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How We Got Here - Career Stories
by Jonathan Torrey
This podcast has one goal: to deliver tangible and practical advice for students and professionals at all levels of their careers. I bring on a diverse group of professionals from different backgrounds and careers so that no matter who you hope to become in the future, there's someone you can relate with on this show.
Episodes
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Mike Johnson - Podcast Host of Tea With Mike
In this episode I chat with Mike Johnson. He's a fellow podcast host who also appeared on Tea with Gary V. We chat about how he came up with the idea for his podcast, what challenges he's faced, and why it's so important for you to put yourself out into the world. You never know who's listening,...
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Pauleanna Reid - Celebrity / CEO Ghostwriter, Motivational Speaker, Critically Acclaimed Author and Millennial Mentor
Today's episode is my full-length interview with Pauleanna Reid. She is a motivational speaker, millennial mentor, celebrity CEO, ghostwriter, and critically acclaimed author of her fiction novel Everything I Couldn't Tell My Mother. This interview is all about how someone who failed her 11th and...
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Why so many of us struggle to fulfill ourselves through work and how to fix it with Pauleanna Reid
In this short clip, I chat with Pauleanna Reid, an accomplished author, public speaker, and mentor about passion and purpose. If you're struggling to figure out your sense of purpose or what you're really passionate about this episode is for you. Not only does Pauleanna give examples from her own...
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How Pauleanna Reid Got Her First Celebrity Client for Her Ghost-Writing Services
In this short clip, Pauleanna Reid talks about how she got her first client for celebrity ghostwriting. It came by way of a mentor and further demonstrates how important it is to have mentors and sponsors in your life. because if you execute against their advice, they can connect you with the…
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Pauleanna Reid on the difference between self-worth and market value
In this short clip, I chat with Pauleanna Reid, an accomplished author, public speaker, and mentor about how she vaulted herself into the world of professional writing. The story she shares is really important for everybody to hear. She met with a mentor. She executed the mentor's advice over a...
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Tom Leveen - Author, Teacher and Speaker on being a creative, overcoming challenges, and finding ways to stay true to your goals
In this full-length interview, I chat with Tom Levine. Tom is an author, teacher, and speaker. He's written for Spawn, he's published novels, and one of his books just got picked up for a movie script. In this conversation, we talk about how Tom got to where he is today and how it's a little bit...
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Author Tom Leveen on Getting a Movie Script Deal for One of His Novels
In this short clip, I chat with author Tom Levine, about how one of his books got picked up for a movie script. He talks about how that came about, but more importantly, he talks about how he doesn't expect this to be a big box office hit. What he is trying to do is just pilot and test something...
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How Author Tom Leveen Got a Gig Writing for Spawn
In this short clip, I chat with author Tom Levine, about how he came into a gig writing for the comic book Spawn. This gig was a really big deal and reveals a very important career growth trick hack tip: what's important about Tom getting this gig is it was partially because of someone he knew…
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Author Tom Leveen on Executing an Overarching Goal
In today's short clip. I chat with author Tom Levine. Tom has been really successful in his career so far - he's written for Spawn, he's published novels and one of his books just got picked up for a movie script. One of the narratives that emerge in my conversation with Tom is that he's always...
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Cassidy Petit Marketing and Operations at Hula, Psychology ‘19
In today’s episode, I chat with Cassidy Petit, a recent UVM graduate who’s working for Hula, a new co-working space and tech accelerator being constructed to build a community that fosters economic growth in Burlington, Vermont. The company has a big mission: to put Burlington, Vermont on the map...
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How to turn challenges into opportunities with Cassidy Petit ‘19 Marketing and Operations at Hula
In this short clip, I ask Cassidy about her challenges working at Hula. The way she responds is the exact way you want to respond to a question like this in an interview. She talks about how being on a small team in fluid roles can be challenging, especially when it requires her to take on work...
