PODCAST · education
riseyear
by Taylor Marks
A curious twenty-something navigating what it means to grow up, how people choose the careers they do, and along the way answering her own questions about failures, dreams, and identity.
Episodes
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Ep. 104: A scotch for the road (JRM)
An ode to my late grandfather.
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Ep. 103: Pursuing The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd
Paul Millerd is a self-proclaimed "curious human" who also happens to be the author of The Pathless Path, Imagining a New Story For Work and Life. I zipped through the book in about two days and would highly recommend it to anyone of any age who's looking for a different way to live. In the book,...
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Ep. 102: 7 Tips For High School Graduates To Navigate Life After High School
4-year college? Community College? Apprenticeship? Start your own business? Enter the workforce? There are so many options for what you can do post-high school, that it can be paralyzing. What if instead of thinking about it as a right and wrong choice, you instead think about it as: What's the...
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Ep. 101: The end of an era
What a wild ride it's been over the last two years interviewing over 130+ guests over my two podcasts. In this episode, I explore why I started my podcast, the purpose it served in my life, and my tips for podcasting.
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Ep. 100: The Power of Grief with Jonny Miller
Jonny Miller is the creator of the Nervous System Mastery program and host of the Curious Humans podcast. He is also an startup founder coach, breathwork practitioner, and emotional resilience researcher. Previously he worked at Escape the City where he ran their startup accelerator program and...
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Ep. 99: How To 10x Your Career Satisfaction with Katelyn Richards
Katelyn is a serial career pivoter, former recruiter turned Career Coach & Strategist with Crafted Careers, and the co-creator of Sweet Spot Careers, an online course designed to help unfulfilled professionals find their career sweet spot and finally land jobs where they can thrive. Over the…
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Ep: 98: Ex-Amish Turned Musician, Silicone Boone
Silicone Boone is an Ex-Amish artist from the hills of eastern Kentucky. With minimal exposure to contemporary music in his formative years, his songs can feel both aged and newly born. In 2019 he released "The Reaches," a concept album on outer space that explores the seemingly endless reaches…
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Ep. 97: Owning Your Life Trail with OwnTrail CEO, Rebekah Bastian
Rebekah Bastian is an entrepreneur, award-winning writer, artist, tech executive, mentor, wife, mother and aerial acrobat. After 15 years at Zillow, with roles including vice president of product and vice president of community and culture, Rebekah is now CEO & Co-founder of OwnTrail. Rebekah's...
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The Vault: Decisionmaking, creating content, and new cities
A podcast featuring anonymous 17-25-year-olds, where they are asked 10 questions in 10 minutes.
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Ep. 96: Career Trial Runs with Lindsay Gordon
Lindsay Gordon is a career coach for analytically minded people who want to stop doing what they think is "right" in their career and start doing what's right for them. She helps people get clear about what's right for them in a job and why, confident about their skills and abilities, and able to...
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Ep 95: Achieve Brand Success With Clear Messaging and Consistency with Sam McNerney
Sam is the Founder of McNerney Insights & Marketing, which provides an easy, fast, and accurate way for brands to get feedback on their positioning. He has spent the bulk of his career thus far working for Publicis North America, the creative agency. He also has tools in brand & marketing…
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Ep. 94: The Solution To Not Knowing What To Study In College with Bryan Besecker
Bryan Besecker, CFA, CAIA graduated from Villanova University in 2009. He has worked at BNY Mellon Investment Management in a variety of roles first in sales and then on the research side. He is currently a VP Investment Strategist and has supported several Chief Economists and Strategists in...
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Ep. 93: Humanity and Theater with Kellee Stall
Kellee Stall was born in Norfolk, Virginia. She spent her childhood in Lilburn, Georgia, and her high school years in Mandeville, Louisiana. At 18, Kellee moved to Crystal Lake Illinois where she earned her BFA in Acting and met her husband, Tim Stall, of 27 years. She founded and operated…
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Ep. 92: Cutting Hair and Confidence
We usually shy away from what we want the most. We let fear and excuses stand in the way. We think we need external forces or validation to push us along. Truth is, you already have what you need. Find out where it is and how to use it.
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Ep. 91: Executive Pastry Chef, Samantha Allen
Formally the executive pastry chef for The Fig Tree Restaurant, Samantha opened Wentworth & Fenn, a unique bakery that creates wedding cakes, special event cakes, and custom seasonal pastries that are sold out of a 1961 Shasta Camper, named Selma, and bakery located at Camp North End. Samantha…
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Ep. 90: The Importance of Having a Home and How to Build One Anywhere
If asked what home was to you, what would you say? Is it your mom's spaghetti or the way the room smells when you get home from work? Is it a person or place? Each of us has a different definition of what home is and how much it means to us. However, the concept of home is important to each of…
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Ep. 89: The Online School Equiping Learners With 21st Century Skills with Victoria Ransom, Prisma CEO
Victoria Ransom is a serial entrepreneur from New Zealand who currently is the CEO and Co-Founder of Prisma, an online, innovative school for 4-8th graders that tailors education to their abilities and goals for the future. Previously, Victoria started a social marketing SaaS company called...
