After School Program

John Brzozowski is a 25-year-old accountant at Ernst and Young. John also co-hosts the @quadbunk podcast with @esmitty88, where they try to elicit value from their guests' experiences and banter on a wide range of topics for some easy listening.

John graduated from Penn State University with a Master's in Accounting.

In this episode:

John’s advice for those studying for the CPA exam

Being your own biggest advocate

Why he believes pursuing other interests benefits your career

Why John wanted to start a podcast

What he learned throughout the process of making his podcast

And how John became an accountant after not having the GPA needed for the major in college

You can follow John Brzozowski here.

Check out these Quadbunk episodes:

Zach's Appearance on Quadbunk

Sajay Samuel Episode

Christoph Hinkelmann Episode

The You Fooked Up 45 Challenge - Runners First

Show Notes

Range by David Epstein - book

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Producer & Host: Zach McHale

Editor & Host: Connor Heine

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Shelby Guller is a copywriter currently based in LA. She's written for some of the world's biggest brands, including Starbucks, Uber, MasterClass, Coke, General Mills, and more... but she's kinda bad at writing her own bios.

You can see her work on the side of many major highways. Or wherever you're watching an enjoyable piece of content. It'll be that thing you skip before it.

In this episode:

What the commercial production process looks like

How Shelby comes up with advertising concepts

How she figured out her career while at Syracuse University

What it’s like working as a woman in advertising

Shelby’s appearance on The Price is Right

What makes for good copy

And why Shelby and her work partner made the entire office refer to them as Hellboys

Follow Shelby:

Instagram @sheebslouise 

Twitter @sheebslouise 

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Howard is an award-winning entrepreneur who helped scale a technology company that increased voter turnout in democracies around the world. He’s worked at the UN and as a litigation attorney at an international law firm.

He also has experience working in journalism at CNN and Global News and in Public Policy for the former Under Secretary of State for Public Affairs. 

He was named a ‘Global Shaper’ by the World Economic Forum and received his J.D. and Master’s from McGill University and Harvard. Howard currently works at Facebook.

In this episode:

You can follow Howard Cohen:

Instagram | @howard.cohen44

LinkedIn | Howard Cohen

Twitter | @howardcohen0

Facebook | Howard Cohen

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Chloe Cullen is a writer, scripted television comedy assistant at CAA, and a recovering perfectionist. At 25-years-old, Chloe is set to release her first book, PERF, later this fall. The novel explores the ignored side of perfectionism.

Chloe’s work has also been published in TINGE Magazine, Please See Me, and other publications. She has worked at entertainment agencies, management firms, and production companies in talent representation and development.

Chloe graduated magna cum laude from Penn State University, obtaining three degrees over five years: a Masters of Arts in creative writing, Bachelors of Arts in English, and a Bachelors of Arts in broadcast journalism. She loves storytelling in all realms of media, from television to books. She currently lives in New York.

Chloe and Zach know each other from their time together at Penn State’s late-night comedy show After Hours.

In this episode we talk about:

Follow Chloe on Instagram: @ischloeawriter

Subscribe to the PERF newsletter: ischloeawriter.substack.com

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“If you reach out to people asking for a job, they're gonna give you advice. And if you reach out to people asking for advice, you'll probably get a job.”

Andrew is a 33-year-old head of business development at a private equity fund.

In this episode we talk about:

Becoming numb to rejection

When to pass a prospect on to an expert

The difficulties in managing your peers

Balancing work while obtaining an MBA

Andrew’s journey through the start-up world

Learning through informational

Finding your mentors

And opportunities through weak ties

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Olivia Atwood is a writer, actress, fitness instructor and matchmaker who loves Pret A Manger brownies and hates when Pret A Manger is out of brownies. A SAG-eligible and EMC actress, Olivia has been called “riotous” by Time Out New York and her comedic duo has been hailed as a “modern-day Lucy and Ethel” by StageBuddy. Her favorite pastime is gossiping about the Bachelor and your most recent Hinge date. She also thinks you should join the Love Pool probably.

In this episode, we talk about how Olivia started her matchmaking service Liv's Love Pool, her dating advice, being a fake patient for resident doctors, and her time as a birthday clown.

You can find Olivia here: Instagram | Website

And check out Liv's Love Pool: Instagram | Website

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Arianna Rehak is Co-Founder and CEO of Matchbox Virtual Media. The company co-produces virtual events for associations.

