American Career Stories with Mindy and Michelle

Aug 19 2021 9 ep. 59 mins
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A place for real working people to share their career story so others can learn from them and build a career they love. We’ll talk about their career story, the relationship with their employer, company culture, how your values and personality fit into the job and the company (or not!) and how that can impact your career trajectory. We’ll also talk about who influenced them on their path and what made a difference in choosing their career path.

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Episode #009 Interview with Pat Bourque - Professional baseball player and operations management

Aug 19 2021 67 mins  
Join us as we talk with Pat Bourque, a professional baseball player navigating the MLB just as the player's union was getting started then left baseball to start a successful career in business. Hear how he worked his way up from little league to the big leagues, the accident that led to opportunity and the coaches and leaders who pushed him, sometimes without his best interest in

Episode #008 - Interview with Maura - Cyber security project manager in pharmaceutical industry

Jul 29 2021 50 mins  
Join us as we interview Maura, a cybersecurity project manager in the pharmaceutical industry. Maura discovered at a young age how important relating to people was and has been harnessing her relationship-building skills throughout her career. She studied psychology and organizational behavior and used that knowledge to transition into project management. Maura discusses the import

Episode #007: Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Walton - Pediatric Sedation Dentist and child-whisperer

Jul 22 2021 81 mins  
Dr. Elizabeth Walton shares her story of finding her way in the healthcare industry and how her mom inspired her to look to the future and seek a career that would be fulfilling and lucrative. From aspiring nurse to general dentist to treating the most vulnerable of populations, children with advanced dental conditions. With a cape and a smile she helps children and families surviv

#006: Interview with Shelly Trujillo - Information Technology leader by day and Theater Maven by night

Jul 15 2021 44 mins  
Join us as we gain insight from Shelly Trujillo, the Director of Client Relations at FIS. She started her career in the restaurant industry where she moved up the ranks and eventually found herself supporting the IT side of restaurants. After that she moved into IT full force and continued to grow her leadership skills. And that's just her day job! At night and on the weekends, she

Episode #005: Interview with Mindy Vermilion - Property Manager, Former Actress and Wellness Coach

Jul 08 2021 82 mins  
Join us as we talk with Mindy Vermilion. Mindy began acting and modeling at 5 and moved to LA to continue her acting career. After retiring, she moved to a mountain town, built a house with her own two hands and became a property manager. Now, after some deep soul searching, she is training with the Chopra foundation to become a wellness, health and meditation coach. This episode w

Episode #004: Interview with Sarah Hock - Executive Director of Joint Animal Services and advocate for furry friends and those with two legs

Jul 01 2021 50 mins  
Join Mindy and Michelle as they interview Sarah Hock, the Executive Director of Joint Animal Services, a municipal animal shelter. Hear what she loves about working at animal shelters, how she's changed her view of pet owners and the role of shelters in a community and her plans for the homestead she just purchased (hint: it has something to do with livestock and chickens!). Show N

Episode #003: Interview with corporate sales trainer, stand-up comedian and podcaster - Mary Upchurch

Jun 24 2021 53 mins  
Join us as we talk with Mary Upchurch about her corporate sales training career and how she made her way to stand up comedy and podcasting! Learn what it's like to balance a comedy career and a day job at the same time, the big difference between working for a corporation and a limited partnership and Mary's best advice for your career and life in general. Find Mary at maryupchurch

Episode #002: Interview with female county detention officer and general rock star - Kelly

Jun 17 2021 59 mins  
Join us as we talk with Kelly, a detention officer who works at a county jail. She will share with us why she chose the position, how she gets to help the people she serves and the biggest difference between the female and male inmates.

Episode #001: Interview with recruiter, career counselor and overall queen of adaptability - Mary Rose O'Neill

Jun 10 2021 49 mins  
Meet Mary-Rose O'Neill as she shares what it was like to grow up a twin in a large Irish-immigrant family. They went to college and studied hard together to earn degrees in Chemistry which she only used for a while until she started a family. When it was time to go back into the workforce, she found a place as a recruiter then, later, as a career guru at Tulane University's Freeman