How Women Are Leveraging Remote Work To Redesign Their Career Paths
Since the pandemic, remote work has been highly popular and convenient for many. People are utilizing the perks of remote work to have an even work-life balance.
Her Agenda spoke with a few women that have redesigned their careers to produce a more fruitful life. Remote work has afforded them more opportunities and freedom to live lives they can show up for, while also showing up for themselves.
Educator Turned 8-Figure Sales Leader
Meet Brooke Triplett, Founder & CEO, She Sells with Brooke.
“I’m the founder of She Sells with Brooke, the most empowering women-led sales training company on the planet,” she said. “I teach women how to master remote high-ticket sales so they can earn six figures and live life on their terms.”
Brooke started her career as a primary school teacher. She left the classroom six years ago. While she loved the kids and the teaching part, she said she was exhausted, feeling underpaid, and quietly wondering, was this really it for her?
“I wanted freedom, time freedom, location freedom, financial freedom,” Brooke said.
Brooke said sales is an art, and once you know how to do it well, it’s transferable across industries, relationships, and businesses. You essentially become recession-proof.
“Remote work isn’t just flexible, it’s transformational,” she said.
CBS News Correspondent Turned Full Time Freelancer
Meet Laura Podesta, media trainer and founder of LauraPodesta.com.
“I’m a media trainer, which means I get clients prepared to best present themselves and their brand, product, or business before doing an interview with a journalist,” Laura said. “I work with them on fine tuning their messaging so that’s whatever the media opportunity is: a podcast, a print article, a live TV segment, etc.”
Most of Laura’s work is over Zoom calls in the form of one-hour meetings.
Some perks include no commute, the ability to pick up and drop off her two boys (ages 4 and 6) every day, and more time with her husband, who also works remotely.
“We like to call our lifestyle ‘off-peak living’, we can schedule to do things off-peak when they’re less crowded because most people are at the office,” she said. “Grocery shopping, hair cuts, doctors appointments, etc.”
Corporate Director Of Media And Public Relations To Owning A Public Relations Firm
Meet Alyson Austin, public relations professional.
“Previously, I was tied to the public company, working any time of the day or night,” she said. “It was important for the company, but I was losing my passion for working with the media.”
What reignited her passion was a volunteer project to help a veterans’ group bring a replica of the Vietnam Wall to the community to salute fallen heroes. It reminded her how important it is to work with dedicated people to create news stories.
“That volunteer assignment changed my outlook,” she said. “Anyone facing burnout needs to keep their passion alive. If a millennial woman is considering a job in news media, I would encourage her to do it but keep an eye toward a passion project.”
Alyson said she believes work needs to be rewarding. She feels it’s important to make sure that any line you pursue allows you to embrace other things to keep your spark alive.
“Do what makes you happy,” she said. “Remote work is so much easier now than it ever was. We have smartphones in our pockets that allow us to take our work with us. Even when I am spending time with my loved ones, I can monitor business activities [electronically].”
If You’re Still Apprehensive About Taking That Leap
“Stop waiting,” Brooke said. “For permission, for the right time, for your confidence to magically appear. No one’s coming to hand you the life you want. You have to decide you’re done settling and then back yourself like hell.”
If freedom and goal accomplishment is something you desire, don’t let fear be a hindrance. Take advantage of remote work by creating a career that fits your lifestyle.
