Forget “closing the gap.” It’s widening — for the first time since the 1960s. And if you’re waiting for the system to fix it, you’ll be waiting forever. Because as Cindy Gallop says: no one’s coming to save us.   Cost of waiting: Every underpaid year compounds the gap — not just in salary, but in wealth, opportunity, and ownership. This episode isn’t about leaning in. It’s about taking over. Cindy Gallop — entrepreneur, speaker, and founder of MakeLoveNotPorn.tv — joins Loren to dismantle outdated rules and lay out a new playbook for women who are done asking for permission.   In this episode: Why women must unapologetically set out to make a “god-fcking-sht-ton of money” — and why that’s a good thing The mindset shift from “safe jobs” to self-ownership and wealth creation How to spot (and escape) the workplaces that quietly drain your confidence A simple rule for asking for your true value — and getting it Why starting your own business is the fastest path to power and equality The They Got Acquired mindset: why anything you build has value — and how to cash in on it How women can build their own financial ecosystems by funding, supporting, and hiring each other   Timestamps (0:00) – Intro: Why this pay gap is different (1:05) – Meet Cindy Gallop: The unapologetic truth-teller on money and power (3:00) – Patriarchy, pay, and why she’s done explaining the “why” (5:20) – Make a god-fcking-sht-ton of money — and help other women do it (9:45) – Start your own business: the fastest path to equality (13:10) – The corporate dilemma: how to ask for your worth and when to walk (18:30) – Radical simplicity for confidence and negotiation (23:50) – How to network like a pro (Cindy’s Dear Cindy method) (27:45) – Reinventing after layoffs and ageism — your next move starts now (31:30) – Final takeaways + Loren’s 30-Day Blast invitation   Mic-Drop: No one’s coming to save you. So stop waiting for equity — start creating it.   Loved the episode? Support Cindy’s work: Dear Cindy Substack Cindy Gallop on LinkedIn MakeLoveNotPorn.tv   Ready to own your next career move? Join Loren’s 30-Day Blast — the fast-track program that helps executives land roles and raise compensation by 40%–100%. Book your free 30-minute clarity call: https://www.portfoliorocket.com/contact   Follow Loren Greiff LinkedIn Instagram Watch on YouTube

Let’s be honest — the call hits harder than you think it will. One moment, you’re leading teams and driving outcomes. The next, your screen goes blank, and so does your sense of identity. But here’s the truth no one tells you: the hardest part of a layoff isn’t the job loss. It’s the identity freefall that follows.   And if you don’t pause long enough to process it, you’ll start reacting — applying, rewriting résumés, chasing anything that feels like control — instead of rebuilding with purpose.   This solo episode is about what happens after the call. The silence. The confusion. And the quiet chance to begin again — on your own terms.   In this episode, you’ll hear: Why “apply harder” keeps you stuck in survival mode. How to stop the spiral and regain your footing fast. The 10-minute reset that rebuilds calm and clarity. What the 30-Day Blast really is — and why it works. How a no-pitch, 30-minute clarity call can change everything.   The Mic Drop This isn’t the end. It’s a reset. And what you rebuild from here will be stronger — because it’ll be built on purpose.   Timestamps (0:00) – Intro(0:58) – The silence and the identity freefall(2:15) – Rebuilding with intention, not reaction(3:55) – The clarity call that resets your footing(4:45) – The 30-Day Blast: clarity, confidence, results   Follow Loren & watch the show: LinkedIn – linkedin.com/in/lorengreiff Instagram – @portfoliorocket YouTube – Portfolio Rocket Book your free 30-minute clarity call: https://www.portfoliorocket.com/contact