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The opportunities in Burlington, Vermont with Cassidy Petit ‘19 Marketing and Operations at Hula
In this short clip, Cassidy and I talk about Hula’s mission and the benefits of living in Burlington, Vermont. For students out there listening, there is a vibrant technology scene in Burlington and offers a quality of life that is unrivaled in most other areas. Dealer.com, the anchor tech…
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Gabriel Appleton, Co-founder at Vumonic
In today’s episode, I chat with entrepreneur Gabriel Appleton, co-founder of Vumonic, a market intelligence tool used by the world's leading strategy teams. We talk about how authentic curiosity led him to his first venture at a storage company, one he joined despite having accepted an offer at…
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Getting a new company off the ground with Gabriel Appleton, Co-founder at Vumonic
In this short clip, Gabriel talks about how he validated the business idea for Vumonic and what he did to get the company off the ground. New companies are always faced with the chicken or the egg problem of needing investment to launch a product but needing a product to get the investment. In…
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Curiosity can open doors for your career with Gabriel Appleton, Co-founder at Vumonic
In this short clip, Gabriel shares a story of how he ended up working at his first start-up, All College Storage. When he got on the phone with the company founder, he didn’t do anything fancy, he just showed up, asked thoughtful questions and a door opened for him. Gabriel mentions that his...
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Jacqueline Cardoza, MPH Disaster Epidemiology ORISE Follow at the CDC
In today’s episode, I chat with Jacqueline Cardoza who currently works at the CDC and is soon to be taking on a new role at FEMA. Jacqueline had intentions of being a change maker starting back in college and she’s living up to that dream. She shares her story from undergraduate experiences to...
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How Jacqueline Cardoza, MPH landed a fellowship with the CDC
In this short clip, Jacqueline shares how her proactivity and networking skills opened the door for her at the CDC. The more you put yourself out there, the more likely you are to connect with people who can help you achieve your goals. Enjoy!
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You don’t need to know everything, but you need to know how to seek out the answers with Jacqueline Cardoza, MPH Disaster Epidemiology ORISE Follow at the CDC
In this short clip, Jacqueline talks about her application to a graduate program. As she went through this process, her undergrad professors asked her why she wanted to choose this path. Her answer was that she wasn’t if this was right for her, but she was interested in it and needed to pursue…
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Why mentorship is mutually beneficial and tips for finding the right mentor with Yvonne Prang MBA ‘97, Senior Director, McDonald’s
In this short clip, I chat with Yvonne Prang about her experience as a mentor and she offers specific advice on how to find a mentor. What I really like about this episode is that we get the perspective from a mentor - why she gives back, and how she benefits from it too. A lot of us think...
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How do you maintain work / life balance? with Yvonne Prang MBA ‘97, Senior Director, McDonald’s
In this short clip, Yvonne gives some really great insight into how she approaches maintaining work-life balance. She is very self-aware, and that helps to inform her strategies for coping with a busy schedule and a busy lifestyle. What works for her might not necessarily work for you, so we both...
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How do you handle stressful situations? with Yvonne Prang MBA ‘97, Senior Director, McDonald’s
In this short clip, Yvonne talks about her approach to handling stress. She's had her fair share of people coming to her looking to solve major problems. She talks about making sure that you see the whole picture, how to manage expectations, and how to make sure that you learn from these…
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What traits does a good leader have? with Yvonne Prang MBA ‘97, Senior Director, McDonald’s
In this short clip, Yvonne talks about the traits of a good leader - inspiring others, accountability, and leaving ego aside.
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Advice for young women starting their careers with Yvonne Prang MBA ‘97, Senior Director, McDonald’s
In this short clip, Yvonne and I talk about the differences between men and women in the workplace, how societal views of women have evolved and where they need to go, and she provides detailed advice for young women starting their careers.
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Why mentorship is mutually beneficial and tips for finding the right mentor with Yvonne Prang MBA ‘97, Senior Director, McDonald’s
In this short clip, I chat with Yvonne Prang about her experience as a mentor and she offers specific advice on how to find a mentor. What I really like about this episode is that we get the perspective from a mentor - why she gives back, and how she benefits from it too. A lot of us think...
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How do you handle career challenges? with Yvonne Prang MBA ‘97, Senior Director, McDonald’s
In this short clip, I chat with Yvonne Prang about how she handles career challenges, something that is very relevant for all of us today. It’s useful to reposition these challenges as an opportunity to learn and push ourselves outside of our comfort zone while balancing what needs to be done…
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Meghan Rowe, Co-Founder / Co-Owner White Leaf Provisions ‘03 Fine Arts and Art History
In this episode, I’m joined by Meghan Rowe, co-founder of White Leaf Provisions, an organic regeneratively farmed food line. Meghan is an entrepreneur creating a new category, but it took time for her to figure this vision out. She went from being unhappy at an advertising agency, to moving to…
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How'd you get the idea for your business? With co-founder of White Leaf Provisions, Meghan Rowe.
