Episodes
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 32 - Miracle Olatunji
Episode 32 of The Full Potential Podcast features Miracle Olatunji. Miracle and I discuss her career journey as a young professional including her entrepreneurial endeavors and her co-op positions as part of her education at Northeastern. Miracle is a true inspiration who has been innovating…
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 31 - Ellen Griesedieck
Episode 31 of The Full Potential Podcast features Ellen Griesedieck, founder of the American Mural Project. Ellen is a painter, illustrator, photographer, and visionary. Early in her career, she photographed for Sports Illustrated, People, Road and Track, Ladies Home Journal, World Tennis, Golf,...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 30 - Jazna Stannard
Episode 30 of The Full Potential Podcast features Jazna Stannard discussing her career journey as an entrepreneur and philanthropist. We discuss some of her amazing business ventures and her current position at Launch Hartford. Jazna discusses her entrepreneurial experiences that started in high...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 29 - Dave Conelias
Season 4, Episode 29 of The Full Potential Podcast features David Conelias, co-founder of Milestone C. This former engineer now runs a company focused on STEM education. We discuss how he combined his passion for engineering and education into the company he leads today. Dave dives deep into the...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 28 - Rachael Gnatowski & Emily Orzada
Episode 28 of The Full Potential Podcast features Rachael Gnatowski and Emily Orzada. We discuss their career journeys as professional dancers and their current venture, the New England Ballet Theatre. These two inspirational women began their careers with professional dance companies and then...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 27 - Harry Moser
Episode 27 of The Full Potential Podcast features Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative. We discuss his career in manufacturing and the work he does today leading a non-profit. Harry shares some fantastic advice for early career individuals looking to get into the manufacturing…
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 26 - Kyle Wiley
Episode 26 of the Full Potential Podcast features Kyle Wiley. Kyle is a Human Resources Professional who shares his career journey on this latest episode. We discuss how Kyle found the career path of HR and the great amounts of additional school and training he has been through over the past few...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 25 - Kelly Yambor
Episode 25 of season 4 of The Full Potential Podcast features Kelly Yambor. Kelly is an educator focused on gifted students. Kelly shares her journey finding the profession of teaching and then we discuss how she decided to on the specialty of gifted students. Kelly then discusses her journey of...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 24 - Michael Marques
Season 4, episode 24 of The Full Potential Podcast features Michael Marques, founder of Marques Creative to discuss his career journey including owning his own business and his awesome philanthropic work. Mike is a visual strategist that has been in the world of photography and media since he...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 23 - Vivek Nigam
The Full Potential Podcast is back after a few weeks off. Episode 23 features Vivek Nigam to discuss his career journey through the world of tech. Vivek discusses his startup success and corporate success over his fascinating career. He also shares many great words of wisdom regarding his many…
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 22 - Vijay Jayachandran
Season 4, episode 22 features Vijay Jayachandran, CEO of ACW Analytics. We have a fantastic discussion about Vijay's career journey which took him from his home country of India to the United States. Vijay and discuss his passion for education and his continuous learning mindset. We dive into his...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 21 - Career Inspiration - Asking for Help
Episode 21 of season 4 is a career inspiration episode focused on the topic of Asking for Help. Asking for Help is a challenge for many people for a variety of reasons. In this episode, Nick and Leah discuss the benefits of asking for help and why asking for help is a sign of strength, not a...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 20 - Career Inspiration - Networking Through Volunteering
Episode 20 of season 4 is a career inspiration episode focused on the topic of Networking through Volunteering. Networking can be a challenging activity for many individuals. In this episode we discuss how you can network while volunteering for a non-profit, school or religious organization....
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 19 - Elizabeth West
Season 4, episode 19 of the Full Potential Podcast features Elizabeth West. Elizabeth is an inspirational woman who has had a fantastic career journey that has led her to the world of information security. She shares her journey in this episode along with some other great advice for anyone…
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 18 - Matt McCooe
Season 4, episode 18 of The Full Potential Podcast features Matt McCooe, CEO of Connecticut Innovations. Matt has had an amazing career journey that involves non-profits, for-profits and higher education. We learn about the importance of education during his childhood, his time working in Mexico...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 17 - Career Inspiration - College Career Centers
Season 4, episode 17 of the Full Potential Podcast is our 3rd career inspiration episode where we discuss a topic to help you reach your Full Potential in your career. Leah Calabria and I discuss college career centers and why these organizations are critical to your success during school and...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 16 - Lindsay Tjepkema
Season 4, Episode 16 features an amazing women entrepreneur named Lindsay Tjepkema. Lindsay is the CEO and co-founder of Casted. Casted is the only podcast marketing platform built to give marketers a true return on effort through access, amplification, and attribution of their brand podcasts and...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 15 - Foster Charles
Episode 15 features Foster Charles, CEO and founder of Charles IT. Foster founded Charles IT in December of 2006 – while in his senior year of high school. He has grown his team to 44 employees and built Charles IT into a 10-million- dollar company with over 110 contract clients. We discuss...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 14 - Eric Oppong
Episode 14 of The Full Potential Podcast features Eric Oppong. Eric is an early career professional currently in grad school and looking forward to an internship this summer. We discuss his career journey which includes moving to the United States from Ghana. Eric shares details about how he…
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 13 - Nick Wagner Sr.
