When Career and Caregiving Collide: Incredible Women from Married to Medicine and Building a Business from Life's Journeys w/ Jessica Guthrie

It's officially Season 2!

The collision between caregiving and building a career is a challenge increasingly faced by many, and today’s guest saw a gap in the system. She’s on a mission to shift the status quo of caregiving. Joining Victoria on the podcast today is a Jessica Guthrie, a full-time millennial caregiver of her mother who is living with Alzheimer’s Disease; she is also an educator, a people developer, and an executive leader. Jessica has pulled together all of her career strengths and her experience with her mother into starting her own business: Career & Caregiving Collide™. They begin the conversations by diving into a discussion all about Married to Medicine. They then shift their focus as Jessica details the journey of starting (and running) her business all the while still acting as the primary caregiver for her mom. She shares her content creation strategy (or unstrategy), how she approaches sponsorships and brand endorsements, and shares the practicals of how she juggles both her career and caring for her mom. Tune in now to hear more about her hopes and aspirations for her business, and why you should follow through on those ideas of yours!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Jessica introduces herself: full-time caregiver and more!
• Jessica unpacks the drama of this season of Married to Medicine.
• Her favorite couple and which family she would want to be a part of. 
• If Jessica had to pick, which lady would she trust the most? 
• Jessica shares more about the journey of Career & Caregiving Collide™.
• The strengths and experiences she’s bringing into her new space. 
• The confidence boost that helped Jessica overcome mindsets and jump 100% into her business. 
• We talk about her content creation (un) strategy. 
• How she approaches sponsorships and brand endorsements.
• Jessica highlights how she juggles both her career and caring for her mom. 
• Her hopes and aspirations for the future of Career & Caregiving Collide™.
• Why you should follow through, and not ignore, your ideas!

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Jessica Guthrie
Jessica Guthrie on Instagram
Jessica Guthrie LinkedIn
Married to Medicine
A Wedding Story
Platinum Weddings
Master Chef
Next Level Chef
Victoria Whittaker
Victoria on Instagram
Victoria on LinkedIn
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