In this short clip, Meghan talks about the origin of her idea for a business. Like many other business origin stories, Meghan was facing a problem with seemingly no solution. We talk about what she did immediately after the idea struck to further validate her concept. That business now sells...
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How to Let Life Come to You - with Meghan Rowe, co-founder of White Leaf Provisions
In this special clip, Meghan Rowe, co-founder, and co-owner at White Leaf Provisions shares her story of visiting Charleston, South Carolina, and knowing she wanted to move there not even 8 hours after arriving! After she made that decision, things just fell into place for her. We talk about the...
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Serene Meshel-Dillman Documentary Filmmaker ‘85
In today’s episode, I am joined by documentary filmmaker Serene Meshel-Dillman. Serene has directed Getting to The Nutcracker and The 5th Dementia with more documentaries on the way. We share her story as she was on the path to becoming a lawyer, but decided it wasn’t the right fit for her. By…
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What was your favorite TV commercial project? With documentary filmmaker Serene Meshel-Dillman
In this short clip, documentary filmmaker Serene Meshel-Dillman talks about her favorite experience working in television commercial production - a Miller beer commercial that featured a group of athletes, musicians, and other famous people. The reason Serene enjoyed the experience so much is…
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How do you break into commercial film as a production assistant? with Serene Meshel-Dillman, Documentary Filmmaker
In today’s preview episode, Serene and I chat about how she was on the path to becoming a lawyer but decided it wasn’t for her. Like something out of a movie, Serene experienced an earthquake while visiting Los Angeles, and happened to land her a production assistant job because of it! Serene...
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Yvonne Prang MBA ‘97, Senior Director, McDonald’s
In today’s episode, I chat with Yvonne Prang, a Senior Director at McDonald’s who oversees teams across 19 countries! Yvonne and I cover a range of topics in this episode, including how to maintain a work-life balance, mentorship, career challenges, traits of good leaders, and advice for young...
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What are the secrets to success? With Yvonne Prang MBA ‘97, Senior Director, McDonald’s
In this short clip, I chat with Yvonne Prang, a Senior Director at McDonald’s who oversees teams across 19 countries! Yvonne talks about how she defines success and why she specifically feels successful today. She also sheds some light on what her secret ingredients are to be successful. These…
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How do you market a healthcare technology start-up? with Matt Buder Shapiro, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at MedPilot
In this special edition episode, Matt and I spend the next few minutes talking about how he goes about marketing a healthcare technology company. The strategies are very similar to other verticals, but the tactics he takes given his industry are much different. He details that and more in our…
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How to Handle Rejection in a Job Search with Melanie Lewis ‘17 Integrated Marketing Activation at Nickelodeon
In this short clip, Melanie and I discuss her experiences seeking full-time permanent positions after taking the summer off post-graduation. During this time, she interviewed at numerous companies, facing a lot of rejection, but powered through, taking an internship initially, and eventually...
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How do you take a start-up from Zero to One? with Matt Buder Shapiro, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at MedPilot
In this special edition episode, Matt and I spend the next 4 minutes talking about how he took his company from idea to reality. It’s always tricky for start-ups, and especially healthcare start-ups. Do you get funding first? Do you build the product first? How do you do either of those…
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Matt Buder Shapiro, ‘12 Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at MedPilot, Community Development and Applied Economics
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Matt Buder Shapiro, co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Medpilot, a 40-person healthcare technology company based in Cleveland, Ohio. Matt shares his career journey from early entrepreneurial aspirations to landing his first advertising internship with no...
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How can you get real with yourself to figure out if you are truly passionate about something? with Matt Buder Shapiro, ‘12 Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at MedPilot
In this special edition episode, Matt Buder Shapiro, co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Medpilot, and I spend 4 minutes talking about how Matt discovered his passion for advertising and marketing. We talk specifically about what behavioral changes occurred that validated his realization of...
