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Are you interested in becoming a professional photographer?  Is it currently your passion but maybe you would like to make it your full time career?

This week our guest is Erin Moore an award winning portrait photographer from Mercy Street Studio in South Berwick, Maine.  She started her career in Human Resource and has a BA and MA applicable to this field. (BTW, she received those degrees with 2 young children and a baby!).  However, Erin has been taking pictures since her junior year in high school, but never imagined it could become her career.  She was very happy working in HR…so photography was her hobby and she was happy with that balance.

A major life event helped propel her hobby to a career. Find out all about that and many more details of how Erin went from working in HR to becoming a successful full-time photographer and studio owner.  This is a great podcast to listen to if you are making a complete career switch!

Erin is kind, smart, talented, constantly learning and just a lot of fun to chat with.  Even if you have zero interest in photography or whatever career we are chatting about on any particular podcast, it is still so incredibly interesting to get the story of someone’s career path.  Their stories are inspiring and one never knows what they will learn or how it could influence your own path.

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Where Women Create Work Magazine

Maine PPA
 
Brooke Shaden

Sue Bryce

Bellevue University

Troy University 

Have you ever considered becoming a professional water skier?  Maybe it is currently your passion but you are wondering how to turn it into a career?  In this podcast you will learn from two amazing water skiing pros who turned their passions into careers in two different ways!

Meet Katie Hegarty Gray and Peter Hegarty.  Siblings who grew up in a family that played together and skied together.  

Katie runs Maine Attraction Water Ski Show Team and 207 Water Ski School.  Find out how Katie came into her career and what it takes to run these businesses.  Katie also is a nurse and works at a school for children with disabilities. We talk about her path into nursing, her college experience and about her career in this field.  Also find out how she incorporates her love for the children with her love for waterskiing.

Peter performed for many years for the Maine Attraction Waterski Show Team, but his passion lead him to apply for a job as a pro at Lego Land in Florida.  Find out from Peter what he had to do to land that job and what a day is like working as a professional water skier.  Also learn some tips on what you can do to get to that pro level.

Whether you are looking to become a pro, eager to learn how to waterski or just love watching the performances, you will find this podcast educational and entertaining!

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Pirates’ Cover Water Ski Show - Lego Land

USA Water Ski and Wake Sports - Adaptive Skiing

St. Joseph's College

University of New Hampshire Track and Field

Matt May YouTube Highlights

Have you ever considered becoming an international teacher?  If so, then this podcast is for you!  We can't imagine finding a person with more experience teaching abroad then Emily Butterworth.  Emily has taught in Seoul, Korea; Maracaibo, Venezuela and is currently teaching in Medellin, Columbia. Emily, was born and raised in the U.S.A., but has been traveling the world since 2005 after she graduated from Bates College.    (She earned her Master's Degree from George Mason University).  She understands various cultures more than most people we know.   Emily provides tips on the application process and talks about the various job fairs, and we even get into salaries, benefits, housing & health care! 

Even if you have no interest in teaching abroad, you will enjoy this podcast!  Emily has lived such an interesting life and is a great story teller.

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George Mason International Cohorts:  https://gse.gmu.edu/teaching-culturally-diverse-exceptional-learners/international-cohorts

George Mason Fast Train:  https://cehd.gmu.edu/values/examples/fasttrain-partners

Search Associates:  https://www.searchassociates.com

International Schools Services:  https://www.iss.edu

EPIK:   http://www.epik.go.kr/contents.do?contentsNo=56&menuNo=286

Spanish Immersion Program Guatemala: https://www.celasmaya.edu.gt&a

Do you want to be an author? Are you interested in starting a business running a salon offering a variety of services? Then check out this podcast with Cindy Doucette!

In this episode Meg discusses with Cindy her heart breaking experience of losing her daughter, Candice, to a drug over dose just a few months before she was ready to graduate from high school. After the tragedy, Cindy was encouraged to tell her story which resulted in her book: It Can Happen to Any Family: How Drugs Took my Daughter's Life. We talk about what steps she took to become an author in order to share her story.

In addition to writing a book, and doing many speaking engagements, Cindy also runs a successful salon providing hair services, natural nail manicures and pedicures, facials, professional skin care and spray tanning: Cindy's Guys & Gals. We also discuss what it takes to run your own business, the advantages and drawbacks, and we talk about the career as a hair stylist.

If you are interested in a career in the beauty industry, or if you are considering starting up your own business, we think you will enjoy this episode as Cindy shares how she runs her successful business and she also gives great tips to aspiring salon owners.

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Are you a mom or a dad that is in the throes of parenting?  Do you think maybe there could be a better way of communicating with your kids?  Could you use some strategies to create an environment in your home that is good for the whole family?  Are you questioning how to handle punishments and if time-outs are effective?   Should you make your child apologize by saying "sorry"?  What are your kids teaching you?

Dr. Julie Schneider, clinical psychologist, spent 20 years working in her field.  When she had her children, she decided to stay home and turn her attention to becoming a full-time Mom.  Still filled with the desire to help others, she started a parenting blog, Momma Meditates: Stay Calm in the Crazy and Parent Smarter.  Julie, an avid yogi, strongly believes in the “root to rise” philosophy and incorporates this into her parenting strategies.  In her blog, you will find honest talk, thoughtful advice and inspiring stories from someone who is currently in the same boat as her readers and also happens to have years of experience working with children and adolescents in a professional capacity.  She never claims to be perfect and is doing her best each day to live by her own advice!  

