
What I Do: Career Stories
Ever wondered what other people really do in their careers? Listen in as career and business coach Alexa Loken interviews a medley of people with interesting jobs.
Episodes
52 episodes
What I Do Career Stories Ep. 51 - Nonprofit Executive Director/CEO with Josh Silberstein
Josh Silberstein is currently the CEO of Social Venture Partners, Boulder County; he’s spent almost two decades in the nonprofit world and was previously a professional musician.
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48:37

What I Do Career Stories Ep. 50 - Tenured Psychiatry Professor & Author with Dr. Edward Brodkin
Dr. Edward Brodkin is a tenured Professor of Psychiatry at UPenn and a co-author of the bestselling book Missing Each Other: How to Cultivate Meaningful Connections.
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1:09:08

What I Do Career Stories Ep. 49 - Global Health Educator, Family Practice Doctor & Nonprofit Founder with Dr. Ann Messer
Ann Messer, MD, is an educator and family practice doctor. She’s found One Good Turn, a nonprofit providing global health workers tools and knowledge to build self-sustaining, healthy communities.
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52:26

What I Do Career Stories Ep. 48 - Data Visualization Engineer with Nic Moe
Nic Moe is Data Visualization Engineer at Lumere. He’s worked in a variety of roles in the healthcare world and received his Master's in public health in 2018.
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1:00:04

What I Do Career Stories Ep. 47 - Program/Project Manager with Dave Wells
Dave Wells is a Program Manager at Cisco, and was previously at HP for decades as a project and supply chain manager; he holds both a BS in Engineering, an MBA and a PMP.
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55:42

What I Do Career Stories Ep. 46 - Senior Software Engineer with Alex Lau
Alex Lau is a Senior Software Engineer at Mystery Science and has been a programmer for over a decade.
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What I Do Career Stories Ep. 45 - Real Estate Investor/Agent/Author & Community Manager with Mindy Jensen
Mindy Jensen is a real estate agent, investor, author in Colorado, and the online community manager for BiggerPockets.com.
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1:06:28

What I Do Career Stories Ep. 44 - Casting Directors with Candice Bernstein & Miriam Hoffman
Miriam & Candice are co-entrepreneur casting directors in Los Angeles, CA
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39:19

What I Do Career Stories Ep. 43 - Candle Company Entrepreneur with Daniela Iannello
Daniela Iannello started Milwickee Candles, a luxury candle company during the first month of COVID.
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What I Do Career Stories Ep. 42 - Public Radio with Lisa Kettyle
Lisa Kettyle is the COO at Marfa Public Radio (MPR), and has always been involved with her local, artistic community.
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What I Do Career Stories Ep. 41 - Real Estate Brokerage Founder with Kimber White Erlinger
Kimber White Erlinger is a co-founder and co-owner of E3 Properties, a real estate brokerage firm she’s run for 12 years. Previously, she was a writer and researcher at National Geographic and Discovery in DC.
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56:17

What I Do Career Stories Ep. 40 - Nonprofit Development/Fundraising with Tanya Grinblat
Tanya Grinblat works in the nonprofit fundraising world (aka development).
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45:15

What I Do Career Stories Ep. 39 - University Recruiting (Diversity & Inclusion) with Diana Chavez
Diana Chavez works in higher education, heading global university recruiting and promoting diversity and inclusion.
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43:01

What I Do Career Stories Ep. 38 - Special Education with Alexa Humberson
Alexa Humberson is a special education high school teacher.
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39:43

What I Do Career Stories Ep. 37 - Filmmaker with Kelly Herrington
Kelly Herrington is a creative filmmaker for charity: water, a nonprofit working to eliminate the water crisis around the world.
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52:35

What I Do Career Stories Ep. 36 - HVACR Installer with Sarah Flores
Sarah Flores is an HVACR installer and “handy ma'am”, previously she was a plumber’s apprentice and served for 7 years in the Marine Corps.
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What I Do Career Stories Ep. 35 - International Operations with Julia Moon
Julia Moon is the Head of Operations at Seafair. She’s worked at Uber, 2 of the Big 4, and is a recent Wharton MBA grad.
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1:00:42

What I Do Career Stories Ep. 34 - U.S. Marine Band (Clarinetist, Gunnery Sergeant) with Harry Ong
Gunnery Sergeant Harry Ong is a clarinetist in “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band.
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40:42

What I Do Career Stories Ep. 33 - Designer (Graphics & Product) with Jess Warren
Jess Warren is an artistic and creative Product Designer. She started her career as a graphic designer, ran a design consulting business, and taught herself UX/UI.
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43:35

What I Do Career Stories Ep. 32 - Computer Engineer with Liana Nicklaus
Liana Nicklaus is a Senior Design Engineer at Arm. She has both her BS and MS in Electrical Engineering.
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50:26

What I Do Career Stories Ep. 31 - International Marine Conservation with Susie Vulpas
Susie Vulpas works in international Marine Conservation in Indonesia. She was a Fulbright Research Scholar in Java researching mangroves, a U.S. State Dept Critical Language Scholar, and did the Peace Corps in Mali.
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48:56

What I Do Career Stories Ep. 30 - Entertainment/TV Development Producer with Julianna LaRosa
Julianna LaRosa is a Producer. She’s currently the VP, Head of Development and Production at ChangeUp Productions in LA. She’s previously worked in TV development and casting.
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53:21

What I Do: Career Stories Ep. 29 - Founder of Craft Distillery with Scott Yeates
Scott Yeates is the founder and president of Mythology Distillery, a craft distillery in Denver. His whiskey, gin, vodka and other spirits have been named Best CO Distillery two years in a row and its spirits have been awarded many Medals.
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What I Do: Career Stories Ep. 28 - Double Founder of Bouldering Gym & CPG with Zach Olschwanger
Zach Olschwanger is the founder of The Austin Bouldering Project (the largest bouldering gym in the country) and he recently cofounded Crafted Energy, as well as finishing his MBA from LSE this year.
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