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You're Not Ready… Do It Anyway: Career Reinvention
25 min
Career PivotEntrepreneurshipCareer AdviceWomen in Tech
What happens when your career path doesn't go according to plan? In this episode of Her Career Unplugged, Joanne Skiles and Vimala Pydi sit down with Jennifer Solberg — CEO, entrepreneur, and former Army research psychologist — to talk about career pivots, entrepreneurship, and why feeling "ready" is overrated. Jennifer shares her fascinating journey from developing training technology for the U.S. Army to founding Quantum Improvements Consulting and launching a new augmented reality company, MagellanXR. Along the way, she drops honest insights about building a business, learning from failure, and why following the market matters more than following your dreams.
Show Notes
- Why you rarely feel "ready" for a career change — and why that's normal.
- Dr. Jen Solberg's path from Army research psychologist to startup founder.
- The difference between following your dreams and following the market.
- The biggest misconceptions about starting a company.
- Lessons learned from building multiple businesses.
- Why reinvention is a constant part of a career journey.
- The unexpected challenges of entrepreneurship.
- Advice for women considering launching their own company.
- Rapid fire: women role models, chaotic morning routines, and the best professional decision Jen ever made.