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…

22 Mar 2022
#010 Tips for Sending Student Emails that Get a Response

Sending emails to strangers or acquaintances can feel risky for…

15 Mar 2022
#009 How Smart Parents Find the Right School for the Right Price

“Be smarter about slaying the college planning dragon!” is financial…

08 Mar 2022
#008 A NASA research scientists geology career pathway

Could you really work at NASA even if you don’t…

01 Mar 2022
#007 Set Your Student Up to Crush College Stress

Statistics are driving home the importance of managing your child’s…

22 Feb 2022
#006 Sneak Peek of the Launch Career Clarity Course

Things have changed so much since you decided what college…

15 Feb 2022
#005 Advice for Students Considering Medicine and Healthcare Careers

For over 20 years, admissions expert, Luisa Rabe, has been…