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Chapter Twenty-Something
by Kylie McDonald
Kylie McDonald (a twenty-something), interviews other twenty-somethings who are in the midsts of careers that go against the "safe" route. From the experiences of others, we learn about how important it is to go after what you want, and figure out how to build your goals from the ground up, and make them a reality.
Episodes
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CHP 95- Trinity Jagdeo: The 22 year old CEO of From We Can't to We Can
Trinity Jagdeo is a CEO, 5X-published author, advocate, motivational speaker, AND just 22 years old. After learning of the lack of representation there is in the media for people with disabilities– through her best friend Alexus's experiences– Trinity decided to take matters into her own hands…
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CHP 94- Kailee Billerbeck: Founder of Everyday Armor
Kailee Billerbeck is the founder of Everyday Armor, an organization that empowers women through self-defense. Kailee combined her experience in the martial arts (she's a black belt in Taekwondo... slight flex), and her B.A. in psychology from Chapman University, to create a program that proves…
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CHP 93: A Lot(to) of Change
New job, new city, new chapter: It's been a whirlwind of a month, and we're discussing it all. Follow the podcast on instagram: @chaptertwentysomethingpod... Rate, Review, Subscribe, and Share! Kylie: Instagram: @officialkyliemcdonald TikTok: @officialkyliemcdonald Twitter: @kyliemcdonald Music:...
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CHP 92- Alyssa Sullivan: Reporter and Miss New Jersey 2021
Alyssa Sullivan is a reporter and multimedia journalist for PHL 17, and is Miss New Jersey 2021. She discusses with Kylie her journey of competing for the title of Miss New Jersey 6 times before she finally obtained it, and then, what it was like to compete at Miss America. They also discuss her...
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CHP 91- Alexiou Gibson: Founder and CEO of The Transformation Factory
Alexiou Gibson is the founder and CEO of The Transformation Factory: A company that provides the tools to help people come their “2.0 version,” or the best version of themselves. Its sea moss products, that Alexiou started making in his kitchen during CoVid to help boost his grandmother’s, and...
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CHP 90- Between the Lines: Stop Making Excuses, Start Making Decisions
Tire stories, the history of American Idol, and the power behind decision-making. Follow the podcast on instagram: @chaptertwentysomethingpod … Rate, Review, Subscribe, and Share! Kylie: Instagram: @officialkyliemcdonald TikTok: @officialkyliemcdonald Twitter: @kyliemcdonald MUSIC Pod Intro: Adam...
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CHP 89- Amber Grubenmann: Founder and Host of Women's Dating and Confidence
Happy Valentine's Day! In accordance with today's holiday, we have the perfect guest for you all, no matter where you are at, dating-wise: Amber Grubenmann. Amber is the host of the Women's Dating and Confidence podcast, and also works full-time as a dating coach, guiding each of her clients...
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CHP 88- Between the Lines: Life is Really a Box of Chocolates !!!
A little life recap with Kylie, which includes a series of fun, unexpected, and some unfortunate recent events. But, because we like to look for the silver lining here, she then chats about how to handle any obstacle that comes your way, staying solution-based, and keeping yourself- and your…
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CHP 87- Nile Fortner: The Power of Local Journalism
Nile Fortner is a multimedia journalist, who was written, and hosted, for publications such as The Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale Magazine, Boca First, and The Miami New Times. Focusing his work on the people– and happenings– of South Florida, he shares with Kylie his experiences on the power that...
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CHP 86- Between the Lines: Bullish
A recent life recap with Kylie that includes bulls (literal ones), and discussing her mindset for the new year (the stock market definition... I looked it up). Follow the podcast on Instagram: @chaptertwentysomethingpod... Rate, Review, Subscribe, and Share! Kylie: Instagram…
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CHP 85- Racquel Goldy: Life After the Leap of Faith
Our first return guest! We're back with Racquel Goldy, formally of the Millennial Girls, to talk about everything she's been up to since we last spoke. In 2021, Racquel took the leap and moved to LA to continue pursuing her hosting career: She discusses with us the realities of taking a big…
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CHP 84- Ilana Dunn: Host of Seeing Other People
Ilana Dunn is the host and founder of the Seeing Other People podcast. She takes us on her career journey from starting out in the music industry, to becoming the "face of Hinge," to entering the life of an entrepreneur, and finding success with her own brand, and, on her own terms. She shares…
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CHP 83- Between The Lines: A Moon, A Bear, and A Ghost :)
November. Today, we're discussing how we have the option to let other people influence our happiness and self-worth, or, how we can take control of it for ourselves (and the ghosting that led up to this realization lolz). Also... Bear in the Big Blue House. Very Important. Follow the podcast on...
