This week, Take It from the Iron Woman heads to Calgary to sit down with Dr. Hoda Kilani, owner of Right Career Fit and a passionate advocate for career literacy 🎓. Hoda's mission starts young — ideally at age 14 — because that's before curiosity gets trained out of us. Hoda's philosophy leans hard into three skills for a changing world: curiosity, creativity, and adaptability 🔄✨. She pushes back on quick-fix assessments and copy-paste AI answers 🤖, encouraging young people to dig into why something resonates rather than settling for the first label a test gives them (yes, even "detective" 🕵️). The conversation turns personal and funny — Hoda recalls making her own son pitch a PowerPoint to justify paying for his degree 📊😄, tying career coaching to a skill she says nobody escapes: the ability to sell your own passion 💼. She enjoyes daily walks, standup paddling, golfing with her husband and the importance of setting boundaries as entrepreneurs who always feel "on" 🚶♀️🌊. It's a rich conversation about rethinking career conversations at every age, the human side AI can't replace, and the everyday gratitude that fuels the work 🙏💛.
Dr. Hoda Kilani, CCDP®, CPCC, is a certified Career and Academic Coach who has guided over a thousand clients toward meaningful next steps aligned with their aspirations. Her work goes beyond helping people choose a career; she helps them develop self-awareness, authentic agency, and create meaning in an uncertain future. A global speaker and passionate advocate for Career Literacy, Hoda works to ensure people are better prepared to navigate their futures with confidence and purpose. Through coaching, community partnerships, conferences, academic writing, and career conversations on YouTube, podcasts, and radio in English and Arabic, she continues to inspire meaningful career journeys.
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Website: www.rightcareerfit.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/right_career_fit/
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@hodascareerinfo
Medium https://medium.com/@rightcareerfit