IS THIS YOU?
Are you a bit uncertain about your career? And how do you measure where you are at and where you want to go? Need someone to help you think it through? Join Ryan Brown and Steve Weingarden in considering the many career measures and how to use them to build your career portfolio.
WHY WE STARTED THIS PODCAST
We enjoy working together, and we were having these types of discussions anyway. With "The Great Resignation" comes the great question: "What does my career look like when it has purpose?"
If we can help someone with guidance around how to reflect on their career, then that is a powerful reward for us. And there are several other benefits for us as well: (1) We get to refresh our learning related to career planning, development, and change, and we get to think differently about these concepts; (2) As industrial-organizational psychologists, we usually view career development, primarily, through the lens of the organization. Building this podcast gives us amplifies our opportunity to think at the individual level and the organizational level simultaneously; (3) It's a lot of fun recording these episodes.
ABOUT RYAN BROWN
Ryan has held positions in organizational effectiveness with several large reputable organizations. He is highly-experienced in providing expertise in healthcare settings. Ryan's content expertise includes change management, organizational culture, employee engagement, organizational development, organizational design, and analytics.
Ryan holds a M.A. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of Detroit Mercy and B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from Oakland University. During his time at Oakland University Ryan competed as an NCAA Division 1 athlete in the sport of Track and Field.
ABOUT STEVE WEINGARDEN
A lifelong and passionate learner, Steve has dedicated his professional career to guiding new CEOs and other senior executive leaders to early wins through the process of organizational change, culture-building and people development.
Steve uses creativity and innovation in his partnerships with company leaders facing change in complex markets. By providing professional consulting and expertise in areas of executive coaching, organizational culture measurement and action planning, and strategic employee communication, his clients confidently and clearly achieve their organizational goals.
Steve earned his doctorate in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Wayne State University and, for nearly 25 years, has worked as both an external and internal organizational development consultant for a variety of for-profit and nonprofit companies.
Early in his career, Steve worked in the radio industry as a newscaster, producer, and sports talk show host. He now combines this media experience with corporate podcasting as part of a larger consulting experience.
When he isn’t working, Steve enjoys time with his wife and two daughters in their home community of Toledo, Ohio. And yes, he follows his Detroit sports teams.