Let’s get one thing straight: happiness isn’t the “perk” at the end of success. It’s the precondition for it. Jessica Weiss — Happiness Expert, corporate strategist, and author of Happiness Works: The Science of Thriving at Work — dismantles the myth that happiness is soft, fluffy, or found in a corner office. Spoiler: it’s measurable, trainable, and completely within your control.Jessica spent 15 years advising the world’s biggest brands — Coca-Cola, J&J, AmEx — before realizing something startling: she’d hit every career benchmark and still wasn’t happy. That revelation sparked a decade of research into what truly makes people thrive at work. What she discovered is not another feel-good formula. It’s science. It’s structure. And it’s a radical call to rewire how we define success. In this episode, you’ll find out Why the “dream job” is a myth — and how to create happiness, not wait for it. The five pillars shared by people who flourish instead of flounder: connection, resilience, optimism, progress, and trust. The neuroscience behind joy — how writing down three good things literally rewires your brain for happiness. How psychological safety (not ping-pong tables) predicts performance and innovation. Why progress is more powerful than promotion — and what that means for your team. How to spot (and stop) burnout using the “antidote” Jessica calls strategic optimism. The Mic Drop Happiness isn’t a mood. It’s infrastructure. It’s not about balance — it’s about design. And it’s not waiting somewhere outside of you. You build it — one relationship, one mindset shift, one meaningful moment of progress at a time. (edited) Timestamps (0:00) – Intro: Why job security is outdated (1:25) – When success doesn’t equal happiness (4:22) – The 5 levers of real workplace happiness (7:08) – Strategic optimism over toxic positivity (9:25) – Building your dream job from where you are (11:52) – Return-to-office without losing joy (17:29) – Two metrics that predict thriving at work (21:38) – The neuroscience of happiness & burnout Pre-order Jessica’s book: Happiness Works: The Science of Thriving at Work — out 11/11 Connect with Jessica: jessicaweiss.com | LinkedIn Follow Loren & watch the show: LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorengreiff/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/portfoliorocket/ YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpGM7j8croBkkZ4bLqN7DOQ/ 30-Day Blast — the fast, focused system for today’s market.

Forget being the unshakeable parent. Your kids don’t need perfection — they need to see recovery in real time. Because when layoffs hit, routines collapse, or rejection stings… your response becomes their blueprint for resilience. Every career setback is a parenting masterclass — if you let it be. Cost of silence: a generation that confuses failure with danger.Cost of honesty: courage passed down in motion. In this episode, parenting coach and educator Alyssa Smith joins Loren Greiff to talk about what happens when career chaos collides with home life — and how to turn breakdowns into the best lessons your kids will ever see. You’ll take away: Why protecting your kids from every hard moment teaches fear, not safety How to “name the hard, model the hope” when life hits sideways The one line every parent crosses — and how to replace guilt with ownership What happens when your kids see courage in motion The quiet power of modeling self-care, boundaries, and bounce-back From breakdown to breakthrough:Alyssa shares how years in Montessori classrooms — and a string of personal losses — reshaped her idea of what real strength looks like. Today, she helps parents trade chaos for calm and power struggles for connection, even when life (and work) don’t go as planned. Because what your child remembers isn’t your job title.It’s how you rise when things fall apart. Mic Drop: Courage isn’t static — it moves. Show them how. Loved the episode?Learn more about Alyssa’s upcoming masterclass, The Pushback Paradox, and The Parent Reset: Love Your Kid Louder and follow her on LinkedIn Follow Loren on LinkedInWatch Career Blast in a Half on YouTube

2025 was the year of playing not to lose. 2026 belongs to the ones willing to break the system.   Safe is the new stuck. If you’re still polishing your résumé, chasing recruiters, or applying like it’s 2015, you’re invisible.   This isn’t motivation—it’s a warning. The market no longer rewards experience; it rewards relevance.   Inside:   The lies you’re still buying: “Keep applying.” “Keep tweaking.” Stop. The Wisdom Dividend: scars and judgment beat jargon and polish. Keyword karaoke is dead. 2026 hires storytellers with proof, not buzzwords. AI isn’t your threat—it’s your amplifier. Use it to think faster and prove value before you walk in the door. Remote work is a privilege. Presence is power.   Stop waiting to be found. Get in their ear, and their circle.   You don’t wait for the next wave. You are the wave. Play it safe, and you’ll drown. Disrupt—and you’ll own the tide.   Loved the episode? Subscribe! Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorengreiff/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portfoliorocket/ Watch my podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpGM7j8croBkkZ4bLqN7DOQ/

