Jan 29, 202614 minS10
<p>If you're a mid- to senior-level leader watching rejection stack up (not ghosting because of your experience, not because you're not good enough), but because your strategy isn't aligned with how strategic roles...
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Designing The Best YOU!
Hosted by Vennessa McConkey, FDNP, FNC · business · EN
About this Podcast:
Welcome back to Designing the Best YOU! a podcast hosted by career strategist and board-certified holistic health practitioner Vennessa McConkey. This podcast is dedicated to helping you uncover hidden obstacles that are holding you back in your career. Whether those be physical conditions and symptoms, emotional blocks such as unresolved trauma, or mental blocks such as confidence and limiting beliefs. With each episode we will be sharing practical strategies, tips, and insights to help you gain clarity, build confidence and advance your career. From job searching and networking to resolving fatigue and burnout, we will help you tackle the toughest challenges in your journey that help you Design the Best YOU!
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What is Designing The Best YOU! about?
Welcome back to Designing the Best YOU! a podcast hosted by career strategist and board-certified holistic health practitioner Vennessa McConkey. This podcast is dedicated to helping you uncover hidden obstacles that are holding you back in your career. Whether those be physical conditions and symptoms, emotional blocks such as unresolved trauma, or mental blocks such as confidence and limiting beliefs.
Who hosts Designing The Best YOU!?
Designing The Best YOU! is hosted by Vennessa McConkey, FDNP, FNC. The show has published 100 episodes to date.
What has Designing The Best YOU! covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Rejection Isn't a Sign You Need Thicker Skin" (29 January 2026, 14 minutes), "Why 'Not the Right Fit' Is Killing Senior-Level Job Searches" (8 January 2026, 19 minutes), and "The 3Rs of Job Searching: Why Senior Executives Aren't Getting Hired (Results, Relevance & Resonance)" (31 December 2025, 23 minutes).
How often does Designing The Best YOU! publish?
Designing The Best YOU! publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 30 minutes across 100 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Designing The Best YOU!?
Booking probability for Designing The Best YOU! is 24%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Designing The Best YOU! requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Designing The Best YOU!'s contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Designing The Best YOU!?
The strongest fits for Designing The Best YOU! are Business & Professional Training and Business & Management Consulting. Designing The Best YOU! has a business audience.
About the host
Vennessa McConkey, FDNP, FNC hosts Designing The Best YOU!, a business podcast with 100 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Jan 8, 202619 minS9
<p >"You're a strong candidate, BUT you're just not the right fit."</p> <p >For senior executives, this phrase is one of the most common reasons job offers fall apart—and one of the least understood.</p> <p >In this...
- Dec 31, 202523 minS9
<p>If you're a senior professional or executive stuck in a long, frustrating job search, this episode explains exactly why and what to do instead.</p> <p>In today's market, experience alone isn't enough. Even highly...
- Nov 17, 202544 minS9
<p>Losing a job can feel like the rug's been pulled out from under you.... emotionally, financially, and even in your sense of identity. But this moment doesn't have to define you. It can refine you.<br /> <br /> Join...
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Fake Jobs, Hacked Profiles, Real Threats (& Stand Out in 2025 Job Market): LinkedIn Live Nov 6, 2025
Nov 12, 20251h 1mS9<p>The 2025 job market is noisier (and riskier) than ever. Fake job postings. Imposter recruiter profiles. Automated "apply-all" scams. AI-generated offers that lead nowhere. It's no wonder so many professionals feel...
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- Sep 24, 202513 minS9
<p >The skills that built your career won't be enough to carry you into your next role.</p> <p >AI, automation, and digital disruption are changing what companies look for in senior leaders. Credentials and domain...
- Sep 17, 202518 minS9
<p>You've updated your resume, applied to all the right roles, optimized your LinkedIn, and even made it to the final interview...<br /> <br /> So why are you still stuck in job search limbo?<br /> <br /> In this...
- Aug 6, 202512 minS9
<p >The job market in mid-2025 isn't broken; it's evolving. In this episode of Designing the Best You, Vennessa breaks down the real changes shaping today's hiring landscape and shares what job seekers must do to stay...
- Jul 23, 202518 minS9
<p >Welcome back to Designing the Best YOU! In today's episode you will hear about:</p> What is the job board trap? How to start chasing and start owning your search How to tap into the hidden market …and more!<br />...
- Jul 2, 202515 minS9
<p >Welcome back to Designing the Best YOU! In today's episode you will hear about:</p> <p >How to lead with clarity, not your title</p> <p >How to tell stories and own the room, using a very specific method</p> <p...
- Jun 25, 202522 minS9
<p >Welcome back to Designing the Best YOU! In today's episode you will hear about:</p> The most important shift you need to make in your job search How to ditch the volume and focus on value One of the biggest...
- Jun 11, 202517 minS8
<p >Welcome back to Designing the Best YOU! In today's episode you will hear about:</p> <p >Why AI will never replace the leadership you bring to the table</p> <p >The mindset shift every senior leader needs to stay...
- May 7, 202526 minS8
<p >Welcome back to Designing the Best YOU! Today's episode was previously recorded from a LinkedIn Live - Weekly Wednesday Wisdom back in 2021. This episode's content is still vvery relevant in today's market. Listen...
- Apr 30, 202533 minS8
<p >Welcome back to Designing the Best YOU! Today's episode was previously recorded from a LinkedIn Live on April 22, 2025. In this episode you will hear about:</p> <p>4 tips you can use immediately</p> <p> </p> <p>what...
- Apr 16, 20251h 6mS8
<p >Welcome back to Designing the Best YOU! Today's episode was previously recorded from a LinkedIn Live on April 8, 2025. In this episode, you will hear about:</p> Why so many mid-senior level professionals have a fear...
- Mar 12, 202532 minS8
<p >Welcome back to Designing the Best YOU! In today's episode you will hear about:</p> messaging online that does NOT work (listen in for ones I've received!) what recruiters and hiring managers are looking for how to...
- Mar 4, 202522 minS8
<p >Welcome back to Designing the Best YOU! In today's episode you will hear about:</p> The constant rejection of the job search and how it takes a toll on a person Job search depression symptoms What you can do NOW to...
- Dec 6, 202451 minS8
<p>Welcome back to Designing the Best YOU! In today's episode you will hear about:</p> <p>- Michael's story and how the transformation in his clinical practice happened<br /> - Results of Michael's trauma-healing...
- Nov 6, 202448 minS8
<p >Welcome back to Designing the Best YOU! In today's episode we have a GUEST and are talking about:</p> <p >the pressures executives deal with and how it's affecting their career and at-home life</p> what a lot of...
- Oct 23, 202448 minS7
<p >Welcome back to Designing the Best YOU! In today's episode we have a GUEST and are talking about:</p> <p >what professionals are coming to recruiters for</p> having THIS when you get laid off and advice from Joe's...
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