Fieldr Academy

Welcome to our Season One Finale of Fieldr Academy's Podcast! After ~4 months of podcast releases (our first ever at-that), it's time we bring this season to a close. Reason being: We're now going to focus on Fieldr Academy Blog!!!!!! We're not going anywhere! The pursuit of delivering added educational value to our platform presses on. With hundreds of plays and downloads for Season One, we hope this will also give those who missed any episodes the chance to catch up -- or re-listen! We can't thank you enough for your support of Fieldr altogether -- on behalf of the entire Fieldr Team, we thank you.

Enjoy Kyle Hartman, the Development Director at FSW's Foundation as well as our CoFounder, for a podcast dedicated to students, schools, and the local employer community. Summer Semesters are almost over, and Fall is right around the corner for High Schools (College Students, you're next!). What better time to start preparing than the present.

Host: Natalie Finazzo, CoFounder at Fieldr

Guest: Kaitlyn Soukup, Collier County Public Schools Teacher in Naples, FL

Host: Connor Firmender, CEO of Fieldr

Guest: Janeth Castrejon, Communications Manager at CareerSource Southwest Florida

Discussing different trends in the labor market, opportunities relevant to the younger audience, the local SWFL employment market, and the impact that CareerSource has on SWFL.

Host: Connor Firmender, CEO of Fieldr

Guest: Alex Allen, CoFounder at Two39 Group

If you couldn’t already tell, we’re a company that feeds on innovation. We love the ever-evolving ways of the markets -- of the world. With everything that’s been going on, company or individual, there is so much for you to adapt to. So much “new.”

We want to take this episode to share a handful of key resources that are driving not only our company through this change effectively and putting us in a position for the greatest opportunity, but also the leaders of our markets. Not just the resources but the ability to leverage them. We’re in 2020 if that wasn’t obvious -- times have evolved, processes have innovated, normals are no longer, and what is “industry standard” is written history.

To help us shape these new-age resources to leverage, we are lucky to have Alex Allen with us -- the CoFounder of Two39 Group, President SWFL Tech Partnership, as well as Board Secretary & Program Director at FusionPointe.

Host: Connor Firmender, CEO of Fieldr

Guest: Sarah Owen, President & CEO of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation

Introduction: It's no secret our country is facing significant change -- much of it can be considered needed change. But where does that movement really take effect? At what level should our communities be pressing for the change we seek? Short answer, it begins at the local level -- at the city and county level. We're taking this episode to focus on coming together as a community to initiate and mobilize the movement our country seeks -- with practical and leader-like action steps. And that doesn't just go for our SWFL Community, that goes for our entire state of Florida, for the whole country.

Fieldr Academy Episode 11: A Future for Students feat. Kelly Thawley

Host: Connor Firmender, CEO of Fieldr

Guest: Kelly Thawley, Career Specialist at Lee County School District

Host/Guest: Connor Firmender and Natalie Finazzo, CoFounders

Fieldr’s CoFounders will enjoy a casual conversation in this week’s episode, discussing tips and tricks to living a well-balanced life. As two CoFounders who frequently have a lot on their plate, the ability to balance it all is crucial to sustaining the business above all else. Connor is also celebrating the launch of his book, The Ever-Evolving Art of Balance. Coming to Amazon this month! The specific launch date is TBD, but we will add links in all descriptions once published.

Host: Connor Firmender, CEO of Fieldr

Guest: Nolen Rollins, President at Kingdom Mobilization

Focus: Diving into core skills in leaders and how young students can shape themselves into the best leader. In Episode 8, we discussed leadership skills in professionals and what hiring managers look for in emerging talent when hiring for leadership roles. This episode breaks that down even further to elaborate on what skills young students should be looking to build upon as they develop.

Host: Natalie Finazzo, COO of Fieldr

Guest: Geoffrey Evans, Independent Senior Advisor; Evans Enterprises LLC

Focus: Leadership, Ambition, and Business Staffing (particularly in leadership roles)

Geoff Evans and Fieldr COO Natalie will dive into the qualities of a leader. The primary focus will be on hiring interns and qualities they see in someone looking to assume a leadership role. Evans had experience in numerous leadership positions in large aerospace companies, specifically as Senior Director and CEO.

Huge thank you to the LinkedIn Local Fort Myers team and Two39 Group. They held a virtual networking event and had our CEO, Connor Firmender, give a keynote on his experience as an entrepreneur with a focus on leadership and balance.