Hey There! Thanks for coming on the How to Become a Career Coach podcast!

In the next few minutes, you’ll receive a confirmation email for your schedule and another email containing our content release, we use a digital signature app. Below is everything to know between now and the interview

Before the show
  1. First things first, please read and digitally sign our content release form before the interview. This friendly document puts some of the key terms of the website front-and-center for extra clarity. When you receive the email to sign the document and review. Then, it’s as simple as clicking on the document to affix your electronic signature.
  2. Please send your preferred 40-80 word bio and headshot to phillip@happentoyourcareer.com. When we don’t receive this, we just do our best pulling this together from your web presence elsewhere.
  3. Please take 10 minutes to review the podcast information below. This is the most important step you can take to prepare for the interview. This brief contains information about the How to Become a Career Coach show, our audience as well as the questions we typically ask during the interview. 
  4. Please ensure your audio is good to go and will sound great! It’s always a bummer when we have to reschedule because of disappointing audio quality. In most cases, great audio requires headphones (to eliminate echo), steady internet with a great mic in a relatively quiet, sound-treated space.
  5. Finally, bring your enthusiasm! We love to have fun on the show! The interview is pre-recorded audio-only, so it’s easy to cut if anything goes astray.

Check it out below!

About the How to Become a Career Coach Podcast 

In the show, we showcase stories of different career coaches to help our listeners understand: 

  • How becoming a career coach can be possible for them.
  • There are a variety of ways to become and live as a career coach
About Happen To Your Career  

The How to Become a Career Coach podcast is a specialized podcast by Happen To Your Career. HTYC already has a top-ranking podcast in the career section:

  • We have listeners in 130+ Countries
  • HTYC started in November of 2013 and has over 300+ episodes
  • Over 1,000,000 total downloads
  • Consistently 1 of the top 5 “Career Change” Podcasts on Apple Podcasts
  • We’ve been voted a “Top Career Advice Podcast” by nearly 100 different blog, sites including Life Hacker, Classy Career Girl, Yahoo

Additionally, you can check out the detailed answers to common questions by clicking here. 

The Host 

Your host for How to Become a Career Coach is Phillip Migyanko, the Director of Client Success. He has the privilege of talking with every single client we have in our programs aspiring career coaches. Also, Phillip is the Director of the Professional Career Coach Training and Certification Program which he helps create.  

Side note, Phillip’s personal mission on the show is to find new best friends which is why we’re very excited to be bringing you on the show.

Featured Guests 
  • Scott Anthony Barlow – Founder & CEO of Happen To Your Career 
  • Jenny Blake – Author, Speaker, former Google Recruiter
  • Jenny Foss –  Founder & CEO of JobJenny.com
  • Tracy Timm – Founder The Nth Degree Career Academy & Career Clarity Expert
  • Austin Belcak – Career Coach & Founder of Cultivated Culture
  • Lisa Lewis Miller – Career Coach, CEO & Founder Career Clarity
What to Expect 

If you have any questions about your setup or additional options, just let us know and we can help!

The Call 
  • You and Phillip will meet in Zoom at the time of the recording (Click here for Phillip’s Zoom Room).
  • If you know you are going to be late, please send Phillip a message at phillip@happentoyourcareer.com to let him know!
  • If you have any questions about your setup or additional options, just let us know and we can help!
The Time

We usually schedule for 1 hour and target 45 minutes for the interview.

Often our show recordings and appointments often run back-to-back, so we try our best to keep to the scheduled times.

Audio Quality

The best option is a microphone with headphones. In a pinch, earbuds with a microphone (similar to what Apple includes with the iPhone) will work as well. But, try to avoid using the built-in microphone in your computer.

You can test your sound quality quickly and easily by clicking here.

Video Quality

Good lighting is one of the most important pieces to capturing good video – that means you need light in front of you (behind the camera, if possible). If you’re using a phone or tablet, turn it horizontally.

The webcam is just for us to see each other. The video will not be used for the podcast.

The Interview (~45 MINUTES)

Our interviews are super informal and very conversational on purpose. Our Audience enjoys the flippant nature of our show combined with high value advice, experiences and stories.

Phillip will provide a short introduction (or we may create an intro after the recording) and then proceed to delve into your story and advice about becoming a career coach. While Phillip loves to follow the flow of the conversation, here are some potential questions to help you prepare beforehand:

  • What did you do before Career Coaching?
  • Why did you want to become a coach in the first place?
  • How did you know it was time to make the leap? (scared or don’t know how to get clients)
  • What gave you the confidence to become a career coach?  
  • What has been the hardest thing in becoming a career coach?
  • How did you get your first clients?
  • If you had 3 months to start your business and get into career coaching instead of the months or years it would take — what would you do?
  • What was the biggest challenge you’ve had in creating a coaching business? Or what things have you had to sacrifice b/c you have your own coaching business?
  • What are you doing now that you didn’t think you would be doing if I would have asked you 5 years ago?
The Wrap (7-10 MINUTES)
  • We would love you to share one of your most valuable pieces of advice in your field of expertise.
  • Also Phillip will ask you where our most faithful fans can get to know you and where they can find you. (website, social media, etc)
What Makes a Good Story 

The above questions are just guidelines. We don’t want to just give answers, we want to show. And we do that by sharing stories that demonstrate how the answers are actually used.

For the questions that are not based on previous experience (i.e. #8 above), give specific, concrete answers. As much as possible, use examples or similar past experiences to give more depth.

We also love the format from the StoryBrand method. If you’re not familiar with this, that’s fine. The main take away that you need for this is that we are looking for the problem (especially internal struggles) you faced, how the frustration felt, the solution to the problem, and the feeling of overcoming the struggle. 

Any books, courses, materials or anything else you are promoting that you would like us to review in advance may be sent to:

Happen To Your Career LLC
628 Dove Ct.
Moses Lake WA 98837