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NEXT | Navigating Career Pivots & Reinvention in the Age of AI – is your weekly guide to discovering and building your next chapter, whether that’s a job, a business, or another passion that comes in a less traditional box.

Hosted by Erika Parker Price, the show draws on both her corporate background in tech, as well as her entrepreneurial experience as a career coach.

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ERIKA'S PODCAST APPEARANCES

In this episode of Career Edit, Vanessa sits down with Erika Parker Price, a career coach who’s as grounded as she is wise. With 20 years of experience in corporate leadership and program management, including a successful run at Microsoft, Erika brings a deep understanding of both career pivots and the inner work it takes to make them.

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The resume gap…it used to feel like it spelled the end of a career, but that’s not true, especially now. We’re living in a time when career gaps (once seen as red flags) are becoming part of the new professional norm. In this episode, we’re joined by Erika Parker Price, founder and head coach at Root Cause Coaching. We discuss how professionals can confidently reenter the job market and reshape their career narratives. She shares how she helps professionals transform “career gaps” into value-packed stories.

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Erika Parker Price

Certified Career Coach

Erika Parker Price is a nationally recognized Career Coach, Certified Positive Intelligence® Coach (CPQC), and an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation. She combines real-world hiring experience with the heart of a mentor.

Having led teams at Microsoft and Intel and worked as both a recruiter and hiring manager, she knows exactly what companies look for when hiring.

After navigating her own return to the workforce, Erika now helps professionals land their next, best job — faster and with more confidence. She blends proven job-search strategy with mindset coaching to remove roadblocks and help clients align their careers with their strengths and values.

Experience

Erika has coached hundreds of professionals across tech (Google, Microsoft, AWS, TikTok), healthcare (Optum, Vynamic), finance (Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, AMEX), and beyond (P&G, PwC).

Top-rated

Voted Top 15 Career Coaches in Seattle in 2025. Erika's clients don’t just get hired — they get hired into the right roles faster, with more confidence, and with a clearer sense of direction for their future.

Industry expert

As an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coaching Federation and a Certified Positive Intelligence® Coach (CPQC), Erika brings globally recognized standards and tools to every client session.