Description

Joel Bein is a classically trained musician and conductor and the founder of the New Orleans Chamber of Player. Over the past ten years he has built a very promising and successful career as a music educator. But along the way he identified the pull to do something more. There was something about entrepreneurship that drew him in, and so, he decided to make a change. 

After that decision Joel started a job hunt looking for a role in sales at an innovative company as the first step in his new career. By thinking outside the box and investing in personalized pitches to companies Joel has made significant progress on some very cool opportunities. 

In this episode, Joel is sharing more about the decision to make a career change and breaking down how he has approached his job hunt.

To learn more about Joel, check out his Crash profile at crash.co/joelbein

In this episode:

• How Joel started his career as a music educator and came to realize that he wanted to change direction
  
• How Joel envisions his new focus and why he is pursuing sales opportunities
  
• How doe Joel manage his job hunt
  
• Why tailored pitches lead to way more interviews
  
• Breaking down the steps Joel takes from finding a company he is interested in, to finding the right contacts, to creating and sending a pitch
  
• Joel’s process of preparing for interviews
  
• What do you do after an interview?
  
• Check out Joel’s Crash profile at crash.co/joelbein
  

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