My Next Step: Career Exploration Spotlight

Alyx gives tips to procrastinators to get out of that habit!

She Built This City is a non-profit organization that focuses on highlighting the trade career options available to young people here in Charlotte, including construction, electrical work, plumbing, and more.

Have you ever wanted to know what it is like to run a food truck and catering business? Listen to this episode with Marlie and Quyen of MarlieQ’s Carribean Queen Food Truck and Catering Company to learn more.

Learn more about Latoya’s journey to become a President and CEO for House of Mercy.

Today’s interview is with Moyeh, the Owner and Holistic Barber at Crown Chakra Barbering Co.

Today’s interview is with Jalen who talks about his career as a Welder.

Todays interview is with LaQwiesha, who talks about her career as a Natural Hair Stylist.

Today’s interview is with Betsy who gives an overview of her career as an artist and Creative Director. Visit her website at ehazletondesign.com

Today’s interview is with Beth Glover, an artist and designer in NC. To learn more about her online art classes or more information, please visit her website at bethgloverart.com or on Instagram.com/bethglover.art

Get to know how Jemarion follows a career path working at the Y and his passion for teen and youth development.

Today’s interview is with Mike who discusses his position with NASA

Marcus gives insight to his career as a social worker. He will be hosting a program for teens on December 12th from 1-2pm on “Emotional Wellness for Teens”. For more information and to register, click here: https://tinyurl.com/y2qdpth8

Interview with Rob Leichner a Secondary Math Specialist with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Twitter: @cmsmathproblems (follow to see the CMS Math Problem of the Week!) 2019-20 CMS Remote Instructional Guidelines by Content: http://bit.ly/cmsremoteipd 2020-21 CMS Middle School Math Curriculum Documents: https://bit.ly/2020cmsmsmathcurriculum North Carolina Math Standards/Unpacking Documents: https://sites.google.com/dpi.nc.gov/k-12-mathematics/resources/6-8-mathematics/6-8-unpacking?authuser=0 @cmsmathproblems Remote Learning Challenge #1: https://bit.ly/cmsmathremotepow1 CMS TV Show Math xTra Segments By Grade and Topic: https://bit.ly/mathxtraplaylist

Ashley talks about her job as a freelance writer in Charlotte.

Emily talks about her position as a lawyer, and the experience she has with Legal Aid of NC.

Tesa shares about her experience as a Mortgage Loan Officer in the banking field.

Kara talks about her journey to become a small business owner and yoga teacher.

This episode with Karissa gives insight to what it takes to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Aaron shares his experience for Logistics and Supply Chain for the Air Force.

Lynette talks about the evolving industry as a videographer as a zoo.

Andy gives insight for working in a technology based industry for a large entertainment company.

Bridget works in Florida for Jewish Schools and Camps as a Director of Youth Engagement.

Kerstin shares about her experience as an actor in the Charlotte area.

Tyler works in a Charlotte area hospital chain as a cash management accountant.

Kim works in the fitness industry and does a variety of different classes.

Isaiah’s nursing position has him traveling to different states on short contracts.

Savanah works for ReedPop where she maintains and runs stores for major comic conventions worldwide.

Amrita works in the outreach department for Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. We hear more about her department at CML.

Learn more about Brian’s career to become an Art Director of a collegiate apparel company.

Today’s interview with with Carrie, who works with students K-5 with Project Lead the Way STEM.

Charlotte Family Housing is a transitional shelter for families based on an empowerment model to help them toward self-sufficiency. 

In this interview, we learn more about Whitney’s job as a nurse with Levine Cancer Institute. She also gives advice for what to do while going outside during the current health crisis.

In this episode, we hear more about Hannah’s career as an executive assistant.

We learn more about Natalies’s job at Wells Fargo, designing interactive signage.

In this episode, we learn more about the career track of becoming an actor and musician

This is the first episode for College and Career Connections for Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. We find out more about becoming a college counselor.