Season 4, episode 13 of the Full Potential Podcast features our founder, Nick Wagner Sr. being interviewed by our guest host, Leah Calabria. Nick discusses his first book in The Full Potential Book series, Ten Secrets to Success After Graduation. Leah and Nick discuss the process of creating the...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 12 - Rick Voight
Season 4, episode 12 features Rick Voight, CEO of Vivid-Pix. Rick has had a fascinating career journey working for some of the biggest corporations in the world to now leading his own business. Rick shares his journey at Kodak and HP before making the shift to the world of being an entrepreneur.…
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 11 - Matt Connell
In season 4, episode 11, we have the opportunity to sit down with with Matt Connell to hear about his career journey. He has a diverse background including his role as a professor and his current business venture, Yellowbrick. We also discuss the innovative program he manages at Goodwin…
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 10 - Career Inspiration - CliftonStrengths
Season 4, episode 10 of the Full Potential Podcast is our 2nd career inspiration episode where we discuss a topic to help you reach your Full Potential in your career. Leah Calabria and I discuss the CliftonStrengths assessment which helps you understand what your top strengths are by taking an...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 9 - Michael Goldberg
Season 4, episode 9 of The Full Potential Podcast features Michael Goldberg. Michael is an HR entrepreneur currently leading his business Hiring Transformed. After a career that included both for profit and non-profit roles in the HR space, Michael made a decision in 2016 to venture out on his…
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 8 - Ojala Naeem
Season 4, episode 8 of The Full Potential Podcast features Ojala Naeem to discuss her career journey. Ojala is a problem solver who has used her skills across multiple roles in her short career. We discuss her decision to leave NYC and take a risk to work at a non-profit in her home state of...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 7 - Career Inspiration - Networking
In addition to the career journey interviews the are part of The Full Potential Podcast, we are now adding short career inspiration episodes focused on a variety of topics. These are discussions between our founder Nick Wagner Sr. and Leah Calabria, a guest host of the podcast! Our first episode…
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 6 - Alison Wall
Season 4, Episode 6 of The Full Potential Podcast features Alison Wall. Alison is a management professor at Southern Connecticut State University focused on human resource management and organizational behavior. We discuss her career journey from originally wanted to be a chef to following the…
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 5 - Megan Clark Torrey
Season 4, episode 5 of The Full Potential Podcast features Megan Clark Torrey, CEO at World Affairs Council of Connecticut. We discuss Megan's career journey that began with her working with the state government of Connecticut after obtaining a degree in International Relations and Affairs. Her...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 4 - Matt Lebeck
Season 4, episode 4 of The Full Potential Podcast features Matt Lebeck. Matt has such an interesting career journey that includes various roles in the manufacturing space, a role in the U.S. Navy, his own business and a role overseeing a leadership development program while working in human...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 3 - Karen Hinds
Season 4, Episode 3 of the Full Potential Podcast features Karen Hinds. Karen is an entrepreneur, HR innovator and an inspirational woman! Karen shares her career journey that included moving to the United States at 15 for school, finishing college not knowing what she wanted to do and eventually...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 2 - Marlon Addison
Season 4, episode 2 of The Full Potential Podcast features Marlon Addison. We discuss Marlon's career journey that started as pre-law in college to becoming a sales leader in the healthcare industry. Marlon discusses his passion for mentoring, networking and philanthropy and explains how all 3…
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 4, Episode 1 - Liz Capants
Season 4 of The Full Potential Podcast kicks off with Liz Capants, Founder and CEO of EBC Associates. EBC Associates is an executive search and recruitment firm. We discuss Liz's career journey including the difficult decision to leave the workforce for 10 years to be with her family and the...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 3, Episode 49 - Chris Allen
Episode 049 of The Full Potential Podcast features entrepreneur, Chris Allen. Chris has founded multiple companies during his career and recently sold one of those, iDevices just a few years ago. He is currently the CEO of iCleanse that is focused on cleaning devices with UV light. We discuss his...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 3, Episode 48 - Sri Srinivasan
Episode 48 of the Full Potential Podcast features Sri Srinivasan. Sri is an accomplished technologists with a passion for learning and mentoring. He shares his career journey with us which took him from India to the United States and began as a journalist. Sri discussed why learning has been so...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 3, Episode 47 - SuperDave Bruno
Episode 47 of The Full Potential Podcast features SuperDave Bruno. Dave is a successful corporate citizen turned entrepreneur who has lived and traveled around the world. We discuss Dave's career journey, his success, his failures and his passion for extreme sports. To learn more about Dave…
