Pivoting into a new, seemingly disparate opportunity, be it a different field, career. organization, sector, or lab, can seem scary and even risky. But sometimes the most exciting opportunities for growth and advancement, for both our careers and the community of science, are catalyzed by taking a chance in a new realm. In this fun webinar, we will discuss how to identify and seize opportunities in novel directions and ecosystems, and how to orchestrate and execute a strategy to triumphantly plot your pivot. We will also address how to communicate the value of this pivot to key stakeholders, including your boss and PI, and most importantly, yourself. Let's leverage the Power of the Pivot to make the biggest impact in our careers!
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Presenter:
Alaina G. Levine
Author, Networking for Nerds (Wiley, 2015)
Columnist, Your Unicorn Career, ScienceCareers/Science Magazine
President, Quantum Success Solutions, LLC
Alaina G. Levine is an award-winning entrepreneur, STEM career consultant, professional speaker, TEDx speaker, science journalist and corporate comedian. Her book, Networking for Nerds, (Wiley, 2015), beat out Einstein (really!) for the honor of being named one of the Top 5 Books of 2015 by Physics Today. As President of Quantum Success Solutions, LLC, she is a prolific speaker and writer on career development and professional advancement for engineers and scientists.
She has delivered over 850 webinars and speeches for clients in the US, EU, Mexico, Canada, Africa, Asia, and South America (including over 100 gigs in 2020), and has written over 450 articles in publications such as Science, Nature, Scientific American, National Geographic News Watch, World Economic Forum, and Smithsonian. She also writes "Your Unicorn Career", a careers column for ScienceCareers about finding your professional bliss. Levine authored two online courses for Oxford University Press on career development and entrepreneurship, is a consultant, speaker, and writer for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, and served as the event manager for an international conference on phononics. As a career coach and consultant, she has helped hundreds of clients in diverse fields, professions, industries, and regions create and land their own Unicorn Career. She holds bachelor's degrees in mathematics and anthropology with a certificate in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Arizona, and studied at the American University in Cairo as a US Department of Defense Boren Fellow.