Loyalty used to earn you a pension.Now it earns you a pink slip. Nick Passarelli has protected billion-dollar companies from risk—and realized the biggest one was believing loyalty still mattered. From Wall Street to crypto to fintech, he’s watched good people blindsided for playing by outdated rules. This isn’t about layoffs. It’s about liberation.Stop renting your security from a company that can revoke it overnight. You need to listen if you’ve ever said: “I’ve been here forever.” “They’d never let me go.” “I’ll just ride it out.” Because: If you’re “just holding on,” you’re already replaceable. Loyalty = Liability. Hard Work ≠ job security and doing your job won’t protect it. Just because you made the loyalty deal. The company didn’t. Reciprocity Is a Myth. So how do you trade false loyalty for real leverage. It’s all in here. Loved the episode? Subscribe! Follow Nick here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-passarelli-9777454/ Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorengreiff/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portfoliorocket/ Watch my podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpGM7j8croBkkZ4bLqN7DOQ/  

Executives over 40 are polishing themselves into irrelevance. New résumé formats. AI-ing to death, noodling over every tweak and keyword hack. Titles that don’t matter.  All distractions. And none of it wins interview momentum or the offer Here’s the only question that does knowing this: “What urgent and expensive problem do you have the unfair advantage to solve?” That’s not theory—it’s survival math. Not urgent? You’ll wait months. Not expensive? They’ll nickel-and-dime you or label you as overqualified No unfair advantage? You’re one of too many, and the offer goes to someone else.  But when urgency, expense, and unfair advantage collide—you’re the bullseye. That’s where hiring budgets unlock. That’s how offers land. In this episode you’ll hear: Why companies don’t pay for passion or polish—they pay to stop bleeding. The 3 filters every executive must pass before they’re taken seriously. How to flip the script from “what job do I want?” to “where’s the fire, who’s paying, and why am I holding the hose?” My own urgent + expensive + unfair advantage—and how it changes the game. If your search feels like quicksand, if your severance is dwindling, if you’re sick of being overlooked—this is your pivot point. Because polish is dead weight. The bullseye is the only target that matters.   Loved the episode? Subscribe to it! Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorengreiff/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portfoliorocket/ Watch my podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpGM7j8croBkkZ4bLqN7DOQ/

Being “Qualified” Won’t Get You Hired I Gina Riley This week, Gina Riley isn’t pulling any punches – teasing out the highlights of her new book,  Qualified Isn’t Enough. We leave nothing behind, cracking open with the truths most executives don’t want to hear—but need to: Why résumés are an illusion – receipts, not strategies. The blind spots that sabotage even the best pedigrees. Why thought leadership, not passion, is the new differentiator. Why the final round is where most leaders fail. Gina has sat inside the boardroom, trained execs, and built a system to move you from overlooked to undeniable. If being “qualified” was enough, you’d be hired. This episode explains why you’re not—and how to address it.   Connect with Gina: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginariley/ Book: https://amzn.to/3Kih0Bt   Loved the episode? Subscribe to it! Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorengreiff/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portfoliorocket/ Watch my podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpGM7j8croBkkZ4bLqN7DOQ/

