At some point in your life, you may have likely considered a career change. Examples of potential pivots include transferring to a position of advanced management; pursuing a position in a new department, different organization, or new industry altogether; moving to a new location; or jumping into entrepreneurship. Whatever is your calling, if you want to pivot your professional life, how do you do so?

In this webinar, we will delve into the techniques and strategies to identify the what, why, how, when, and where for pivoting your career and your life in a direction that makes sense for YOU, right now. Here we will be honest about our goals, needs, wants, opportunities, and choices, to pivot ourselves towards a path of true joy and success. Here's to your triumphant Second Act!

About Your Presenter

Alaina G. Levine is an award-winning entrepreneur, STEM career consultant, science journalist, professional speaker and corporate comedian. Her first 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 Magazine. As President of Quantum Success Solutions, she is a prolific speaker and writer on career development and professional advancement for engineers and scientists. She has delivered over 700 speeches for clients in the US, Europe, Mexico, Canada, and Africa, including The Biophysical Society, and has written over 400 articles in international publications such as Nature, Science, Scientific American, National Geographic News Watch, and IEEE Spectrum. She has served as a career columnist for Physics Today and is a regular contributor to the American Physical Society’s APS News and ScienceCareers.org. Levine is also currently authoring two online courses for Oxford University Press on career development and entrepreneurship/commercialization, is a consultant, speaker, and writer for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, and is the event manager for an international conference on phononics.