Nancy Collamer

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Biography

Nancy Collamer is an author, coach, speaker and recognized expert on second-act careers, semi-retirement and boomer career trends. She writes a twice-monthly career blog for the PBS web site NextAvenue.org and for Forbes.com. She is the author of Second-Act Careers: 50+ Ways to Profit Your Passions During Semi-Retirement (Ten Speed Press, 2013) and was a featured contributor in 65 Things To Do When You Retire (Sellers, 2012).



Forbes recently named her website, MyLifestyleCareer.com, as one of the "Top 100 Websites for Your Career." 



In private practice since 1996, Nancy holds a MS in career development from the College of New Rochelle and a BA in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her advice has been featured in numerous media outlets, including NBC Nightly News; the New York Times; CNN; the Wall Street Journal; Redbook; Ladies’ Home Journal; More; O, The Oprah Magazine; and Fortune. She has written columns about lifestyle-friendly careers for a number of major websites, including Forbes.com, AARP, NextAvenue.org, and Job-Hunt.org.

Nancy enjoys sharing her expertise with live audiences, both large and small, and has spoken at venues ranging from Harvard Business School to the California Governors Conference on Women. Her areas of expertise include career reinvention, second-act careers for boomers, semi-retirement, and lifestyle friendly career options.

Industry Expertise (2)

Professional Training and Coaching

Business Services

Areas of Expertise (3)

Second-Act Careers

Working After Retirement

Career Reinvention

Accomplishments (2)

Author: Second-Act Careers: 50+ Ways to Profit From Your Passions During Semi-Retirement (professional)

2013-01-08

Best-selling career guide that rethinks the golden years, this handbook offers 50+ income models for creating flexible, fulfilling, and profitable work during the encore stage of one’s career.

MyLifestyleCareer Named by Forbes.com as Top 100 Websites for Your Career (professional)

2013-10-01

Nancy's website was chose by Forbes.com as one of their Top 100 Websites For Your Career

Education (2)

College of New Rochelle: M.S., Career Development 1996

University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill: B.A., Psychology

Affiliations (3)

• University of North Carolina Alumni Association
• Kappa Kappa Gamma
• Blogger for NextAvenue.org and Forbes.com

Links (3)

• Website
• PBS Column
• Nancy's Book

Event Appearances (4)

Second-Act Careers

Atlanta Alumni Career Services Consortium  Emory University

2013-10-10

How to Profit From Your Passions During Semi-Retirement

Westchester Career Counselors Network  Manhattanville College

2013-04-19

From Pink Slip to Paycheck

MBA Alumni Career Services Conference  Harvard Business School

2009-04-27

Finding Your Calling

First Church Women's Retreat  Old Greenwich, CT

2013-10-26

Sample Talks (1)

Finding Your Calling

All of us grapple with the question, "Who am I and why am I here?" The desire to find meaningful work - whether paid or unpaid - is an ongoing quest throughout our lives. In this lively presentation, Nancy shares inspirational second-act career success stories and offer tips and advice on how to turn your passions, skills and interests into meaningful, purposeful and profitable pursuits.

Style

Educational

Entertaining

Strategic

Tactical

Lecture Style

Interactive

Formal

Relaxed

Availability

• Keynote
• Panelist
• Workshop Leader
• Author Appearance
• Corporate Training