Take Control of Your Career, What you need to know about Off-Ramping and On-Ramping

Hey Chicks,

Have you been out of the workforce for an extended period of time, perhaps to raise children? Or are you sick of your current job and seeking more flexibility by (perhaps) working from home or starting your own business? If you answered yes to either of these, check-out my current Chickonomics Chat podcast episode.

Sure, you can consider this an informercial for it, but it’s FREE and it is loaded with great info that can help you with On-ramping or Off-ramping.

My interview is with Catherine Clifford, co-founder of YourOnRamp.com. I went to their launch party on Monday night in the Bay Area, and it was sold-out with 150+ fabulous women from all kinds of interesting backgrounds, with all types of personal reasons for being there. And the topic is so hot they even got coverage on the local NBC News affilitate. Not many business networking events get that!!!

I met 2 women who are attorneys but have been out of the workforce for around 10 years raising their kids and are now trying to get a feel for what’s out there in the work world for them. Both had done part time volunteer work while full-time parenting but are now looking for on-ramping into careers again. I also met a guy that off-ramped to be a stay at home Dad and is now looking to enter the workforce again. He was the only man out of the 150+ attendees…had he been single he would have been REALLY popular that night!

I also met a woman from a large, well-known high tech company that was in her early-50’s and tired of the corporate b.s. so she was there to learn about off-ramping ideas. And I met lots of chicks in their late-20s and early 30’s, with small children and working full-time, trying to find alternatives to the corporate grind but still needing to bring in a “full time” income for their families.

And the founders of YourOnRamp.com spared no expense by serving amazing appetizers like fresh sushi and great wine. And if the networking, wine and food wasn’t enough, they hired an amazing keynote speaker to educate and entertain everyone: Dr. Sylvia Ann Hewlett, author of Off-Ramps and On-Ramps.

She is an economist and the founding president of the Center for Work-Life Policy where she directs the “Hidden Brain Drain”—a task force of 35 global companies committed to fully realizing female and minority talent over their career lifespan. Can you tell I pulled that directly from her website bio?

Anyhoo, I’m sure many of you can relate to the women that I met that night, so check out the podcast interview to learn more about this great online service! Catherine even shares several success stories about some YourOnRamp.com members that are guaranteed to motivate and inspire you!

Here’s a link to the interview:

http://chickonomicschat.podomatic.com/

Cheers to Chicks!
Lisa