Black Box

Today on Black Box, we chat with a fellow Stony Brook alumni Brian Clark about his career transition. Brian went to Stony Brook for Mechanical Engineering, but after graduating and working as a Process Engineer for some time the career trajectory didn't align with his long term goals. After some research and weighing of possibilities Brian decided to enter a Software Development Bootcamp, which is a program that lasts for ~3-4 Months and teaches you all the skills you will need to essentially become an effective Software Engineer. We discuss the struggles Brian went through leaving his job, lacking income while pursuing this certification and then finally interviewing and accepting a job offer @J.P. Morgan. Brian is a great example that you can always change your path to better align with your goals before its too late!

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Today on Black Box, we discuss Little Kings & Queens Entertainment with Walter King, Westchester New York native. Walter has family history of business owners, so he always gravitated towards the entrepreneur lifestyle/being his own boss. After college, this started with his gaming truck originally NY Console Kings and now Little Kings & Queens Gaming Truck as he expanded the LKQ Ent. brand. The next expansion was the Little Kings & Queens Party Patrol, a decommissioned fire truck that is used as a party bus for both kids and adult events. During Covid, the most recent and largest expansion came with Little Kings & Queens Fun Place located in Peekskill, NY which is a one-stop shop for all things kids fun, VR, Arcade Games, Food and the list keeps going. Good Luck to Walter and the LKQ Ent. group!

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Today on Black Box, we bring on a good friend and mentor to Jon and Ahmed, Jerry Li. Jerry is also a graduate from SBU where he wrapped up his masters back in May 2019. Since then, Jerry has been growing as a Software Developer... starting his career @ Trip Advisor and currently @ Amazon in Seattle. We cover the struggles of finding a job, the pros/cons of being a Software Developer and navigating the bumps along the way.

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Today on Black Box, we discuss Joe Rockey's journey in Real Estate. Joe is the Founder of Rockey Real Capital which operated rentals, flips properties and offers ren-to-own rental options. Joe is also host of two podcasts, Father and Joe as well as Local Football Flavor. Big thanks to Joe for sharing his experience and showing no one path is the same!

Father and Joe: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/father-and-joe/id1201053379

Local Football Flavor: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/local-football-flavor/id1637717479

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Today on Black Box, we chat with our buddy from college Tyler Caffery about his career in Product Management and his passion for music. Tyler graduated from Stony Brook with Ahmed and Jon in May of 2022 with a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering. Tyler has spent his entire life surrounded by music, served as Drum Major back in High School and now currently produces and releases music under the name "Same Company". This episode is a bit more laid back, but still focuses on someone chasing their dreams and enjoying the ride!

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Today on Black Box, we chat with Jon's neighbor and our friend Hans Vredeling about his endeavors throughout his illustrious career. Hans applied his learnings from university and his early career in the Netherlands to the companies he has built in the United States. To explain the visual/audio data reading technology that Hans has pioneered, think about Shazam.

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Today on Black Box, we invite our friend Chris Odegard aka the Prolific Investor to discuss how he turned a tough time in his life into a turning point towards something better. Chris will explain his financial journey and how it brought him to alternative investments. Tune in to learn more!

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Today on Black Box, we interview our friend Alundas Havens about his journey that led him to serve in the U.S. armed services and how the spent the years following his time trying different jobs and feeling restricted. Alundas shares the story of founding Alpha Influence Media and hosting The Winner's Paradigm Podcast!

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This episode is sponsored by Zencastr, our #1 podcast tool. They provide a crystal clear sound and gorgeous HD video. We love that it records separate audio and video tracks for the guests and us. Plus, there is a secured cloud backup, so you never lose your interviews. It is super easy to use, and there is nothing to download. My guests just click on the link, and we start recording. Go to http://zen.ai/blackbox and get 30% off your first three months with a PRO account.

Today on Black Box, our boy A.T. Bianco discusses his music career including producing and creating content through his brand Loud Music Only. As the title suggests, we'll touch on the brief period that A.T. hosted "Stony Brook Hot Ones," which was Stony Brook's rendition of the popular YouTube series.

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Today on Black Box, we have our friend Tim Shanley tell us about his experiences building his own brewing brand. Also, we are so excited to announce that Tim’s Run & Hide Taproom had its grand opening last week!

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