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J.O.T. POD
by Lamar A Smith Jr
Host Lamar "L.A" Smith interviews guest every week about different topics surrounding college. Smith also challenges certain conventional ideas and gives an unfiltered opinion on other topics involving personal development and sports among everything else. Be ready to laugh, hear hot takes and broaden your horizons. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lamar-smith37/support
Episodes
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Ep 46: Dating While Building: The Entrepreneur’s Love Life
In this episode of J.O.T. POD, I’m joined again by the incredible Megan Gallagher for an honest, unfiltered conversation about dating as an entrepreneur. We dive into the unique challenges, expectations, and mindset shifts that come with balancing business and relationships, from setting…
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Ep 45: Amazing Amanda
On this episode, my guest was my business partner Amanda Carter. She's a dually licensed financial professional. We talked a lot about her entrepreneurship journey. Also, how her career in the music industry and tech led her to the financial industry. We ended the episode by playing Rapid-Fire...
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Ep 44: Fight the Storm!
On this episode, my guest was Tonia Brown. She's a meteorologist and entrepreneur. We talked a lot about what made her want to study meteorology, her time at Mississippi State, business, and how she came up with the motto "fight the storm". We ended the episode by playing Rapid-Fire Questions!...
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Ep 43: Meet Ava and Mae
On this episode, my guest was Brittney Dias. She's an entrepreneur, author, and University of Washington alum. We talked a lot about personal growth, why she started writing, the importance of children learning about entrepreneurship, and her new book Ava and Mae: The Fabulous Fashion Show. We...
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Ep 42: Drooling Goddess
On this episode, I was joined by the one and only Isabella Nino aka. Drooling Goddess. She's a chef, author, entrepreneur, and a University of Florida alum. We talked a lot about personal growth, why she started cooking, and her debut novel Food for All. We ended the episode with a new game I...
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Ep 41: Art by Barreto
On this episode, I spoke with Samantha Barretto a real estate professional and artist. We talked about her journey to the real estate industry, her upbringing, and how she got into art. We ended the episode with Rapid-Fire Questions. Recorded on 8/20/22 IG: @jackonovan Samantha's IG…
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Ep 40: A Season for Everything
On this episode, I was joined by Maddie Kuchar a real estate professional and Nebraska-Lincoln alum. We talked a lot about personal growth, what it's like living in a college town and developing certain mindsets in business. We ended the episode with Rapid-Fire Questions. Recorded on 8/6/22 IG:...
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Ep 39: I Didn't Write Back
On this episode, I was joined by Elijaah Goins, The Ohio State University (SNF voice). Hopefully, some of you caught that joke. Eli is a two-time OSU alum and we talked about his journey as a walk-on for the OSU football team, why he chose to become a pharmacist, and his NFL training camp...
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Ep 38: The Hope Dealer
In this episode, I sat down with Thays Lima a Disciple of Christ, an author, and a full-time entrepreneur/business owner. She tells us a little bit about her new book and her entrepreneurship journey, and we even get to meet Lil Thays. We ended the episode with a truly interesting edition of...
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Ep 37: Six-Figure Sales Academy
In this episode, I sat down with Marcus Chan an entrepreneur and B2B sales coach. Marcus has been featured in Forbes and Yahoo Finance while also being recognized as a top sales influencer by Salesforce. We talked about his upbringing and how he got into sales, different strategies for being...
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Ep 36: Welcome to "THE BLUE"
In this episode, I sat down with Cory Yriarte an entrepreneur, medical sales professional, and Boise State football alum. Cory talked about his time playing football at Boise State during the BCS title era and how was it building a title contender. I also gained incredible insight into some of…
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Ep 35: Loyal to A Fault
I'm not going to lie. This episode was so fun to record so I thought it was only right to make it the Season 3 opener. My friend Noah makes his second guest appearance on my podcast to talk about romantic relationships. We go pretty in-depth on a lot of topics from the concept of soulmates, to...
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Ep 34: Your Identity is Your Home
In this episode, I spoke with the CEO of Rise Digital Marketing Agency, Mount Pisgah Co-Founder, and Word by Lolo host Elizabeth Hildago. We talked a lot about identity and the various identity shifts we have both made since we have known one another. She told me the story behind her love for...
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Ep 33: REAL ESTATE CHOSE ME!
