Today's guest on the Transformational Pathways Podcast is Jesse Scinto, Fullbright Scholar, Deputy Director of Strategic Communication at Columbia University, and Founder and CEO of Public Sphere.

Jesse is living proof that it is never too late to pursue your dreams. At the age of 37, he decided that he wanted more out of life. He quit his comfortable job in advertising and decided to try for the academe.

He discovered Toastmasters through his girlfriend and learned through imitation. In his experience, Toastmasters provided him an immediate sense of fulfilment and a boost in his confidence.

These lessons would become formative in his journey to become Deputy Director of Strategic Communication at Columbia University, CEO of his own coaching company, and especially in his eventual successful application as a Fullbright Scholar.

Jesse shares that feeling nerves before public speaking is normal. He invites others to speak their mind because, if not, other people would most definitely make assumptions about who you are and what you are thinking—an especially relevant detail for establishing executive presence.