Ep. 60: We’re figuring out how to make a BIG career change

I’m so excited for you to listen to this one. I had the privilege of interviewing my friend, Mark, who shares his story of moving from England to Canada with his family, and completely pivoting out of his successful military career.

In this episode, we talk about:

+ Mark’s military service and operational tour of Afghanistan

+ How and why he and his wife decided to leave everything behind and move to Canada (including both of their very successful military careers)

+ How he made the transition into consulting…and how humility helped his cause

+ The power of transferrable skills (and a British accent)

+ The questions to ask yourself when you’re contemplating an industry change

About Mark Machin

Mark is a futurist, strategist and integrator. Having transitioned out of military service and emigrated to Canada in 2020 from the UK, he has spent past 3 years creating a portfolio career, combining the best of his passions.

With an engineering and strategy consulting hat on at GHD, he helps clients shape investment opportunities for mega capital interventions in the areas of water, energy, and community development.

Alongside, Mark owns and operates Uncharted Company, a multidisciplinary sports agency, focussed on major events and sports media. And for a complete change of scene, he is also a part-time ski instructor at Cypress Mountain.

Mark has a notable record of decorated military service, including an operational tour of Afghanistan in 2013. Mark's expertise spans strategy and operations, engineering, technology, infrastructure, and sports, with significant experience in Indigenous community projects.

Finally, faith is a big part of his life, and he gives a lot of time and energy to Trinity Central, a family-friendly church based on Cambie Street. Mark lives in North Vancouver with his wife Katrina and son Monty.

Connect with Mark via LinkedIn here.

Check out the book Rise Up: Leadership Habits for Turbulent Times.

About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:

Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time.

Connect with Andrea via Instagram ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ or her website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Ep. 59: We’re figuring out how to prioritize our health as parents

Dr. Valerie Hertzog is on the podcast this week breaking down how you can actually and sustainably support your health as a busy parent.

In this episode, we talk about:

+ Dr. Valerie’s life-altering autoimmune diagnosis during medical school

+ The 4 pillars of health and how to optimize each one

+ What you need to know about your sleep and napping habits

+ The medical definition of stress and what it does to us long term

+ How you can be more active when you’re starting from zero

And honestly so much more. This episode is inspiring, and uplifting and there is NO shame or triggering happening here.

Everything Dr. Valerie shared is doable and doesn’t add a massive list to your already beefy to-dos.

Dr. Valerie has given All Figured Out Listeners a free 7-day plant-based meal plan for creating quick and easy nutritious meal. Download it here!

Also mentioned/related to this episode:

• Ep. 42 – Figuring out how to fall asleep as a busy working parent
• Non-sleep deep rest (yoga nidra) with Dr. Andrew Huberman

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About Dr. Valerie Hertzog

Valerie Hertzog is a medical doctor, wellness coach and mom of three who empowers others to stop putting their health on the back burner so that they can be healthier, feel energized and thrive in their everyday lives.

She completed her medical training at the University of Toronto and the University of Ottawa. She has completed training in cognitive behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing, positive psychology, lifestyle medicine and nutrition. She has also completed a 200 hour yoga teacher training.

Valerie dealt with a life-altering medical diagnosis while in medical school that led her to build her own health foundation that allowed her to thrive as a busy working mom.

Learn more about Dr. Valerie’s one month or three month coaching programs.

Connect with Dr. Valerie via Instagram here.

About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:

Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time.
Connect with Andrea via Instagram ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ or her website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Ep. 58: Figuring out how to reduce your calendar and to-do list overwhelm as a parent.

Does your calendar and to-do list own you? This episode is for you if you want to be more productive, less annoyed by your to-do list and if you also want a good amount of self-care each week.

In this episode, we talk about:

+ A very easy trick to get in at least 1 hour of self care each week

+ How to use sporadic periods of 5 or 10 minutes in your day more productively

+ The first task you should get done each day

+ How to reshape your mindset and relationship with productivity

About Jill Wright

Jill Wright is a time management strategist and founder of Grow Like a Mother She helps her clients take ownership of their time, and make it all work so that they don’t have to work so hard. Jill is an author, speaker, and host of the Grow Like a Mother podcast.

Connect with Jill via her website ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Connect with Jill via Instagram here.

Listen to Jill’s podcast “Grow Like a Mother” ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Get Jill’s 5-Day “Beyond Motherhood” Video Series here.

About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:

Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time.

Connect with Andrea via Instagram ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ or her website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.