CEO Super Julie Braun Didn't Have a Plan When She Quit a Job

<p>Show notes: <a href="//CEO Super Julie Braun Didn't Have a Plan When She Quit a Job">https://www.markgraban.com/mistake123</a></p> <p>My guest for Episode #123 of the <a href="http://myfavoritemistakepodcast.com/">My Favorite Mistake podcast</a> is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/super-julie-braun/">Super Julie Braun</a>, founder and CEO of “<a href="https://superpurposes.com/">Super Purposes</a>” — a career coaching and advisement program built for the 21st century and today's job market.&nbsp;Her&nbsp; company helps people (more than 16,000 people!) get the career and salary they deserve regardless of their challenges.&nbsp;They work with Veterans, stay-at-home parents, immigrants, folks from the LGBTQIA community, and people with addictions or alcoholism, formerly incarcerated, people with disabilities and more.</p> <p>Earlier in her career, SJ quickly rose in corporate jobs leading creative teams for Victoria’s Secret, MTV, Nike, Estee Lauder, and Carters Childrenswear.&nbsp;She lists her passions as Animals, the environment, living the digital nomad lifestyle, minimalism, Sudoku, sobriety, and cupcakes — in no particular order?</p> <p>In today's episode, SJ shares his “favorite mistake” story about quitting a job “in a huff' and not having a plan. Why was she burned out? Why did she think she would fail as a marketing consultant?</p> <p>We talk about that story and other topics including:</p> <ul> <li>Easier to find a job these days? Finding the right job?</li> <li>In an era of employee shortages, why do companies need to expand the pool from which they recruit and hire? Incarcerated people…</li> <li>Human Resources or Humane Resources?</li> <li>People who are formerly incarcerated… my next two guests both served prison time for fraud and white collar crimes, so there’s a bit of a theme this month…</li> <li>Tell us about particular challenges for Trans and Non Gender Conforming applicants and programs you have for them?</li> <li>Programs for military spouses who are moving a lot?</li> <li>I