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CHP 82- Sydney Sadick: Fashion Expert and Founder of SPOTLIGHT Magazine
Sydney Sadick is the founding editor-in-chief and publisher of SPOTLIGHT Magazine, as well as an entertainment and style expert. At the age of 28, she has made appearances in hundreds of TV segments– including The Today Show, Good Morning America, and E! Daily Pop– and she is also the author of…
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CHP 81- Between The Lines: Your Insta Like Does Nothing For Me!!!
October. Today we're discussing the subject of validation: Where it stems from, how it affects us in all areas of our lives, and what we can do to combat the judgement of people who *do not matter.* It's your life, and you should live it exactly how you want to. Follow the podcast on Instagram:...
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CHP 80- Billy Floyd: The Locked In Lifestyle
Billy Floyd is a content creator and entrepreneur. He shares with Kylie his story of starting out in his career as a TV News Anchor, where he eventually realized that this path wouldn't allow him to pursue his true desires, and what it has been like to take the leap to achieve those goals. This…
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CHP 79- Between The Lines: Teenage Dirtbags & Discipline In The Good Times
Travers Day/ High School shenanigans & keeping your self- discipline intact when you're in a happy daze. :):) Follow the podcast on Instagram: @chaptertwentysomethingpod ... Rate, Review, Subscribe, and Share! Kylie: Instagram: @officialkyliemcdonald TikTok: @officialkyliemcdonald Twitter:...
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CHP 78- Gabrielle Sieber: Media Producer Extraordinaire
Gabrielle Sieber is currently an original content coordinator at Audible, and has previously worked at ViacomCBS, Watch What Happens Live!, and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon– among other shows. She shares her story of how she started out with truly just a love of creating stories, and how…
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CHP 77- Between The Lines: Prioritizing Your Passion
August: We dive into the debate of either, making your passion your career, or keeping it as a hobby. Kylie discusses the pros and cons of each path, shares her own journey with this topic, and how she's learned that you must make room in your life for the things that you love most– no matter…
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CHP 76 (kinda): Cody Cooley: Squidward, Skoolies, and More! (Re-Release)
Hi! Re-releasing this episode, because something unknown occurred, and it was deleted. Happy to have it saved, and back up for everyone to hear! Cody Cooley is an actor, musician, and dancer, who has most notably, thus far, traveled the country playing the role of Squidward Q. Tentacles in the...
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CHP 75- Jermaine “PR3Z” Hammond: Tried and True
PR3Z is a musician, producer, and entrepreneur. He shares with us his life story, and through his own lessons, he teaches us how sticking to your own values will help you get through anything in life, and succeed. He also tells us his tips for working in the music industry, and starting your own...
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CHP 74- Between the Lines: Be Ur Own *Influencer*
June: Roe v. Wade, listening (and ignoring) your inner voice, Kylie's travel stories, ostriches, and her latest show recommendations! Follow the podcast on instagram: @chaptertwentysomethingpod ... Rate, Review, Subscribe, and Share! :) Kylie: Instagram: @officialkyliemcdonald TikTok:...
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CHP 73- Leo Rocha: Humanizing the Headlines
Leo Rocha is a multimedia journalist, producer, writer, and currently works as the social media strategist for Mic, out of Bustle Digital Group. Throughout his career, Leo has focused on telling the stories of the LGBTQ+ community, and of marginalized people. His work is an amazing example of the...
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CHP 72- Between the Lines: Hot Girl Spring
May: Texas travels, summer lists, and the celebrations and complications of Hot Girl Spring. Kylie: Instagram: @officialkyliemcdonald TikTok: @officialkyliemcdonald Twitter: @kyliemcdonald MUSIC Pod Intro: Adam Vicent (Instagram: @adamdoesntsleep)
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CHP 71- Sarah Trott: ALS Advocate and Content Creator
Sarah Trott is a social media influencer, podcaster, ALS Advocate, and reality TV personality who appeared on season 25 of ABC's The Bachelor. Kylie and Sarah discuss her journey from broadcast journalist, to reality TV, to taking a step back from her career to care for her father, Tom, while he...