Matchbox Virtual was founded in 2019, starting with four employees. Once the pandemic began, more companies were forced to work remotely and demand for virtual events soared. The company had to scale from 4 to 50 employees in just 8 months.

In this episode we talk about:

How Arianna created Matchbox Virtual

Scaling the company while maintaining its culture

How to use virtual events to bring associations together

Dealing with survivor’s guilt while the company was having success during the pandemic

Arianna’s time as a financial assistant

And crossing the chasm.

SHOW NOTES

Matchbox Kitchen

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Connor Gross (@c_gro) is a 24-year-old entrepreneur who sold his 7-figure business Cardly, while he was still attending college at Northeastern University.

After graduation, Connor joined the e-commerce marketing company Privy. He left after less than a year to focus on buying and building businesses. He currently owns a car illustration company, a photo editing business, and a tiny house blog.

He also hosts his own podcast The Next Generation Podcast, where he interviews the 20somethings building the future.

In this episode, we talk to Connor about why he chose his current businesses, how he uses social media to build his network, and how he built Cardly with his co-founder out of their college dorm rooms.

We also cover what he’s learned from interviewing over 20 entrepreneurs, why he decided to leave Privy, and his best and worst experiences from traveling to over 30 countries.

You can follow Connor here: Twitter | Blog | The Next Generation Podcast

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“I feel like a lot of people have definitely started to question how they relate to work, how they're treated at work, and how they balance their lives.”

Lauren (Lo) Harris (@loharris_art) is a NYC-based digital artist who specializes in illustration and motion design. After graduating from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 2018, she's created graphics and illustrations for a variety of brands and publications including, but not limited to, NBC News, The New York Times, Bustle, Amazon Prime Video, The United Nations, Warby Parker, American Express and Cosmopolitan.

Through her bright palettes and relational compositions, Lo creates work that champions vibrance, confidence, humanity, and celebrations of a more just and kind world.

Lauren has been interviewed by TODAY and has appeared on The Ellen Show.

In this episode:

(1:55) Lauren's artwork

(4:00) How Lauren rediscovered her love for creating digital art

(9:34) The story of Lauren's success

(12:57) Her art embodying her emotions during the Black Lives Matter protests

(17:20) Being DM'd by big brands for her art and deciding to freelance full-time

(25:14) How Lauren decided not be a people pleaser anymore

(30:06) Learning to say no

(38:35) Representing herself and not catering to empty virtue signaling

(46:00) Growing up in a creative family and discovering her love for digital art

(52:35) Pursuing writing and production instead of digital art

(55:47) What success means to Lauren

(57:43) Lauren's advice to aspiring freelancers

(1:00:44) Lauren's current projects

Check out Lauren Harris on Instagram | YouTube | Shop

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"While you're young and don't have a mortgage to pay or kids to feed, you might as well go find what you like. And then do your best to incorporate that throughout your life and hopefully, that crosses over into your career as well."

Jack Divney (@jdivsauce22) is a 26-year-old sales development representative at Segment, a customer data software company. He's a Colorado transplant who navigates the sales world when he’s not outside.

Jack is an avid skier, hiker, novice climber, and always looking for something new. He's been on a 40-day road trip across the U.S., traveled in Thailand for 20-days, and much more.

After graduating college a semester late, Jack took up a job as a substitute teacher in New Jersey. He later worked in sales at Xerox, but left the company when he decided he wanted to live in Colorado. Jack crashed on a friend's couch in Denver while pursuing a job at Education First. He got the position and remained there for over a year, until the pandemic limited operations. He then took the position at Segment.

In this episode we talk about:

(0:59) Segment and Jack's role

(6:45) The most dangerous situations Jack has been in while traveling

(15:30) Growing up and trying to figure out a career while at the University of South Carolina

(21:24) Doing an extra semester in college, substitute teaching, and feeling behind

(26:10) Road-tripping across the U.S. for 40 days

(33:36) Quitting his job to move out to Denver

(46:49) Leaving his travel booking job to move into software sales

(49:58) Jack's advice to somebody trying to figure out their career path

SHOW NOTES

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Producer & Host: Zach McHale

Editor & Host: Connor Heine

Intro music created by Muscle Tough. IG: @muscletoughband