by Rinki Yumnam | Jan 19, 2026 | Blog
Communicating Your Value with Confidence This week’s Power Hour focused on one of the most common challenges returners faces: communicating the value they can show to an employer with confidence. Led by Lisa Meadows, a talent advisor with over 30 years of...
by Rinki Yumnam | Jan 9, 2026 | Blog
Practical Job Search Moves for 2026 This week’s Power Hour, led by our very own Tami Forman, helped returners reset their job search with clarity, structure, and confidence. Instead of doing more just to stay busy, the session focused on what truly drives...
by Rinki Yumnam | Dec 18, 2025 | Blog
Ikigai for Returners: Finding Purpose and Pivoting After a Long Break This year’s final Power Hour featured Priya Venkatesan, Business Systems Analyst at UC Davis and Gallup Certified Global Strengths Coach. After a 16-year career break focused on family and...
by Rinki Yumnam | Dec 12, 2025 | Blog
Gaps Don’t Define You: Real Hiring Advice for Returners This week’s Power Hour featured Brandon Gottlieb, Director of Talent Acquisition at New York’s largest nonprofit health plan and career coach for Cancer and Careers. His story blends caregiving,...
by Rinki Yumnam | Dec 5, 2025 | Blog
Inside a Modern Career Comeback: The Strategies Helping Returners Land Roles Faster This week’s Power Hour featured a moment that reflects the heart of the Women Back to Work mission. Kavita Sah, now a Product Security Engineer at Infoblox, returned to the session not...
by Rinki Yumnam | Nov 26, 2025 | Blog
Building Momentum Through Daily Gratitude Practices for Returners As the final quarter of the year rolls in, Akraya leans into something powerful: gratitude. In past years, this has been more than a seasonal sentiment; it has become a guiding theme for how we give...