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CHP 70- Between The Lines: Showing Up For Yourself
April (Celsius- Induced). Kylie: Instagram: @officialkyliemcdonald TikTok: @officialkyliemcdonald Twitter: @kyliemcdonald MUSIC Pod Intro: Adam Vicent (Instagram: @adamdoesntsleep)
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CHP 69- Arianna Davis: WATCH OUT FOR THE BIG GRRRLS
Arianna Davis is a star of Lizzo's new reality series, Watch Out For The Big Grrrls, and an actress, singer, and dancer. She and Kylie discuss the impact that the show is having on the dance world, and the message it shares about our society, its fixed view on what health and outer beauty look...
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CHP 68- Between The Lines: Slapping the Imposter Syndrome Out Of Ya
March: Imposter Syndrome, Con Artist Szn, and The Slap. Follow the podcast on Instagram! @chaptertwentysomethingpod ... Rate, Review, Subscribe, and Share. :) Kylie: Instagram: @officialkyliemcdonald TikTok: @officialkyliemcdonald Twitter: @kyliemcdonald MUSIC Pod Intro: Adam Vicent (Instagram:...
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CHP 67- Casey Silvestri: Instagram Video Editor for The Washington Post
Casey Silvestri is the Instagram Video Editor for the Washington Post: She is the first to hold this position in the publication’s history. Previously, she was a producer at NBC. A journalist for the modern age, Casey shares with Kylie just what her job entails, including: Catering news for…
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CHP 66- Solo Sesh: Don't Hate The Player
February. Follow the podcast on Instagram! @chaptertwentysomethingpod ... Rate, Review, Subscribe, and Share! Kylie: Instagram: @officialkyliemcdonald TikTok: @officialkyliemcdonald Twitter: @kyliemcdonald MUSIC Pod Intro: Adam Vicent (Instagram: @adamdoesntsleep)
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CHP 65- Nicole Asherah: Author of "A Life Cycle"
Nicole Asherah is the author of A Life Cycle: A Guide To Healing and Rediscovering Yourself, which will be available on March 14th, and is available for pre-order now! She opens up with Kylie about the harder chapters in her life, and how channeling her emotions into her art helped her to heal–...
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CHP 64- Just Me: The Cliché Life Lessons
January. Follow the podcast on Instagram @chaptertwentysomethingpod. Rate, Review, Subscribe, and Share. :) Kylie: Instagram: @officialkyliemcdonald TikTok: @officialkyliemcdonald Twitter: @kyliemcdonald Music: Adam Vicent (Instagram: @adamdoesntsleep)
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CHP 63- Liv Whalen: "Liv"ing Intuitively
Liv Whalen is the founder of Liv Your Fit, where she helps her clients to find a healthy relationship with food and exercise. Liv and Kylie discuss what exactly intuitive eating is; how our mental relationship with food is formed from a young age; the difference between a "driven" mindset and...
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CHP 62- Tee Williams: An English Teacher in Thailand
Tee Williams is a non-profit employee and teacher, currently living in Thailand. She shares with Kylie how she grew up wanting to explore the world, and then, she made that her reality. Tee details her experiences moving to Thailand after college; living through the events of the past few years...
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CHP 61- Rob Lawless: His Mission to Make 10K Friends
Rob Lawless is the man behind Rob’s 10K Friends. His mission for the past 6 years, and full-time job, is to spend 1 hour, 1 on 1, with 10,000 people…. and he will be checking off number 5000 in the upcoming months! Rob shares with Kylie what inspired him to start this project; his experiences…
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CHP 60- Madison Jantzen: From A Kindergarten Teacher To A Full-Time Content Creator in One Year
Madison Jantzen is a full-time Social Media Marketer and Content Creator. Up until earlier this year, however, she was a kindergarten teacher. Madison shared her teacher tips, tricks, and bubbly personality on TikTok, and grew a large, dedicated following. This platform, however, caused turmoil…
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CHP 59- Dan Laverde: From Selling Foam Fingers, to PR Staff for the NY Yankees
Dan Laverde is a Communications and Media Relations assistant for the New York Yankees. He tells the story of the winding path that led him to this exciting position, and how even when he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do, sticking to what he enjoyed helped him to land in the right places. Dan…
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CHP 58- Marissa Diedrick: Teacher for the Visually Impaired
Marissa Diedrick is a teacher for the visually impaired. She shares with Kylie how, after pursuing a career as a classroom teacher, she decided she wanted to specialize in her current career field, and explains how she made the move to pursue it. Her passion for her work shows, and she tells us...