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Ep. 88: Artist, Startup Founder, and Community Activator, Miriam Dorsett
Miriam Dorsett is a full-time artist, serial entrepreneur, and community activator. Her passions are the arts, our community, technology and sustainability. In addition to growing her startup Chibur, she is the founder of Bootstrap Publications and Zen Zone Miami. She is a certified Climate…
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Ep. 87: Freelancing, Newsletters, and Online Courses with Merott Movahedi
Merott Movahedi is a London-based indie maker and Toptal freelance developer. In his spare time, he found that he was interested in education and wanted a way to learn more about the industry and the people in it, so he created a weekly email called 'Course Creators Weekly." For the last 65…
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Ep. 86: Education, Growth Mindset, and Opening Doors with Joe Wehbe
If you ask Joe to describe himself he's a self-proclaimed Doorman. I don't mean one that stands at a physical hotel and opens doors for guests. I mean one that helps open the theoretical (or sometimes real) doors that allow people to make choices that impact their life directions. Joe is…
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Ep. 85: From OJ Girl To Running Live Events with Mo Riley
Maureen “Mo” Riley is the Executive Director of the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, the Original. A thirty-plus-year industry veteran, she received a BFA in Stage Management from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and later did post-graduate work toward an MBA at Wayne State University in Detroit....
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Ep. 84: Building Natural Self-Care Routines with Christina Ellis
Christina Ellis is the Co-Founder & CEO of Lit Rituals and loves helping people create a natural, self-care-centered environment. She has spent the majority of her career in the wellness industry, gaining experiences in areas such as service, product & wholesale-based business. She has an…
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Ep. 83: Being A Vigorous Animal with Frank Forencich
Frank Forencich is an internationally recognized expert on health and human adaptation. As an engaging speaker and movement teacher, he brings a unique perspective to the human predicament and offers practical solutions for some of the most pressing problems of our age. Frank's Website:...
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Ep. 82: Creating "Wonder & Awe" With Wedding Photographer, Roy Serafin
Roy Serafin is a destination wedding photographer based out of Tampa Florida. Prior to being a wedding photographer, Roy was an art director for ad agencies in Chicago working on some Fortune 100 companies ad campaigns. These days he prefers creating "Wonder & Awe" in everyday wedding photographs...
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Ep. 81: Using Food To Heal Chronic Illnesses with Vanessa Bighinatti
Vanessa struggled for years with Chronic Lyme Disease, Bartonella, POTS, EBV, SIBO & Leaky Gut, Chronic Fatigue & Pain, and Parasites. At 24 years old, she was bound to a cane, at rock bottom, and thought she was missing out on the most important years of her life. After abandoning her pastas,...
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Ep. 80: Glass Blowing with Epiphany Studios Owner, April Wagner
Born and raised in Michigan with parents who strived to give their child better, April was sent to a private high school for the arts. It was that she began focusing more on ceramics and diving into making her dreams a reality in order to become a full-time artist. In college, after one class of...
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The Vault: XincereYiYours
A podcast featuring anonymous 17-25-year-olds, where they are asked 10 questions in 10 minutes. Interested in being on an episode? Sign up here: The Vault Calendar Learn more at her website: www.xincereyiyours.space
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Ep. 79: Coffee Chats, Mentors, and Writing with Andrew Yeung
Andrew Yeung is currently in Business Planning & Operations at Facebook New York, focused on building and scaling initiatives to improve the performance of their global sales teams. He's also involved with the startup community and has started a few ventures in the past. Today, he continues to…
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Ep. 78: Building a $100K Gaming Startup in Africa While In High School with Hassan El Mghari
Hassan El Mghari is a two-time startup founder and software engineer who loves to learn in public through tweeting and blogging. He founded his latest startup, UltraShock Gaming, in 2015 then grew it to a community of 500,000 gamers before selling it in late 2020. He recently graduated from…
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The Vault: Changing the world - Behind the scenes
A podcast featuring anonymous 17-25-year-olds, where they are asked 10 questions in 10 minutes. PSA: Don't sleep on this week's guest, Jessica Schmitt-Lozano. Interested in being on an episode? Sign up here: The Vault Calendar
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Ep. 77: Why You Should Follow Your Curiosities with Artist, Mark Zirinsky
Mark Zirinsky grew up in New York and found himself in Colorado to study mining engineering after his interest in gem cutting had grown. He received his first gem cutting kit when he was seven years old and hasn't looked back since. Over the years he has maintained his passion for gem cutting,...
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Ep. 76: Unlock Your Blockers and Find Your True Passions with Charlene Wang
Charlene Wang is the author of Model Breakers and founder of LivingOS, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people embrace their authenticity in life. She writes the LivingOS Newsletter and hosts the Model Breakers podcast to explore what it means to live a good life. Charlene has spent years…
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Ep. 75: How to Retire at 25 and Live Now with Lincoln Scott
Born and raised in northern Virginia, he went to the University of Houston to study marketing with a minor in finance. After college, he joined Mattress Firm full-time and continued his sales career both in Brick and Mortar stores and phone sales at their corporate headquarters, known as the...
