The Career Pivot Playbook: Transforming Technical Expertise into Business Success

05/05/2025 25 min Temporada 1 Episodio 21
The Career Pivot Playbook: Transforming Technical Expertise into Business Success

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Episode Synopsis

Are you considering a major career change but unsure how to leverage your existing skills in a new field? Today's guest knows exactly what that's like. After spending years as a successful civil environmental engineer in Denver, Bretta Provost found herself at a crossroads when faced with potential layoffs. Instead of staying the course, she chose to completely reinvent her career path.

Today, Bretta is the founder of Front ROI Marketing, where she helps businesses optimize their digital presence and marketing systems for growth. Her journey from engineering to entrepreneurship demonstrates how technical expertise can translate into business success, and she's helped countless others leverage their own skills in new ways. With over 300 Facebook Lives under her belt and a thriving digital marketing agency, Bretta brings practical insights on how to successfully pivot from a technical career into entrepreneurship.

Social Pulse Podcast host Mike Allton asked Bretta Provost about:

🧡 Embracing Career Pivots: Learn how transitioning skill sets can lead to exciting new career paths and growth opportunities.

🧡 Strategic Cross-Disciplinary Skills: Discover how Bretta utilized her engineering background to achieve success in marketing.

🧡 Overcoming Professional Hurdles: Gain insights on navigating the challenges of shifting from one industry to another.

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Show Notes & Transcript: https://www.agorapulse.com/blog/podcasts/b2b-edition/the-career-pivot-playbook-transforming-technical-expertise-into-business-success

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