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How Can You Succeed in Your Career Path? Master The Skills with Erin McGoff

August 22, 2024 • Lia Lamela • Season 2 • Episode 87

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Welcome to The Sparky Life Podcast, where we celebrate careers in skilled trades with your host, Lia Lamela.

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In this episode, we’re thrilled to welcome Erin McGoff, a director, documentary filmmaker & editor who has worked with renowned brands like Google, National Geographic, and Under Armour. Erin is also a TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube content creator with 3.7M+ followers. Erin brings a unique perspective on career progression, sharing her journey from the film industry to becoming a successful content creator and offering valuable advice on climbing the corporate ladder, even within the construction industry.

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"The skilled trades actually build our civilization and elevate humanity so that we can have this amazing exchange with one another of sharing and growing together and helping one another." – Lia Lamela
"The job market is actually really shifting... 77% of hiring managers now value skills as the number one most important attribute when they're looking at candidates." – Erin McGoff
"A sense of humor is a skill that can help you navigate a host of situations... finding ways to integrate joy into your daily life can increase your quality of life at an exponential rate." – Erin McGoff

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