In this episode of BragTalks, Linda Lautenberg & Judy Schoenberg share how you can incorporate peer mentoring into your professional life. Linda and Judy are are the co-founders of EvolveMe, a career development company for women in midlife. This episode is hosted by Heather VanCura, who also shares some of her mentoring experiences. Season 3 is all about mentoring, and this episode highlights how peer mentoring can help to advance your career. Bonus materials for BragTalks listeners are available from EvolveMe, such as the Reinvention Analyzer and Personal User Manual. They share about their Reinvention Collective and offer a 1:1 Breakthrough Session to see if the Reinvention Collective is a fit for you.
Bio: Judy Schoenberg, women’s career strategist, and Linda Lautenberg, return-to-work expert, are the co-founders of EvolveMe, a career development company for women in midlife. EvolveMe works with groups of women in midlife looking to relaunch, reinvent or level up their careers and with companies invested in attracting and retaining top female talent. Through their proprietary DARE© method of career reinvention, Judy and Linda help cohorts of high-achieving women find clarity, gain confidence, and launch the best chapter of their professional life. Their clients land new roles, start businesses, and secure project-based work. They describe EvolveMe’s programming as “life-changing” and “the best professional investment they’ve ever made.”
EvolveMe has been featured in Forbes.com, CNN.com, Reuter’s World at Work, Fairygodboss.com, Luminary, and Ellevate Network. Linda and Judy have been on numerous podcasts including Next Career, Work from the Inside Out, Life After Corporate, Bucket List Careers, Hello Career Guru, Time of Your Life, Mid-Career GPS Podcast, Good Enough for Now, Mom &..., Hope Motivates, Warriors at Work, Communication Rx and Better Than Gossip streaming shows + podcast. EvolveMe also curates workshops and programming for women employees in companies across industries including finance, tech, nonprofit, and more.
Judy Schoenberg is a graduate of Harvard University and a former national executive for Girl Scouts of the USA. She’s authored numerous publications on girls’ and women's leadership and her work has been featured in White House events. Judy is a Better Not Younger Entrepreneur of the Week. She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband, two sons, and a feisty rescue dog.
Linda Lautenberg is a Harvard Business School MBA and a Chartered Financial Analyst. Prior to her own professional reinvention, she led a highly successful career in real estate finance and securitization. Linda was nominated to the Forbes 50 Over 50 list. She lives near the Jersey shore with her husband, 1-3 kids (depending on college schedules), and way too many pets.
