Today, we are joined by Jennifer Morgan. Jennifer was born and raised in a rural town just south of Atlanta, Georgia in Butts County. After graduating from the University of Georgia in 2005 with a degree in Advertising, she moved to Atlanta to begin her marketing career.

Following time at Yellowpages.com and a small start-up agency, she landed at Digitas where she worked on campaigns for IHG Hotels, SunTrust, Dunkin' Donuts, and Delta Air Lines. She's currently the Manager of Marketing at the High Museum of Art.

Some key points Jennifer shares:

1. Most people don't like their first job, so don't worry if you don't like your first one either. Use it as a stepping stone to learn what you like and don't like in work environments, so you can move on to something that's a better fit.

2. Work internships or shadow people in the careers you're considering to get a sense of what the job truly is before you commit to a career path that you might not like.

3. Networking is critical! Most people are offered jobs by people they know. Jennifer learned about her current job before it was even posted while attending an AMA (American Marketing Association) networking event.

Connect with Jennifer by email at [email protected]!

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We are joined on this episode by Nancy Palmer. A double major in religion and philosophy from the University of Georgia, Nancy has certainly taken the road less traveled to a career making history. Like many college graduates, she was unsure exactly what she wanted to do after college, however, unbeknownst to her, string of jobs as a sommelier, restaurant consultant, and food and beverage writer paved the way to her current role as the Executive Director for the Georgia Craft Brewers’ Guild.

In her role, Nancy oversees fundraising and development initiatives that call upon her previous experience in the beverage industry and expertise in marketing, legal, regulatory, and legislative areas. She recently spearheaded a major legislative initiative to modernize tasting room laws for Georgia breweries allowing brewers to remain competitive in the Southeast. In 2018, she also became the first woman to win the Brewer’s Association’s Defense of the Industry Award.

What I love most about this episode is hearing how Nancy took a very indirect, adventurous path and made it her own. It’s my hope that this episode reaches recent college graduates who are unclear or uncertain about their future career paths and that, after listening to Nancy’s journey, they have some reassurance that their own journey will come together – and quite possibly even more beautiful than they can imagine.

Connect with Nancy by email at [email protected].

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Originally from Covina, CA, Dr. Milo Dodson earned his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Dodson is a Senior Staff Psychologist at the UC Irvine Counseling Center, where he serves as liaison to the Athletics Department and eSports Program. He most recently traveled with UC Irvine’s eSports League of Legends team when they competed in China for the International College Cup as the North American eSports League of Legends Champions and can be seen on ESPN’s current docuseries, “Good Game: UC Irvine!”

As a licensed psychologist, Dr. Dodson is a committed advocate for service-based leadership, directing Hip-Hop artist Common’s “Dreamers and Believers Summer Youth Camp” for close to six years. He also continues to connect his academic and clinical background with the entertainment industry and has taught mindfulness exercises to young adults at Colin Kaepernick’s “Know Your Rights Camp.”

Connect with Milo!

• Instagram: @phdodson and @yesiortiz
• Twitter: @phdodson and @yesiortiz
• Twitter for Mental Health is Real Podcast: @MH_IsReal
• Instagram for Mental Health is Real Podcast: @MentalHealth_IsReal
• Mental Health Is Real Podcast on SoundCloud

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On episode 10, we chat with Abid Chaudhry, a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft in Seattle, Washington. Within the first generation in his family to grow up in America from Pakistan and with little knowledge about college or careers, he decided to major in an area where he thought he could immediately find a job after graduating college. He and earned a degree in Finance from American University to pursue a career in banking. After coming to the realization that the banking industry was not the right fit for his outgoing, fun-loving personality, he transitioned into the small and medium business (SMB) space where he worked with companies in various cities including Toronto, Buenos Aries, Los Angeles, and Boston.

Abid shares how important becoming self-aware has been for him as it led him to discover that he has ADHD. Developing self-awareness also made it easier for him to determine which jobs are better suited for his personality and play to his strengths as well as how to advocate for new opportunities that further highlight his unique skillsets.

Connect with Abid!

• Twitter: @Abidc
• LinkedIn

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(Disclaimer: We unfortunately experienced some static within the first 20 minutes of this interview, however, the rest of the recording is static-free. We apologize in advance for the quality of this recording but feel that the content shared in this show is far too important not to share.)