On this episode I spoke with Madison Gorgone a SoCal realtor and California State Fullerton alum. We talked a lot about her time at California State Fullerton, how she got into real estate, her previous career as an event planner and how she goes about developing relationships with clients. Then…
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Ep 32: Funny College Stories
This time I bring back Chiedu and Wande to talk about some of our funniest, craziest and most interesting stories from college. Then we finished the episode with another game of Real Talk or That's Cap. If you're looking for a light-hearted episode full of laughs, then you definitely need to…
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Ep. 31: Ask a Concierge
On this episode I spoke with verified travel expert, Sarah Dandashy who has over 18 years of luxury hotel experience. We talked about her new book Hospitality from Within that dives into the minds of several of hospitality and travel's brightest minds, her time in undergrad at Georgetown…
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Ep 30: Make a Decision
On this episode I spoke with Otis Byrd, founder of Excelsius Financial and a member of World Financial Group. We talked about his journey into finances, how to build a big business and at the end played "Rank Em". Recorded on: 5/25/21 IG: @jackonovan Otis's IG: @iam_odb85 Make sure to get the…
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Ep 29: Financial Independence Day
On this episode I spoke with Rahkim Sabree about writing, entrepreneurship, speaking among many other things. It was interesting hearing Rahkim's journey into entrepreneurship and how his strong relationship with his grandfather not only taught him a lot about money but life as well. You don't…
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Ep. 28: It's OK not to be OK
On this episode I spoke with Megan Gallagher an author, model, artist motivational speaker who's done three TED Talks. We talked about her journey as an author and speaker, why she's so passionate about mental health and her new book "How to Thrive in the Virtual Classroom". Then we ended the...
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Ep 27: Run Your Own Race
On this episode I spoke with Hofstra women's golf player and Golf Week magazine contributor Averee Dovsek. We talked abut the importance of hard work, what's it like working in sports media and we wrapped up the episode playing everyone's favorite game "Welcome to the Dinner Table". Averee is…
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Ep 26: Gender Roles with Queen Cobra
On this episode I spoke with recent Toni Bianco, a recent Syracuse alum and UC San Diego Athletics Communications Assistant about gender roles and how they play into the collegiate experience. We also talked about her love for martial arts and the Karate Kid franchise which inspired her to start...
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Ep 25: LAYD SPACES
On this episode I got a chance to speak with speaker, author and event planner Layllen Sawyer. We spoke about Layllen's time at Midwestern State University and how the lessons she took from college helped her grow and evolve. I enjoyed learning more about how she created Layd Spaces, her mindset...
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Ep 24: Ultra Black
On this episode I talk to my Shawn Garrett a Wellness Consultant for Mental Health at UC San Francisco and a Behavioral Therapist. We talked about what it's like being black students at PWIs and how those experiences really effected our collegiate careers and views on specific topics. Before we...
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Ep. 23: Whatever it Takes
On this episode I talk to my friend George Bell a serial entrepreneur, UK alum, esports enthusiast and hoophead. George has an amazing story. He's a guy who's been driven to win by any means necessary just like his idol the late great Kobe Bryant. We talked about what it's like being an...
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Ep 22: POPSTAR
This episode I sat with ASU student and singer Jillian Rose. We talked about her music career, how she goes about writing songs and the time it takes to juggle her music career with being a college student. Before, ending the episode playing THIS OR THAT: JILLIAN ROSE EDITION. My favorite part of...
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Ep 21: Migration Matters
The season two opener features Joella Roberts. And I highly encourage you listen to this one. Joella is University of District of Colombia alum and co=founder of Migration Matters. The first organization to center undocumented immigrants at an HBCU. We talked about diversity on college campuses,...
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Ep 20: Send him BACK TO THE STREETS
The season one finale features my two good friends Yodit Woldegebriel and Madisen Carter. We talked about dating in college but this time through the female perspective. If you all thought my last dating in college episode was good this one might even be better. Yodit and Madisen even flipped the...
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Ep. 19: The Gift of Basketball
On this episode I talk to former professional basketball player Montae Harris. We dove into what drove him to succeed growing up and his love for basketball, why he chose Grace Christian University and his journey playing basketball overseas. At the end we played "Rank Em" ranking his top 5...
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Ep 18: Good Things Are Gonna Come
On this episode I got the pleasure to sit down with life coach Jasmine Rice. We talked about her experience going to University of Kansas and how that led to her journey to become a life coach. We also talked a lot about the different transitions that happen over the course of college. Especially...
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Ep 17: College Isn't for EVERYONE
On this episode I got the pleasure to have Yoel Aynalem on the show (host of Yoel's Hangouts). He and I talk about how college isn't for everyone. Yoel told me about his time in college. why he chose to not finish his degree at Oregon State University, his journey with photography and film and…
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Ep 16: Las Locas
This episode was my first time having a fellow author on the show. Kaleigh Garaffa is currently a senior at Marist University and author of Las Locas: The Madwomen which comes out next month. We talked about her first novel that is fictional story based on the Dirty War in Argentina, her love for...
