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Updated 11/19/25

🟢 Open to Work? Laid Off? Here’s Help from Someone Who’s Been There

Navigating Career Transitions: Resources and Support for Job Seekers and Entrepreneurs – Watch Video

💬 A Quick Note from Gresh

I’ve been laid off. I’ve felt the uncertainty, the pressure, the frustration.

But that season also opened a door — one that led me to entrepreneurship, building multiple businesses, and helping others find their path.

This page is a work in progress, just like the journey you might be on. I’m pulling together tools, insights, and opportunities that have helped me — and might help you too. I’ll keep updating it, so feel free to check back or connect if there’s something specific you need.

🔧 Tools & Resources to Support You

🛠️ Career Transition Help

🛠️ Government Shutdown 2025

🛠️ Sites Jobseekers Should Check Out

🛠️ Websites to help you build your resume

Interview Preparation Websites

📚 Learn & Grow

🤝 Explore What’s Next, for Existing or Aspiring Entrepreneurs & Business Owners

🤝 Biblical & Faith-Based Resources powered by Shepherd Threads

  • Article: Grieving the Loss of a Job
    Faith On The Journey: Practical steps from a faith perspective; includes biblical explanations for grief and healing through unemployment (references Job 1:21, Ecclesiastes 3, and more).

  • 11 Passages to Read When You Lose Your Job
    Crossway: Bible verses for encouragement and hope specifically for those facing job loss (including Psalm 23, Matthew 11:28–30, Philippians 4:4–7, and others).

  • Mosaic Church Fort Worth: Why Did God Let Me Lose My Job?
    Article offering biblical perspective and real advice for finding purpose and trust in God after a layoff.

  • Where God Was When I Lost My Job –  Personal encouragement and testimony on finding God’s comfort through unemployment.

  • All Is Not Lost: 6 Lessons to Learn When Losing Your Job
    Offers practical, scriptural advice and encouragement (Philippians 4:7, Book of Job, James 1:2-4).

🤝 Gig Economy Options – Bridge Options

Freelance and Remote Work Platforms

  • Upwork: Upwork – A major marketplace for freelancers in writing, design, marketing, tech, and more; lets you bid on remote jobs globally and manage client work all in one place.​

  • Fiverr: Fiverr – Popular for offering digital services starting at $5 per task in areas like design, writing, programming, and marketing.​

  • Freelancer.com: Freelancer.com
    Connects freelancers with clients for project-based work; covers design, development, writing, and a wide variety of business tasks.​

  • Toptal: Toptal
    Focuses on high-end freelance jobs for experienced developers, designers, and finance experts; known for rigorous screening.​

  • FlexJobs: FlexJobs
    Curated, subscription-based job board for remote, part-time, freelance, and flexible gigs spanning multiple industries.​

  • Guru: Guru
    Freelancers from various backgrounds can connect with employers for hourly or project-based opportunities.​

Driving, Delivery, and Errand Platforms

  • Lyft: Lyft
    Classic rideshare app for driving people around your city; offers bonus services like bike and scooter sharing in some locations.​

  • Uber Eats: Uber Eats
    Delivers food from local restaurants; lets you deliver by car, scooter, or bicycle in most cities.​

  • DoorDash: DoorDash
    Lets you deliver food orders with flexible scheduling; known for consistently high demand nationwide.​

  • Grubhub: Grubhub
    Food delivery app that allows drivers to view total payment (including tips and distance) before accepting gigs.​

  • Instacart: Instacart
    Offers both in-store and full-service shopper positions to fulfill and deliver grocery orders.​

  • Shipt: Shipt
    Grocery delivery app where shoppers pick their own gigs from a central pool of orders in their area.​

  • Amazon Flex: Amazon Flex
    Delivers Amazon packages using your own car and allows you to set your availability for local delivery blocks.​

  • Roadie: Roadie
    Specializes in long-distance courier deliveries, from packages to furniture, often ideal for frequent travelers.​

  • Postmates: Postmates
    Flexible courier platform for food, grocery, and retail delivery; allows for more variety in assignments.​

Task, Labor, and Home Services

  • TaskRabbit: TaskRabbit
    Find local gigs ranging from moving help to furniture assembly and errands, and set your own rates.​

