Chris Bishop’s had 8 careers. Not jobs: careers.
His band toured with The Eagles and ZZ Top, before Chris became a session musician playing with Robert Palmer and Chuck Berry.
He then got into writing jingles - including KitKat’s first TV advert. Chris then discovered the World Wide Web, learned programming, and landed a job with IBM where he worked on Virtual Worlds.
Chris now teaches people on how to prepare for jobs that don’t yet exist, and even has a course on LinkedIn Learning.
Get ready for a fascinating episode!
Contents
- 0m 54s: A non-linear, multi-modal careerist
- 4m 58s: The toughest career jump
- 6m 48s: Writing the KitKat’s first jingle
- 8m 45s: Getting my first ‘real’ job at 40
- 10m 56s: Moving from New York to raise our son
- 14m 55s: Starting Improvising Careers
- 17m 58s: If you don’t know what job you want to do
- 21m 53s: Can you replicate music gigs virtually?
- 23m 48s: The future of VR and airlines
- 25m 51s: Preparing for jobs that don’t yet exist
- 29m 04s: Astrophysics meets hospitality
- 30m 27s: The appropriate amount of time to focus on jobs that don’t exist
- 33m 30s: IBM and Virtual Worlds
- 39m 34s: How to answer ‘Where do you see yourself in 5 years?’
- 40m 36s: My course on LinkedIn Learning
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