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Send us Fan MailVirginia Ross has one of those careers that sounds impossible until she explains exactly how each step led to the next — and even then, it barely seems planned. Because it wasn't. After getting kicked out of college twice, pivoting from government consulting to culinary school to a startup acquired by a Utah telecom company, Virginia landed at Amazon's Ring, and accidentally became one of the rare voices inside Big Tech asking hard questions about what their products were doing to the world outside the app. Today, Virginia leads Amazon's state and local AI policy portfolio. She analyzes proposed legislation, engages civil society and advocacy organizations, and translates between the engineers building the technology and the lawmakers trying to regulate it. She loves it more than any job she's ever had. In this conversation, Virginia talks about growing up as one of only three Asian kids in a Northern Virginia suburb, what it really means to build a career through relationships, why she's still convinced that curiosity and a willingness to pick up the phone matter more than credentials, and what she'd tell her daughters about the future of work.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailWhat does it actually mean to go to college? If your honest answer is “get a degree so I can get a job,” Ned Johnson and Scott Carlson want to complicate that, in the best possible way.In this conversation, the authors of Hacking College: Why the Major Doesn't Matter - and What Really Does, break down why the major is far less important than the experience students build around it, and why so many students graduate with what they call “empty degrees” - credentials that check boxes but don’t connect to anything real.Ned and Scott introduce the idea of “hidden intellectualism”, the genuine interests students bring with them that the academic system rarely surfaces, and they walk us through the “field of study” framework that help students turn those interests into an integrated, intentional college experience.We also talk about the hidden job market (it’s bigger than you think), why first-generation students have more cultural capital than they realize, and why the skills in this book aren’t just for 18-year-olds. They’re tools for navigating change at any stage of life. In this episode:•       Why “declaring a major” rarely means what students think it does•       The “permission zone”: how to help students take their own interests seriously•       The research investigative interview, and how to start one•       The translation chasm: connecting hidden passion to a visible career path•       Why cultural capital is the fuel for real social capital•       The advice they’d give every young person starting their college journey🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailIn her first round interview, Alicia Rose was asked about her dream job. She told the truth: she wanted to be an ambassador. The interviewer told her on the spot she wasn't getting the position, and explained exactly why that was the right call. What followed was a 30-plus-year career at a single global professional services firm, not because Alicia stayed in one lane, but because she didn't. She rotated through roles in risk management, training, mentorship, and client leadership. She worked in Prague, London, and back again. She built a reputation as a strategic, collaborative problem-solver, someone she describes memorably as "Mother Teresa meets MacGyver." In this conversation, Alicia and Monica explore what it actually looks like to build a meaningful career inside a large organization: how to know when to stay and when to stretch, what it means to define your personal brand, how to balance the demands of work and family without judgment, and why the question she asked in her second-round interview, "Where would I park my car?", turned out to be exactly the right thing to say. This is an episode about playing the long game, chasing the feeling behind the dream job rather than the title, and what it means to find your purpose somewhere between helping people and solving hard problems.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailSteven Sewell didn’t plan on becoming a chaplain in corporate America. He thought he’d spend his life as a pastor. But after almost 30 years in ministry, he discovered something: the break room at a car dealership needs the same thing as a Sunday morning congregation. Someone who will actually listen.  Steve and I talked about grief, starting over in your 50s, finding love again at 58, and why he stopped handing invoices to people in crisis.  This episode has me thinking about the three relationships Steve says everyone needs — especially when things fall apart. Listen for the full quote.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailWhat does it look like to stumble, pivot, fail, travel, and eventually find your calling, not once, but many times? Sean Walpole's story is a master class in entrepreneurial resilience: from founding an IT company as a teenager in Zimbabwe, to dropping out of university, to launching a scuba diving business, a microbrewery, and ultimately a venture that has sent thousands of students on transformative international experiences. Sean brings warmth, self-deprecating humor, and hard-won wisdom about what it means to chart your own path, even when that path takes several unexpected detours first.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailEric Adams spent his childhood mute in the classroom and decades as the loudest, most electric presence in Los Angeles nightlife. In between: a path that refuses every conventional menu option. In this conversation, Eric traces the through-line from a traumatic childhood marked by PTSD and depression, to a 12-year-old's decision to use Disneyland as a North Star out of the dark, to producing Dapper Day for 40,000 guests, to a debilitating disability that became—unexpectedly—an upgrade. This episode is for anyone who has ever felt like the offerings on the table weren't built for them. Eric is living proof that 'ordering off the menu' isn't just a personality quirk—it's a survival strategy, a creative philosophy, and ultimately the reason his path found him.