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Get Clarity. Get Promoted. Get Hired.Are you feeling stuck, undervalued, or underutilized in your current role?Wondering how to position yourself for a promotion, raise, or leadership opportunity?Are you trying to figure out what’s next for your career, but not sure where to start?You're not alone, and you're in the right place.Hosted by executive and career transition coach John Neral, The Mid-Career GPS Podcast is your go-to resource to help you confidently navigate your job search, career advancement, and workplace challenges. Whether you want to find a new job, get promoted, or simply feel more fu...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
John Neral connects career change and workplace conflict to practical decisions that mid-career professionals can make without surrendering their voice.
The Mid-Career GPS Podcast turns career uncertainty into choices a professional can act on. John Neral moves between guest conversations and solo coaching, returning to the practical work of changing direction, seeking advancement, and handling difficult relationships at work.
A difficult boss gets structured updates; your AI-assisted resume still needs your own voice.
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A practical case for treating career change as an and decision rather than an either/or choice.
John Nerrell treats mid-career change as a practical choice, not a dramatic break. He keeps returning to the contrast between an either/or mindset and an and mindset, which gives the episode a clear frame for people weighing what comes next without dismissing what they have…
A direct look at why career success can still feel unfinished.
Jon Nerrell opens with a plain but sticky question: what does success mean when the resume, LinkedIn profile, title, badge, and pay all look right, yet the work still feels thin? He grounds that question in a personal turn.
A calm reset for clearing career noise and making one clean next move.
The conversation treats career clarity as subtraction: instead of piling on another course or another plan, it asks what can come off the table.
Proof carries more weight than passion when hiring turns into a question of risk and results.
The episode makes a plain case for mid-career professionals to lead with evidence of value instead of leaning on passion language, especially in interviews and promotion talks.
Permission, not perfection, is the message here.
The episode treats career uncertainty as a matter of permission: permission to learn, dream, think, be challenged, and fail. Mitch Matthews and John Nerrell keep the focus on mid career professionals who feel stuck, undervalued, or unsure what comes next, and the advice stays…
A practical mid-career reset that pairs a personal job-search story with a clear call to show up better.
John Nerrell opens with a New Year reset and uses it to reintroduce his work as a leadership and career coach. The strongest material is the lived detail: the interview nerves, the move to Washington, DC, and the job offer he walked away from when the salary landed $25,000 below…
A steady reset for mid-career workers whose old rules stopped paying off.
The episode treats mid-career stability as the central tension: 2025 is cast as a year that left many people worn down by layoffs, changing titles, and the uneasy sense of doing the work well without being seen.
A grounded look at helpers, career paths, and how work may change in 2026.
This episode stays focused on making work feel more humane in a year of change. Kat Ortiz comes across as an industrial-organizational psychologist who explains her role clearly, without getting lost in jargon.
Career change with courage and clarity.
Stephen Dubner tests bourbon economics, Alzheimer's research, and money advice against hard data.
Daily business news with Kai Ryssdal, tracking Fed policy, oil shocks, and private credit.
Galloway rotates Office Hours Q&A, Raging Moderates politics, and China Decode geopolitics weekly.
This episode introduces a single question to help reduce holiday drama and maintain personal boundaries during family gatherings and celebrations.
John Nerrell opens with a familiar mid-career problem: a boss who seems not to notice, support, or advocate for the listener.
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Jon Nerrell speaks directly to mid-career professionals who have built the resume, title, and recognition, yet still feel like something is off.
Host John Nerrell interviews leadership strategist Nell Derrick Debevois Dewey (Nell3D) about her 'subtract to succeed' philosophy, exploring how mid-career professionals can gain clarity by removing obligations rather than adding more.
Career coach John Nerrell argues that saying 'I'm passionate' in interviews is weak positioning that hurts mid-career professionals.
A new year can feel flat before the month is over.
John Nerrell marks nine years as a full-time leadership and career coach, then brings the focus back to why mid-career matters after a hard professional year in 2025.
2025 felt shaky.
Look for the helpers.
Most people have worked for one.
The host introduces a Black Friday offer called the Promotion Accelerator Bundle, which includes a masterclass on the 4F framework for getting promoted.
Workplace bullying becomes a conversation about what it costs to stay quiet.
John opens by naming the sharp feeling of being thrown under the bus at work.
Lindsay Mastis talks with John about leaving TV news and moving into AI and tech reporting.
Host John Nerrell addresses the tension between freedom of speech and job security in the wake of current events, explaining the legal reality of at-will employment for most U.S.
Host John Neral uses a personal story about his cat to illustrate how to structure interview answers using ChatGPT.
Host John Neral interviews Jemima Atanasio about building a LinkedIn community and finding career success through cross-collaboration.