Podcast

If you're feeling overwhelmed by your young person's next steps—or unsure how to help them choose a college major or career path—you're not alone. The College & Career Clarity podcast equips you with expert insight and practical strategies to support your 15–25-year-old with confidence.

Each weekly episode with Lisa Marker-Robbins and her guests offers actionable takeaways to spark meaningful conversations and help your family move from confusion to clarity—one step at a time.

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17 Feb 2026
#214 “You Can Be Anything”: Why This Advice Backfires with Your Young Person

In this solo episode, Lisa Marker-Robbins challenges one of the most common and well-intentioned phrases adults use with young people about their future: “You can be anything.” Drawing on years of career coaching experience and thousands of Birkman personality assessment results, she explains why this advice often increases pressure, cognitive overload, and paralysis rather than…

26 Jul 2022
#028 What extracurriculars should your teen pursue?

Episode Summary Time is you and your teen’s most valuable…

19 Jul 2022
#027 Differences between Engineering & Engineering Technology Majors & Jobs

EPISODE SUMMARY Do you know the difference between engineering science…

12 Jul 2022
#026 Creating Your College Bound Calendar

Episode Summary In this episode, I’m doing something a little…

05 Jul 2022
#025 Student Success Story: Steps for Teens Creating Their Own Extracurricular

Episode Summary In this episode, I’m talking with Sophia Chabris…

28 Jun 2022
#024 Tools for Raising Thriving Teens

Episode Summary In this episode, Mandy Fontaine, former collegiate athlete…

21 Jun 2022
#023 College Visit Tips from the College Spy

EPISODE SUMMARY Today, Michelle McAnaney, “The College Spy,” and an…