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailHolly Hill didn't wait for the world to catch up with her vision — she designed her own path. In this episode, Holly shares her remarkable career journey from environmental compliance at IBM in the 1990s, to sustainable design at an architecture firm, to her current role as Head of Sustainability at Zoom.Long before corporate sustainability was mainstream, Holly was marrying business strategy with environmental purpose, even building her own graduate program to make it happen. She talks candidly about navigating career pivots, writing her own job descriptions, the real talk on AI in her field, and what she tells her own sons about finding work that brings them joy.Whether you're a student figuring out your direction, a professional eyeing a pivot, or just someone who wants business to do better — this one's for you.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailTyler Reeb grew up on a Canadian farm, moved to Long Beach at 11, slacked through college, and somehow ended up leading one of the country's most influential transportation research centers. Tyler reflects on what his path has taught him — about failure, procrastination, the value of integrity over people-pleasing, and why he's genuinely worried that young people are turning to AI before they've learned to think for themselves.This episode is for anyone who has ever wondered whether their zigzag story adds up to something.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailJessica Nersesian’s journey doesn’t follow a straight line; it is driven by curiosity, ethics, and a deep belief that design can change the world.A lifelong reader and systems thinker, Jessica explored communication, ethics, sustainability, and design before co-founding a product design firm that now guides products from concept to manufacturing, recyclability, and end-of-life impact. Along the way, she has worked across continents, challenged industry norms, advocated for workers’ rights, and pushed sustainability into spaces where it’s rarely prioritized—like consumer electronics manufacturing. In this episode, Jessica shares:How curiosity and broad learning shaped her nonlinear careerWhat sustainability really means inside global manufacturingWhy ethics and workers’ dignity must be part of designThe difference between talking about sustainability and designing for real impactWhy the future depends on policy, innovation, and many small solutions—not one perfect fixThis conversation is for anyone who believes work should align with values—and that meaningful change often starts far from the spotlight.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailGus Orozco’s story is one of resilience, service, and the power of saying yes to unexpected opportunities.Growing up in Long Beach as the child of immigrants, Gus struggled in school, dropped out of high school, and earned his GED while searching for direction and support. Structure and community eventually came through ROTC and military service, where he deployed to Iraq at a young age and carried the weight of leadership far earlier than most people his age. After leaving active duty, Gus returned home feeling lost—sleeping on a couch, working overnight shifts, and unsure of what came next. College, mentorship, and public service slowly reshaped his path. He became a student leader, city commissioner, nonprofit caseworker supporting homeless veterans, Army Reserve officer, and ultimately a field representative and caseworker in the office of a U.S. Congressmember, helping constituents navigate federal systems and access critical services. In this episode, Gus reflects on:Military service, leadership, and sacrificeReinvention through education and mentorshipRunning for city council—and choosing a different pathWhat public service really looks like behind the scenesWhy success begins with doing the work and saying yesThis conversation is for anyone who has ever felt behind, uncertain, or unsure where they belong—and needed proof that purpose can be built step by step.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailMelissa Romero never followed a straight line—and that’s exactly the point. From a perfectionist, science-loving kid with dreams of being a singer or mermaid to an environmental advocate writing legislation and lobbying in Sacramento, Melissa built a meaningful career in public policy. Yet even in success, something felt unfinished. That quiet pull led her somewhere unexpected: birth work. After witnessing the birth of her niece, Melissa began training as a birth doula, slowly building a second path alongside her advocacy career before making the courageous decision to leave stability behind and follow purpose full-time. Today, she is combining birth support, photography, language immersion in Mexico, and community advocacy to serve families—especially those historically underserved by the healthcare system. This episode explores courage, intuition, reinvention, and why careers unfold in seasons—not straight lines.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailSudeep Wahla’s path was anything but conventional.Raised in Fontana by first-generation immigrant parents, Sudeep assumed college was the next step—until he didn’t get into the schools he expected. Instead of regrouping locally, he made a bold decision at just 17 years old: move to India and enroll directly in veterinary school, bypassing the traditional U.S. undergraduate route entirely.In this episode, Sudeep shares what it was like to navigate intense academic pressure, culture shock, and isolation—while committing to a path he wasn’t always sure he wanted. We follow his journey from veterinary school to opening and scaling his own practices, and eventually selling them to reclaim time for family, health, and new ventures.This conversation is about:Commitment as a form of freedomThe hidden value of finishing what you startBurnout, entrepreneurship, and redefining successWhy nonlinear paths often make the strongest foundationsIf you’ve ever questioned whether the long road is worth it—or wondered when it’s okay to pivot—this episode is for you.