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CHP 57- Samantha Wood: Manager Mama
Samantha Wood is the Customer Support Manager of Digital Apps and NFTs at The Topps Company. She shares with Kylie the journey of her career, thus far, and how she has learned to stand her ground, and speak her mind, as a woman in charge, in the workplace. Samantha also speaks of becoming a…
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CHP 56- Kaia Gettings: Shakespeare Could Never
Kaia Gettings is a poet and author of the upcoming book, of her poetry, SweetBitter. Kaia shares with Kylie her journey with writing, and parallel to that conversation, her journey with becoming more comfortable with herself, her thoughts, and her purpose. The two have a talk about the perks, and...
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CHP 55- Lexi Zanghi: Founder of Always Reason, and Star of Born For Business
Lexi Zanghi is the owner of Always Reason Clothing, and one of the stars of the new Peacock TV Series, Born For Business. She shares with Kylie how her journey to becoming a business owner and reality star, all at the age of 23, started with struggles with anxiety. Lexi opens up about her...
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CHP 52- Gabrielle Stone: Eat, Pray, FML
Gabrielle Stone is the best-selling author of “Eat, Pray, FML,” and the newly- released “The Ridiculous Misadventures of a Single Girl,” podcast host of FML Talk, as well as an actress and director. She shares with Kylie her story, which starts with heartbreak, and ends up with a best-selling…
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CHP 51- Happy 1st Anniversary :)
Just a lot of straight up inspo in this episode. A little reflection, with Kylie, on the lessons this podcast has taught her over the past year. Covering everything from taking a chance on yourself, dealing with comparisons, the “timeline,” self-talk and how if affects your life, how to actually...
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CHP 50- Amy Boehly: Founder of Treasure Trove Entertainment, Actress, Model
Amy Boehly is the founder of Treasure Trove Entertainment, as well as an actor, writer, and model. She explains how Treasure Trove is a business that allows for more BIPOC representation with the princess characters that children know and love, and the two have a conversation about representation...
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CHP 49- Kennedy Taylor: Architectural & Interior Designer
Kennedy Taylor is an architectural, and interior, designer. She shares with Kylie how she got into the business of designing homes from the ground up; the process she is currently enduring to see her own interior design firm, Studio K, thrive; how she handles being a young woman in charge; and…
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CHP 48- Maddie Parrotta: Sensitivity Reader and Editor
Maddie Parrotta is a sensitivity reader and editor. She shares with Kylie how her life’s experiences have led her to her career path; why representation matters in the media, and why it is vital who tells the stories of an underrepresented group; how she has worked to break the stereotypes...
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CHP 47- Kara Garbarino: Fitness Coach
Kara Garbarino is a fitness trainer and online influencer, who shares weekly workouts through her instagram page, and has scored ambassadorships/ sponsorships with brands such as Lululemon and Fabletics. Kara tells Kylie about her extensive background in gymnastics and diving, and how she...
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CHP 46- Sarry Ibrahim: Founder of Financial Asset Protection
Sarry Ibrahim is the founder of Financial Asset Protection. He shares with Kylie why he lives by the “Bank on Yourself” concept, what exactly that is, and how everyone can use it. He also shares the best mindset to have when it comes to planning for a financially stable future; not being afraid…
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CHP 45- Sabrina Safran: Casting Director
Sabrina Safran is the Director of Casting and Talent Development at Hearst Magazines. She has previously been a casting producer at Buzzfeed, and as a freelancer in Los Angeles, as well as an entertainment host. Sabrina shares with Kylie her experiences working in LA versus NYC; what exactly a...
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CHP 44- Cat Corbett: Groceries to Graphic Designer
Cat Corbett is a graphic designer, specializing in visual brand identity. She shares with Kylie her journey of how she has come to work for herself: The two chat about the importance of educational resources from a young age; mental health, and just how vital it is for success; finding the…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Kylie McDonald (a twenty-something), interviews other twenty-somethings who are in the midsts of careers that go against the "safe" route. From the experiences of others, we learn about how important it is to go after what you want, and figure out how to build your goals from the ground up, and make them a reality.
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Kylie McDonald (a twenty-something), interviews other twenty-somethings who are in the midsts of careers that go against the "safe" route. From the experiences of others, we learn about how important it is to go after what you want, and figure out how to build your goals from the ground up, and...
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