In this episode of Talking Smack 415 we chat with Career Coach and Consultant, Kate Sargent @yourcareerplusone. Kate is the founder of KJS Coaching & Consulting, where she has coached over 1,000 job seekers and helps businesses scale their people operations, and The Plus One Collective, a purpose-driven community for freelancers and consultants. She has 20 years of experience in People Ops at companies like The North Face, Method, and Allbirds.

We chat about:

• How Kate got into coaching, built her business from scratch, and blew up by word of mouth and LinkedIn
• Latest buzz word “fractional”- what it is
• The generosity flywheel & abundance mindset (it’s not just woo, it works)
• Salary negotiations - you always have to ask
• Networking reframe (and how to do it even if you’re an introvert)
• Real talk about the job market, career coaching for recent college grads, career pivots in your mid 40s, how to use LinkedIn- and more.

Plus: we take audience questions from @hey_it’st0m, @theclassieprofessor, Abby, and a surprise text mid-recording. And Kate has a mic-drop answer to the question she wishes people would ask her—but rarely do.

And yes—somehow we end up talking about butt cheeks, which makes a bizarrely appropriate segue into my latest original song, My Bikini. Make sure you listen through to the end- we go out with it. Is it a career-limiting maneuver? We’ll let you decide.

Fasten your seatbelt for this fast-talking, takeaway-packed episode. Share it with your peeps on the job hunt, in career transition, or wondering what’s next. We’d love if you rate and review so other peeps can find us too.

You can find Kate on all these links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ksarge

IG: https://www.instagram.com/yourcareerplusone

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yourcareerplusone

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourcareerplusone

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@yourcareerplusone

And on Slack channels - the Plus One Collective and Fractional People People

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July is here—and it’s a powerful one. In this episode of Talking Smack 415, Debbie Mink and Jamie the Great sit down with psychotherapist and energy healer Maia Taub to dive into July’s energetic themes using the Akashic Records and intuitive tarot guidance.

Maia shares why this month feels like peeling back and orange and deep ocean currents—dark, emotional, and transformative—and how to move through it with presence and power.

🌀 In this episode, we explore:

• July’s emotional energy forecast
  
  
  
• Tarot wisdom from the 7 of Wands and The Priestess
  
  
  
• The power of meditation and intuitive clarity
  
  
  
• How to embrace inner truth and spiritual alignment
  
  
  
• Fox spirit energy: observation, adaptability, and subtle transformation
  
  
  

🎧 Theme song of the month? Whitney’s “How Will I Know”—because the answers are within.

✨ Maia also introduces her 6-week Soul Alignment Series combining depth psychotherapy and energy healing to support your transformation this month.

🔗 Learn more: https://www.maiataub.com/workshops

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In this episode of Talking Smack 415, Jamie the Great and I chat with Ellyn Mantell—mother, grandmother, devoted wife for over 50 years, ostomate, advocate, and motivational speaker. Ellyn shares the inspiring story behind her memoir, “The Best We Could,” which is about her journey healing from intergenerational trauma after surviving childhood abuse, raising her sisters, finding love and more. Tune in for a powerful conversation about resilience, self worth, and the legacy of hope Ellyn is building for future generations. Invite Ellyn to your book club and connect with her on Instagram and Facebook.

Connect with Ellyn:

Instagram: @EllynMantellWrites

Facebook: EllynMatnellwrites

Email: Ellynmantell@aol.com

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