In this special episode, Sari and Michelle sit down with Kelly Ryan Bailey from Let's Talk About Skills, Baby, to discuss the behind-the-scenes process of making Got Skills.  

Learn why we felt a bite-sized show for career seekers was so important to build, what to expect in future seasons, and what we learned while making it! 

Big Takeaways: 

1. There is so much language in societal narratives that tries to separate work and life, maintaining they are two distinct things that need to be balanced. But actually, work and life can’t be separated. They exist together like colors blended on a palette.   
2. We have spent really the better part of the last century planning our lives around work - planning where we live around where our office is located. But there has been much greater flexibility in that over the past decade and we are so glad to see it continuing to grow.  
3. Everybody's kind of going around using their own vocabulary when discussing skills. We want to be able to dissect it from each different perspective, so eventually, everyone can speak the same skills language. 

Got Skills is a Growth Network Podcasts Production.

The Skill: Strengthening your self-discipline and self-leadership, so you can have the biggest impact. 

This week, we’re diving into Season 1 Episode 7 of Let’s Talk About Skills Baby. In this episode, Kelly speaks with Frank Britt, CEO of Penn Foster Group about the importance of helping others for your own personal journey. He believes we all need people to remind us that we are awesome from time to time and that we all have the opportunity and a responsibility to provide that vote of confidence to others. 

Key Takeaway: Genius comes in many forms, from mental to physical to spiritual, and more. We all have genius inside us, we just have to figure out what that genius is. 

Learn more at skillsbaby.com/gotskills  

Got Skills is produced by Growth Network Podcasts 

The Skill: Cognitive abilities and personality traits. Yep, these are skills!  

This week, we’re diving into Season 1 Episode 9 of Let’s Talk About Skills Baby, where Kelly speaks with Denise Leaser, President of Great Biz Tools about the skills and competencies-based platform they created to match job seekers with the jobs they were born to do. Denise explains that what they are not assessing is knowledge. Knowledge can always be learned and added in to supplement someone’s innate strengths. Rather they are assessing innate cognitive skills, abilities, and personality traits. 

Key Takeaway: Instead of trying to measure your knowledge, focus on your capabilities. This will help you find the opportunities that are truly meant for you. 

Learn more at skillsbaby.com/gotskills  

Got Skills is produced by Growth Network Podcasts