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Ep. 74 - Why Video is King with Associate Producer, Chris Jordan
Chris Jordan is creative in multiple areas from filmmaking, podcast, and music. He worked as a freelancer for the last 5 years editing content for brands and entrepreneurs. He's now an Associate Producer for The School of Greatness Podcast with Lewis Howes where he oversees the production and...
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The Vault: Jen Vermet
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Ep. 73: The New Online MBA with MyMBA Founder, Grant Nissly
Grant Nissly, the founder of MyMBA started off doing what most mid-twenty-year-olds do after they've been working for a few years: looking at graduate school opportunities. After working for a bit and understanding where they want to go, most people begin to assess how they can get there.…
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Ep 72: The Beautiful Messiness of Life with Writer, Lyle McKeany
At first glance, you might assume that Lyle McKeany is just an average dad who just so happens to be a fantastic writer. Upon further inspection, you'll find little gems in his writing that expose you to the highs of fatherhood and seeing his daughter grow up, while also seeing the arduous tasks...
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The Vault: Every Day I'm Grinding
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Ep. 71: Put In The Reps To Build Your World Within with Eddie Pinero
Eddie Pinero is the founder of Your World Within, a platform and creative outlet for sharing thoughts with over 20 million people around the globe. The articles, videos, and podcasts are aimed at entrepreneurs, athletes, and anyone else searching for motivation. In addition to creating content to...
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Ep. 70: Your Mental Health Matters with Crumbs & Whiskers Founder, Kanchan Singh
Kanchan knew something was off for a while. She got a corporate job right out of college and after working for about two years, she decided to pursue the two things that made her happiest: animals and travel. This led her to Thailand, where she first heard about the concept of cat cafes. Upon...
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Ep. 69: Why You Should Only Work 4 Hours a Day with Time Off Co-Founder, Max Frenzel
Max Frenzel is the co-author of the international bestseller Time Off: A Practical Guide to Building Your Rest Ethic and Finding Success Without the Stress. His ideas have been featured in Fast Company, Financial Times, Thrive Global, Entrepreneur Magazine, and other publications. After receiving...
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The Vault: pookie
A podcast featuring anonymous 17-25-year-olds, where they are asked 10 questions in 10 minutes. Interested in being on an episode? Sign up here: The Vault Calendar
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Ep. 68: How D1 Tennis Prepared The CBO of Yibber To Run It with Vilhelm Fridell
Vilhelm grew up in Sweeden with a racket in his hands from a young age. Knowing that tennis would be part of his life for a long time, he set his sights on playing in America for college. Attending the University of Buffalo, he played Division 1 tennis for the men's varsity team while studying...
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Ep. 67: Running A 200K+ YouTube Channel While Working As An Engineer By Day with Sidd Masand
Sidd Masand grew up to become an engineer, not because he wanted to, but because it was what he knew. With his father being an engineer and liking the security that came with the job, he decided it sounded like a good fit for him too. After a few stumbles within the career, he realized that he…
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Ep 66: Want to skip the line? Become a developer with Nelly Yusupova
Deciding to study computer science without ever touching a computer until her first college course, Nelly Yusupova knew one thing: she was going to learn how to code. Growing up as an immigrant, she understood at a young age that failure was not an option. Gauging that technology would be a force...
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Ep 65: Building A Profitable Side Business While Working A 9-5 with Vanessa Zamy
Leaving the east coast for the always sunny California, Vanessa found herself having to confront what she wanted to do as she began school at Stanford. Always wanting to be a doctor, she began thinking about the arduous application process and why she wanted to become a doctor. Realizing that her...
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Ep. 64: Writing Pretty Words with Copywriter and Author, Cole Schafer
Has there been a moment in your life that defined your life trajectory? Well, Cole had two of those. How does someone go from running up and down a wooden court and considered "manly" to writing, this seemingly more "feminine" hobby? Listen as Cole shares what happened and why it transformed his...
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Ep. 63: Understanding Ethereum, Blockchain, and Smart Contracts with Auditless Founder, Peteris Erins
The world is a crazy place these days. People are getting paid to "mine" for Bitcoin. If that means absolutely nothing to you, check out this podcast with Peteris Erins, the founder of Auditless, where he is building smart contracts using Ethereum. Peteris grew up in Latvia and worked his way…
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Ep. 62: The Power of Networks with J. Kelly Hoey
Kelly Hoey is the author of Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships In A Hyper-Connected World (January 2017 / Tarcher Perigee). If you're ready for an energy-packed episode with a vibrant force, this episode is for you! Kelly has been lauded from Forbes (“1 of 5 Women Changing…
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Ep. 61: Who You're Not Is Not Interesting with Matt Courtney
What happens when you get into the same college for music as Paul McCartney, but accidentally get scheduled for dancing and can't change until the following year? Well, Matt Courtney knows just what happens. After about four years of deciding where he wanted to be and what kind of impact he could...
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A curious twenty-something navigating what it means to grow up, how people choose the careers they do, and along the way answering her own questions about failures, dreams, and identity.
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