
Career Practitioner Conversations with NCDA
Career Practitioner Conversations is a podcast series from the National Career Development Association (NCDA). We provide research, resources, and support to career development professionals all over the world in their work to empower others to achieve their career and life goals. These conversations with industry experts cover a wide variety of relevant topics for today's career practitioners. Legal Disclaimer: NCDA provides these episodes solely for educational and informational purposes. Opinions expressed in these episodes do not necessarily reflect the views of NCDA. NCDA disclaims any liability relating to any podcast content.
Podcasting since 2022 • 73 episodes
Career Practitioner Conversations with NCDA
Latest Episodes
NCDA Updates: 2025 Conference Overview with Marty Apodaca
In this episode, Melissa Venable, NCDA's Director of Professional Development, talks with NCDA President Marty Apodaca about the upcoming NCDA 2025 Global Career Development Conference, scheduled for June 18-20 in Atlanta, Georgia. Marty discus...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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16:11

Publishing a Career Development Book with Sujata Ives and Paula Brand
In this episode, Melissa Venable, NCDA Director of Professional Development, discusses writing and publishing career development books with guests Sujata Ives and Paula Brand. They discuss their motivations, the long and challenging process of ...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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38:33

Representation in the Workplace - LaChish Rigg and Blanca Rosales-Ahn
This episode features a conversation about representation in the workplace in which LaChish Rigg, CEO of LJR Training & Coaching and Past President of the New Jersey Career Development Association, hosts Blanca Rosales-Ahn, founder of BRAHN...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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40:07

Guiding Careers in Data Science, AI, and Cybersecurity with Deborah Sgro
In this episode hosted by Melissa Venable, NCDA Director of Professional Development, Deborah Sgro, founder of Beyond the Glass Ceiling, LLC, and the global mentoring director for Women in Big Data, explains the work and interconnectedness of d...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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35:21

MicroSkills for Enhancing Career and Well-Being with Adaira Landry and Resa Lewiss
In this episode, Melissa Venable hosts Dr. Resa Lewiss, a professor of emergency medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Dr. Adaira Landry, an emergency medicine doctor at Harvard/Brigham and Women's Hospital for a discussion o...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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28:22
