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Podcast2021-02-03T18:48:44+00:00

Our first podcast is called Job Interviews, and it’s all about helping young people navigate education and careers as they take their first steps into adulthood. We do this by recording meaningful conversation with adults from all walks of life. We talk about successes, failures, embarrassments, hopes, regrets, everything. The goal is to give the audience a real sense of how the adult world actually works. This way, the listener can benefit from the combined experiences and wisdom of a wide range of adult perspectives–a much wider range than they would probably have access to otherwise. 

An honest conversation with an open adult can change a student’s life for the better. Most people, if they’re lucky, might have one or two deep conversations like that throughout their whole education. We bring you a new one every two weeks.

Episode #5 | A NASA Engineer Becomes a Noise-proofing Entrepreneur–How Walker Peek Finally Built the Company He Always Wanted

Walker Peek always knew he wanted to start his own business; he just didn’t what kind of business it would be. After engineering school, he worked for several years as a contractor for NASA, but it wasn’t quite the right fit for him. Find out how an unexpected twist in a business-idea brainstorming session turned into an engineering firm selling products like acoustic panels to customers all around the world.

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By |January 12th, 2021|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , |0 Comments

Episode #4 | Sleeping Through the SATs and Dreaming of his Own Restaurant: Eric Bialik’s Life in the Food Service Industry

Eric Bialik has been working in restaurants since he was 15, and throughout his life he always came back to jobs in the food service industry. His academic career went off the rails shortly after high school, but after years of managing other people’s restaurants, he finally teamed up with the right partners to open a restaurant of his own. In the process he’s learned quite a lot about starting and running a business, and keeping employees engaged, motivated, happy, and productive.

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By |December 29th, 2020|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Episode #3 | From Overachiever to Dropout and Back Again: The Many Lives of Brianna Bond

In Brianna’s junior year of high school, she got excellent grades in advanced classes and kept to herself. Then her family moved, and her whole life went off the rails. For years she worked extra hard doing anything she could to get by, and now she runs her own accounting agency, Ledger, for web-based businesses. She’s learned a lot along the way about business, hard work, and survival.

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By |December 15th, 2020|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Episode #2 | Destined for Medicine: David Khosrowzadeh’s journey from Second-Grade Class Clown to “Dr. David.”

David Khosrowzadeh thought he wanted to be a doctor from a young age, thanks to time spent around his physician grandfather, and gentle–or maybe not so gentle–pressure from his parents. Although most people don’t end up in the profession they imagined when they were children, David actually did. Find out how David confronted academic insecurities and managed family pressure to establish his career in medicine.

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By |December 1st, 2020|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , |0 Comments

Episode #1 | Climbing the Ladder When You Can’t Reach the Top Shelf: Mentors, Values, and More with Alex Bialik

Alex Bialik has spent a lot of time in the corporate world, including stints at three major companies selling everything from freight transportation to chocolate and Lysol. She’s been an intern, waitress, and a telemarketer, and in this episode she shares her considerable experience with us, including insights into sales, managing people, working in teams, and the importance of mentors.

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By |November 10th, 2020|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , , |0 Comments

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