It's not uncommon for adults to change careers at midlife. Michael Carvalho was one of those career-changers. In this episode, he shares his complex experience working to navigate his job search through American Job Centers. And Josh Copus, director at the JFFLabs AWAKE Initiative, shares four core challenges and opportunities and corresponding behaviors that workforce systems can use to prepare to help workers like Michael in the future.

At age 59, Brenda is about to embark on a new career, partly out of desire and partly out of necessity. Listen to Brenda describe the start of her journey to becoming her own boss, and hear expert advice from bestselling financial author Kerry Hannon and JFF’s Cheryl Almeida.

In this episode, you'll hear from two people, one starting her career, and another facing an early career crisis. Both stories exemplify the work facing the United States to reinvent today’s education and workforce systems for a sustainable future and economic equity.