Marc My Words

Cory Kastle knew very early in life that his passions were all in the entertainment business. Watching wrestling and stand-up comedians on tv from an early age had a great impact on the direction his career went in. Although he has worked a lot of blue collar jobs in his life, Cory has also maintained a passion for the entertainment business and has been able to do many interesting jobs on the side while working hard monday through friday. Cory's work ethic and passion is what lead him to create his own podcast called Evolving with Cory Kastle. Cory's perspective on life is very inspiring. He will leave you feeling motivated to chase after your dreams  when you listen to him chat with Marc during this high energy episode of Marc My Words.

Edmund Lee is a person who has relied more on his intuition than on chasing after a particular passion. During his conversation with Marc, Edmund reveals how his reasoning for pursuing certain paths were influenced more by dating and the opportunity to be social rather than on any particular passion. Edmund also talks about how all of his career transitions were impacted by chance and being in the right place at the right time rather than really chasing after a particular passion. However, during his time as a dry cleaning business owner, this was about to change. Edmund started to deal with a lot of chronic pain for reasons he couldn't quite determine. After making adjustments to his diet and lifestyle, Edmund discovered that his chronic pain issues started to go away. After learning this, Edmund found that his passion was to help people through the same issues he had recently gone through. Edmund's journey plus much more are discussed when he sits down with Marc in this episode.

Darren W Marynuk might be one of Marc's most blue collar guests. He is from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada and has worked as a production miner for most of his adult life. He also spent some time playing professional hockey as well a few years back. Being an entrepreneur wasn't on his radar until he started applying his hockey skills to acting gig he landed a few years ago. From there, Darren learned the ins and outs of television/film production by applying the same blue collar work ethic that made his successful at his day job. As Darren picked up more and more acting gigs and learned about the business, he decided to start a production company of his own. Although he is pursuing college courses in order to learn more about the tv/film production business, Darren continues to work and learn on his own terms as he builds up his company North Hollywood Productionz. In this episode, Darren and Marc discuss his path and the unlikely detour he has taken into tv/film production.

In this episode Marc talks about the impact Linkedin has had on his life and how the encouragement of other professionals have helped him to go from being too self conscious to post video or audio content to creating a podcast and posting video regularly on social media platforms. The community he found at Linkedin Local events has helped him to become a believer in career oriented networking events. The power of this app and how it could change your life and perspective are all talked about in this episode.

On this episode of Marc My Words Susan Tripi shares the story of how she became so passionate about women's empowerment and why she became a coach and advocate for this movement. Susan discusses how she developed her passion from an early age and how this has been at the core of who she is through her whole life. Susan discusses her career transitions, phases in life, and what lead her to where she is today as a coach and advocate for women's empowerment. Self care is one of the many aspects of Susan's business that are at the core of what she hopes to teach and inspire others with. Susan and Marc discuss her philosophy plus much more in this very inspiring episode.

In this episode Marc tells a story about the time he became Employee of the Month at the Best Buy store in his hometown. Although his role in the store had nothing to do with sales, Marc was able to make an impact on how the company and his managers felt about how the store looked and felt due to the hardworking he put in as the store janitor.

Jamie and John Caponetta started started their unlikely journey to becoming married couple who owns a business together when they started working together at a local SPCA. From there, they both developed their passion for dogs. Once their relationship and passion for their work had matured, Jamie and John decided to take their passion to the next level by starting their own business as dog trainers and behavioral consultants. This doesn't even include the work they put in to walk dogs, house sit, etc. Jamie and John talk about their career journeys and how they went from pursuing other passions to where they are today as owners of Pawsome University and Pawsome Walks NJ. Jamie and John also share their great perspective on what it takes to train dogs and the connection we need to make with our pets.

Nicole Malone of Dark Horse Nutrition LLC shares how she became so passionate about nutrition and why she wants to help people to become more healthy. Her passion is to help people to understand that being healthy goes beyond just eating right and exercising. It also has to do with mindset. She learned this through her own weight loss journey and now wants to share what she's learned in order to help others. In addition to this, Nicole also shared information on what you need to do in order to establish an LLC of your own. Very valuable information for those who are looking to make that transition during the Covid-19 era. From her time in the Air Force to starting and growing her own business, Nicole not only talks about her journey to becoming a business owner, she also discusses her weight loss journey and what inspired her to help others.

Birgit Itse might be a writer and speaker today, but for most of her life she struggled to find what her true identity was. Recently she made the decision to focus more on being herself and channeling that through her passions as a writer and speaker. A move to Scotland and the start of her business called the Word Accord has helped Birgit to truly be herself and others through her passions. Marc and Birgit talk about her journey of self discovery, the ups and downs she went through, and all of the career transitions that were made in the process. Birgit has a very poetic and heartfelt perspective on how she perceives her own journey of self discovery and how she has arrived to the place she is at today. Although Birgit is an author and very passionate about her own work, she is also passionate about helping others through her business. This plus much more were discussed during this inspiring episode of Marc My Words.

Star Hansen took some time to talk to Marc about what inspired her to be a professional organizer. Star also discusses how she can see beyond the clutter and tell people things about their lives depending on how their living space(s) looks like. From a messy kitchen to a disorganized closet, Star has the ability to help people see how the current state of their living space is actually a reflection of something they might be going through in their own lives. Marc also asked Star to talk about her career progression and how her transition from actress to professional organizer occurred.