  • Handy: Handy
    Connects home cleaners and handymen with clients needing cleaning or home improvement services.​

  • Wonolo: Wonolo
    Marketplace for short-term jobs in warehousing, events, and light labor, ideal for quick local gigs.​

  • GigSmart: GigSmart
    App where users can find same-day work in a range of skill levels—day labor to professional services.​

Pet Care, Creative, and Specialty Gig Apps

  • Rover: Rover
    Pet sitters and dog walkers can find clients for boarding, daycare, and walks; payouts from each stay or activity.​

  • Wag!: Wag!
    Enables dog walking, pet sitting, and boarding in your area; flexible for animal lovers.​

  • VRBO: VRBO
    Earn by listing and renting rooms or whole properties for short-term stays.​

  • HopSkipDrive: HopSkipDrive
    Drive children safely to and from activities; must pass rigorous background checks.​

  • Caviar: Caviar
    Premium food delivery focused on high-end restaurants; best in cities with notable dining scenes.

🧠 A Thought to Keep in Mind

“If you run your race, you can’t lose.”

💬 Final Note

This resource is just getting started — just like you might be. I’ll continue adding tools, templates, and opportunities. If there’s something you need, let me know — and I’ll try to connect the dots or connect you with someone who can help.

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🔗 Connect with Me

🔗 Website: http://iamgresh.com
🔗 Franchise Website: http://bluestarfranchise.com
📩 Email: hello@iamgresh.com
🎧 Podcast: I AM CEO
💼 LinkedIn: LinkedIn profile link

How Did I Get Here?

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I’m Gresh, the founder of CBNation powered by Blue 16 Media. I started everything by interviewing entrepreneurs and business owners to learn more about business and entrepreneurship. At that time, I was doing freelance writing for various publications like Fox Small Business, Under 30 CEO, Reader’s Digest, Patch, and many more.

I’ve always wanted to start a business but wasn’t sure what that business would be. I was the kid who sold potato chips on the playground and got my parents to be my VC for trips to MJ Designs to create necklaces and bracelets. My crowning achievement was the family newspaper I launched when my dad was restationed for a year when I was 10. It was basically a TMZ for my family, covering all the top family stories—from a squirrel breaking into my grandma’s house, to my cousin being born, to a wedding that didn’t happen. I mixed in some current events and news from other media sites like Soap Opera Digest and NBA Finals results.

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It was my first “media company,” planting a seed I continued to cultivate and grow.

Fast forward many years, after college and grad school, I knew I wanted to start a business but wasn’t sure exactly what it would be.

I’ve been laid off from one of my favorite jobs, expected to get laid off again so while I wouldn’t go as far as to say I’m an “Accidental Entrepreneur” but (it’s something deep down I wanted for a while) I would say that getting laid off once and expecting it again would flipped a switch that changed everything for me.

I have seen “mentors” leave jobs after a few weeks I was expecting to learn from them and been promised positions that never materialize.

So I did what “10-year-old Gresh” would do and started freelance writing and what eventually became Hearpreneur, which evolved into CEO Blog Nation, and finally, CBNation. This venture includes blogs, podcasts, and video content to help businesses succeed. At its heart it was always the goal of learning from others why they started their businesses, the advice they would have for others (like myself), and the resources and information they relied on.

I was standing on the “shoulders of giants,” which allowed me to start a six-figure digital marketing business—Blue 16 Media (which has pivoted slightly). This gave me the confidence, resources, and tools to grow. I always say CBNation was my “business school.”

What better way to learn than from people who are actually doing “IT”?

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I’ve kept going with CBNation, and now we have over 5,000 blog posts and roundups across CEO Blog Nation. Our podcast, which started as a weekly podcast and inspired a daily podcast, has over 1,600 episodes and hundreds of video interviews.

I took a “sabbatical” for a year to figure out what to do with all this content. I tried many things, but they didn’t quite fit—like a pair of shoes.

Then I tapped into “10-year-old Gresh” and realized that while the content was great, my focus needed to be on actually helping businesses and organizations succeed.

From there, thousands of pieces of content revealed hundreds of hacks and nuggets that could help people level up in their organizations.

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