My Severance Is Running Out. Now What? Three Moves That Matter. Most people treat severance like a parachute. Safe. Cushioned. Time to drift. Wrong. Severance isn’t a parachute—it’s a timer. And when it hits zero, panic sets in, options shrink, and desperation takes over. This episode is about flipping that script. Turning panic into power with three moves that matter: Stop polishing, start positioning. Resumés don’t win offers. Urgency does. Companies hire to stop the bleeding—find the problems only you can solve. Treat networking like oxygen. 70–80% of hires happen in the hidden job market. That’s not a throwaway stat—a survival law. Block time daily, lead with curiosity, and end every conversation with “Who else should I talk to?” Future-proof while you hunt. Smart execs don’t just chase the next paycheck. They build their next platform. Learn, share, and be seen—or fade into irrelevance. Inside, you’ll also hear how to: Spot neon signs of company pain—layoffs, compliance fines, churn, failed integrations. Turn Glassdoor complaints from gossip into gold. Use your unfair advantage to filter out noise and zero in on where you’re needed most. If your severance clock is ticking, this episode gives you a sharper aim, stronger network, and a strategy that turns countdown into launchpad.

The Truth About PE Jobs: High Stakes, Hidden Rules, and Hard Lessons I Kit Lisle Private equity looks glamorous—fast money, big titles, big exits. But the glossy promise hides a brutal truth: most execs flame out before they ever cash out. Step into a PE-backed role and three things hit you at once: Culture shock. The rules change overnight. Acronyms fly. Resources vanish. The stamp. Survive a deal and you’re branded a pro athlete of business—faster, sharper, battle-tested. The clock. From day one, it’s ticking. No 90-day ramp. Deliver value now. In this episode, Kit Lisle—Army intelligence officer turned M&A strategist and founder of TheOperators.pe—pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to get hired into PE: The myths that kill execs in interviews. The red flags that get you crossed off instantly. Why EQ matters more than spreadsheets. And why job boards are useless when real opportunities live in relationships. PE isn’t just another job. It’s a sprint, a test, and for those who make it, a career-defining badge of honor. Thinking about a private equity role? Listen now. Because the truth isn’t in the job description—it’s in the hidden rules Kit Lisle reveals.

Why Say Thank You Anyway? I Steve Dalton,  Author of The Job Closer & 2 Hour Job Search   Most thank-you notes are nothing more than polite spam. They’re sent on autopilot, on reflex. That’s why they’re forgettable. But what if your thank you’s worked as a strategy not a formality… Even better, as he fastest way to turn a stranger into an advocate, to be referred, and re-invited? Steve Dalton—is the author of The 2-Hour Job Search and The Job Closer (translated into 7 languages) —joins me to dismantle the myth of thank yous.    Together we expose why: Generic thank yous commoditize you. They disappear into inbox purgatory. Bespoke gratitude compounds trust. It shows you heard, acted, and evolved. Follow-through is the differentiator. Not words, but proof. Gratitude is career capital. The cheapest, fastest way to turn strangers into advocates. This isn’t about manners.It’s about leverage. If you’re still treating thank you’s like a box to tick, you’re missing the single most underutilized tool in your job search arsenal. Listen in—and start saying thank you in a way that actually counts.   Connect with Steve Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daltonsteve/ Books https://2hourjobsearch.com/ https://www.thejobcloser.com/ Loved the episode? Get a copy of my ebook Turn Age Into Your Advantage Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorengreiff/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portfoliorocket/ Watch my podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpGM7j8croBkkZ4bLqN7DOQ/  

Networking for Introverts Who’d Rather Get a Root Canal I Greg Roche Networking advice was built for extroverts.Go to events. Make small talk. Collect business cards. For introverts, it feels like punishment. Exhausting. Fake. Pointless. Greg Roche—known as The Introverted Networker—disagrees.He’s living proof you can grow a powerful network without awkward icebreakers, or pretending to be someone you’re not. In this conversation, we expose the myths keeping executives stuck—and the truths that set introverts free: Why “I don’t have time to network” is a myth How 15 minutes a day beats every networking event How to be “easy to help” so people actually follow through The mic drop: The more connected we get through technology, the less connected we are as humans—because we’ve outsourced our humanness to tech Plus, a simple, immediate action to restart your network today This isn’t about becoming someone you’re not.It’s about using what makes you different to your advantage—and reclaiming the kind of human connection technology will never replace. Whether you’re an introvert who dreads networking—or an extrovert who’s been doing it wrong—you’ll walk away with a playbook that actually works. Connect with Greg Roche: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregsroche/ Get his book “The Fast and Easy Guide To Networking For Introverts” here If this episode hit home, do us a solid: leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps the show grow, and it helps more executives discover how to thrive in the hidden job market.

