Podcast

If you're feeling overwhelmed by your young person's next steps—or unsure how to help them choose a college major or career path—you're not alone. The College & Career Clarity podcast equips you with expert insight and practical strategies to support your 15–25-year-old with confidence.

Each weekly episode with Lisa Marker-Robbins and her guests offers actionable takeaways to spark meaningful conversations and help your family move from confusion to clarity—one step at a time.

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17 Feb 2026
#214 “You Can Be Anything”: Why This Advice Backfires with Your Young Person

In this solo episode, Lisa Marker-Robbins challenges one of the most common and well-intentioned phrases adults use with young people about their future: “You can be anything.” Drawing on years of career coaching experience and thousands of Birkman personality assessment results, she explains why this advice often increases pressure, cognitive overload, and paralysis rather than…

31 Oct 2023
#094 Strategies for Intentional Parenting in the Teen Years with Keely Ng

In this episode, Lisa and Keely discuss: How coaching can…

24 Oct 2023
#093 The Homeschoolers Guide to Standardized Testing: AP, PSAT, ACT, SAT, and CLT with Leia LeMaster Horton

In this episode, Lisa and Leia discuss: Ways your homeschooler…

17 Oct 2023
#092 Who Community Colleges & Regional Campuses are Especially Good For with Stephanie Duguid

In this episode, Lisa and Stephanie discuss: Reasons your student…

10 Oct 2023
#091 How ROTC Programs Train Future Officers & Help Pay For College with Lisa Rielage

In this episode, Lisa and Lisa discuss: Why your student…

03 Oct 2023
#090 Should my teen take the Online ACT? with Adam Snoza

In this episode, Lisa and Adam discuss: The upcoming rollout…

26 Sep 2023
#089 How the CSS Profile Could Impact What You Pay for College with Beatrice Schultz

In this episode, Lisa and Beatrice discuss: How the CSS…