10 Best Career-Boosting Podcasts

What can you take with you everywhere you go, provides endless inspiration, and makes you laugh?

I know. Some are thinking, “A puppy!” Puppies aren’t usually welcome at the gym, though. But podcasts are.

• Currently, 41% of people in the US listen to podcasts on a monthly basis
• 52 million American households listen to business podcasts

The podcast trend is huge and expected to grow. Listening to podcasts can increase your knowledge, inspire you to think about something more deeply, and help you with your career.

Looking for a job? Want to change careers? Need some inspiration and want to develop yourself? The following podcasts are sure to provide answers.

Best for Job Seeking

Updating your resume is daunting and going on interviews is nerve-wracking. If you’d like to know how to approach those in a calm and competent way, tune in to:

Career Cloud Radio

Host Justin Dux brings in resume experts, recruiters, career coaches, HR professionals, and those in the same position as you—job seekers. All guests provide actionable tips and strategies to stand out in a competitive market.

This podcast is great for tips on resumes, career resources, social media, and general job hunting.

Best for Picking a Career Path

Whether you’re happy with the career path you’re currently on or thinking about switching it up, check out:

Happen to Your Career

This podcast helps to guide you in the right direction. A couple of great episodes to whet your career appetite:

• What To Do When Your (Brand New) Ideal Role Isn’t Really Ideal
• How To Turn A Career Struggle Into Successful Career Change

Just click which platform you’d like to use to listen on. You’re welcome!

Related: What to Do If You Don’t Know What Career Path to Choose?

You’ll find that with the practical advice served up by Hosts Anthony Barlow and Mark Sieverkropp and their esteemed guests, you’ll be able to find the career path that fits you and nail your dream job.

But, you don’t need to stop at one career-path podcast!

Repurpose Your Career

With a name like “Repurpose Your Career,” you just know this podcast can make you think about what you’re doing and the potential for a greater reward!

This podcast is geared for those “in the 2nd half of life,” as they say on their website. Host Marc Miller has made more career changes in his life than you can shake a podcast mic at.

If you’re considering a change, this podcast will show you how it’s possible, with tips from Marc and his expert guests.

Best for Entrepreneurial Pursuits

It may sound cliché, but this saying is true: “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”

And who better to get you to live your best life than the New York Times bestselling author Chris Guillebeau, who wrote “The $100 startup.”

Chris is the host of a stellar podcast called:

Side Hustle School

This is a show for anyone who would like to start making money on the side. Guests talk about their entrepreneurial ventures with side hustles.

A great episode for those who are currently unemployed is “Q&A: How to Best Use a Time of Unemployment?“

But—if you like fun and spunky (after all, rethinking your purpose in life doesn’t need to be so serious, does it?!), check out a fun podcast with host Angie Lee.

Ready Is a Lie

The podcast’s description says Angie is like, “your hilarious bestie who’s obsessed with helping you own your weird, start before you’re ready & have unstoppable energy.” And that the show is “for the dreamers, the side-hustlers, the entrepreneurs & the ambitious.”

Angie is a firecracker for sure and shoots from the hip, with episodes like “Say YES & Figure It Out Later. Get On The Field And Play. Stop Waiting To Feel “Ready”. #ReadyIsALie”

This show, hosted by someone who went from being in debt to managing a seven-figure business is worth tuning in to. She’ll make you feel bold about taking a leap toward a fresh start, all while laughing till you pray you won’t be incontinent.

Not only that, “Ready Is a Lie” was named one of Forbes’ top seven podcasts of 2021.

Best for Getting Juiced for Success

The School of Greatness

This podcast showcases business success stories, accomplished athletes, and inspiring celebrities—all there to help you get motivated about finding your career niche.

Host Lewis Howes is a true inspiration.

Lewis was a professional football player until an injury prevented him from continuing with the sport. He went on to become a New York Times bestselling author and lifestyle entrepreneur.

His famous guests are open about their own struggles and how they overcame them. An episode that’ll help you create your dream career is “How to Manifest Your Dreams, Replace Negative Beliefs, & Attract Abundance.”