Skip The Interview Prep, Lose the Job. Here’s How To Fix It I Varun Puri I CEO of Yoodli Most people treat interviews like pop quizzes.They wing it. Then wonder why they keep coming in second. Here’s the thing: If  you don’t rise to the occasion. You sink to the level of your practice.And even for most execs? That level can be none. Varun Puri—ex-Google, debate shark, and co-founder of Yoodli—is done watching smart people blow it because they never practiced the one thing that matters: how they sound when it counts. Yoodli isn’t a coach. And, It’s not “content.”It’s your AI interview  sparring partner— built to catch every “um,” dodge every ramble, and turn your half-baked answers into mic-drop moments. That’s why Korn Ferry, Google, Snowflake, Databricks, and use it—because nothing kills a deal faster than a boring, muddled interview.   In this episode: The painful reason brilliant execs still tank interviews The three invisible habits that scream “don’t hire me” How to stack 15,000 practice reps without begging for anyone’s time Why public speaking fear beats fear of death (and what to do about it) What actually changes when feedback is instant and can’t be ignored Listen now. Or keep losing to the person who did.

The Future of Less Work—And the Executive Edge AI Can’t Replace | Nirit Cohen You’ve been told: “Work smarter, not harder.” But Executives are waking up to a harsh reality: AI is cheap. Fast. Scalable. And it’s replacing parts of your job that made your title impressive. Nirit Cohen saw this coming. As a former Intel exec, Forbes columnist, and Future of Work Strategist, she’s been tracking the trends most leaders are just waking up to. Her take is clear: The future isn’t more hustle. It’s more human. “Less work” isn’t about layoffs. It’s about leadership finally getting redefined. And efficiency isn’t the goal; it’s differentiation. Here is what we break down: Why RTO “return to office” isn’t about collaboration but about control How AI is replacing tasks but NOT talent The real reason voice will replace keyboards (and why it matters for execs) What the new career path looks like when ladders are dead and rock walls rule How to find your “unfair advantage” and make it non-negotiable AI will do the busywork. But only you can bring the lens, insight, that human touch.   This episode is your guide to owning the work only you can do. The future isn’t less valuable. It’s less vanilla.Connect with Nirit Cohen: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niritcohen/ Website: https://niritcohen.com/en/home-en/?lang=en  Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/niritcohen/2025/07/27/when-work-talks-back-and-voice-becomes-the-new-keyboard/ The Future of Less Work Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/eg/podcast/the-future-of-less-work/id1788026485    Loved the episode? Get a copy of my ebook Turn Age Into Your Advantage Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorengreiff/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portfoliorocket/ Watch my podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpGM7j8croBkkZ4bLqN7DOQ/

