The L&D Career Club Podcast

Sarah Cannistra created this podcast for a specific audience that most L&D shows overlook: people trying to break into the field or level up their careers within it. With 140 episodes and a stellar 4.9-star rating from 44 reviews, she has clearly struck a nerve. The show takes the guesswork out of becoming an L&D professional, covering everything from landing your first corporate trainer role to making strategic lateral moves. Sarah's approach is practical and direct. She talks about resume strategies, job search tactics, and how to position transferable skills when you are coming from teaching, customer service, or another field entirely. Episodes also cover the skills side -- neuroscience in L&D, facilitation techniques, copywriting for learning content -- so you are building capability alongside career strategy. The tone is encouraging without being saccharine. Sarah speaks from experience, having made her own career transition into L&D, and she brings on guests who share their paths honestly, including the setbacks. The show is especially valuable for people in the first five years of their L&D career, though even veterans pick up insights about positioning and personal branding. If you are trying to figure out how to get into learning and development or how to move from a training coordinator to a senior instructional designer, this is the podcast that speaks directly to that journey.