Career Crashers

Over the past two decades, climate change has crept into center stage of the public spotlight for biggest problems to solve on planet earth.   Scientists have estimated that, at our current rate of greenhouse gas emissions, it will take less than seven years to increase the global average temperature by 1.5 degrees Celsius. So the question becomes: how can we reverse this process? I spoke with Brennan Spellacy, the CEO and cofounder of Patch: a series of APIs for companies to buy scalably from carbon-offset developers.  Patch is not trying to build a laid-back, easygoing culture. Climate change is an urgent, irreversible cliff towards which our civilization is currently barreling—and if we want to solve it, we’ve got to move quickly.  Patch is looking for people with enough experience, passionate about climate change: pitch Brennan directly at brennan@usepatch.com. 

This week on Career Crashers, Joel is joined by Bryan Clayton to share what he looks for when he's hiring!    Bryan is CEO and cofounder of GreenPal an online marketplace that connects homeowners with local lawn care professionals. GreenPal has been called the “Uber for lawn care” by Entrepreneur magazine and has over 200,000 active users completing thousands of transactions per day.   Before starting GreenPal Bryan founded Peachtree Inc. one of the largest landscaping companies in the state of Tennessee growing it to over $10 million a year in annual revenue before it was acquired by Lusa holdings in 2013.   Connect with Bryan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-clayton/

Today, we’re learning about Trainual: a software tool that companies use to organize their processes and policies into a single business playbook for the entire company. They call it “getting your business out of your brain,” something almost all business owners struggle with.  Cofounders Chris and Jonathan Ronzio started the company in Scottsdale Arizona in 2018, and have since raised 6.8 million dollars and built a team of 55 people, successfully weathering the 2020 pandemic that disproportionately affected their customer base of small businesses.  Trainual is an incredibly empowering and supportive place to work. Some people see early-stage startups as risky career moves, but it’s companies like Trainual that raise the bar for all the others out there. Not just by how they invest in their employees and culture, but by their success in business so far.  If you’re genuinely excited about Trainual—their product, vision, and people—show them with a video pitch! Go to Crash.co to get started

Nick Rundlett is a sales consultant and founder of Mastermind.army a mentorship group for sales professionals. This week he joins Career Crashers to talk about his experience breaking into a career in sales and how sales skills can set you apart on the job hunt! Learn more about Nick's sales mastermind at mastermind.army and connect with Nick by email at Nick [at] rundlett.com

This week on Career Crashers, Joel is joined by Jonathan Williams to talk about Jonathan's experience on a job hunt before and after finding Crash. Jonathan is a newly hired customer success associate at ChartHop who used Crash tools and mindset to change his approach to job hunting and quickly found success.  Links mentioned: Crash.co/companies Access the Crash Course Check out Jonathan's pitch for ChartHop

As part of our ongoing series featuring exciting startups to work for, Jérémy sat down with the 3 founders of Toucan, a venture-backed tech startup building a unique solution to help millions of people get better at learning languages—and beyond.

This week on Career Crashers Joel is joined by Crash operations manager Corne Van Straten!    As operations manager Corne is charged with coordinating outreach, marketing & sales efforts, customer success and more.   Corne shares his story of breaking out of the schooled mindset and discovering his potential for learning and growing in his career. He tells the story of how he learned to code on his own and how he pitched Crash to win his opportunity.    Learn more about Corne at https://cornevanstraten.com/

This week on Career Crashers, Joel is diving into how to use your experience working in food service and use it to win great opportunities in tech startups. He breaks down some of the key points from the previous episodes in this series with TK Coleman and Kasen Wysong , covering the way to capture and show your skill development and apply it to the job search. Finally, he details how to use Crash to create pitches that will blow companies away and have them eager to interview you! Check out the other episodes in this series with TK Coleman and Kasen Wysong

Right now is a hard time to work in the service industry. Across the country and around the world servers and others who work in restaurants, many permanently. If you've worked in service and are looking for new opportunities, it's easy to overlook just how valuable your experience can be in new lines of work. In this episode of Career Crashers, Isaac is joined by TK Coleman to talk about why work experience in the service industry is so valuable and how to sell others on your skills when job hunting in new industries. TK Coleman is the Director of Entrepreneurial Education at the Foundation for Economic Education and the host and creator of Revolution of One.

This time on Career Crashers, Joel is joined by Julia Wuench to talk about setting a course for your career! Julia is a recovering perfectionist, leadership and career coach, and founder of The Authenticity Guide.   Julia started her career working in finance in New York City, but after waking up day after day not wanting to go to work, she realized it was time for a change. In this episode, she's sharing what she learned from that change and how she works with others to help them find work that matters.  For more resources on creating a great career Check out Crash.co

This week on Career Crashers Joel is joined by Ron Thurston to talk about why your retail work is an incredible place to start and build a career. Ron is Vice President of Stores at INTERMIX a division of Gap Inc. and has been retail leadership for 25+ years. He is also the author of Retail Pride: The Guide to Celebrating Your Accidental Career. For so many of us, retail and service jobs are our introduction to work. They help us pay the rent, but also teach us the fundamental skills of creating value for others. But too many people don't look at their work in retail with pride. Ron is on a mission to change that. Check out Ron's book: https://www.amazon.com/Retail-Pride-Celebrating-Accidental-Career-ebook/dp/B08JNDR73Y

