Ep. 30 – How to Engineer a Work-Life Balanced Lifestyle

Camille Walton is an energetic and enthusiastic certified career coach and facilitator. Before becoming a coach, Camille was a marketer with a unique ability to combine problem-solving, customer insights, and raw creativity to be an asset to organizations, from boutique consumer products and goods (CPG) manufacturers to large medical device companies.   While Camille’s marketing work was award-winning, revenue-generating, and groundbreaking, it was working as a Dress for Success Tampa Bay volunteer that Camille discovered her gift for helping clients enter or reenter the workforce. Her ability to connect with clients and build their confidence set her apart and began her impressive track record of employment placement. Camille’s efforts expanded to leading job readiness programs where her humor and engaging presentation style helped the organization exceed placement goals.   Camille currently resides in Tampa, FL, where she splits her time between a few organizations. She serves as Career Consultant and Webinar Facilitator for LHH and a Job Coach for Access Computer Training. She is also the Chief Alchemist for CareerElixir, her consulting business that provides resume writing and interview preparation. Camille has a degree in Civil Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University and an MBA from Duke University. When she is not helping clients, Camille can be found with her friends outside enjoying the Florida sunshine or at “barre” class. With nearly 600 classes, she is definitely a “barre” fanatic.   Let’s dive in! [00:01 – 05:14] Opening Segment My friend Camille looks in retrospect and shares her story How Camille’s coaching career was like   [05:15 – 09:34] Finding value in what you do A challenge for HR’s Camille’s advice for those seeking work-life balance Start to build your skills Repositioning yourself for transferable skills Accept and apply change; you can do it too   [09:35 – 16:03] some general success principles  Self-Awareness Be in the room where it happens! Practice and apply your analytical skills Misconceptions about Engineers are baloney Engineers are people too They are not who you think they are   [16:04 – 18:54] Closing Segment Camille shares something unique about her Parting Notes Tweetable Quotes: “Always remember that you are marketing your brand.” - Dr. James Bryant “I was asked, do you still see yourself as an Engineer? My answer was, ‘yes, I Engineer all day long’.” - Camille Walton “How often have you had a favorite product that has changed overtime?” - Camille Walton “We, Engineers, are very different. We are not all ‘Howard’ on The Big Bang Theory. We have evolved. We have personalities. We like to have fun.” - Camille Walton Connect to Camille  Follow her on LinkedIn