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Ep 15: WHAT THE... SHIFT
This episode is fire. I had the pleasure of speaking to Anthony Trucks a former NFL linebacker and Oregon alum who's now a transformation coach. He taught me about his SHIFT method which he uses to help his clients improve their lives. While also sharing some of his interesting life stories…
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Ep 14: Talking hoops with the Daredevil
On this episode I spoke with Jared Dillinger a 12 year pro, 7-time PBA champ who's played on the Philippines National Team. Jared talked to me about his transition from Air Force to the University of Hawaii, his time in college and all the things he's learned from playing basketball. Jared's my...
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Ep 13: From Spiker to #homegirl
I sat with "Your #Homegirl" Aspen Potter a California real estate agent about her time in college as a collegiate volleyball player and how she developed her love for real estate. We talk about how she plans to grow her real estate business, lessons we both learned in college and we drop a few...
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Ep 12: THE GAINS TRAIN
This episode is full of so many gems. I spoke with Erica Hanner about health and wellness and learned so much. She taught me so much about health and wellness just through our short conversation. You don't want to miss this one. She gave some great health tips, talked about how to stay healthy in...
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Ep 11: Life By Design... Not By DEFAULT
Before, Warner Trejo was a social media expert, host of the "Stay in the Big" podcast, business owner, my mentor and business partner he was a JUCO soccer player before transferring to Azusa Pacific University. Warner spoke to me about his humble beginnings and how he learned how to make his…
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Ep 10: From Soccer to Stand-ups
Bryana Medina has played soccer majority of her life until just recently. College athlete now a reporter for the Cal State Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Bulletin. Bryana and I talked about transitioning from being a student-athlete to a regular student, her dreams of being in the entertainment…
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Ep. 9: Mrs. Right or Mr. Right Now
This is easily the funniest episode I've shot thus far. My friends Chiedu and Wande came on the show to talk about dating in college. We talked about single life vs being cuffed, told several wild dating stories and we played "Real Talk or That's Cap" to finish up the episode. All my episodes…
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Ep. 8: Grad School
This episode I talk with my friend Noelle about why she decided to go to grad school. And what went into her decision to stay at Alabama to get her MBA oppose to go somewhere else for grad school. We also play Welcome to the Dinner Table but gave it an Alabama spin. IG & Twitter: @jackonovan…
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Ep. 7: Why would I stop?
Every person throughout the course of history has battled with an adversary called adversity. This week's guest is one of my best friends Sheen Turner. Sheen has been through it all from his dad being incarcerated at an early age while growing up in East St. Louis, Illinois to now being a…
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Ep. 6: Boy Meets World
Yes, I named this episode after the classic tv show "Boy Meets World" (1993-2000). It's because on this episode I talk about personal growth and how it effects your time in college. My Let's Talk About Sports co-host Brandon Jones and I talk about picking colleges, our time with roommates, career...
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Ep. 5: Play Ball or Go to the League
College Athletics is the life line of most college campuses. My friend Noah and I talk about the Name, Image and Likeness bill's future impact, transitioning to the pro game, the relationship between school's an athletes and much more. And we wrap the episode up with a game that truly tests…
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Ep. 4: The Birds and Bees of GREEK LIFE
I sat down with my good friend and fellow sports journalist Michelle Knezovic to talk about the ins and outs of Greek Life. Starting from the sorority rush down to why there are certain misconceptions surrounding Greek Life. We finished the show by playing THIS OR THAT: UK GREEK EDITION. And we...
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Ep. 3: Do or Die at PWIs
On this episode my friend Kamilah and I talk about the different social pressures people experience in college. And the added pressure that comes from being a black student at a PWI (Predominantly White Institution). We talk about our time at UK, how we transitioned to grad school at ASU and...
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Ep. 2: "Peach St." PARTY
I sit down and talk with my good friend and Morehead St. cheerleader CJ Hawkins about our wild party days at UK. There are some funny stories involving bowls of cereals, throwing up and red stains.... Listen to get a better insight on some unforgettable experiences we both went through that year....
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Ep. 1: Perception vs Reality
This episode I talk to one of my best friends Kree about the false perceptions of college. And what college is really like oppose to how the media portrays it. Twitter & Instagram: @jackonovan Kree's tiktok: kmoneytoothicc Sports podcast instagram: @letstalkaboutsportsblog Music By: @kingc4real
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Pilot
This is just a brief introduction about myself, why I started the podcast and a funny story about a boujee restaurant I went to for a birthday dinner two days ago. Twitter and IG: @jackonovan
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Host Lamar "L.A" Smith interviews guest every week about different topics surrounding college. Smith also challenges certain conventional ideas and gives an unfiltered opinion on other topics involving personal development and sports among everything else. Be ready to laugh, hear hot takes and broaden your horizons. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lamar-smith37/support
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