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 3, Episode 46 - Erin Hatzikostas
Episode 46 features Erin Hatzikostas, CEO of b Authentic Inc. We dive into her career journey and how she helps people rise in their career. Erin has a fascinating career journey that started as an actuary in corporate America which led to her being the CEO of a company and today, an…
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 3, Episode 45 - Ingrid Goldbloom Bloch
Episode 45 of The Full Potential Podcast features Ingrid Goldbloom Bloch. We discuss her diverse career which includes working for herself, being an artist and supporting people across many corporate roles. Ingrid describes herself as having a portfolio of experiences since she typically has...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 3, Episode 44 - Joy Burkhard
Episode 44 of The Full Potential Podcast features Joy Burkhard. Joy is the founder of 2020 Mom, a non-profit closing gaps in maternal and mental health care. We discuss her career journey including her recent decision to leave the corporate world to run her non-profit full time. Joy shares some...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 3, Episode 43 - Luis Valdez-Jimenez
Episode 43 of The Full Potential Podcast features Luis Valdez-Jimenez. Luis shares his career journey and some fantastic advice for early career professionals transitioning from college to their first job. Luis shares why he moved across the country for school and then again for his first job. We...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 3, Episode 42 - Brent Robertson
Episode 42 of The Full Potential Podcast features Brent Robertson. Brent is an inspirational entrepreneur shares his career journey including a discussion on owning 2 businesses and launching one of those during this global pandemic. Brent shares some fantastic advice about his company Fathom…
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 3, Episode 41 - Jennifer Oknin
Episode 041 of the Full Potential Podcast features Jen Oknin who describes herself as a corporate dropout turned entrepreneur. Jen is a lifestyle and health coach with a passion for helping people through her own business, Shift Into Health. We learn about her career journey during this episode...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 3, Episode 40 - Ryan Keating
Episode 40 of The Full Potential Podcast features Ryan Keating. Ryan is an entrepreneur, innovator and philanthropist. He shares his career journey which spans multiple states, multiple jobs and multiple startups. We discuss why Ryan returned home to Connecticut to work with his father in their...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 3, Episode 39 - Eric Francis
Episode 39 of The Full Potential Podcast features Eric Francis. Eric is an innovater, entrepreneur and podcaster. We discuss his career journey including his multiple business ventures including being an aquaponic farmer, running a successful podcast and now supporting entrepreneurs through...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 3, Episode 37 - Hansford Johnson
Episode 37 of the Full Potential Podcast features Hansford Johnson. We discuss Hansford's career career journey and how he has inspired individuals across his roles in both higher education and the corporate world. We also dive into Hansford's path from being a college football player to his...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 3, Episode 36 - Joshua Finley
Episode 36 of the Full Potential Podcast features Joshua Finley. Josh is a pastor, speaker and leadership coach. Our discussion takes us back to the beginning of Josh's career journey and his decision to become a pastor. Josh has been inspiring people for almost two decades now through his work...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 3, Episode 35 - Dr. Steve Mastrianni
Episode 35 of the Full Potential Podcast features Dr. Steve Mastrianni. We discuss his career journey through the world of technology including his own business and his work at Fortune 50 companies. Steve is an innovator who loves learning and leveraging technology to make the world a better…
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 3, Episode 34 - Steven Graf
In episode 34 of The Full Potential Podcast, I had the opportunity to interview Steven Graf. We discussed Steven's career journey that has focused on helping people through product innovation. His passion for people and health began at the University of Connecticut on a mission trip where he...
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 3, Episode 33 - Allison Holzer and Jen Grace Baron
Episode 33 of the Full Potential Podcast features Allison Holzer and Jen Grace Baron of InspireCorps. These two successful women share their career journeys with us including the life of an entrepreneur. We dive into a variety of topics including the difficulties of starting a business while…
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 3, Episode 32 - james wieselman schulman
Episode 032 of the Full Potential Live Show/Podcast features james wieselman schulman. We discuss his career journey including the topics of design, innovation and more as we discover what James learned at the variety of different career experiences he has had throughout his journey. To learn…
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Full Potential Podcast - Season 3, Episode 31 - Audrey McGuckin
In episode 031, we sit down with Audrey McGuckin to hear about her career journey including her current business venture, Audrey McGuckin Leadership Solutions. Audrey is an HR professional who has worked across the global in many different parts of HR. A few years ago she left her successful...
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