How to Transform Your Career: A 5-Stage Framework for Creative Professionals

E158 - How to Transform Your Career: A 5-Stage Framework for Creative Professionals

Published: January 26, 2026

Duration: 1:02:17

Career transformation isn’t a one-time decision. It’s a process.

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In this episode, Philip VanDusen shares a practical, experience-based framework for navigating career pivots as a creative professional. Drawing on 30+ years across corporate leadership, global agencies, solo consulting, and personal brand building, Philip breaks down the five predictable stages of career transformation and how to recognize where you are right now.

This episode is especially relevant for mid- to late-career designers and creatives facing burnout, layoffs, AI disruption, agei...