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailWhat happens when the path everyone expects you to take doesn’t feel right—and the one that does feels risky, misunderstood, or “not legitimate enough”?In this episode of Path Found, Monica sits down with Macey McCallion, an equine professional, entrepreneur, and lifelong learner whose journey challenges traditional ideas of success. Macey shares what it was like growing up shy, misunderstood in school, and constantly feeling pressure to pursue a “real job,” despite knowing deep down that working with horses was where she truly belonged.From navigating multiple colleges, self-doubt, and financial uncertainty to discovering Gestalt-based equine work and building a business rooted in intuition, Macey reflects on the turning points that helped her stop conforming and start committing. She talks candidly about imposter syndrome, redefining expertise, learning to listen to the quieter inner voice, and why fulfillment doesn’t come from unicorns and rainbows—but from alignment, growth, and trust.This conversation is for anyone who has ever felt behind, out of place, or torn between what they should do and what they know is right for them.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailJoon Kim’s life looks successful on paper: senior leadership in higher education, decades of mentoring students, and a career built around helping others reach medical and graduate school. But his path there was anything but linear.Born in Seoul, raised across three countries, and shaped by the expectations placed on children of immigrant families, Joon grew up believing there was only one acceptable destination: academic excellence, medical school, and a “perfect life.” When that plan unraveled—culminating in his dismissal from UCLA—everything he thought he knew about success came into question.In this episode of Path Found, Joon shares what it means to fail publicly, to pivot late, and to rebuild without a roadmap. We talk about cultural pressure, being first-generation without knowing the rules, how a setback can become the very thing that prepares you to mentor others, and why life is less like a highway and more like the ocean.This is a powerful conversation for students, parents, educators, and anyone who’s ever wondered what happens when the plan doesn’t work—but something better does.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailLonda Jensen has lived many lives—often before most people finish their first résumé.From backstage passes at rock shows in high school, to studying Arabic in Cairo, teaching in northern Iraq, leading students across Russia, India, and China, and eventually becoming CEO of a global personal-development company, Londa’s path has never been linear—or safe.In this deeply honest conversation, Londa shares the full story, including the parts many people leave out: career detours, financial pressure, student loans, hitting rock bottom, being arrested and charged with felonies, and rebuilding her sense of self from scratch.What emerges is not a story of perfection—but one of curiosity, resilience, and learning how to trust yourself again.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailWhat if the idea of a “dream school” is shaping college decisions in all the wrong ways?In this episode of Path Found, I sit down with New York Times' bestselling author and journalist Jeffrey Selingo to unpack how students and families navigate one of the most consequential and misunderstood decisions of their lives. Drawing from his books There Is Life After College, Who Gets In and Why, and Dream School, Jeffrey explains why we put too much pressure on picking majors early, how prestige and rankings distort choice, and why most careers are built through skills, adaptability, and relationships rather than linear paths.We talk about the changing early‑career job market, the impact of AI, the importance of mentorship and belonging, and why many less‑selective institutions may actually prepare students better for the real world. This conversation is essential listening for students, parents, educators, and anyone questioning whether the traditional college narrative still serves today’s generation.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailKayla Anderson’s story is anything but linear — and that’s the point.From dreaming of becoming a trauma surgeon, to exploring aerospace engineering, to diving into environmental justice, livestreaming, climate communication, and ultimately building her own media company, Kayla’s path is a masterclass in curiosity, reinvention, and choosing what truly fulfills you.In this episode, Kayla opens up about navigating burnout, discovering her creative identity, the power of saying no, and the moment she realized she “deserved good things” simply because she exists. She shares what it took to start her company, Riparian Media, how she built community from scratch after moving to Washington, and why surrounding yourself with the right people changes everything.This is an honest, funny, deeply thoughtful conversation about ambition, anxiety, friendship, entrepreneurship, and finding the kind of life that actually fits you.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Path Found, Monica speaks with Corinne Argano, Executive Director of Greenspace, about choosing fulfillment over certainty. The conversation traces her journey from veterinary ambitions to conservation leadership, highlighting mentorship, transferable skills, and the power of intentional living.