​Join us for the October Career Advancement Monthly Meetup brought to you by MCJ and Radhika Bhatt (Saathe Studio)

​Layoffs can be disorienting and scary to experience, but they can also be a turning point for your career. Join us for an honest and supportive conversation about how to navigate career transitions with resilience and strategy. This event is open to anyone who has recently experienced a layoff, including federal employees, tech workers, nonprofit workers, and anyone else who has been impacted. Whether you’re in the middle of a transition or simply preparing for what’s next, this discussion will leave you with clarity, encouragement, and practical next steps.

​In this session, we’ll explore:

• ​What to do right after a layoff

• ​How to rest and reset without losing momentum

• ​When (and how) to restart your job search

• ​Strategies to land your next role in climate or social impact

• ​How to talk about your layoff in interviews with confidence

​Meet our speakers:

​Joe O'Connor is the CEO of Career Pivot. He and his team help guide a community of professionals, most with backgrounds in international development, social impact, or the federal workforce, through career transitions amidst the profound challenges of a turbulent professional landscape. His approach to leadership is grounded in empathy, curiosity, collaboration, and personal empowerment. Joe’s professional background covers a decade of providing training and project management support to contracts with the Department of State, Army, Navy, and USAID. This deep immersion in the federal space instilled a profound sense of mission and a commitment to helping build a brighter tomorrow. In 2023, Joe founded Skill Monkey Coaching, where he helps clients seeking support in the areas of personal finance and career development.

Kyle Dietrich is the Founder and Executive Director of Grounded Idealist, an organization that empowers changemakers to continue serving. Kyle is an international development leader, social entrepreneur, and trauma-informed leadership coach. With 25+ years implementing peacebuilding, humanitarian assistance, and learning & development programs, Kyle is passionate about cultivating community, healing, and transformative social change in times of transition. Rooted in the belief that investments in our inner and social soil are critical for outer development, Kyle has proudly worked for USAID, the Peace Corps, UN Peacekeeping, Equal Access, and Mercy Corps.

​This session will be participatory, and we encourage all folks to join - regardless of exposure to climate tech prior to the call.

​Interested in a career in climate?

​Saathe Studio and MCJ are collaborating to present a monthly series of invaluable tips and tricks to advance your career working on climate. Our career advancement meetup offers a unique opportunity to learn from experts, build a strong community, and chart your path in the climate sector.

​​Join the MCJ and Radhika Bhatt monthly as we tackle the challenges of the climate job search together. You can view the full calendar here.

​​​Please reach out with any questions or feedback. Anyone is welcome to join, regardless of whether you're an existing MCJ member.

​****By registering for this event, you acknowledge and agree that your email address and other provided contact information may be shared with our event hosts, co-hosts, and/or partners, and may be used to contact you regarding this event and related opportunities****

​MCJ is an early-stage fund for the energy and industry transition and the inevitable impacts of climate change. We discover and invest in startups rewriting industries to be cleaner, more profitable, and more resilient. We strengthen our investments through the MCJ Collective — a vetted member network that connects talented tech and industrial leaders with our portfolio and with one another. Our media platform, including the Inevitable podcast, spotlights key perspectives critical to our portfolio and the transition at large, reaching tens of thousands of professionals multiple times per week. Learn more at mcj.vc

​Saathe Studio is a climate career coaching agency founded by Radhika Bhatt. She has helped 400+ climate jobseekers navigate the ins and outs of a successful climate job search over the last 3 years, and is dedicated to building the climate workforce of tomorrow. Regenerative Roundtable is her monthly event series focused on heart-centered conversations highlighting different strategies for climate jobseekers to land work in a difficult job market.