064 Transforming your career (and personal brand) with Michelle Gallaher, The Social Science artwork
CRANK THE 3RD: Exploring the entrepreneurial + creative side of life post 50

064 Transforming your career (and personal brand) with Michelle Gallaher, The Social Science

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  • July 16th 2015

Michelle Gallaher is the Creative Director of The Social Science, a social media advisory firm that specialises in the highly-regulated field of biotechnology and medical science.

In this episode of The Reputation Revolution, Michelle chats to Trevor Young about how she made the switch from life sciences to social media (ultimately building a business that sits at the intersection of both); she discusses the importance of the elements of niche, language and network, and lets us in on how she approaches the content curation process.

CRANK THE 3RD: Exploring the entrepreneurial + creative side of life post 50

CRANK THE 3RD is a weekly podcast in which we explore the entrepreneurial and creative side of life post 50.

You've survived the first two professional chapters of your lives - 20s to mid-30s (chapter 1) and mid-30s and through your 40s (chapter 2).

Welcome to the 3rd chapter! By this stage of your professional life, you've seen a lot, done most things, made some cash, expanded your horizons and probably are more comfortable in your skin than at any other time.

But it’s not necessarily all sunshine and roses either. At some stage, many of us reach a point where we ask: “Is that all there is?”

While we have oodles of experience under our belts and are a lot more sure of ourselves and confident in our own abilities, we also live in a fast-paced volatile world.

Technology is ever-changing, and the AI wave has only just begun. A sense of uncertainty is never far away. We know that if we stand still, we run the risk of losing relevance.

No matter how savvy, experienced and connected we are, certain challenges remain.

But on the upside, the number of opportunities staring us in the face is enormous, and unprecedented!

The goal of CRANK THE 3RD is to inspire energised, forward-thinking 50 and 60-somethings to continue to think expansively and creatively about their current situation, and to ponder, plot and plan the exciting road they have ahead of them.

You’ve put in the hard yards: now it’s time to capitalise!

Let’s dive in!

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