Greywashing 101: The Illusion of Including Older Workers You’ve heard it before:  “We value experience.” Then they ghost you for having it!   Welcome to greywashing.  The corporate costume party where age inclusion is just a mask and older professionals are quietly filtered out by AI, ATS, and coded language. Lines like, “you’re overqualified” or “we want a digital native…” simply translate to:  You’re too old, too seasoned, and too expensive. The illusion of inclusion is real. But this isn’t just bias. It’s a fully blown business epidemic hidden in plain sight. Nearly half of professionals over 40 say they’ve been shut out because of their age, yet only 8% of DEI programs even acknowledge it.  On the other hand, companies like Workday, IBM, Facebook, and PWC are under legal fire for allowing AI-driven tools to quietly screen out older applicants.  This isn't progress; this is exclusion with a new interface. In this episode, I expose the truth behind performative inclusion and show you how to spot it, expose it, and outsmart it. How “inclusive” job posts still signal: you’re not wanted Why “digital native” isn’t a compliment, it’s a filter The 3 biggest myths keeping age bias invisible How to reframe your experience as the solution to urgent, expensive problems The power of pattern recognition and how to make it your superpower Here’s what it looks like when you stop playing defense and start owning your edge. The system’s flawed. But your positioning? That’s power. You’re not too old.You’re too qualified to play small. Loved the episode? Get a copy of my ebook Turn Age Into Your Advantage Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorengreiff/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portfoliorocket/ Watch my podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpGM7j8croBkkZ4bLqN7DOQ/

Joseph Burns built the perfect AI recruiter. Then he did something radical.He shut it down. This isn’t a TED Talk about tech utopia. It’s a wake-up call for every executive in career transition who’s been ghosted by a bot, sidelined by bias, or fed the myth that “applying online” is a strategy. Joseph is a former Facebook product leader turned founder who speaks five languages. including the most misunderstood one in hiring: AI. In this episode, Joseph breaks down: What elite execs are doing instead of clicking “apply now” Why automating human connection is sabotaging your hiring How Joseph would run a job search like a GTM strategy, not a résumé refresh How companies are saving time and losing top talent with AI interviews The irreplaceable nuance of intuition, emotion, and storytelling in interviews Joseph didn’t just build the tech, he walked away from it.Because great hiring isn’t about efficiency, it’s about getting it right. Would you trust a bot to pick your spouse?No?Then don’t let it pick your team. 🎧 Listen in and rethink how you search—and how you hire.   Connect with Joseph on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-burns-b4a41338/ Why Joseph shut down his AI recruiter: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/josephrobertburns_i-spent-2-years-building-an-ai-recruiter-activity-7338882765808951296-rfUZ/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAACs8CEBvy3tn3dxeoc0Wr6c1JROdpATa_s   Loved the episode? Grab the ebook: Turn Age Into Your Advantage Follow Loren on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorengreiff/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portfoliorocket/ Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpGM7j8croBkkZ4bLqN7DOQ/

Forget everything you knew about hiring.  That market died in 2021 and left no forwarding address. What replaced it?  A system where 75% of executive positions fill before posting.  Where referrals convert 900% better than applications.  Where your LinkedIn profile matters more than your résumé. This isn't temporary turbulence—it's permanent infrastructure.  Cost of nostalgia: $80K per quarter of missed compensation. In this solo episode, Loren breaks down the 3 biggest myths executives over 40 are still clinging onto— and the new framework for getting hired before jobs are even posted. What the best candidates are doing differently in a slow market Why “just applying more” is the worst strategy you can use How to stop tweaking your résumé and start showing up where it matters The 3 Rs of career rewiring: Relationships. Relevance. Reskilling. Plus Loren also shares a real client story from a client who had zero digital footprint and hadn’t job searched in 14 years..  And how she went from an outdated LinkedIn profile…To a booked speaker on AI in HR…To being asked to be the CEO of an HR AI Startup.  The market moved. Move with it. Loved the episode? Get a copy of my ebook Turn Age Into Your Advantage Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorengreiff/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portfoliorocket/ Watch my podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpGM7j8croBkkZ4bLqN7DOQ/

