Life After Ursinus

In this episode, host Kevin Cox ’15 sits down with Michael Agiorgousis ’13 to discuss how he makes physics easier to understand through storytelling. Michael dives into the technical-driven world of research, explains the advantages of being a good storyteller in STEM is critical to his success, and credits his time at Ursinus to helping him craft his writing and presentation skills.

 In this episode, host Johnny Myers ’19 sits down with Sabir Peele ’08, who owns his own men’s style and lifestyle blog and website, Men’s Style Pro. Sabir credits the networking skills built at Ursinus that have propelled him to build relationships with big names like GQ and Esquire Magazine.

For the first time ever, Ursinus goes global - all the way to Doha, Qatar where 2009 alumnus Andrew Clark shares his experience in digital marketing in the Middle East.  Now based in Baltimore, Andrew discusses how taking a leap of faith and persistence paid off.

Coming in November: Ursinus goes global - all the way to Doha, Qatar!  2009 alumnus Andrew Clark shares his experience with digital marketing in the middle east, describing how taking a leap of faith and persistence pays off.  Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss an episode of Life After Ursinus!

In this episode, host Johnny Myers ’19 sits down with Danielle Harris-Wright ’10 who discusses her journey from Ursinus into higher education as an admissions counselor at Lincoln University of Pennsylvania and, eventually, into secondary education at Imhotep Institute Charter High School through Teach For America. Danielle discusses her passion for helping students in Philadelphia become college- and-career-ready, the implications of COVID-19 on the field of education and the intersection of her experience teaching Africa & Ancient Civilizations and the present-day race relations in America.

Please note: The following episode discusses COVID-19 and contains information which some listeners might find upsetting. Listener discretion is advised.

In this special COVID-19 themed episode, Drs. McCoy and Hussaini discuss how the novel coronavirus has impacted their professional spaces and the medical community at large.

In this two part episode, host Johnny Myers '19 sits down with Dr. Zeba Hussaini '14 and Dr. Andrea McCoy '82 to discuss their careers in medicine, how Ursinus prepared them for medical school and their professional careers and the implications of COVID-19 on the medical community.

Tune in on July 1 for Life After Ursinus episode 3: Women In Medicine featuring Dr. Zeba Hussaini '14 and Dr. Andrea McCoy '82.

In this episode, host Johnny Myers ’19 sits down with John Stemler, former Ursinus biology student turned master brewer at Free Will Brewing, who shares everything from his favorite craft brew, to how to stand out in a competitive market, to what it’s like to own a business.

In this episode, host Johnny Myers ’19 sits down with Phil DeSimone ’12 to discuss his role in the partnership with adidas and Carbon to create the next breakthrough footwear, the first mass production process with revolutionary 3D printable materials, paving the way for custom high performance shoes.

- Phil highlights that the entrepreneurial road is not always a smooth one.

- Phil discusses what it's like to be the co-founder of a growing company alongside his father, Joe DeSimone '86.

- Phil weaves his Ursinus education and knowledge of business models - talking up the importance of scale and volume, with the science involved in Carbon's 3D printing approach using light and oxygen to create materials in a matter of minutes, revolutionizing the shoe industry through their partnership with adidas to create custom performance footwear.

- It all started at Ursinus - phil talks about how people shaped who is he is today, from faculty members such as Professors Becky Evans, Brian Marks, Steve Bowers, Scott Deacle, Houghton Kane, Joe Melrose, Ronald Hess and Vic Tortorelli.

- Phil's advice: changing your mind during your undergraduate coursework is okay, how important "trial and error" is when it comes to career paths and sometimes finding out what you don't like leads to your true passion.