Find Your Calling w/ Terry Ayzman

CA's 1st Gen Z legislator — its youngest in 80 years — UC Davis graduate Alex Lee, is slated to be sworn in by the Golden State's lower legislative chamber tomorrow. Before voters officially crown him "Assembly-member," he sits down with the "Find Your Calling" pod to spill the tea on corporate money in politics, the most frustrating aspects of the campaign trail, and his unlik

With Fall quarter now upon us, "Find Your Calling" heads to the boss of LA County's Education team, Superintendent Debra Duardo. She's a three-time Bruin with a twist. Starting at the university as a so-called non-traditional student, she attended classes while caring for 4 children, including one with a severe disability. Nevertheless, she persisted and rose to the highest positio

Today, "Find Your Calling" is privileged to trace the pitfalls & ultimate triumph of former gang member & recent UCLA graduate Romen Lopez. Growing up in East L.A., a socioeconomically disadvantaged part of the city, Romen joined a street gang in 7th grade & ended up in detention facilities 5 times by his mid-20s. Then, came his turning point: education & a longing for a high-schoo

This week, "Find Your Calling" dips its feet into the November election with a fellow Bruin, CA Assemblywoman Christy Smith, who's running to snag CA-25's Congressional seat. After Congresswoman Katie Hill, the latest Democrat to control the district, resigned, Ms. Smith & her opponent Republican Mike Garcia duked it out in a special election. Ultimately, Mr. Garcia prevailed, capi

Former San Francisco DA George Gascón has entered the potentially priciest & most-watched DA's race in the history of Los Angeles. A self-identifying "progressive prosecutor," Mr. Gascón, a former LAPD Chief, is slated to go toe-to-toe with L.A.'s incumbent chief prosecutor, Jackie Lacey, in November. In appealing to her constituency, he touts his track record in San Francisco &

Tanya Ortiz Franklin is an education equity advocate, Columbia & UCLA Law graduate & candidate for LAUSD's School Board District 7 seat! Dubbing educational equity the "civil rights issue of our time," Franklin discusses her vision to improve students' academic performance; proposals to disband LA Unified's police force; and her personal experience as a teacher in the 2nd largest s

This week, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joins the "Find Your Calling" podcast to reminisce about his Angeleno roots, lessons from a career spanning decades in Golden state politics & the indelible imprint that UCLA left on his life. Without his mother's "indomitable spirit" & UCLA education, he says he wouldn't have made it this far, given his many hardships, like

This Sunday, I sit down with the broadcaster who's left a positive, indelible mark on MY professional trajectory: FOX11 anchor Elex Michaelson. With sophisticated political chops & dogged determination, he's snagged interviews with the most influential newsmakers of our day, including President Donald Trump, former CA Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger & Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

After 2 decades of catering the Oscars & running dozens of restaurants worldwide, Wolfgang Puck is known as the gold standard of the culinary world. This Sunday, he looks back at his illustrious career, dissects his accomplishments, and implores students to enlist a few strategies for success: find a mentor & fashion every circumstance into an opportunity — sound advice for a gen

From her days as a VJ to her nights as host of her primetime FOX Business program, "Kennedy," Lisa "Kennedy" Montgomery is a broadcasting trailblazer who's always reinventing the wheel. This Sunday, she sits down with "Find Your Calling" to reflect on her ideological awakening, the jacuzzi birth of her first FOX show "The Independents," and how censorship in her early days informs