🎙 The $47m Workforce Scam that Nobody Talks About | Bradley Schurman We Don’t Have a Labor Shortage — We Have an Age Problem The headlines say “no one wants to work.” The truth? We’ve pushed out the people who can. Bradley Schurman, author of The Super Age and a global expert on demographic change, joins Loren for a conversation that will make you rethink everything you’ve been told about the workforce crisis. It’s not a pipeline issue.It’s not a talent shortage.It’s not AI coming for your job. It’s age bias, baked into our systems, our hiring practices, and our culture. In this episode, Bradley breaks down: Why companies aren’t struggling to recruit—they’re failing to retain The real reason older workers feel invisible Why the “apologize for your age” playbook is broken and dangerous How organizations can future-proof themselves by embracing intergenerational collaboration And don’t miss: ✔ The 3 C’s every employer must master ✔ What AI gets wrong about people ✔ The ROI of relevance in a 5-generation workforce Because age isn’t the problem,it’s the solution we’ve been ignoring. This episode isn’t about working longer.It’s about working smarter. Together. Listen in. Then look around.The future of work isn’t younger.It’s all of us, side by side.   Loved the episode? Get a copy of my ebook Turn Age Into Your Advantage Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorengreiff/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portfoliorocket/ Watch my podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpGM7j8croBkkZ4bLqN7DOQ/  

🎙 Ageism Isn’t Discrimination — It’s Strategic Stupidity “Overqualified.” The word that sounds like a compliment but acts like a curse. Especially if you’re 40, 50, or 60+. Most professionals don’t get rejected because they’re not capable.They get dismissed because they show up from a time and place that’s decades long gone.  This is the #1 reason why the hiring game continues to confuse you.  You think “I’m doing everything,” but how you did it then doesn’t fly now.  I know this playbook all too well.At 54, I was put on a performance plan for using the word “Yippee” in an email.It wasn’t about tone. It was about tone policing. Age shaming. Disempowerment. I signed myself up for a mission:To end career victimization and help executive job seekers over 40 stop apologizing for their age and start leading with relevance. In this episode, I dismantle the 3 big myths keeping brilliant, experienced leaders sidelined: What “overqualified” really means (and how to destroy the label) Why hiding your age is killing your chances The difference between experience and relevance—and why only one gets you hired I show you how to: Reclaim your unfair advantages and make them undeniable Speak fluent business, so hiring managers actually pay attention Show up with value (not vanity) on LinkedIn The truth:Your resume doesn’t get you hired. Your narrative does.And if you’re not telling it, someone else is—badly. This episode is your wake-up call to stop polishing, hiding, and waiting.You are not too old. You are too damn good to play small. Listen in. Then level up. Because your story deserves to be heard—and hired. Loved the episode? Get a copy of my ebook Turn Age Into Your Advantage Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorengreiff/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portfoliorocket/ Watch my podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpGM7j8croBkkZ4bLqN7DOQ/

🎙 Episode: How to Reactivate Your Dormant Network (with 5 Proven Emails)  Most career doors aren’t locked.You just stopped knocking. You know these people—former bosses, colleagues, even competitors. You’ve solved problems together. Pulled off impossible deadlines. Shared memes. Shared war stories. And now? Silence. Not because they don’t care.  Because you’ve been focused on something else – but either way you’re no longer on their radar. This is the perfect time to rebuild and reactivate those relationships —  zero cringe and zero asks. Listen in to find out  how to use these 5 powerful outreach emails to reignite your connections with: The boss who shaped your work ethic The colleague who saw around corners The rival who respected your hustle The vendor who made you sharper The mentor who planted seeds that changed your path Here’s what these emails do: ✔ Give value without begging for time ✔ Make people feel seen (and want to see you again) ✔ Spark conversations that lead to coffee, intros, and fresh momentum I’ll give you the subject lines, the copy, and the psychological ROI—so you know exactly why they work and how to use them without sounding like a LinkedIn robot. Because your network isn’t gone, it’s sleepingTime to wake them up. And if you don’t reach out before you need them, it’ll be too late when you do. Listen in. Write the damn email. Reclaim your radar. Loved the episode? Get a copy of my ebook Turn Age Into Your Advantage Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorengreiff/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portfoliorocket/ Watch my podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpGM7j8croBkkZ4bLqN7DOQ/