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How Much Can I Make? — Real Jobs. Real Stories. Career Insights
How Much Can I Make? with Mirav Ozeri is the podcast that pulls back the curtain on real jobs, real people, and real earnings.
Each week, Mirav interviews professionals from every corner of the working world — HVAC pros, cybersecurity experts, boutique hotel owners, mediums, musicians, dietitians, filmmakers and more — to reveal what it’s really like to do their job.
You’ll hear how they got started, what training or degrees they needed, how they broke into the business, what challenges they face, and how much they make.
Whether you’re exploring a career change, starting a side hustle, or just curious what others earn, this show delivers practical advice, inspiring stories, and insider insights straight from the people doing the work.
Search. Listen. Learn how to get in — and how much you can earn.
Nominated for 2025 Women in Podcasting Award.
Episodes
75 episodes
Entrepreneurship: A Clear Path to Startup Success
Entrepreneurship In this episode, we break down an entrepreneurship playbook for starting and growing a business - without relying on big ideas, passion, or excessive risk. Jim Beach, host of ...
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Season 2
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Episode 74
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26:28
Interview With AI: Jobs, AGI, and AI’s Impact on Our Future
Interview With AIWhat happens when five leading AI systems are asked the same questions?In this special episode, we bring Gemini, Claude, Grok ChatGPT and Copilot to the same table to confront the issues shaping our ...
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Season 2
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Episode 73
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48:00
How to build a personal brand, reinvent your career, and get paid to speak
Keynote Speaker What happens when you lose your voice—and the career you built around it?For Jennifer Brown, that moment became the catalyst for a powerful career reinvention. Today, she’s a globally recognized ...
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Season 2
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Episode 72
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30:31
Careers, Money, And The Economy Explained
Economics JournalistUnderstanding basic economics can significantly impact your job and earnings. We sit down with Peter Coy, a veteran economics journalist who has written for Bloomberg Businessweek<...
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Season 2
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Episode 73
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27:26
Side Hustle to Digital Agency: How to Build a Profitable Online Business
Digital EntrepreneurDiscover practical job ideas and career insights in digital entrepreneurship.What if you could learn a practical web skill over a single weekend, build a simple website for a local business, and turn it ...
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Season 2
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Episode 71
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31:48
Digital Real Estate - Buying Websites For Cash Flow
Digital Real EstateWhat if your next big investment isn’t a building—it’s a blog? In this episode, digital real estate expert Matt Raad breaks down how he buys simple content websites, renovates them with SEO opti...
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Season 2
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Episode 70
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32:46
Fragrance Industry Career: The Fragrance Evaluator Job
Fragrance Evaluator Jillian Friedman shares career insights from the fragrance industry, including global differences in taste, why synthetic ingredients can actually lead to safer, more sustainable formulas. We explor...
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Season 2
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Episode 69
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21:15
Cybersecurity Jobs: Understanding Account Takeovers, SIM Swaps, and Email Hacks
Cyber Security ExpertCybersecurity is one of today's fastest-growing career opportunities, offering high earnings and strong job security as cybercrime continues to evolve.Most cyberattacks don’t start with elite hackers—th...
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Season 2
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Episode 68
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45:41
How Much Does An Electrician Make? Career Insight and Real Pay
Electrician EntrepreneurIf you’re searching for high-paying jobs, career change ideas, can your make good money without college? Or just curious about an electrician career - this episode is for y...
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Season 2
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Episode 67
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31:08
Inside a Legal Cannabis Farm: Careers, Costs & Income
Cannabis Farm What’s it really like to work on a cannabis farm — and how much can you make? This episode takes you inside a legal cannabis grow operation to break down jobs, pay, career paths, and the realities of working in ...
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Season 2
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Episode 66
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21:35
Restaurant Owner Job: Career Change Story of Nicole Cawley
Restaurant Owner JobConsidering a career change or looking for new job ideas? In this episode, we explore the inspiring journey of Nicole Cawley, who transitioned from 20 years in corporate banking to becoming a successful ...
