Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchOptimize Yourself Fall 2024 Hiatus
Since May of 2014 I’ve done my best to release a brand new long form conversation on a weekly basis, and between my original show Fitness In Post and…
1 year, 5 months ago
Bouncing Back: Navigating Life After Being Fired [HSF]
In this Hot Seat session, long-time community member Sam Lavin opens up about an unexpected and deeply challenging moment in her career: being fired …
1 year, 5 months ago
How to Reconnect When the Conversation Has Gone Quiet [HSF]
In this Hot Seat session, I sit down with community member Saarang Vinodh, who’s navigating a delicate challenge: reconnecting with a producer he had…
1 year, 5 months ago
Trimming down and streamlining your resume to clearly tell your story [HSF]
In this Hot Seat session, I sit down with community member Brett Williams to help him refine his resume and align it with his career goals. Brett is …
1 year, 5 months ago
Identifying the right relationships to build to help you achieve your goal [HSF]
In this Hot Seat session, community member Stephen Lehman opens up about his goal to edit narrative projects consistently while working as a film tea…
1 year, 5 months ago
How to reach out cold to a gatekeeper and get a useful response [HSF]
In this Hot Seat session, I sit down with community member David Spragg to tackle the challenge of reaching out cold to a gatekeeper. David wants to …
1 year, 6 months ago
The future of Optimize Yourself (a painful lesson in branding)
Today’s mini-episode is the latest edition of my Case of the Mondays newsletter, a free newsletter I send out exclusively to my subscribers every Mon…
1 year, 6 months ago
How can I show employers I'm the right match even with a different experience? [HSF]
In this Hot Seat session, longtime community member Tonianne Fleig tackles the challenge of pivoting from film into the brand and agency world. Altho…
1 year, 6 months ago
Crafting a thoughtful follow-up when your first email goes unanswered [HSF]
In this Hot Seat session, community member Mark Carr is looking to re-engage a valuable contact he reached out to a few months ago. Knowing the perso…
1 year, 7 months ago
Better managing your time and energy so you don't have to "steal" time [HSF]
In this Hot Seat session, community member Leonardo Oliveira seeks guidance on refining his weekly planning. He often ends up not being able to finis…
1 year, 7 months ago