ATL Career Journey
Welcome to the ATL Career Journey podcast! I'm your Atlanta-based host Paul Varnedoe and created this podcast to help mentor and share experiences and career pivots of successful people. Whether you are in high school, college, or have started your career, this podcast can help get you inspired with your career journey.
Episodes
58 episodes
Episode 58 - Alan Swan and Maria Babilon, Province Data Solutions
My guests for Episode 58 is Alan Swan and Maria Babilon from Province Data Solutions. Alan is the Managing Partner and Maria is a Partner at PDS and they've joined me today to talk about the fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence. We disc...
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Episode 57 - Robert Lescano, Retired Amazon and Microsoft Executive
My guest for Episode 57 is Robert Lescano, who I worked with at Amazon Web Services. He was the East Area Director in the AWS ProServe consulting division. He had a long and successful career in technology and was fortunate to retire in 2...
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Episode 56 - Stacy Borocz - Owner, etuHOME
My guest for Episode 56 is Stacy Borocz , who is the owner of etuHOME. She has an incredible story about courage and perseverance from her start in New York to college at UGA and ultimately owning her current business. She always de...
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Episode 55 - Jacqui Chew, Innovation Enthusiast, TEDx
My guest for the 55th episode of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Jacqui Chew, who is known as an innovation enthusiast and has been a successful presence in the Atlanta start up community. She has more than two decades of experience del...
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Episode 54 - Amanda Anderson, Owner and Executive Producer, Circa Twenty Four Pictures
My guest for this episode of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Amanda Anderson, who is the owner and executive producer at Circa Twenty Four Pictures. I first met Amanda when she was in IT recruiting and she had already explored a couple ...
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Episode 53 - Laura Hunnicutt, User Experience Lead, EY
My guest for Episode 53 of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Laura Hunnicutt, who is a User Experience Lead at EY. I met Laura at Manheim but we also spent time at Delta Air Lines. We talked about how her college experience as well ...
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Episode 52- Jackie Hoffman, Founder and Managing Director, CMB Associates
My guest for Episode 52 of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Jackie Hoffman, who is the Founder and Managing Director of CMB Associates. I worked with Jackie at Manheim on some projects in their digital space and saw her work ethic and cu...
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Episode 51 - Steven Julian, Financial Advisor, Radio Host
My guest for Episode 51 of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Steven Julian, who is an Independent Financial Advisor as well as a Radio and Podcast Host. I met Steven through a mutual friend and he gave me some great advice when I st...
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Episode 50 - Missy Pitcher, President, CMIT Solutions
Welcome to the 50th episode of the ATL Career Journey podcast! Today's guest is Missy Pitcher, who is Co-Owner and President of CMIT Solutions of Atlanta Northeast. I've worked with Missy twice in my career at EarthLink and at Equif...
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1:10:29
Episode 49 - Daniel Guelzo, Regional Recruiting Director, Optomi
My guest for Episode 49 of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Daniel Guelzo, who is the Regional Recruiting Director at Optomi. I met Daniel at a networking event and was very impressed with his knowledge of the recruiting industry as well...
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Episode 48 - Jonathan Salkoff, Business Solutions, ServiceMax
Welcome to Episode 48 of the ATL Career Journey podcast. Today's guest is Jonathan Salkoff, who is responsible for Business Solutions at ServiceMax. I've known Jonathan for over 25 years since we worked together at Sprint. Jonathan ...
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Episode 47 - Doug Isenberg, Founder, GigaLaw
My guest for Episode 47 of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Doug Isenberg, who is the founder of the GigaLaw Firm. Doug and I worked together at the International Olympic Committee when we were part of Meridian Management. He was o...
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Episode 46 - Chris Day, VP Operations, ADP
My guest for Episode 46 of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Chris Day, who is VP of Operations at ADP. Chris and I met while we were at Equifax and led software development teams in their Commercial division. We helped bring severa...
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Episode 45 - Kelly Vogel, Product Manager, Rali
My guest for Episode 45 of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Kelly Vogel, who is a Product Manager at Rali. I first met Kelly when I was at Manheim and we worked together in their online division. I found Kelly to be smart, collabor...
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Episode 44 - Jed Fearon, Director of Content Marketing, ProviDyn
Welcome to Episode 44 of the ATL Career Journey podcast. Today's guest is Jed Fearon, who is a Director of Content Marketing at ProviDyn. I met Jed when I was working with the International Olympic Committee and his company sold us manage...
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Episode 43 - Lauren Feldhaus, Senior Scrum Master, Agile Coach
Welcome to Episode 43 of the ATL Career Journey podcast. Today's guest is Lauren Feldhaus, who is happily retired now but was previously a Senior Scrum Master and Agile Coach. Lauren and I worked together at Assurant to help transform the...
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Episode 42 - Nicole Siokis, Partner, Chief Operating Officer, TechCXO
Today's guest is Nicole Siokis, who is Partner and Chief Operating Officer at TechCXO. I first met Nicole when we worked together at Sprint and she was one of our amazing military veterans that Sprint hired. I remember her having su...
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Episode 41 - Tom Fucci, Division Captain, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue
Welcome to Episode 41 of the ATL Career Journey podcast. Today's guest is Tom Fucci, who is the Division Captain at Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Tom and I grew up in Fort Lauderdale and I've made him an honorary member of the ATL ...
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Episode 40 - Angela Nation, Chief Executive Officer, Silver Hammer Systems
Welcome to this episode of the Atlanta Career Journey podcast. Today's guest is Angela Nation, who is Chief Executive Officer at Silver Hammer Systems. I first met Angela when she was an executive in the talent acquisition industry and al...
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57:16
Episode 39 - Anne Game, Managing Director, Head of Atlanta Market, North Highland Consulting
My guest for Episode 39 of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Anne Game, who is the Managing Director and Head of the Atlanta Market at North Highland Consulting. Anne is incredibly smart, she's a strategic thinker, and understands busines...
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Episode 38 - Molly Mazzolini, Partner, Director of Brand Integration, Infinite Scale
This 38th episode of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Molly Mazzolini, who is a Partner and Brand Integration Director at Infinite Scale sports marketing and design firm. Molly and I met when we were working in brand management for the U...
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Episode 37 - Svein Romstad, VP of Sales and Leasing, Loudermilk Companies
My guest for the 37th episode of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Svein Romstad, who is the Vice President of Sales and Leasing for the Loudermilk Companies. My friendship with Svein dates back to 1997 when we both worked at Meridian Managemen...
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Episode 36 - John Verret, Regional Director, Matrix Resources
My guest for the 36th episode of the ATL Career Journey podcast is John Verret, who is the Regional Director for Matrix Resources. John and I have known each other for over 10 years and I've found him to be an excellent sourcing partner regardl...
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Episode 35 - Dr. Dale Lawson, Emergency Medicine Physician, Phoebe Sumter Medical Center
My guest for Episode 35 of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Dr. Dale Lawson, who is an emergency medicine physician at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center based in Americus, Georgia. I've had the privilege of knowing Dale for over 30 years and is one...
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Episode 34 - Laura J. Downey, Executive Editor, WebMD
My guest for Episode 34 is Laura J. Downey, who is the Executive Editor at WebMD. Laura and I connected on LinkedIn and I found her career journey fascinating. She is a very successful journalist whose career moved up the ranks in print magazin...
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Episode 34
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