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title: Making the Most of Non-Linear Career Paths
description: Listen to the most diverse career conversation in a recent podcast I participated in to talk about new jobs, non-linear career paths, parenting and more.
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# [Making the Most of Non-Linear Career Paths](https://www.iliyanastareva.com/blog/making-the-most-of-non-linear-career-paths)

 Written by [Iliyana Stareva](https://www.iliyanastareva.com/blog/author/iliyana-stareva) | 07-Jun-2023 07:07:19

A few months back, my good friend Kareem Mostafa who I've featured in the blog introduced me to a friend of his - [Leon Nussbaumer.](https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonnussbaumer/) Leon runs an excellent and top-rated podcast about professionals and careers called Leon & The Professionals.

Leon and I got to talking and decided to record a session as well. 

Leon was great to work with and I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation which could have gone for much, much longer. 

His head was probably spinning at some point with all I kept on saying and how we kept pivoting the conversation from one topic to another. Here are some of the key things we covered:

## Making the Most of Non-Linear Career Paths

- How to approach the first 90 days when joining a new organisation 
- Making the most out of career opportunities
- Parenting
- Being an ex-pat
- Looking after your finances

Here's a quick summary to give you a feel for our conversation: 

 

And another blurb on a key skill you should have been taught at school: 

 

So if these have convinced you, here's where you can listen to the whole podcast:

- [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/75cTV5FO9uu5b66YzLhJIC?si=eEFjMpJEQrWWjHwJzsjwLg)
- [Listen on Apple Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/leon-and-the-professionals/id1602079632?i=1000613325591)

 

Thank you, Leon, again for having me! I loved it!

 

How have you made the most out of your career? 

 

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