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Alex Litwin ‘12 Global Platform Partnerships, Stripe, History Major
In today’s episode, I am joined by Alex Litwin. This episode is an hour in length, but I promise you, it’s worth every single minute. Alex embodies two really important qualities young people should strive for: Listen to, and be honest with, yourself. Give yourself permission to pursue your…
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How did an MD learn how to sell? Practical tips you can use with Christopher Sikora '11
In today's special edition episode, I'm featuring a clip from a previous episode with Christopher Sikora, MD '11 who now works in sales. Christopher was a biology major at UVM and went on to get his Medical Degree. He made a career pivot into sales and we talk about how he did that, starting back...
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Landing an internship in broadcast journalism and making the most of it with Sara Welch '90 Reporter at KTLA
In this short clip, Sara talks about how she landed an internship in college at WCAX, a local news station. It wasn’t only landing the job that set her on a path toward becoming a reporter in Michigan, Connecticut and eventually Los Angeles, but what she did when she got there. Sara’s story is...
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You need the job to get experience, but need experience to get the job - what do you do? With Melanie Lewis ‘17 Integrated Marketing Activation at Nickelodeon
In this short clip, Melanie and I discuss the Catch-22 of applying and interviewing for a job that requires experience but you need that job to get experience. Melanie talks specifically about what she did in this situation, how she succeeded and what you can start doing today to have some…
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Should you formally ask someone to be your mentor? - w/ Alex Litwin ‘12 Global Platform Partnerships at Stripe.
In this special 4-minute preview episode of the show, Alex and I talk about the mentorship he received while at VaynerMedia from CEO Gary Vaynerchuk (look him up if you haven’t heard of him) and now Chief Heart Officer Claude Silver. We talk about finding a mentor, what’s important in mentorship,...
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Melanie Lewis ‘17 Integrated Marketing Activation, Nickelodeon, Public Communication
In today’s episode, Melanie Lewis ‘17 joins me to share her story of early leadership and internship positions in school, studying abroad and challenging herself, and her push to land a full-time job in New York City. As a recent grad, Melanie brings a lot of detail to her story and I’m so…
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Sara Welch ‘90 Reporter at KTLA, Political Science
Today’s episode is a very special one for me. Sara Welch ‘90 Reporter at KTLA joins the show to talk about her career journey. The reason this episode is so special is that it’s just as much about the UVM community as it is her story of moving from smaller TV markets to a large one in Los…
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Shannon Deegan ‘87 Senior Director, Google, Psychology and Political Science Major
In this episode, I’m joined by Shannon Deegan, Senior Director of Google to share his career journey - from a professional hockey career cut short to advising the Prime Minister of Canada, to his current role managing one of Google's biggest projects in finding and creating innovative workspaces...
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Mandy Sugrue ‘08 Communications Manager, Facebook, Public Communications Major
On today’s episode, Mandy Sugrue, Communications Manager, Health at Facebook joins me to share her career journey - one that started with her struggling a bit as a high school student, to trying a variety of different paths - from wanting to become an actress to a social worker, ultimately ending...
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Maya Perry '13 Marketing Manager at cnvrg.io CDAE
Moving to a new country, trial, and error and why context matters with Maya Perry, marketing manager at cnvrg.io in Jerusalem, Israel. In this episode of the show, we talk about how Maya became in charge of marketing for a company that just received $8 million in funding despite not having all…
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Christopher Sikora, MD UVM '11, Inside Sales Rep at UltraLinq Healthcare, Biology
The importance of leaving your comfort zone, pushing through negative feedback and fighting for your goals with Christopher Sikora, MD. A 2011 grad, Christopher majored in Biology, went on to medical school in a different country, and never gave up on his dream of improving medicine by pivoting…
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Gina Frontino '16 Food Safety and Quality Manager, Nutrition and Food Science
Networking with your professors, overcoming rejection and being clear about what you want with Gina Frontino, a 2016 Nutrition and Food Science graduate of the University of Vermont. Gina is a Food Safety and Quality Manager for Fresh Local Produce of Ohio. Her story is one of tenacity and she...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This podcast has one goal: to deliver tangible and practical advice for students and professionals at all levels of their careers. I bring on a diverse group of professionals from different backgrounds and careers so that no matter who you hope to become in the future, there's someone you can relate with on this show.
HOSTED BY
Jonathan Torrey
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