The Career RelaunchBlog

When I used to work in the corporate world as a brand marketer, we had the luxury of having large budgets, teams, contractors, resources, and agencies to help us manage our projects, tasks, and business needs. However, when I branched off to start my own small business about a decade ago, one of the rude […]

Running my own business over the past decade has been an exhilarating journey full of both successes and disappointments. I remember first deciding to start my own business back in 2013, shortly after I’d just been promoted into a global marketing role in the corporate world. Ironically, that promotion helped illuminate the fact I didn’t […]

10 years ago, I made the difficult decision to leave my 10-year corporate marketing career behind to start my own business. At the time, I was working for a well-known, global consumer ice cream brand at an established, international company. However, my growing disillusion from my job focused on increasing ice cream consumption combined with […]

Whether you’re an aspiring business owner, entrepreneur, or just someone who wants to start building your personal brand, you owe it to yourself and your future audience, clients, or customers to secure your social media user names and domain names right now. Once optional many years ago, these days, most professionals need to have a […]

When attempting a career pivot, you might find yourself disproportionately focusing your efforts on the practical aspects of changing careers like reworking your resume, networking with people in your target industry, or brushing up on your interview skills. All these efforts are important. Equally important is dealing with the emotional aspects of walking away from […]

Rejection is an inevitable part of any challenging or meaningful endeavor. Sometimes, rejection is explicit and in your face. A prospective client may say no to the services you offer or a hiring manager may tell you they’ve chosen a more well-qualified candidate. Other times, rejection is implicit and less obvious but just as frustrating. […]