In this interview with Lori A. Jazvac of Creative Horizons Communications, we’ve brought you more start up and growth secrets for resume writers and career coaches.
In the interview she answers:
- When did you start your business?
- Tell us a little about your business.
- What did you do before you started your business?
- What made you decide to start your business?
- At what point in your business did you find CDI?
- What role has CDI played in the success you’ve achieved and what has been most valuable about it? What has your membership made possible? Did CDI provide a pivotal turning point for you?
- What has having your own business made possible for you in your life?
- What’s one thing you wished you had known when you first started your business, or, If you were starting your business today, what’s one thing you would have done differently?
- For those who are considering a career in this field, or who are struggling in their businesses right now, what are a few key pieces of advice you’d share with them?
- Is there anything else you’d like our audience to know in terms of encouragement, lessons learned, or final thoughts around being a successful career industry professional?
About Lori:
Lori A. Jazvac is a passionate, award-winning career professional who helps diverse jobseekers realize their purpose and execute their next career move. She is a multi-certified Resume Specialist, Career Transition Coach, NLP Coach, and Certified Career Storyteller. As a creative Master Résumé Writer and Certified Career Transition Coach, she supports clients of all fields and levels in navigating challenging career transitions.
After a restructuring post-recession, in 2013, an empowering vision inspired Lori to launch Creative Horizons Communications, a one-stop career services firm virtually supporting jobseekers globally to embrace their next career milestone using a customer-driven, holistic, and intuitive approach.
Lori is a career course facilitator/creator and author of “The Secrets to Unlocking Your Soul Career”, and “Yes, You Can Heal Your Career Journey!”. In 2018, she earned the CDI Career Innovator Award (Honorable Mention) for her robust coaching strategy that has positioned numerous jobseekers for career growth and success.
Lori has been in business over 10 years and previously worked in administration, customer service/sales, marketing, and accounting in various industries including construction, property management, and material handling. Her niche is career changers often making complex or unique transitions and her main services include resume writing, interview prep, job search strategy, LinkedIn profiles, and career coaching.
While we recommend watching the interview replay below to learn more, here are some snippets of a few of Lori’s tips:
Think Big
If I were starting my business today what I would have done differently is to think “big” as an entrepreneur. For instance, I’ve found it’s so important to challenge myself with higher goals and truly honor my worth/value, which supports my approach and progression.
Think Creatively and Network Actively
For those career professionals considering a career in the field or currently struggling in their businesses right now, I would stress the importance of thinking creatively and networking actively. These are key aspects to success and help us to generate new ideas and learn from the experiences of others.
Success Takes Persistence and Vision
It’s important to recognize that becoming a successful career industry professional doesn’t happen overnight. Success takes persistence, hard work, a clear vision, bold confidence, and active engagement to experiment with new ideas and strategies. Trust in the universe that you have got what it takes to make it and be willing to take necessary action, and you will succeed.
CDI and Lori
Lori has been a member of CDI since shortly after starting her business in 2013. Some of her favorite resources are:
- Being part of the Career Industry Accelerator Club (formerly Fly Higher Tribe) for mentoring and business development earlier in her business.
- Providing her with a place to access lifelong learning when she needed entrepreneurial tools, new perspective and vision, and wanted to expand to serve clients worldwide.
- Completing courses and earning multiple certifications and awards to increase her expertise, services, and value.
Replay & Next Livestream
If you’re ready for your own start-up or growth success strategies, then be sure to join us next week.
Wednesday, 3/06/2024 at 3:45 PM Eastern you’ll meet my next guest, Laura M. Labovich of The Career Strategy Group.
Laura has actually been a member of CDI since 2007 and shares that she joined at the start of her first industry business. Prior to having her own business she worked in talent acquisition and HR at America Online, and casting (college recruiting) at Walt Disney World. She also has a Master’s degree in Human Resources. Today Laura has a team of, I believe, 20 individuals, and her business is made up of 50-60% outplacement services and the remaining percentage of job seeker packages that include resume writing, interview preparation, job search strategy, LinkedIn profile writing, career coaching, and more.
I’ll be asking her the same questions so you can gain yet another perspective on what’s working for resume writers and career coaches today who want to start, grow, and manage a successful business. I hope you’ll join us!
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