Stuck in your Career? Consider a Start-Up!

January 22, 2020
Hosted by Alise Cortez, PhD

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Tired of trying to distinguish yourself and navigate a career in a large corporation? Consider a tech start-up! Today’s tech start ups have big ideas, are well-funded, and they need people who can join the team to bring their vision to fruition. Start-ups offer fewer barriers to entry, versatility in roles, and can provide a very handsome financial return, when the right start-up with a sound product and growth plan is considered. And if you seek a role as executive leader, consider there are 500 CEO opportunities in Fortune 500s in contrast to the numerous leadership roles in the 46,000 start ups across the US.

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Alise Cortez, PhD

Dr. Alise Cortez is affectionately referred to as “The Anti-Undertaker” as she awakens the often otherwise “walking dead” to discover and nurture their passion, inspiration, and purpose in life and at work. She is one part Chief Purpose Officer and Management Consultant specializing in meaning and purpose, and one part Inspirational Speaker, Author, and Radio Host. Having developed her expertise within the Human Capital / Organizational Excellence industry over the last 20 years, today she is focused on enabling organizations to lead from purpose and create cultures of meaning that inspire impassioned performance, energizing engagement and fulfillment, while encouraging a devoted stay within the organization. For individuals, she also facilitates the online Catch Fire global community and various retreats to enable people hungry for a more meaningful and purposeful life to discover and create it for themselves.

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