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Path Found, Monica sits down with Katie Drexhage, a senior environmental scientist whose career spans federal wildlife regulation, county public works, and California State Parks.Katie traces her path from a sheltered high school student fascinated by insects and biology to a leader managing conservation programs across 20,000 acres of coastline, forests, and public lands. Along the way, she shares what college fieldwork really looks like, how burnout shaped her career decisions, and why understanding why we do the work matters just as much as the work itself.This conversation explores the realities of environmental careers—from permits and regulations to restoration and stewardship—along with practical advice for young professionals navigating competitive job markets. Katie also reflects on mentorship, leadership, and how small moments can completely change how you see your work.If you’re figuring out your path, questioning whether you’re “doing it right,” or wondering what conservation work actually looks like day to day, this episode offers clarity, honesty, and perspective.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailThis week on Path Found, Monica speaks with Vikki Yaller Radow—a tech leader who built a career by jumping in, speaking up, and tearing down barriers long before diversity in tech was a conversation. Raised by hardworking parents who never attended college, Vikki began her journey rolling out personal computers at Northrop Grumman. She learned to troubleshoot hardware, embraced early‑era startup chaos, helped build GeoCities and FrontBridge, and ultimately contributed to the technology that would become Microsoft’s Office 365. Today, she leads the largest business unit at Upland Software, overseeing customer success, engineering teams, and strategic growth. Vikki shares her three foundational principles:• Find what interests you and what you're good at.  • Work harder than anyone around you.  • Be a positive influence. She speaks candidly about navigating male‑dominated spaces, building confidence, raising daughters with resilience, and why your worth depends on the rooms you choose to be in. It’s an inspiring conversation about grit, curiosity, and creating opportunities—especially when none are handed to you.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailSierra Emrick’s journey is a powerful story of resilience, growth, and rediscovering what “success” really means. From studying marine biology to working in Sri Lanka and Panama, Sierra chased meaning across the world—only to realize her purpose was right where she started. Today, as Executive Director of the Central Coast State Parks Association, she shares how failure, sensitivity, and persistence shaped her path toward leadership and peace.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Path Found, Monica talks with Sal Medina—an immigrant, former ESL student, educator, small business owner, and former mayor of Claremont, California.Sal shares candid stories from his childhood growing up poor in Azusa, wearing hand-me-down clothes, learning English as a second language, and navigating daily bullying at school. He describes his “day-to-day origin story”: not dreaming about careers and titles, but simply trying to survive week to week. From there, Sal talks about accidentally stumbling into teaching, discovering he loved being in the classroom, and eventually opening a wine shop that became a community hub. He explains why he decided to run for city council and later serve as mayor—especially during a political moment when immigrants and minorities were being described as “criminals” and “negative elements” of society. For Sal, public service is about showing that minorities are a positive force in the community and that small businesses and working families deserve to be seen and appreciated. Today, Sal represents one of the most diverse and economically vital districts in Claremont. He shares how speaking Spanish with residents, meeting people on their own ground, and putting a human face to city hall changed how people—especially first-gen families—see local government and their own power. This episode is about resilience, representation, and redefining what leadership looks like when you come from the “misfit” side of town.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Path Found, I talk with Clay Sandidge, whose journey from sealing driveways in a Kentucky summer to leading major environmental projects at Arcadis is a testament to resilience, reinvention, and the power of mentorship.Clay shares how one mentor’s simple driveway project set him on a new path — leading to his first company at sixteen, a college degree in geology, and a lifelong career that blended entrepreneurship, leadership, and risk-taking. Along the way, he built businesses, worked for global firms, got fired (and learned from it), and raised kids who inherited his entrepreneurial spirit.This is a story about taking chances, trusting people, learning through failure, and finding purpose in every pivot.And don't forget to check out our work at keystonenetwork.org🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Path Found, Monica talks with Renée Kavanagh, a licensed clinical social worker and leader in school-based mental health. From her early ambitions of becoming an ER doctor to her transformative years working in London hospitals, Renée’s path is anything but linear. She shares how her global experiences—from supporting mothers battling addiction to traveling the world for a year—shaped her empathetic approach to leadership and life.Now overseeing mental health programs for elementary schools, Renée opens up about the rising tide of anxiety in young people, the power of connection, and why believing in our own strengths can change everything. This conversation is a testament to courage, adaptability, and the quiet strength of helping others heal.