Quick Wins: Finding Your Portfolio STEM Career’s Glue (and Outsourcing Before You Burn Out) with Dr. Chloe Lim

Does your career feel like a jumble of unrelated projects — and your to-do list like a slow-motion burnout plan?

🔍 This is a quick win episode where You’ll Learn:

If you’re a STEM professional with more than one passion (and more than one income stream), you don’t have to choose between them. This quick win episode will help you tie it all together so your career feels cohesive — and sustainable.

Here’s what you’ll take away from Dr. Chloe Lim’s portfolio career journey:

• How to find the common thread that unites all your professional hats.
• A simple way to communicate your brand without confusing your audience.
• Why outsourcing isn’t a luxury — it’s a growth strategy.
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🎯 Press play to discover how to build a connected, recognisable portfolio career while protecting your time and energy.

🧠 About the Guest:

Dr. Chloe Lim is a scientist turned portfolio career creator. After leaving academia, she built a multifaceted professional life — combining a government role as a regulatory scientist with a science education company, public speaking, a podcast, and even a balloon artistry business. Her secret? A unifying “glue” that ties it all together, plus the willingness to delegate.

📌 Episode Highlights:

00:00 What a portfolio career really means (and what it’s not)

03:00 Finding the common thread in your work

04:00 How to tailor your message for different audiences without losing your story

06:00 The case for outsourcing before you hit capacity

07:00 “Who Not How” — the mindset shift from doing it all to finding the right help

09:00 Your next steps: define your glue, delegate your first task

🔗 Resources Mentioned:

• Full Interview with Dr. Chloe Lim
• Who Not How by Dan Sullivan & Dr. Benjamin Hardy
• This Working Life by Lisa Leong & Monique Ross

🤔 Reflection Time:

1. What’s the “glue” that connects all your different roles and projects?
2. Which audience needs to hear each part of your story — and where do they hang out?
3. What’s one task you can delegate in the next 30 days to free yourself for higher-value work?

Want to craft a career story that opens doors?

I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you.

📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn 

 

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