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Hardworking Happy Hour — 176 episodes

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Episode 176: Jacob Wimsatt of CW Architects

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Episode 175: Navigating Customer Sentiment

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Episode 174: Are you building your own prison?!

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Episode 173: Lets talk social media money!

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Episode 172: Navigating Change Orders!

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Episode 171: The death of high design?

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Episode 170: Improving Customer Experience!

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Episode 169: Jonathan Moeller of Colorado Custom Covers and Decks!

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Episode 168: Are you using AI to help your business?!

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Episode 167: WE'RE BACK BABY!!!

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Episode 166: The Power in PERSISTANCE!

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Episode 165: We all have mental health, lets talk about it!

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Episode 164: Innovative Thinking!

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Episode 163: Customer Experiences are the KEY TO SUCCESS!

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Episode 162: Professional Golf Deck Builders!

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Episode 161: Is AI the designer of the future?

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Episode 160: Its slow for everyone right now right?!

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Episode 159: SINK OR SWIM!

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Episode 158: Adam Santo of Lilly LLC!

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Episode 157: Mark Hedstrom of Skilled Career Coalition!

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Episode 156: Gordon South aka WoodBully!

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Episode 155: Leif Wirtanen from Cascade Fence and Deck!

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Episode 154: Navigating Change

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Episode 153: Spring Awakening: Embracing Change and Growth

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Episode 152: Systematize Having Some Systems!

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Episode 151: Our Most Special Guest, Anthony Lombardo!

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Episode 150: Are we even ethical people? Who can be sure.

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Episode 149: What can we learn from old school marketing!

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Episode 148: Dan Preston of Hardscape Mentor!

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Episode 147: Garrett Davis! aka The Life of Bub!

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Episode 146: Do bonuses incentivize?

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Episode 145: Lets have a house party?

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Episode 144: A New Year is Coming!

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Episode 143: Dronepocalypse and Forever Students!

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Episode 142: Special Guest John Lea of Deck South!

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Episode 141: Are the holidays actually a goldmine?!

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Episode 140: Working with Matt!

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Episode 139: Is it even possible to get better?!

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Episode 138: Is It The Right Time To Hire?

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Episode 137: Falling back in to good habits!

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Episode 136: It all comes back to communication...

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Episode 135: OHSA, more like O-SHOOT!

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Episode 134: We did a great job?? That can't be right...

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Episode 133: Lessons learned from our recent sales cycle!

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Episode 132: The Art of Systemizing ft James Reed of Affordable Patios

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Episode 131: Are you paying attention to your backlog?

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Episode 130: Mental Health in the Trades! ft Suzi Mallon, LCSW

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Episode 129: Boomtown or Busttown??

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Episode 128: Do we REALLY need more meetings?!

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Episode 127: Lessons from the MEGA RICH!

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Episode 126: Will the trades take over college enrollment?!

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Episode 125: WE'RE BACK BABY!!

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Episode 124: Throwback Ep 4, Special Guest Anthony Lombardo!

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Episode 123: Throwback Ep 3! Social Media Edition

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Episode 122: Throwback Design Edition!

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Episode 121: Throwback!

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Episode 120: The Power of Dissent

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Episode 119: Uh oh, are leads slowing down?!

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Episode 118: Logo Design, Brainstorming, and clearing out the junk drawer!

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Episode 117: Lessons Learned From Ex-Employees!

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Episode 116: Risky Business and Summer Fashion

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Episode 115: Is Photography Even Worth It?!

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Episode 114: Shane Herbert of Royal Stone Masonry!

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Episode 113: Do you have a fun job site?

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Episode 112: Building your best team!

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Episode 111: Productivity Hacks!

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Episode 110: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!

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Episode 109 - Spring has sprung!

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Episode 108: Special Guest Andy Mulder of Mulder Outdoors!

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Episode 107: Special Guest Tim Sperry of Carbon Limit!

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Episode 106: Turning your customers in to your best salespeople!

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Episode 105: Major League Baseball Mental Performance Coach, Brian Miles!

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Episode 104: Lessons learned on the beaches of Jamaica!

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Episode 103: Lessons learned after 9 years in business!

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Episode 102: Switching up our job strategy a bit...

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Episode 101: Winter Blues Anyone?

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Episode 100: WE MADE IT!! - Q&A and shenanigans!

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Episode 99: Happy New Year!!

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Episode 98: Year End Accounting!

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Episode 97: Customer Service, Drama, and Learning How To Read People

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Episode 96 - Cyclical freak-outs and what goes in to being a creative!

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Episode 95: Eat That Frog!

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Episode 94: Post Game (Job) Wrap Up!

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Episode 93: New Guys and Working A Man (or woman) Down!

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Episode 92: Junk Drawer Clean Out!