Today on Career Crashers, Jeremy is joined by Dan Fryman to talk about how he is crashing a career in permaculture.  Dan works full-time as an aerospace technician, but over the past year realized that he had a passion and curiosity for permaculture. So he set out to get hands-on experience, pitching local farms and finding a cool part-time opportunity.  In this episode, Dan shares more about his learning journey, how he found this opportunity, what he's learned, and why it's awesome to get paid in grass-fed meat.  For more resources on creating a great career Check out Crash.co 

We're kicking off 2021 on Career Crashers by diving into a series focused on how working in service industry can help you learn the soft skills to thrive in a startup. We're starting off with Kasen Wysong, sharing his experience working at a cafe and how it helped him develop soft skills that still serve him in his marketing role at Vicinity Capital. Joel and Kasen also talk about how Kasen ran his job hunt earlier in 2020 and found a great opportunity using Crash. To learn more about Kasen, check out his Crash profile: crash.co/kasenwysong and visit kasendaiwysong.com

Joe Pas is a marketing associate at Marginal Revolution University (M.R.U.) and an alumnus of the Praxis Bootcamp. Joe has an incredibly varied set of work experiences and used that range to become adapbale and confident with new opportunities.  In this episode, Joe talks with Joel about his experiences and how they have helped him to succeed in his career in marketing. He also shares how he won his current role with the help of daily blogging and his process for pitching companies about job opportunities.  Learn more about Joe at: http://josephpas.com/

Today on Career Crashers, we're continuing our series profiling up-and-coming tech companies you’ve never heard of, and what it’s like to work there, with a deep dive into WorkOS.  WorkOS provides APIs to make cloud apps enterprise-ready. In simple terms, they are helping apps start selling to enterprise customers with just a few lines of code. Meet CEO  Michael Grinich and software engineer Mark Tran and learn about how WorkOS helps companies cross the enterprise chasm.  If you’re excited about what WorkOS is building and could see yourself joining the team, the best way to get on their radar is to send them a pitch with why you’re excited and what you could do to help! Go to crash.co to create your account and send WorkOS a video pitch that blows them away!

This week on Career Crashers, Jérémy speaks to Eugene Fernandes about pitching and winning a role as growth manager at Podscribe!  We talk about Eugene's job hunt and break down everything from how he found companies to how he landed a great opportunity with Podscribe. Eugene also shares his advice for others setting out on a job hunt based on everything he's learned on his journey. Connect with Eugene: https://twitter.com/eugenefds Letters from a Contrarian Podcast: https://anchor.fm/eugene-fernandes1

Today on Career Crashers, we continue our series on up-and-coming tech companies you’ve never heard of, and what it’s like to work there, learning about Benepass!  Benepass is a benefits platform designed for modern companies. They help companies unify their ancillary benefits into an intuitive experience for their employees. You'll meet CEO and co-founder Jaclyn Chen and director of business development Max Martin and learn what they look for in new hires as they build the Benepass team. If you’re excited about what Benepass is building, the best way to get on their radar is to send them a pitch with why you’re excited and what you could do to help! Go to crash.co to create your account and send Benepass a video pitch that blows them away!

This week on Career Crashers, Joel is joined by Lolita Allgyer to talk about her experience growing up with self-directed learning and how she has applied it to her career. Lolita is currently a copywriter at Traffic Craft and former content strategist at Praxis, a role she started before she even turned 18.  Lolita was home educated so taking charge of her own learning has always been important to her and today she shares her story of building a great career at a young age and her advice for others on teaching yourself skills and applying them at work.  Connect with Lolita: - https://www.instagram.com/lolita_allgyer/ - https://twitter.com/LolitaAllgyer

This week on Career Crashers, Joel is joined by Silas Mahner to talk about creating projects as career signals and using Crash to pitch companies.  Silas is an associate consultant for NextWave Partners, where he is helping to develop its global energy and infrastructure growth initiative. Prior to landing this job, Silas used Crash to land interviews for a number of different opportunities. He shares his formula for creating a pitch that will make you stand out.  In this episode:  - How Silas discovered his passion for creating content when he went through the Praxis bootcamp - Just get started on your creative projects  - How documenting your experiences allows you to see skills that you had overlooked - Making connections to nurture job opportunities - Turning your experiences into signals of your ability to create value  - Silas' process for using Crash and sending pitches on his job hunt  Learn more about Silas at www.silasmahner.com and crash.co/silas

Today on Career Crashers, we're continuing our series on the hottest up-and-coming tech companies you’ve never heard of, and what it’s like to work there, with a deep dive into Firstbase.  Firstbase believes the majority of companies will be remote in the next 10 years. They are working to help a generation of companies go officeless, by allowing companies to supply, finance and manage all the physical equipment their remote teams need to do great work at home.  Meet CEO and founder Chris Herd and CTO and co-founder Trey Bastian and learn about why they care about helping the remote work revolution, how they built Firstbase, and their philosophy on hiring.  If you’re excited about what Firstbase is building, the best way to get on their radar is to send them a pitch with why you’re excited and what you could do to help! Go to crash.co to create your account and send Firstbase a video pitch that blows them away!