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March 4, 2025 36 mins

 Have you ever wished you could get some advice from other career pivoters? Not just one or two tips, but the whole process. Even better: what if you could get 10,000 hours of experience in the career transition space? Heck, if you talk to someone like that, you might be talking to an expert.

Mark Lankford is that expert.

He started on Wall Street, worked overseas and then came back to work in start ups, has worked in eight different industries in multiple continents over his 30 year career, and started his own businesses. He's also a career coach, having coached over a thousand working professionals for over 10,000 hours, going through their own career transitions.

And despite having a few grey hairs, he's still adapting his business to the AI landscape. It's fair to say Mark knows his shit.

 You'll learn:

  1. How the corporate world finally got to him.
  2. How to differentiate yourself from other people when looking to change careers.
  3. One powerful career tool that he has seen work for his clients time and time again.

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Guest link: http://c-synergy.com/

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To contact Steve directly, visit: https://www.nextstepcareers.nz/ 

Or email: steve@nextstepcareers.nz 

Or check out his socials: 

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-oehley/ 

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Topics:

Escape the 9 to 5 

Escape the 9-5 

Career Coach 

Career Advice 

Career Guidance 

Career Transition 

Career Change 

Next Step Careers Limited

Auckland Wellington Christchurch New Zealand

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