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Episode 91: Craig Sheller of Sheller Outdoor Living!

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Episode 90: Evan Newcombe of Pride Hardscapes!

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Episode 89: Richard Carroll of RC Outdoor!

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Episode 88 - Sales Climate of 2023

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Episode 87 - The Future of Construction

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Episode 86 - Special Guest: Anthony Lombardo!

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Episode 85 - Hiring New Employees, filling voids vs growing a team!

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Episode 84: Making a SUSTAINABLE social media strategy!

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Episode 83 - Ethics in Business

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Episode 82 - Rent vs Buy and some epic FAILS!

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Episode 81 - Turn your laborers into craftsmen!

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Episode 80: Lets clear out the junk drawer...

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Episode 79: Friends with Employees?

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Episode 78 : Talking Tech with Jeff Wraley of Groundwork!

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Episode 77: The Power in Finding Your People!

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Episode 76: Backyard Giveaway and Company Culture!

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Episode 75: The Psychology of Marketing

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Episode 74 - The Psychology of Design

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Episode 73: Discounts, yes/no/when?!

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Episode 72: Entrepreneurship Hype Episode!

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Episode 71 - Don't let the haters tell your story!!

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Episode 70: Zen and the Art of Dingo Maintenance

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Episode 69: Managing Expectations

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Episode 68: Family Business, yes or no?

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Episode 67: Q&A!

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Episode 66: Social Media Trends for 2023

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Episode 65 - Flexibility vs Rigidity, and Some Sales Tips!

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Episode 64: Spring Cleaning, and The Power of Saying No

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Episode 63 - Kevin Choquette from Ravin Builders!

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Episode 62 - Big Jobs vs. Little Jobs, Taking the BEST Photos, and Women in Construction Week!

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Episode 61 - Sean Francis of Apex Home Design!

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Episode 60 - Communication is key!

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Episode 59: The Schedule Shuffle

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Episode 58: Budget Talk

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Episode 57 - Post Game Analysis of a Job Well Done

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Episode 56 - Code Guru, Glenn Matthewson!

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Episode 55: Special Guest, Scott Kelly of Precision Construction!

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Episode 54 - They would have asked for a faster horse...

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Episode 53: What makes you different?!

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Episode 52: Happy New Year!

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Episode 51: Decision Fatigue

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Episode 50: Q&A for FIFTY episodes!

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Episode 49: Big Egos and Tall Buildings

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Episode 48: Financing, yay or nay?

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Episode 47: Special Guest Anthony Lombardo!

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Episode 46 : Funk Busting

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Episode 45 - Imposter Syndrome

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Episode 44: HNA Recap, the value in bringing on new skills, and some celebs?

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Episode 43 - Dan Preston of Preston Hardscape!

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Episode 42: Some Venting, Some Books, A lot of squirelliness

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Episode 41 - Benefits, but not in a boring way!

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Episode 40 - Design Consultation: Post Game Wrap-up!

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Episode 39 - Design Season!

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Episode 38 - Audits, negotions, and a good bit of squirreliess

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Episode 37 - Managing Client Relations

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Episode 36 - Burn Out

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Episode 35 - Scheduling, Waitlists, Time Management, OH MY!

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Episode 34 - 10x YOUR LIFE! ... Maybe?

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Episode 33: Time Management

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Episode 32: Strengths and Weaknesses

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Episode 31: Going ALL IN!

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Episode 30: Analysis Paralysis

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Episode 29: Riches in the Niches

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Episode 28: Happy Fathers Day!

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Episode 27: How to make viral content!

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Episode 26: Get better at SALES!

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Episode 25 - All things Youtube!

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Episode 24: Are you ready for a recession? dun Dun DUN

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Episode 23: Q&A - Time Management, Efficiency, Ideal Happy Hours!

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Episode 22: Confidence in Your Vision

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Episode 21 - Design with Intention!

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Episode 20: Creating Good Habits

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Episode 19: Level Up Your Business!

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Episode 18: Creating Your Dream Team

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Episode 17: Work Life Balance

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Episode 16: Pivoting with Zach Dettmore

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Episode 15: Becoming a Master with Anthony Lombardo

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Episode 14: Q&A part 2

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Episode 13: Mistakes in Business

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Episode 12: Social Media Deep Dive

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Episode 11: Creative Ways to Look at Business with WoodBully

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Episode 10: Leadership with Chris Breen

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Episode 9: The Power of Networking

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Episode 8: Q&A

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Episode 7: Prequalifying

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Episode 6: Branding

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Episode 5: Mental Health

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Episode 4: Goal Setting for the New Year

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Episode 3: All Things Social Media

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Episode 2: College vs. The Trades

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Episode 1: Thinking Outside the Box