going to survive.

In the digital age, we’re going to get swept away unless we are more intentional and proactive about standing up for what we stand for as experienced professionals.

More is expected of us as we earn our seniority. We can no longer simply apply to jobs with our resumes, hat-in-hand asking for someone to give us a job.

First step: Use your LinkedIn profile to define your “Superpower” – the unique collection of skills, experiences, preferences, strategies, insights, and deliverables that you offer through your work.

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John Tarnoff is an executive and career transition coach, speaker, and author who supports mid and late-career professionals in defining, planning, and achieving more meaningful and sustainable careers.

Fired 39% during his 35 years as a film producer, studio executive and tech entrepreneur, he learned how to turn setbacks into successes in a volatile business. He reinvented his own career at 50, earning a master’s degree in counseling psychology to share his career lessons with others going through similar challenges.

Since leaving entertainment in 2010, John has coached individuals, groups, and led career workshops for university alumni, including for UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. Corporate coaching clients have included Bank of America, Bridgewater Assoc., Levi-Strauss, Softbank, TD Ameritrade, and Thrive Global.

He is the author of the best-selling Boomer Reinvention: How to Create your Dream Career Over 50 and has been named a Top Influencer in Aging by PBS/NextAvenue.

 

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