Kevin Bethune is the Founder and Chief Creative Office of dreams · design + life, a “think tank” that delivers design and innovation services using a human-centered approach. He credits his pursuit of mechanical engineering as a major for giving him freedom to evolve within his 20-year career across the fields of engineering, business, and design.

Kevin shares how he overcame being put into a box while working at Nike by identifying opportunities to work on stretch projects where he gained experience working on footwear design with the Jordan brand.

Also mentioned in this episode:

• ArtCenter College of Design
• The Consortium and MLT
• Carnegie Mellon MBA
• Kevin's Ted Talk: The Four Superpowers of Design

Connect with Kevin!

• Instagram: @KevinBethune
• Twitter: @KevinBethune
• LinkedIn

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On this episode, host Jetaun Davis is back with a solo show to share the one thing she believes to be more important than college in one’s life journey: mastering oneself.

She shares both her own personal experience and experiences she’s observed in others’ journeys that led her to this insight which has become an overarching philosophy for how she lives her life. Jetaun cites music producer, rapper, and entrepreneur Dr. Dre as a major source of inspiration and shares 8 principles to the art of mastering oneself.

1. Developing self-awareness through self-exploration and self-discovery
2. Setting S.M.A.R.T. goals
3. Execute
4. Examine
5. Be a lifelong learner
6. Leverage your resources
7. Fail forward
8. Having faith in something bigger than yourself

Also mentioned in this episode are films Straight Outta Compton and The Defiant Ones (viewer discretion advised on both films).

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This week, we chat with Justin Kirnon. Justin is an experienced civic engagement professional known for his expertise in government relations and communications. He received both a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication with an emphasis in public relations and a Master of Public Administration from Valdosta State University.   Justin currently serves as the Government Relations Manager for MARTA (the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority). In his role with the nation's 9th largest transit system, he serves as a lobbyist at the Georgia State Capitol.   Among other topics, Justin shares why representation matters as he was working in sales when his career in politics was inspired by the election of the 44th President of the United States, Mr. Barack Hussein Obama.   Connect with Justin!

• Instagram: @jk.speaks
• Email: [email protected] 

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On this episode, we'll chat with Dani Lou Illustrates. Dani Lou is a visual brand strategist, designer, and illustrator focused on working with passionate entrepreneurs to bring the heart of their business to life through authentic brand design.

She has over 12 years experience in the creative industry and has taught at several design schools in the city of Atlanta. Now, her goal is educating businesses and entrepreneurs on the power of design and how to harness and utilize their unique brand.

Dani Lou shares how being terminated for a preexisting medical condition served as the catalyst to her entrepreneurial journey as well as how her mom helped to cultivate her artistic talents as a young child.

Connect with Dani Lou!

• Instagram: @danilouillustrates
• Email: [email protected]

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On this episode, we'll talk with David Yancey. David shares how he changed majors 5 different times before graduating from the University of Georgia as a 6th-year senior with majors in Human Geography and Middle Grades Education as well as a minor in Anthropology.

After running away from the career he should have been pursuing from the start, David finally listened to his heart and became a middle school social studies teacher. He shares how a visionary mentor helped him become visionary in his approach to teaching.

One of his teaching methods is creating lesson reviews as raps. A video of him reciting a lesson in class actually went viral and landed him interviews on Complex News, CNBC, and WSBTV among other news outlets. Of course, we had to get him to give us a little demo, so tune in to hear it!

Connect with David!

• Twitter: @teachallya
• Instagram: @teachallya

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On this episode, we'll talk with Davida Selby. Davida’s professional journey started in the fashion and beauty industry having worked with Conde Nast Publications and Edelman Public Relations Firm where she gained experience working with some of the world’s top beauty brands. It was only a matter of time before she followed her heart and created her own small-batch, natural product line. She launched Kate, Lynn, & Adwoa Skin + Body care line in 2015.

Davida shares how the high standards of her Ghanaian family impacted her initial career choices before she decided to honor her own career interests as well as how amazing her career has been ever since.

Connect with Davida!

• Her website: katelynnandadwoa.com
• Instagram: @katelynnandadwoa

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