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Path Found, environmental scientist John Sayers shares how a winding journey — from sports and firefighting to running a struggling plant nursery — eventually led him to a career protecting California’s coastlines and ecosystems. John reflects on the challenges of starting over, the lessons learned from failure, and the power of networks and mentors in shaping opportunities.Whether you’re a student figuring out your next step, or a professional wondering if it’s too late to pivot, this conversation will inspire you to see detours not as mistakes, but as meaningful parts of the journey.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailHi everyone, I’m Monica Argandoña, and welcome back to Path Found. Today’s guest, Kristina Marler, shows us that sometimes the path forward starts with cleaning out more than a closet — it starts with clearing space for a new chapter.Kristina’s story begins with a dream of teaching, a homemade fortune cookie she once mailed to Martha Stewart, and a whirlwind career in New York’s high-end event world. But after becoming a mother and stepping away from the workforce, she faced the question so many women do: how do I start again — on my own terms?What began as helping a friend unpack during the pandemic turned into a thriving business, Neat Freak SoCal, where Kristina helps people simplify their homes — and often, their lives.We talk about creativity, courage, and how taking chances (and even stepping back) can open doors you didn’t know existed. Kristina reminds us that you’re never starting over — you’re just bringing all your experiences forward into something new.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailWelcome to Episode 5, "From Blueprints to Freedom: Blair Bush’s Road to Redefining Success." After two decades as an architect and construction executive, Blair Bush walked away from the corner office — and into a 35-foot RV with his wife and two young sons. What began as a leap into the unknown became a journey toward balance, creativity, and rediscovering what really matters.In this episode of Path Found, Blair shares how he traded long hours and burnout for a minimalist life on the road — one built around family, happiness, and purpose.He now runs his own collectibles business, finds joy in simplicity, and teaches his kids that success isn’t about the size of your house… it’s about the shape of your days.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Path Found, “Wolves, Wild Paths, and Finding Purpose — Taylor’s Journey to Yellowstone,” Taylor shares her remarkable path from uncertain beginnings in small-town Ohio to becoming a biological science technician with the Yellowstone Wolf Project. Her story is one of courage, self-discovery, and persistence — from walking away from a toxic job to volunteering her way into one of the most sought-after conservation roles in the country.At 17, Taylor Rabe thought she wanted to be a nurse. By 29, she was tracking wolves across Yellowstone National Park.Listen as Taylor opens up about overcoming doubt, finding mentors who took a chance on her, and redefining what success looks like in a field where passion often pays less than persistence. Her advice for young people dreaming of working with wildlife? Keep an open mind, say yes to opportunity, and remember — experience matters as much as education.🎧 Listen to “Wolves, Wild Paths, and Finding Purpose” wherever you get your podcasts. #PathFoundPodcast #Conservation #CareerJourney #WildlifeBiology #WomenInSTEM🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailWelcome to Episode 3 "From Privilege to Purpose: A Journey of Service and Reinvention"! Michael Harley’s path was anything but straight. After early struggles in school and brushes with failure, he found discipline and transformation in the military—eventually serving as an Army Ranger in Iraq, where he was wounded in combat and earned a Purple Heart. His story reflects resilience, growth, and a deep commitment to service. Now, as co-founder of Level Up Solutions, Michael is dedicated to helping individuals with developmental disabilities thrive. This conversation explores privilege, mentorship, pivots, trauma, and the search for purpose. 🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan Mail In this inspiring episode of Path Found, "From Breaking Point to Breakthrough: Coach Christian’s Journey", Coach Christian shares his journey from Navy service to federal probation, through personal struggles and hard resets, to ultimately discovering his passion for coaching and mentorship. His story is one of resilience, growth, and the power of seeking help when you need it most.If you’re searching for inspiration to keep going, this conversation will remind you that even setbacks can become the foundation for purpose and success.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailDavid Camarena’s career path has been anything but straight. After nearly ten years as a therapist, he hit burnout and made the bold decision to step away — not toward another office job, but into the uncertain world of content creation and music. Today, he’s a thriving YouTuber @TodayIGrewUp, podcaster, and musician with millions of views and a loyal community. In this episode of Path Found, David opens up about:Why he walked away from a “safe” career in mental health.   How side passions like music and toy collecting became his new full-time path.     The difference between chasing money and chasing meaning.   What it really takes to responsibly take risks on your dreams.This is a story of reinvention, resilience, and redefining what success means.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast

Send us Fan MailWelcome to Path Found - the podcast where winding, messy, and unexpected journeys turn into meaningful direction.Each episode brings you honest conversations with people who have taken non-linear paths—through career changes, setbacks, pivots, and moments of clarity—and found purpose along the way.Join us every Thursday, starting October 2, 2025Follow now so you don’t miss any episode.🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast”Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route.Get Involved:🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from!📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast