<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[EvolveMe]]></title><description><![CDATA[EvolveMe is a professional development company for women in career transition, providing resources, tools, training, accountability and community.  ]]></description><link>https://www.evolveme.work/evolutionary-thoughts</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:43:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.evolveme.work/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Career Evolution Is a Loop, Not a Ladder]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the final article in our 6-part series on the DARE™ method, EvolveMe’s framework for career reinvention. If you're just joining us, start with our intro piece, You Didn't Leave. You Were Pushed. Now What?, then move to the Discover phase in You're Not Starting Over. You're Starting From Here, and the Amplify phase in Confidence Isn't a Personality Trait. It's a Practice and the Refresh phase, Same You. New Story. Refresh Your Resume, LinkedIn and Personal Brand and finally Embark in...]]></description><link>https://www.evolveme.work/post/career-evolution-is-a-loop-not-a-ladder</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5fd550a31281306f0bb4dc</guid><category><![CDATA[Feature Article]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:45:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2370c6_0323834e9a224e9abf9a28ee5496715f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>EvolveMe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ready, Set, Connect! Networking and Interviewing with Intention]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is Part 5 in our series on the DARE method, EvolveMe’s framework for career reinvention. If you're just joining us, start with our intro piece, You Didn't Leave. You Were Pushed. Now What?, then move to the Discover phase in You're Not Starting Over. You're Starting From Here, the Amplify phase in Confidence Isn't a Personality Trait. It's a Practice and the Refresh phase, Same You. New Story. Refresh Your Resume, LinkedIn and Personal Brand. This article will be here when you’re ready....]]></description><link>https://www.evolveme.work/post/ready-set-connect-network-and-interview-with-intention</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4d494e6c303678bb74a428</guid><category><![CDATA[Feature Article]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:22:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2370c6_1ad64cf934f34e3b93a3faf04688e1b1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>EvolveMe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Same You. New Story. Refresh Your Resume, LinkedIn, and Personal Brand!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is Part 4 in our series on the DARE method, EvolveMe's framework for career reinvention. If you're just joining us, start with our intro piece, You Didn't Leave. You Were Pushed. Now What?, then move to the Discover phase in You're Not Starting Over. You're Starting From Here, and the Amplify phase in Confidence Isn't a Personality Trait. It's a Practice. This piece will be here when you're ready. You've done the inner work. You know what you bring to the table. You can talk about it...]]></description><link>https://www.evolveme.work/post/same-you-new-story-refresh-your-resume-linkedin-and-personal-brand</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3989dd106e96afab5ee857</guid><category><![CDATA[Feature Article]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:02:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2370c6_73764dbf15074b8cb00414cb00d833a0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>EvolveMe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confidence Isn't a Personality Trait. It's a Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know more than you think you do. You've done harder things than this. You have skills, experience, and a point of view worth owning. And yet. When it comes time to talk about yourself professionally, something happens.  You hedge. You over-qualify.  You say "I was just" or "it was really a team effort," or you trail off right before you get to the part where you did something impressive.  You know the version of yourself you want to show up as. And then you're in the room, and she's...]]></description><link>https://www.evolveme.work/post/confidence-isn-t-a-personality-trait-it-s-a-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1f1c65d7053c3c7ea29bc3</guid><category><![CDATA[Feature Article]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:17:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2370c6_0eb9de444ceb42ee908a1ae70ced1227~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>EvolveMe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You're Not Starting Over. You're Starting From Here.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article is Part 2 of our latest series on career reinvention — if you missed the first piece, start here. You've done the hard part by admitting something needs to change. Maybe you left a job that stopped working. Maybe the job left you first. Maybe you've been in the same role so long you've lost track of who you are outside of it. Whatever brought you to this inflection point, you've arrived at the same place a lot of women find themselves in midlife: standing at the edge of what's...]]></description><link>https://www.evolveme.work/post/you-re-not-starting-over-you-re-starting-from-here</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0608e6590248d168bc71df</guid><category><![CDATA[Feature Article]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 18:19:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2370c6_d0bad2ae00ae4bc685c463397a2c943e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>EvolveMe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Didn't Leave. You Were Pushed. Now What?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a version of this story that gets told a lot. A woman reaches her breaking point. She walks away from her career on her own terms. Then, she discovers herself and launches something amazing. That's a great story. It's just not the whole story. Because for a lot of women right now, it hasn't felt that clean. Maybe the return-to-office mandate came down, and the math stopped working. Maybe a layoff landed while you were on maternity leave, or your aging parent needed you. Or you just...]]></description><link>https://www.evolveme.work/post/you-didn-t-leave-you-were-pushed-now-what</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fa2e167c961ad0b9fe3593</guid><category><![CDATA[Feature Article]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:09:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2370c6_4190bce867404cd1a7b0ed8523be2507~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>EvolveMe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Support System Is Shrinking. Here's How to Build Your Own]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you've been paying attention, you've noticed something shifting. Women's formal networking events, sponsored conferences, Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), and other support systems that help to level the playing field are quietly disappearing. DEI programs are being scaled back. Budgets are drying up. Support that felt like a given a few years ago is no longer guaranteed. We felt this close to home recently when a colleague had to cancel what would have been her 10th women's conference in...]]></description><link>https://www.evolveme.work/post/the-support-system-is-shrinking-here-s-how-to-build-your-own</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e7e3b9a96d49e56ec95c8f</guid><category><![CDATA[Feature Article]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:08:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2370c6_10a80f6fd9204967bb72e2da690f1eab~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>EvolveMe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[60 &#38; Unstoppable: Our Co-founder ]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a certain kind of person who, when the world piles on, doesn't crumble. They bend. They feel it. They cry a little. And then, almost impossibly, they look up and find something to look forward to. Our EvolveMe co-founder Linda Lautenberg is that person – and this month, she turned 60! It would be easy to write a breezy piece about reaching this milestone. But the truth is, she walked into this birthday carrying a lot. The kind of weight that’s specific to this midlife age and stage....]]></description><link>https://www.evolveme.work/post/sixty-unstoppable-my-cofounder</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d56c05d3b1a3633e6dad3e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:42:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2370c6_365ac6891f1842208ca48f0789e0f306~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>EvolveMe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How She Did It: Sherry Springer]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you can't see it, you can't be it! EvolveMe's How She Did It series features inspirational women who've reinvented their careers in midlife. Learn how they did it and take away usable tips from their professional journeys.

We're thrilled to introduce Sherry Springer, AVP Business Banking Relationship Manager - a woman who proves that the only person who can stop you…is YOU! 

Read on to learn How She Did It!]]></description><link>https://www.evolveme.work/post/how-she-did-it-sherry-springer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b04335be29996eed565197</guid><category><![CDATA[How She Did It]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:17:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2370c6_c4dbc49df99c4b1282209a89f7c551b1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>EvolveMe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[At 88, She’s Learning AI. Here’s Why It Matters.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judy's 88-year-old mother-in-law recently attended an AI workshop at her retirement community. When it was over, she tracked down the instructor and asked them to come back and teach more.  Now she's meeting with her AI workshop group every other week this spring! She wasn't afraid of looking silly or getting it wrong. She was curious. She leaned in.  And her brain lit up – because that's exactly what brains do when you give them something new. Neuroscience backs this up: novelty activates...]]></description><link>https://www.evolveme.work/post/at-88-she-s-learning-ai-here-s-why-it-matters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a615ae2b1318a2485369fd</guid><category><![CDATA[Feature Article]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 23:10:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2370c6_42d02ba2ebb04eb98962ffd5d7669886~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>EvolveMe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Can't Do This (And That's Your Career Advantage)]]></title><description><![CDATA["AI is coming for your job!" If you're thinking about a career transition, you've probably seen the headlines. Maybe you've felt the panic creeping in. But here's what we've learned after guiding hundreds of women through career pivots: While everyone's worried about what AI can do, the real opportunity is focusing on what AI CAN'T do. And what can't AI do?  It can’t access your intuition. It can’t build trust in a room when the stakes are high. It can’t exercise seasoned judgment when the...]]></description><link>https://www.evolveme.work/post/ai-can-t-do-this-and-that-s-your-career-advantage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6993722d6afbe985b7a3ea3a</guid><category><![CDATA[Feature Article]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:18:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2370c6_59973b6f3ac0422f940b1203470f5574~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>EvolveMe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stuck in Job Hugging Mode? Why Now Is the Time to Prepare for What’s Next]]></title><description><![CDATA[The job market in 2026 feels…complicated. According to recent research, 75% of professionals want to stay put in their roles at least until 2027 – because they're afraid to move. It's called "job hugging": staying in your role not because it fulfills you, but because it feels safe. And even among those who are open to new opportunities, 76% don't feel prepared to make the jump. People want something better. They're just afraid to reach for it. Here’s what nobody’s saying out loud: the best...]]></description><link>https://www.evolveme.work/post/stuck-in-job-hugging-mode-why-now-is-the-time-to-prepare-for-what-s-next</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6977f9d1ea2eced60846dacf</guid><category><![CDATA[Feature Article]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 02:44:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2370c6_9b531b87716f4412b84df127a19c756a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>EvolveMe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[26 Questions to Reset Your Work Year in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first days of a new year always feel like a transition. You’re easing back into routines, catching your breath, and figuring out your rhythm again. It can feel a little disorienting, but it’s also a powerful moment to pause before the year fully takes off. Think of early January as an on-ramp . A chance to reset, recalibrate, and get intentional about what comes next. At EvolveMe, we know this moment well. It’s the same space we invite people into when they’re navigating a career...]]></description><link>https://www.evolveme.work/post/26-questions-to-reset-your-work-year-in-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6961d9f4768b848d270de044</guid><category><![CDATA[Feature Article]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 05:58:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2370c6_f6e2081d312a449f83ffce52e78bceb0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>EvolveMe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How She Did It: Tamar Prager]]></title><description><![CDATA[We’re thrilled to introduce Tamar Prager, Founder, Owner, and Decluttering Expert, whose midlife career change reflects the power of reinvention and the impact of following your purpose. After years in health care, Tamar reached back to an early passion for helping people through the highly personal process of decluttering. She blended her clinical-level empathy, deep listening, and hands-on organizing experience to build a career centered on teaching others how to let go. Tamar now guides...]]></description><link>https://www.evolveme.work/post/how-she-did-it-tamar-prager</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693a4de89c4bc26e8039f3c8</guid><category><![CDATA[How She Did It]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:30:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2370c6_14995491e9db4dd0a6d9815861ba7af9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>EvolveMe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Reinvention to Evolution: Celebrating 6 Years of EvolveMe]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we reflect on the past year and EvolveMe’s 6th anniversary, our hearts are full of gratitude for the incredible professionals and teams we’ve worked with, the communities we’ve built, and the human-centered workplaces we’ve helped foster. 