Brains, Boobs, & Beer

This episode is an interview with another of Heather’s hilarious coworkers, Neil. He is a recent graduate who after a co-op rotation was hired on for some specific projects at The Company Who Shall Not Be Named.

Hear his perspective as a recent grad about entering the work force, skills he has found helpful, and suggestions on how to approach opportunities. 

In this episode, your host Heather interviews her brew buddy, Mike D.  Hear about his path to where he is now and the AMAZING vacation retreat he went on recently.  Then, you will understand why he sounds so chill while completely sober!

He shares a great deal about the other activities that balance his days including yoga and supporting the Movember Foundation.

In this episode, Heather interviews a near and dear friend and former coworker Rebecca.  When there was a shift in the company they worked at together, Rebecca made a big life switch by changing her career focus from chemical engineering to nursing!  She has started an online presence so others can follow along with her story as she makes her way in this new journey and goes back to school after several years in corporate America.

When she isn't learning how to save lives, she likes to spend her time exploring Los Angeles with her husband and young daughter.  Rebecca is a big advocate for exploring - and you don't have to leave your city to do it!  You don't have to buy a plane ticket to find a new, cool spot - there could be one around the corner.

Links:
Her website: https://thematurestudentnurse.com/
Her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thematurestudentnurse/
Her Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thematurestudentnurse/
Free courses: https://www.edx.org/

In this episode, Heather interviews her coworker/neighbor/cat-sitter/knife-sharpener, Derrick.  This hilarious guest even brought beers to the recording session - speaking of which, the sound will be a bit different since it was recorded in person in the host's domicile.

Derrick shares some life lessons, talks about being a foodie, throws out a sous-vide challenge to previous guest Ramit, and more.  A LOT of topics get covered in this episode including the upcoming raid on Area 51.

Cheers!

Heather interviews one very active woman, Maggie, in this episode.  Maggie works in Cyber and is active in the US Army.  She talks about her path getting into Cyber which took a minute as she explored other jobs - including working at a dude ranch - before continuing schooling.  She took a less linear but very interesting path to get to where she is now and picked up some cool skills along the way.  Now as an active military working mom and busy wife, she continues to work and play hard.  She recently returned from a trip to Aspen, CO to attend the Aspen Ideas Festival - and climb a Fourteener in her free time there.  She is also an Ultra Runner and marks more miles with her feet than I want to in my car!!!

Notes from the episode:

Into the Canyon film: http://insigniafilms.com/portfolio_page/into-the-canyon/

FIRST Lego League: http://firstlegoleague.org

The Emerald Mile (book): https://www.amazon.com/Emerald-Mile-Fastest-History-Through/dp/1439159866

The Aspen Ideas Festival: https://www.aspenideas.org

In this episode, Heather speaks with a long time bestie Julie who works as a Construction Engineer. Julie explains what exactly that means using Ikea as a comparison. They also reminisce about how they met many years ago while on a Contiki trip through the UK. Meeting someone you can travel with definitely cements a relationship! Plus, Julie gives some great advice for work and elevating your career.

Travel website recommendation: https://expatexplore.com/
 

In this episode, Heather hosts her first male interviewee, Ramit.  They discuss his background, a little about their work at "The Company Who Shall Not Be Named", and his hobbies.  He also offers some advice around how to ensure your visibility in a company or organization - a challenge for a lot of folks, especially the introverts.  In regards to Ramit's hobbies, he is a foodie especially when it comes to well prepared meats in a Sous Vide, likes a good whisky, and enjoys various sports.  They also give a shout out to John from Rendition Designs who is a friend of Ramit's and helped design the logo for this podcast!

Side note: One of the furballs decided to be very vocal in this episode...

Some links from the episode:

Guga Foods on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfE5Cz44GlZVyoaYTHJbuZw
Sous Vide: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sous-vide
Glenlivet 15: https://www.theglenlivet.com/en-US/the-collection/15-year-old
Kavalan: http://www.kavalanwhisky.com/en/main.aspx
Rendition Designs: http://www.renditiondesigns.com/

In this episode, Heather interviews Natasha who serves in the Army working in Cyber.  Her background is Psychology - hear how she puts that to use in a very exciting field!  If you are thinking Neo, the Matrix, and robots - in some ways, you aren't far off.  She speaks to Artificial Intelligence, why we should appreciate it, and not be frightened of the progress.  She also shares a bit about the business and professional coaching she offers as well.

Natasha is also a bibliophile and reads hundreds of books a year!

Some notes and links from the show:
"In Our Own Image: Savior or Destroyer? The History and Future of Artificial Intelligence" by George Zarkadakis
Army Community Service has financial counseling and education, volunteer opportunities, activities for single Soldiers, and more! https://myarmybenefits.us.army.mil/Benefit-Library/Federal-Benefits/Army-Community-Service-(ACS)?serv=120

In this episode, Heather speaks with long time colleague and friend Kelly.  They currently work for the same company (who shall not be named) although on different ends of the country and in different roles.  Kelly shares about her education in microbiology, her career path thus far, her new(ish) role as a manager, as well as what she likes to do in her free time.  Hint: her hobbies include cars and guns - how badass is that?

Mentioned in this episode:
Tony at Autobahn Collision in Torrance https://www.acctorrance.com/
Smog City Brewing https://www.facebook.com/smogcitybrewing/
Ballast Point https://www.ballastpoint.com/location/ballast-point-long-beach/

This episode features Heather's interview with her younger sister Chrissy who is also in STEM - plus has served in the Air Force!  Hear all about her experience on the aircraft maintenance side as well as how she now tromps around in dirt looking at bugs and trees.

Additional information related to this episode includes:

Team Red, White, & Blue: https://www.teamrwb.org/
Team Rubicon: https://teamrubiconusa.org/
The Pat Tillman Foundation: https://pattillmanfoundation.org/
Red Leg Brewing Company: https://redlegbrewing.com/
Ironman: http://www.ironman.com/