Master Your Future Podcast

I had the opportunity to meet Kayla Cunningham during my first visit to my new dentist. I found Kayla to be focused, knowledgeable, confident and very easy to talk to. After a short interaction I learned that she was going to go and study and train for her Doctoral Degree in Dentistry, and at that point, I knew that Kayla would be an excellent person to interview for this podcast.

Kayla expresses clearly in this interview her challenges, and interesting instances of potential divergence followed by convergence in her professional studies. Kayla also inspires us as she goes on to tell us that once she found her passion, her strong momentum to getting her Doctoral Degree in Dentistry is pushing her to that goal. With her own ethical practice. Listen to Kayla’s advice in the last 10 seconds of this podcast. Powerful.

Entrevistandome y aconsejandome a mi mismo cuando era joven, y a todos los jovenes.

(Spanish) Interviewing and advising myself to my younger self, and all the younger people.

Professor Matthew Weathers teaches Mathematics at Biola University, where he is the Learning Management Coordinator.  Prof. Weathers got his Bachelors Degree in Math and Computer Science from Biola University, and his Master's Degree in Computer Science from the University of Southern California.

I first heard of Professor Weathers by accident.  A very happy accident.  A very entertaining accident. I came across one of his many YouTube videos, this one titled “Math Professor Fixes Projector Screen (April Fools Prank)”.  I was curious.

I watched and enjoyed it greatly. This particular video has over 16.2 million views and over 640K likes. He has many other videos, some going viral with over 100 million views. 

Nikita Petrosyan is a very smart young individual who I happen to know well. In this episode, Nik tells us about his intriguing new approach to finding his passion. He started his college career picking Aerospace Engineering as his major, and soon move on and landed with a Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s degree from the University at Buffalo.

Nik is currently a Data Analytics Engineer at Trend Miner N.V. in Texas. Before that, he spent over 6 years at BASF working as an Acetylene Technology Engineer.

Prior to BASF, Nik worked at Lion Elastomers where he helped in the development of applications of low molecular weight EPDM rubber from conceptualization to formulation and testing, as well as the development of fillers for rubber compositions for the rubber to be used for improved mileage of tires.

Sol Eagle Road is currently working as an English teacher in Japan. He is also enrolled in a full-time program with the University of Oklahoma working on an M.L.S. in Indigenous Peoples Law.

Sol graduated from the University of North Dakota with a B.A. with a Major in Chinese Studies. This was an integral stepping stone in finding viable solutions and approaches for developing opportunities in Indian Country.

Sol studied abroad in Mainland China. He lived in Chengdu, a city in Sichuan Province. The surrounding province is one of the most ethnically diverse provinces in China. About half of the 55 recognized minority peoples live in Sichuan Province. Sol wanted to compare a sense of ethnic and cultural identity with linguistic health of Chinese minority peoples to that of Native Americans and see if minority peoples globally can exist in a country with financial generation as one of its primary goals.

In 2016, Sol was selected as a Udall Scholar, Tribal Policy category.

In May 2014, Sol graduated from Haskell Indian Nations University with an A.A. in Liberal Arts. He is proud and thankful to have received the beginning of his higher education from a university that serves the needs of Federally Recognized Tribes.

Dr. Jonathan Owen, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at Columbia University, provides the audience with the path that led him from high school to college, grad school at Caltech, one of the most prestigious universities in the world, and eventually become a Professor at

Prof. Owen is an American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS PRF) Fellow and recipient of various awards such as the 3M Nontenured Faculty Award and the DuPont Young Faculty Award.

Professor Owen’s group studies the inorganic chemistry of semiconductor and metal nanocrystals.

These studies are aimed at describing the relationship between structure and electronic properties in nanocrystals and are leading to practical renewable energy technologies. 

Professor Owen is particularly interested in solution-processed semiconductor films that interconvert the energy in sunlight, electricity, and chemicals.

Owen Fingerhut, a senior student in Chemistry at Hillsdale College (Michigan) offers a perspective of his quest in the past four years for professional direction.

Owen tells us about the emotional aspects of deciding his professional career, applying to college. The ambiguity about so many things when the options are so many.

One hurdle essentially all but tackled. With his passion and momentum to keep moving to his goals, he tells us as he still happens to be in the midst of these transitions in his life.

Owen will soon graduate with a Bachelor of Science in the field of Chemistry. Owen is Mastering His Future, one step at a time.

Dora Soto, Arquitecto originalmente de La Comarca Lagunera en el norte de México, nos platica sobre su pasión por la vida, por su carrera, sus hijos y su futuro. Las dificultades ocurridas en su vida personal y profesional, y la resolución de las mismas.

Todos pasamos por altibajas en esta vida. La persistencia, el enfoque y la disciplina son claves para salir adelante.

Dora nos demuestra que aún a pesar de lo pesado de la vida, el carácter de cada uno de nosotros es clave para lograr las metas que nos fijamos. 

The purpose of this podcast is to inform the curious minds about the perspectives that others have about careers, professional work, jobs and switching in these areas.

Hi, my name is Jorge Soto. I am a chemist. It is my hobby and my profession. I consider myself to be 7O % scientist, 15% artist and 15% a mixed bag of various things that will manifest throughout this podcast.

My intention with this podcast is to bring perspectives from various aspects of the human experience. I will interview about one-third of people from universities, one-third of folks in the industry and/or entrepreneurs, and one-third of individuals who excel in some sport. 

I hope you enjoy the podcast and get ideas that can help you in your professional, and even, personal life.

The purpose of this podcast is to inform the curious minds about the perspectives that others have about careers, professional work, jobs and switching in these areas.

Will bring perspectives from various aspects of the human experience. I will interview people from universities, folks in various industries and/or entrepreneurs, and individuals who excel in some sport.

I hope you Master Your Future with this podcast, the Wacky Cast.