Episode 5: Laid Off to Finding His Purpose with Life Coach Luis Serrano
Synopsis
How do you know you’re in the right place, doing the right job, in the right city, hanging out with the right people - for you?
Luis Serrano thought he was on the path to having everything he wanted in life until he lost it all - his job, his relationship, his friend, his purpose. After a bout with depression, he worked with a life coach to rebuild himself.
Now he works with corporations around the world to facilitate team building, and he works with individuals as a life coach to help people find their “purpose”.
In this episode, host Greg Martin and Luis talk about why all the things we want coming out of university and in our 20s might not be the same forever. This episode might just help bring a little more happiness and meaning to your life.
Key Takeaways
Luis works as a life coach to help people find their “purpose” and also works with corporate teams to bring play, fund and meaning to your company culture (more than just a Zoom call)
As a life coach typically works with people who are having a personal crisis in their 30s about what to do next
Went into marketing after graduating with a business degree, then got laid off and struggled to find a job
After working with a life coach himself, started his own business to help others in similar situations
Discuss why he went into business/marketing in the first place - it’s hard to know in you late teens what you want to do
Philosophy around Play, and doing things we think are “fun”
Luis’s Background
After a career in the corporate world Luis started his own business and today helps people and companies have more fun:
Founder of FUNdamentals of Play - life coaching and corporate team building organization
Public speaker and facilitator at the Beanstalk Project to help students build meaningful careers
Former corporate marketer and brand manager at places like Bell, Coca Cola, Canadian Tire, Whirlpool, Target and Telus
Graduated with business degree from Wilfrid Laurier University