Practically Passionate

Ray Clatterbuck quit his job in consulting to chase after a startup. A few years later it's now worth millions of dollars. He's also extremely athletic and still finds time to go salsa dancing. He comes on to give us his blueprint.

Cracking the Case Study & Other Life Lessons: A Candid Conversation with Steven Skripak by The Young Professionals Podcast

We brought on the past-president of Champion Aerospace to talk with us about his career.

Not a regular conversation. This one is about making it in the music industry with an up and coming artist who has over a million listens on Spotify.

We brought on someone who hated their first job.....and quit after a year. He tells us how to do it, step by step, and talks about his latest job in venture capital.

Part of one of our mentoring session where we cover the alternatives to the standard, "Hi I'm so and so, I study x, and I want a job.

As a high-energy leader, Michael Morales has considerable strategy, operations and management expertise. He possesses broad international experience having spent over a decade advising political and military leaders throughout Latin America, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. The list doesn’t stop here; His 20 year service in the Air Force was built on flying C-17 & C-130 aircraft. He flew over 200 combat airlift missions, served as an instructor pilot and was a selected as a White House Fellow. Mike attended the Air Force Academy where he became a lifelong rugby player. No, he's not Ironman, but we think he's pretty darn close. Its our pleasure to introduce Michael Morales.

Bofta Yimam gives us pointers on how to turn our stories into compelling ones.

Courtney tells us how to really instill change within an organization.

Team GaryVees Seth Feingersh on the struggles of hopping from job to job and how he finally got paid for doing what he loves.

Rishav and I take on the tried notion of making new years resolutions while in a treehouse.

Super Bowl Champion Ben Utecht comes on to talk about how he plants his feet on the ground every morning thinking, "What can I do today where when I get back in bed tonight, I can be proud."

Craig Barry comes on to talk about his timeless advice to approaching an interview from the perspective of the employer. Totally turning the premise of an interview on it's head by showcasing human qualities as opposed to academic or corporate.

CEO of OH Partners, Past President of the Phoenix Suns, Past CEO of the Dial Corporation, Past VP @ P&G, his resume goes on and on. Brad Casper teach us how to be relevant to any industry.

TV producer by the age of 27, Britton Nagy shows us what it really means to be practically passionate. She got her start on reality and talk shows like American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, The Late Show with David Letterman, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She’s worked on dozens of successful projects, and has filmed all over the world with some of Hollywood’s most notable figures.

We wanted to release a timely episode (make sure to get out and vote tomorrow) that dives into navigating the political landscape job-wise. We also break into ways to overcome the typical, "Apply Online", reply we all get when meeting recruiters face-to-face. We brought on Brad & Fraser Traverse, of BradTraverseJobs.com, to help us out.

Credit Scores, 401k, Student Loans… yeah it’s a lot to wrap your head around. With the help of Lesley Chen-Young, a recent graduate from Duke University and a current Associate at LinkedIn, we unpack and understand the concepts that matters to us all: our financial well-being.

We brought on Kristi Simmons, first generation college student, who's paying her way through school. 4 years were not wasted here, after she wrote formal letters to major sports teams landing internships at the Golden State Warriors, Washington Redskins, and Detroit Lions & Pistons. Here, she shares her story.

We brought on wine expert, John Boyer, to talk about why drinking wine is important for a young professional but not be confused with a typical college drinking experience. He talks about it as a life enhancer, including it's impact on him hanging out with some cool people such as Mike D of the Beastie Boys.

We brought on multiple Telly Award winner and Director of Marketing, Donna Wertalik to teach us how a young professional can maintain a personal brand separate from their companies.