In that episode, expert guest Gabby Bernstein provides listeners with the following:

• Guidance on manifesting your dreams when you feel like it’s not possible
• A clear path to getting unstuck
• How to reevaluate old, negative beliefs and replace them with positive ones
• How to attract financial and romantic plenitude in your life

When you’re pumped and unstuck, finding your passion and putting yourself out there is much easier.

Best for Finding Your Passion & Branding Yourself

Believe it or not, everyone has a personal brand.

It’s your public identity—how you present yourself to the world. Whether that’s through your clothing choices or social media posts, you give off a persona even when you aren’t thinking about it.

Success today often means cultivating your own brand by optimizing your skills, developing your interests, and then displaying it on various platforms.

Want to know how to build your personal brand and be successful? Listen to:

Brand You Podcast

The name says it all.

Host Mike Kim’s background is as a “brand strategist, business coach, and copywriter for some of today’s most influential coaches, speakers, and creators.”

This episode: “How to Put Yourself First and Take Control of Your Career with Laurie Ruettimann,” explains why putting your well-being first is critical. Sleeping well, eating nutritious meals, and exercising will actually inspire you to develop professionally.

It’s important to remember your happiness can be the foundation for developing yourself positively and creating your image based on that foundation.

Then, you keep developing yourself and your brand.

Best for Developing Yourself

If you want to live your best life, sometimes you have to delve into the obstacles that may be holding you back.

Removing those blockages can be difficult, but this podcast can make it possible:

Abundantly Clear: The Growth Mindset Podcast

This show made the #1 spot on the Forbes list of podcasts to listen to if you’re feeling stuck in your career.

Host Malorie Nicole suffered from a brain injury that caused her to lose some of her memory and also contended with major health issues. These traumatizing events were the impetus for Malorie’s own personal growth.

She’s a major proponent of changing one’s mindset by removing unconscious barriers. Listening to this podcast gives you the tools to achieve growth and success.

Check out the episode “What You Think, You Attract” about how your thoughts have control over your life.

Marjorie is in good company with the growing number of female podcast hosts. Still, only one in three podcast hosts is a woman, so show your support by listening to them.

Best for Female Inspiration

Where my girls at? Any woman who would like to learn about overcoming challenges should listen to:

The Goal Standard

This show, hosted by Lené Green, is a podcast for every woman who wants to know the truth behind success stories. What makes this show special is it spills the tea that you don’t hear on social media.

You get the nitty-gritty backstories of desperation and roadblocks that the guests (both women and men) experienced and turned around.

Examples include:

• Tonya Rapley, who dug herself out of debt by creating a flourishing personal finance business
• Rachel Hill—a pioneering travel Influencer, speaker, and author, who retired at 27
• Makaela Richardson, who became a millionaire with her own subscription business

Motivational stories are a key ingredient to success, and so is good, practical advice sometimes.

Anna Runyan, who started membership communities called “Corporate Rescue Plan” and “Love Your Career Formula.” believes “in the balance of your work, dreams, success, and happiness.” She hosts:

The Classy Girl Career Podcast

She talks about her own experience and gives tons of actionables on how to succeed at a job interview, tips on public speaking, and starting out in a new career, among other useful topics.

This impactful podcast is a great resource for anyone interested in finding career fulfillment.

Enjoy this “What Does Career Fulfillment Feel Like?” episode.

You can’t go wrong, as this podcast site was “named by Forbes as one of the Top 35 Most Influential Career Sites.”

To Wrap Up

Podcasts are a great way to get inspired and improve on your career path. You can listen on the go and—they’re free!

There are countless podcasts to choose from, and so many are dedicated to careers, so you’ll have plenty to check out. You’ll learn how to develop yourself, gain practical tools to apply to your job search, and get advice on acing interviews, plus possibly discover your dream job by realizing your passion.

Not only that, you’ll learn how to brand yourself and get the attention you deserve from recruiters and others in your industry. Podcast hosts can be like professional mentors or besties; there to support you and move you along your path.