Career Reinvention: How One Producer Pivoted Across Industries
4/20/202619 min
Career Reinvention
Thinking about changing careers? We talk with Cynthia Cohen about how she pivoted without starting over by building on existing skills instead of erasing the past. From New York to today’s remote work landscape, we break down what it really takes to switch careers, stay competitive in a shifting job market, manage fear, and turn your experience into new opportunities.
Cynthia's Website: https://rightarmproductions.com/
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Music credit: Kate Pierson & Monica Nation
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First 90 secondsCynthia Cohen· Guest0:00
[gentle music] I believe that positivity and optimism are contagious, and we live in a very cynical, pessimistic, and fearful world. So if you have the innate kind of energy that is optimistic and positive, people are really attracted to it.
Mirav Ozeri· Host0:18
Hi. Welcome back to How Much Can I Make?, the podcast all about jobs and careers. Let's be real, the days of one career path are pretty much over. From the pandemic to the way tech and the world are moving, knowing how to pivot is the new superpower. Today, I'm joined by a serial career pivoter, Cynthia Cohen. She breaks down the mindset behind the switch, so you're not just starting from scratch, but rather leveling up. Here is Cynthia. [gentle music] Okay, Cynthia, so thank you so much for agreeing to do that. We're gonna talk about changing career and pivoting, but before that, tell me a little bit about your career trajectory.
Cynthia Cohen· Guest1:00
Okay. Thank you for inviting me- [laughs] ... to talk to you today. My career started in advertising. I did not go to school for advertising, but I was in love with advertising from an early age. I always thought it was, like, fun.
Mirav Ozeri· Host1:13
What did you do in advertising?
Cynthia Cohen· Guest1:15
I was an art buyer. An art buyer is someone who hires photographers, illustrators, models, does contracts, but also interprets briefs into visual direction for outside executors. I got