Episode notes
We lay out a practical path to regain control of your career with four pillars: intentionality, collaboration, realism, and nimbleness. Mike Dryer shares concrete tactics for harvesting past wins, building a personal board, and networking without feeling fake.
• naming the broken hiring funnel and AI noise
• intentional inventory of skills, projects and proof
• translating roles from molecules to atoms people buy
• using Fiverr and Upwork taxonomies to spot offers
• building a personal board that gives real feedback
• realism through pilots, not debt or leaps of faith
• networking as curiosity in safe, topical rooms
• identity and lab networks for support and practice
• remote fatigue, lost relationships and in-person boosts
• income stacking to reduce fear and add options
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