2025 reminded us that change is constant. It also showed us that curveballs can create unexpected opportunities. Our Story, Evolved Navigating a career can feel overwhelming, and we know that firsthand. Linda relaunched her career after a 16-year...]]></description><link>https://www.evolveme.work/post/from-reinvention-to-evolution-celebrating-6-years-of-evolveme</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6923cc2a7768fc72c422918b</guid><category><![CDATA[Feature Article]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 03:38:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2370c6_5825535109b9454d9f38c6e3e0328387~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>EvolveMe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Your "Analog Advantage" Makes You Irreplaceable in the AI Era]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article was inspired by insights shared during “The Analog Advantage: Future of the Workplace,” a panel hosted by the Women in Leadership Committee of the French-American Chamber of Commerce – Washington, DC, where EvolveMe co-founders Judy Schoenberg and Linda Lautenberg joined AARP’s Heather Tinsley-Fix to explore how the pre-AI and post-AI brain can work together to shape the future of work. •••••••• As women in midlife, we hear so much about AI and the skills gap – what we need to...]]></description><link>https://www.evolveme.work/post/why-your-analog-advantage-makes-you-irreplaceable-in-the-ai-era</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69126facf62ae997b5c8c755</guid><category><![CDATA[Feature Article]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 02:23:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2370c6_b75c238cc23f4a7dbcc0a02d186db490~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>EvolveMe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How She Did It: Kristine Gentry]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you can't see it, you can't be it! EvolveMe’s How She Did It  series features inspirational women who've reinvented their careers in midlife. Learn how they did it and take away usable tips from their professional journeys. We’re thrilled to introduce the very wonderful Kristine Gentry, cultural anthropologist, Founder of Culture Grove, and host of the Collaborative Culture  Podcast. Her story is a must-read for anyone tackling career and life transitions. With a PhD in cultural...]]></description><link>https://www.evolveme.work/post/how-she-did-it-kristine-gentry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68ffb76dea8c108faaf7805b</guid><category><![CDATA[How She Did It]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:10:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2370c6_6e7b43867c1248678d93ebec560ae54a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>EvolveMe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reinventing Work in Midlife:        An Exclusive Conversation with Lean In NYC]]></title><description><![CDATA[We recently had the privilege of sitting down with the amazing Debra Albert of Lean In NYC for an exclusive conversation about women, work, and reinvention in midlife. It’s a topic close to our hearts, not just because of the women we work with every day, but because it’s our own story too. At EvolveMe, we know midlife can be a real crossroads. Women ask, “Is this it? Is there more for me?” They may be managing careers, caregiving, or life transitions and feeling stuck, invisible, or...]]></description><link>https://www.evolveme.work/post/reinventing-work-in-midlife-an-exclusive-conversation-with-lean-in-nyc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68ed6f9b4c02aa6b111426a7</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcasts]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 18:03:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2370c6_aa1dcd8feace4a4098ad7842e0e65e01~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>EvolveMe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Reinvention Season! Midlife Career Change &#38; Empty Nest Transformation with EvolveMe]]></title><description><![CDATA[What happens when life transitions - like the kids leaving home - become the spark for a new career chapter? Join host Nicole Pride as...]]></description><link>https://www.evolveme.work/post/your-reinvention-season-midlife-career-change-empty-nest-transformation-with-evolveme</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d4565268c9246bcfd5c9b9</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcasts]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 20:53:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2370c6_5989c0ac18ac464db8a6b4449b41fb7a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>EvolveMe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four Ways to Thrive at Work When AI Changes Everything]]></title><description><![CDATA[When AI changes everything about the way you work, it can feel overwhelming. Focus on what you can control: how you respond to change.]]></description><link>https://www.evolveme.work/post/four-ways-to-thrive-at-work-when-ai-changes-everything</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c2fd1fe0f1c98e01aea85e</guid><category><![CDATA[Feature Article]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 19:32:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2370c6_1d18009d380447a69e72923e371e93d7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>EvolveMe</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>