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Shaina

Business & Career Coach

Anti 9 To 5 Life

Cal Poly SLO
N/A

Shaina Braun has over 8 years of experience in entrepreneurship, online business, and event planning across industries including coaching, corporate & wellness events and retreats, and women's health.
Coaching, Speaking & Writing
Consulting
Business Management & Admin

Q1Career path

Event Planning

Leadership Development

Career Exploration

1:40

"I kind of went to the career fair and went to my advisors and asked them what to do and they did not have a lot of direction for me"

Q2Main responsibilities

Business Strategy

Entrepreneurship

Systems Analysis

1:00

"as an entrepreneur now and business consultant, I kind of wear all of the hats. Um, so I'll often joke like my job is email. My job is spreadsheets"

Q3Day in the life

Entrepreneurship

Project Management

Communication

1:19

"the beauty of it is that it's always a little bit different. Uh, and that's a big reason that I chose this work was for the flexibility."

Q4Most important skills - role

Leadership

Communication

Organization

0:48

"and it's kind of an oxymoron because structure really allows for more flow, but in this role, you have to be able to provide that for yourself."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Creativity

Flexibility

Client Impact

0:42

"Definitely the full-time travel piece. I've been full-time traveling since 2022."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Work-life balance

Entrepreneurship

Non-traditional careers

0:30

"a lot of my friends and family don't necessarily understand what it is that I'm doing or why it matters to me, kind of my internal why."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Entrepreneurship

Career Flexibility

Small Business

1:09

"I've worked with a lot of one woman shows that are kind of changing societal norms and expectations and building their own empires."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Self-led

Entrepreneurial

Passionate

0:22

"People that are kind of entrepreneurial are usually self-led. They are passionate and they have this love for the non-traditional"

Q9Wish known before - industry

Motivation

Resilience

Mindset

0:16

"it's possible, um, and that your mindset will make, kind of make or break if you make it."

Q10Entry-level positions

Career Exploration

Networking

Informational Interviewing

2:04

"Everybody has a different background for how they got to their position. There's no laid out path."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Overcoming Challenges

Resilience

Motivation

0:38

"That failing is a good thing. Um, the faster you fail, the faster you learn."

Q12College ideas for success

Career Exploration

Resilience

Overcoming Challenges

1:10

"I quit when something didn't feel good, which felt really sticky at the time. It was really hard."