Coming in Hot Podcast: Reigniting Your Career at 18 or 50

3/30/26, 10:00 PM

In this Coming In Hot podcast episode, Caroline Baudino speaks with Rachel Zaslansky Sheer and Lori Zuker Briller about how women can restart, rethink, or elevate their careers at any age. The conversation offers practical job-search advice rooted in confidence, relationships, networking, and real-world recruiting experience.

This episode of Coming In Hot features Caroline Baudino in conversation with Rachel Zaslansky Sheer and Lori Zuker Briller, co-founders of The Grapevine Agency and authors of Straight From the Grapevine: How to Crush Your Job Search. Rachel and Lori share how they built their staffing agency through bold outreach, cold-calling, and relationship-driven networking. They also encourage women, especially those returning to work after raising children, to recognize the value of transferable skills gained through volunteering, household management, and life experience. The episode covers practical ways to stand out in a competitive job market, including professional outreach, interview preparation, LinkedIn and social media alignment, and dressing with confidence for the role. Whether listeners are just starting out or reigniting a career later in life, this conversation offers actionable guidance for pursuing meaningful work with clarity and self-assurance.

To learn more, listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3WkMdBiRpQboyNYlFCvxIf?si=BQHcQLWXQQ2OgQnLPFoQOg&nd=1&dlsi=6408f7f67002437d