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On Today’s Episode, we have a former division 1 athlete who now creates partnerships between payment services and global brands. Let’s start the week with John Higginson. 

Key Points from the Episode:

• Being a Division 1 athlete and finding time to intern
• Digital strategy and emerging tech partnerships in the payments industry
• Turning an internship at JP Morgan Chase into a full-time job
• Leveraging his job to move from Delaware to NYC
• Having a job with perks that bring “hidden dollars” like travel points on your personal card, stipends, and opportunities to travel and see the world on company dime. 
• Starting a company to help student-athletes transition into the workforce

Recommendations:

• Book: Good to Great by James C. Collins
• Daily reads: Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Harvard Business Review
• Podcasts: EYL, a16z, We Study Billionaires, What Bitcoin Did

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028 | Strategies Beyond the Gridiron with John Higginson

On Today’s Episode, we have someone who works to provide a voice for the disenfranchised people who feel voiceless. Whether you are disconnected from the democratic system, homeless, or someone who does not feel engaged under traditional outreach, Leilani is here to engage with you. Let’s start the week with Leilani Irvin. 

Key Points from the Episode:

• Obama’s campaign inspiring her to get into advocacy work by stopping at her college during the campaign trail
• Experiencing racism in South Carolina 
• Speaking with suppressed voters who told their stories of being hosed during the Civil Rights Movement
• Getting people to vote on campus and throughout NC/SC/GA
• Working for a nonprofit 
• Social work and managing a metric-driven caseload
• Helping parents in East Harlem sign up for Pre-K For All NYC initiative
• Being part of a Union (DC37 / Local 372)
• Working on screenplays 
• Civic Engagement with the NAACP

Book Recommendations: CLICK HERE FOR ALL BOOK  RECOMMENDATIONS

• The Color of Law
• Autobiography of Assata Shakur
• Autobiography of Malcolm X
• 1984
• You Say More Than you Speak
• Knowing Your Value

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On Today’s Episode, we discuss communications and media relations in government, political campaigns, and organizations with a global footprint.  Let’s start the week with Matthew Creegan.

This episode was recorded in two segments. The first segment is dedicated to his background and path leading to his role at the City of New York. Around the hour mark, he guides us through working on the Biden campaign and leaving city government for a global philanthropic organization.

Key Points from the Episode:

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026 | Helped Georgia Turn Blue with Matthew Creegan

On Today’s Episode, we discuss communications and media relations in government, political campaigns, and organizations with a global footprint.  

This episode was recorded in two segments. The first segment is dedicated to his background and path leading to his role at the City of New York. Around the hour mark, he guides us through working on the Biden campaign and leaving city government for a global philanthropic organization. Let’s start the week with Matthew Creegan. 

Key Points from the Episode:

• Wanting to be a journalist for most of his life
• Doing communications for an NYC Agency
• Working on President Joe Biden’s Campaign in Atlanta, Georgia
• Joining the Ford Foundation
• Important to read the news daily 

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026 | Helping Georgia Turn Blue with Matthew Creegan

On today’s episode, we have someone who started their career selling cable boxes, and now manages benefits for a tech company with a global footprint. Let’s start the week with Marcelina Mata.

Key Points from the Episode:

• Bring your personality to the workplace
  
  
  
• Growing up in a diverse community helps professionally
  
  
  
• Use community colleges as resources for less expensive programs/classes
  
  
  
• Taking a pay cut to propel her career
  
  
  
• Importance of networking throughout your career and keeping in touch with network regularly
  
  
  
• It’s OK not to put things on your resume for different reasons
  
  
  
• Keep in contact with recruiters and hiring managers...even if you don’t get the position you interview for
  
  
  

Books Recommended:

• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
  
  
  
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
  
  
  

Other Resources / Cheat Codes:

• Internships.com
  
  
  
• LinkedIn Premium
  
  
  
• JUMP Nation (Juvenile Urban Multicultural Program)

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In today’s episode, we have someone who worked on Hilary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and now manages over $10.6 billion dollars for the City of New York. Let’s start the week with Chris Sun.

Key Points from the Episode:

• Born in Queens, then being culture shocked moving to Long Island
  
  
  
• Son of Taiwanese immigrants
  
  
  
• Always wanting to be a public servant
  
  
  
• Community organizing and working at an international foundation
  
  
  
• Quitting job to figure out next steps and travel
  
  
  
• Volunteering while overseas
  
  
  

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On Today’s Episode, we share part one of someone who wanted to be a corporate lawyer, and 1 Facebook Message changed his trajectory to being in the Fashion industry for nearly a decade. Let’s start the week with Gianni Garcia.

Key Points from the Episode:

• Fashion speaks to him
  
  
  
• Wholesaling in Fashion
  
  
  
• Learning about line sheets
  
  
  
• You can get into this industry with any background
  
  
  
• Growing a company’s sales into multi-millions internationally
  
  
  
• Being hired for both skills and contacts in the industry
  
  
  

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On Today’s Episode, we learn what it’s like to be a wealth planning specialist, and how his love for economics led our guest to one of the largest financial institutions in the world. Let’s start the week with Hector Sanchez.

Key Points from the Episode:

• Wealth planning specialist at Morgan Stanley
• Creating financial plans/reports for high net-worth individuals
• Process of becoming a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
• Baseball was his first love
• Someone getting hired years later based on Hector’s teachings

Book recommendations:

• Value Investing: How to Beat the Market in 5 Minutes (Teguh Hidayat)
• Shoedog (Phil Knight)
• The Bad Blood Story (John Carreyrou)
• Red Notice (Bill Brauder)

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026 | Handle the Bag with Hector Sanchez

On today’s episode, we share part two of someone who wanted to be a corporate lawyer, and 1 Facebook Message changed his trajectory to being in the Fashion industry for nearly a decade. He speaks about leveraging his corporate job, to launch his own blog/brand. Let’s start the week with Gianni Garcia.

Key Points from the Episode:

- starting your own brand

- growing IG followers

- reading magazines to stay on top of trends and the industry

- having agencies to help him land partnerships

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