Create Your Pathway
Meet real people, working real jobs, who will tell you what they're really like.You've got a ton of options for education and work. In Create Your Pathway, you'll find quick interviews with people in a wide range of career fields. Some of them went to college; some didn't. Some of them started in one place and ended up in a completely different one. All of them have great advice for you.Join host and executive coach Rory Tyer to find out what these jobs are really like, and learn how you can create your own pathway to the work and life that you want someday.Create Your Pathway is sponsored by the Toyota Wellspring Fund. Watch all interviews (with bonus content!) on YouTube.Created, produced, and hosted by Rory Tyer.
Episodes
18 episodes
Agriculture with Dr. Mary Love Tagert (Mississippi State University Extension Office)
Careers in agriculture, food, and natural resources are vital to the health, feeding, and sustaining of America's people. As Dr. Mary Love Tagert points out, these careers include skills like research, teaching, business, technology, food scien...
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Episode 18
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22:32
Marketing with Michael Gann (Mabus Agency)
Advertisements in the newspaper, TV commercials, jingles on the radio, grocery store posters, bumper stickers, e-mail ads and Web sites are created as part of marketing campaigns to entice consumers to buy products. Marketing is the link betwee...
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13:25
Finance with Hozay Hausley (Renasant Bank)
Workers with the skill sets necessary for efficient business management and administration operations fuel U.S. enterprises. Rewarding careers in this area of study can lead to a myriad of different companies and markets. Business management an...
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12:53
Business Management and Administration with Anthony Culver (Fastwrapz)
Workers with the skill sets necessary for efficient business management and administration operations fuel U.S. enterprises. Rewarding careers in this area of study can lead to a myriad of different companies and markets. Business management an...
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12:04
Engineering with Manterio Green and Miranda Garrison (MTD Products)
Almost everything you see was designed by engineers or designers before being constructed. High-rise buildings, bridges and spaceships require the expertise of architects, engineers and designers. If you are interested in being part of somethin...
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18:36
Hospitality and Tourism with Kinney Ferris (Visit Oxford)
As long as people have free time, they will pursue leisure activities. As leisure time and personal incomes grow across the nation, so will the hospitality industry. Leisure activities include theatrical activities, such as attending a cinema f...
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15:59
Energy with Tyler Parker (Pontotoc Electric Power Association)
Each day of our lives is centered on energy. Without energy, your morning would be very different—no alarm clock, hot water, hair-dryer, stove, air conditioning, television or car. All of these appliances and de- vices depend on natural gas, el...
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8:13
Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security with Col. Samantha Weeks (United States Air Force, Ret.)
The fields of law, public safety, corrections and security involve planning, managing, and providing legal, public safety, protective, and homeland security services and also include the professional and technical-support assistance of personne...
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20:04
Human Services with Kayon Watson (Oxfam)
The human services field relates to family and human needs. The work environment could vary from public schools to private child-care centers to personal households. At times, people need assistance to live full and productive lives. People nee...
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15:17
Government and Public Administration with Amy Tate and Bill Renick (TVA and Three Rivers Development)
The field of government and public administration provides ample opportunity to help one’s fellow citizens. These jobs are vital to ensure and enable governmental services reach the American people. Many of these positions facilitate assistance...
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18:07
Education and Training with Tyler Camp and Derek Markley (ICC and Ole Miss Tupelo)
A vital part of everyone’s life, education is the future of our economy. The amount and type of education that individuals receive is a major influence on both the jobs they are able to hold and their earnings. Lifelong learning is important in...
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10:49
Business Management and Administration with Jeri Carter (Queen's Reward)
Workers with the skill sets necessary for efficient business management and administration operations fuel U.S. enterprises. Rewarding careers in this area of study can lead to a myriad of different companies and markets. Business management an...
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15:27
Arts, Audio-Visual Tech, and Communications with Allie Martin and Alyssa Martin (WCBI and WTVA)
Information, communication, technology and rapid change are leading forces in the 21st century. These fields combine artistic expression and individual style with in-depth understanding of today’s state-of-the-art technologies. Strong communica...
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20:26
Architecture and Construction with Jonathan Poland (Graham Roofing)
Houses, apartments, factories, roads and bridges are some products of architecture and construction. This industry’s activities include designing and building structures, including site preparation, as well as adding and modifying existing ones...
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11:24
Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics with David Simmons (Wal-Mart)
Transportation, distribution, and logistics (TDL) relates to how goods are moved from one placeto another. As far as goods and services are concerned, our world is flat. TDL takes care of how weget Mississippi farm-raised catfish to Europe and ...
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19:39
Health Sciences with Dr. Jeremy Blanchard (North Mississippi Health Services)
Healthcare is the fastest growing industry in the U.S. Technological advances have made new procedures and methods of diagnosis and treatment possible. Clinical developments, like infection control, less invasive surgical techniques, advances i...
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17:41
Manufacturing with Tom Haley and John Lunceford (General Atomics)
Manufacturing is one of the oldest industries in the technological world. Manufacturing industries are the chief wealth-producing sectors of an economy. Manufacturing employs a huge share of the labor force and produces materials required by se...
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15:49
Information Technology with Jim Locke (BancorpSouth)
Information technology (IT) careers are available in every sector of the economy. IT manages the information and applications that office workers rely on to do their jobs. Careers in IT involve the design, development, support and management of...
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