Anyone who is a parent will enjoy our conversation with Julie!

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U-MASS Boston

Dr. Dan Siegel

Do you have the desire to help people?  Do you think becoming a licensed psychologist is the path to fulfilling that dream?  Are you curious if you are cut out for this career?  Would you like to hear from someone who has years of experience in this field in a variety of settings before you commit to many years of a graduate school program?

Dr. Julie Schneider, clinical psychologist, has spent 20 years working in her field.  She shares her decision to go for her PhD, the importance of a good college academic advisor and she offers tips to see if you may be cut out for this profession.  She talks about her wide and varied work experience and shares some interesting insights into the field of psychology.

So if you are considering becoming a licensed psychologist, we think you will find this podcast informative and helpful.

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Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn
The University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Marquette University
Killing Eve

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U-MASS Boston

Dr. Dan Siegel
 

Today Meg interviews one of Denver's most well-known job-seeking consultants.  If you are changing careers, starting a new career later in life, interested in job-seeking strategies or hoping to become a career coach/consultant, then this episode is for you!

Linda Sollars is the President/Founder of Creating Purpose, a very successful Career Coaching/Consulting firm located in Golden Colorado.  Linda is also a training instructor for those wishing to become credentialed career service providers/counselors.  She does this through the National Career Development Association.  She is also an affiliate professor at Regis University (Adult Learners).  She has done numerous workshops & public speaking engagements on career development and related topics.

In this interview, Linda shares how to become a career consultant.  She tells how she got started in the business at age 57.  She also shares many tips:  how to network effectively, resume advice, how to successfully negotiate a raise/salary and how to change careers. She discusses the advantages/drawbacks of being a career consultant/coach as well as what a typical day is like on the job.  She has also done some research on multi-generations, so we touch upon some of the unique aspects of various generations from Generation Z to the Boomers.   

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Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn
The University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Marquette University
Killing Eve

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National Career Development Associ

Would you like a career finding the next President of a College/University? Interested in a career as a Dean of Admissions? Would you like tips on applying to college from Stanford's former Dean of Admissions? If so, then check out this podcast!

We’re so proud to introduce today’s guest, Robin Mamlet, Managing Partner and practice leader of the Executive Search Firm, Witt/Kieffer . What initially caught our eye about Robin, was the amazing book that she and Christine Vanvevelde co-authored, College Admission from Application to Acceptance, Step by Step.  We read the book and loved it and thought Robin would be an excellent resource for all of our listeners.  

When Robin wrote the book, she had years of experience in admissions, beginning at her alma mater, Occidental College, then moving on to Sarah Lawrence College, The Lawrenceville School, Swarthmore, and finally at Stanford University where she was the Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid. 

With all this amazing experience in education under her belt, she stepped into her current role where she directs search assignments for Presidents, Provosts, Vice-Presidents and Deans for the Witt/Kieffer’s most valued clients.

In today’s podcast she shares some great tips on the college admissions process, the changing landscape of college and universities across the nation, and what is required of leaders to bring educational institutions into the future.

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Have you ever considered down-sizing from a larger home to a smaller one?  Are you in the process of helping a parent or a loved-one transition from their life-long home into an assisted living facility or independent living community?  Are you moving?  Are you someone that is interested in starting up your own business?  If so, then this podcast is for you!  Kate provides so many down-sizing tips, and shares just how she started her business.

 
Kate Grondin started Home Transition Resource, a full-service moving company, ten years ago.  Her company provides everything from packing, unpacking, resettling, floor plans, staging, Home Inventory, or converting your current home to a safe place to age in place.  She started the company on her own and today has 25 employees!  Her clients can sit back and relax while Kate's company will do all the packing & un-packing.  You can just show up to your new home with the curtains hung, the tea kettle on the stove and your bed made and everything will be personalized to your taste.

Also find out how Kate's MS in Social Work (MSW) and growing up around a family business were both invaluable in making her current business a success. Kate provides so many great tips for anyone thinking about starting up their own business or downsizing.

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National Association of Senior Move Management

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Hello All!  Welcome to our first podcast.  Do you want to learn how to be a successful grant-writer and fund raiser?  Are you passionate about an issue?  Do you want to work for a non-profit?  Are you interested in learning Arabic (or any other language) but don't know where that degree can take you?  Want to learn how to find success?  Are you interested in human rights? Women's rights? Politics? Peace & Justice?  If so, then this podcast is for you! 
 
In this episode, we interview Hannah Lawrence, a Development Professional with a focus on Israel and Palestine currently working at Just Vision. We talk about Hannah's career, her interest in politics, activism, women's rights and international human rights. We also talk about what it takes to become a successful fund raiser/grant writer. 
 
Hannah offers some great tips on internships, she discusses working for a non-profit and the film Naila and the Uprising for which she was an associate producer (airing on PBS, Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at 9:00pm EST). She has accomplished so much, all by the age of 27!
 
For any listeners interested in learning more about Wheaton College (in Massachusetts), Northeastern University, and the University of New Hampshire, Hannah talks about her undergraduate experience at these three institutions, particularly as it relates to peace and justice, Middle Eastern Studies, Women's Rights and Politics. We also discuss and her graduate school experience at New York University. 

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 Show Notes:
 
Women in Development - Greater Boston chapter

FLAS:  Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship Program

PIRC (Preventions Innovations Research Center) at UNH (Bystander Program Hannah Mentioned)

IROP Program (International Research Opportunities Program) UNH

New England Tuition Break Program

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