Career Sessions

James (J.R.) Lowry

jr@pathwise.io

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Booking Overview

Career Sessions is a weekly career-coaching and leadership development show where guests share their real career journeys and practical lessons. It’s a strong PR fit for executives, authors, coaches, and career experts who can translate lived experience into actionable advice for professionals.

Metrics

Episodes: 206

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 1.7k subscribers

Contact Information

jr@pathwise.io

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Host

James (J.R.) Lowry - Career Sessions host. A Duke engineer by background, he served early in his career as an officer in the US Air Force, earned an MBA from Harvard Business School, spent over a decade at McKinsey and...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
C-level executives, leading academics, entrepreneurs/founders, leadership coaches/career experts, ex-military or nonprofit leaders, and senior contributors from the gig economy; often with published books or recognizable thought leadership.
Required Achievements:  
C-suite or executive leadership roles, Published books on leadership/careers/business, Founder/entrepreneur track records, Notable public thought leadership (e.g., widely known frameworks or media recognition)

Recent Guest Discussions

Mohamed Isa - Career Reinvention; Calculated Risk-taking; Networking; Leadership Legacy; Non-linear Career Paths.

Corrie LoGiudice - Overwhelm And Burnout Root Causes; Misalignment And Lack Of Clarity; Self-neglect; Resilience; Differences In Overwhelm By Gender; Recognizing Burnout Early.

Eric Ries - Why Successful Companies Lose Mission; Incentives And Short-term Extraction; Governance; Leadership And Organizational Design; Capitalism And Long-term Value Creation.

Recent Topics

Career, Leadership, Executive, Entrepreneurship, Burnout

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Career Sessions
:

Why Work Feels Broken (And How to Fix It), With Debbie Lovich

June 15, 2026

Most people spend a huge portion of their lives at work. So why do so many of us dread it?In this episode, JR speaks with Debbie Lovich, Senior Partner Emerita at Boston Consulting Group and author of Make Work Work, about why employee engagement has remained stubbornly low for decades despite billions spent on leadership training, culture initiatives, and workplace transformation programs.Debbie argues that making work better doesn't require another grand strategy or organizational overhaul....

From Cleaner To CFO (and Beyond): Lessons On Reinvention And Risk, With Mohamed Isa

June 10, 2026

Most people see careers as ladders to climb. Mohamed Isa sees them as mountains to explore. In this episode, Mohamed shares his remarkable journey from working as a cleaner in a bank to becoming the youngest CFO of a publicly listed company in Bahrain. Along the way, he learned that success isn't about following a predetermined path—it's about taking calculated risks, continually reinventing yourself, and creating opportunities where others see limitations.JR and Mohamed explore:How a cleanin...

How To Escape Overwhelm And Redefine Success, With Corrie LoGiudice

June 01, 2026

Most people think overwhelm is a productivity problem. Corrie LoGiudice argues it’s something much deeper. In this episode, JR speaks with Corrie LoGiudice, author of The Five Overwhelm Culprits, about why so many high performers feel exhausted, disconnected and stuck — even when their lives look successful on paper. Corrie explains why burnout is often misdiagnosed as a time-management issue, and why the real causes of overwhelm usually stem from deeper problems like misalignment, lack ...

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