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Season 2
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Episode 65
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20:45
Broadway Lighting Designer: How the Job Works, What They Make, and How to Break In
Lighting Designer CareerGo behind the scenes of Broadway with four-time Tony Award–winning Lighting Designer Kevin Adams. He breaks down what a theatre lighting designer actually does, the skills you need to g...
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Season 2
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Episode 64
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28:27
How to Start Swoop Scoop: Pet Waste Business That Makes Money on Day One
How to Start Swoop Scoop BusinessCan $1,200, a bucket, and a rake turn into a multimillion-dollar company? Yes — and Will Milliken is living proof.Find out about jobs in the pet waste removal industry - from entrepre...
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Season 2
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Episode 63
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17:51
How Much Does a Dog Groomer Make? Real Income & Career Path
Dog Groomer Are you dreaming about turning your passion for dogs into a rewarding career? Want to know how to become a dog groomer?In this episode, we sit down with Sarah Gildersleeve, a grooming prof...
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Season 1
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Episode 62
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17:27
Broadway Actress - Career Insights.
Broadway ActressWhat does a real Broadway career look like behind the spotlight? In this episode, we talk with actress Lauren Blackman—whose credits include Hello, Dolly!, Ana...
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Season 1
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Episode 61
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45:04
How to Become a Dietitian Entrepreneur: Career Insights and Job Tips
DietitianIn this episode, registered dietitian Ingrid Anderson shares invaluable career insights on making money in the wellness industry and what sets apart a credentialed dietitian from online nutritionists. D...
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Season 1
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Episode 58
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24:01
How Much Does an HVAC technician make - HVAC Career and Apprenticeship
HVAC CareerThe attic feels like a furnace, the thermostat is clueless, and the AC just quit on the hottest day of the year. Enter Carl Fagerstrom—part electrician, part plumber, part detective. Carl pulls back t...
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Season 1
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Episode 53
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23:25
How to Make Money Selling on eBay: Real Side Hustle Income
eBay Side Hustle Zac Shaw is back—and this time, we’re talking all about his eBay side hustle, Over and Out Vintage. From vintage board games to throwback clothing, Zac’s turned thrifting in...
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Season 1
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Episode 57
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16:17
Inside Local News Careers: Journalisim in the Digital Era
Local News JobsWhat happens when local journalism collides with the digital revolution? Zach Shaw takes us behind the curtain of his 30-year career at Hudson Valley One, revealing triumphs and struggles of community ...
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Season 1
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Episode 56
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17:33
The Business of Being a Medium: Career Truths & Income
Being A MediumPam Meredith has a remarkable job: she’s a professional medium who helps people connect with loved ones who have passed away.In this episode, she shares her career journey, offering unique insights into...
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Season 1
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Episode 56
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33:21
Inside Boutique Hotel Ownership: Career Path & Profit
Boutique Hotel Entrepreneurs Quit your job, move to the mountains, and become a hotel entrepreneur—easy, right? Martin Torres and Joe DiThomas actually did it, leaving NYC careers behind to run Graham...
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Season 1
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Episode 55
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24:25
Inside the Pharmacist Career: Real Pay, Burnout & Options
Pharmacist Career InsightsIf you’re wondering how much a pharmacist makes and whether pharmacy is still a good career today, this episode breaks down the real pay, pressure, and options.Dr. Neal Smoller - an en...
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Season 1
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Episode 54
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25:41
How Much Do Professors Make? Salary, Tenure & Reality
Academic Career Dive into the world of academia with valuable career insights and job tips from English Professor Tom Kitts. Tom has spent 45 years teaching English at St. John’s University - when he wasn’t in th...
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Season 1
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Episode 53
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24:10
Physical Therapist Career Insights: A Journey to Improve Lives
Physical TherapistSeven years of school to become a physical therapist? Yep—you heard that right! Trisha Groff, Director at AccessPT in Woodstock, NY, spills the beans with her career insight on what it really takes to brea...
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Season 1
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Episode 52
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19:43
Zoe Lewis' Music Career - From Freight Trains to Netflix.
Zoe LewisZoe Lewis—aka “a band in a body”—takes us on a whirlwind tour of her music career, from her childhood in England to jamming her way through 70+ countries. Along the way, she’s collected grooves, stories, and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 51
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25:33
