Millennial Commute

Jen Randolph Reise is a securities and corporate governance attorney by training. She is in private practice at Briggs and Morgan, a large Minneapolis firm, and has worked in-house as SEC and compliance counsel at a public company.

She also teaches business law courses as an adjunct/affiliated professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law and has founded a tech-ed startup called JD Navigator to help lawyers, law students, and prospective law students chart their course: that is, to get the information they need to make the career decisions that are right for them. 

Join Jen and I for a great conversation on law school, careers in law, and career fulfillment!

·         Robert's experience growing up in San Diego [1:50]

·         What Robert is up to now with his job [3:55]

·         What his experience was like playing baseball and having the opportunity to almost play at the little-league world series [5:46]

·         Other involvements in middle school and high school [8:06]

·         Leadership and volunteering experiences [10:05]

·         How the FCA and his faith helped Robert with his life journey [12:15]

·         Robert's college application list [17:41]

·         How he got involved at Baylor University [20:48]

·         Whether he knew he wanted to be a mechanical engineer; how his professional interest evolved over the last four year at Baylor [24:00]

·         Life after Baylor [27:45]

·         Moving into a tiny house [30:40]

www.fattysundays.com

Now featured in the Cornell Store as well as all over the web, Fatty Sundays is a pretzel bakery brought to you by Lauren Borowick and her sister Ali. I am proud to release this episode on National Pretzel Day! These pretzels are amazing—believe me, I’ve tried almost all of their flavors. I originally intended to share, but that didn’t happen for obvious reasons. I highly recommend you head over to their website and pick up several bags of toffee pretzel bites and variety samplers—they are even offering free shipping for National Pretzel Day!

Join Lauren, Ali, and me for a conversation on entrepreneurship, finding a business partner who complements your skill-set, and how these two sisters were able to make their business a success in the immediate wake of Lauren’s business education at Cornell and Ali’s time as a graphic designer at Equinox. I am proud to call these two ladies my friends and couldn’t be more excited to watch their business grow into the future. Enjoy the show, and check them out at www.FattySundays.com!

Some stories are so good that they seemingly defy reality. Enter Chris Lynam.

He dropped out of school. His mom fired him from the family business. Like me, he wasn't going to become a professional basketball player.

Fast forward to 2018, and he and his wife Daisy are owners and franchisees of four of the top ten Arthur Murray Dance Studios--a brand that has been dominating dance for over 100 years.

How did dancing until 2am set off a chain reaction of success for Chris? What help did he get along the way? What's going on the NBA playoffs this year, and why do neither Chris nor I think the Rockets will win it all?

It's all here. Enjoy this episode. 

Relevant links:

https://soundcloud.com/off-the-floor-podcast (Chris's podcast Off the Floor)

http://www.arthurmurraylive.com/ (Chris's Bay Area Franchises)

https://www.quora.com/profile/Chris-Lynam-2 (Chris's writing)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/05/briefing/isis-britain-monkeys.html (New York Times' recent celebration of Arthur Murray)

How did Avi go from dropping out of college to graduating at the top of his class? What does "The Reformed Student" mean? What tips does Avi have for students and professionals? What is it like living in New Zealand and Australia? Find out in this great episode.

I have enjoyed Avi's writing on Quora for several months now (https://www.quora.com/profile/Avi-Estrin). You should check out what he's doing--very inspirational guy!

Neha Gupta has started two successful college admissions and tutoring companies: Elite Private Tutors and College Shortcuts. Playing a role in lives of many children around the world, Neha has a team of experts that give her business an edge in serving the needs of the brightest young minds.

I enjoyed meeting Neha and speaking with her on some of our favorite topics: college admissions, career planning, and more. See what she's doing! 

http://eliteprivatetutors.com/ https://collegeshortcuts.com/about/ https://www.facebook.com/ElitePrivateTutors/ https://www.facebook.com/collegeshortcuts/

When I first approached Sean Corrigan about joining me on the podcast, I assumed we would do a phone recording. Being the traveler he is, Sean decided to fly out to Minnesota (during a snowstorm, no less) and give you this magical episode in person.

A Serial Entrepreneur, Sean never went to college. Yet, he's engaged in highly intellectual activities of many shapes and sizes. He created a Nootropic Tea called "Cerebrew," which after a couple cups made me so productive I actually completed my to-do list. He also is involved in the Solar Energy business in the Sacramento area.

Many people are thinking, "But what the heck? I thought people who didn't go to college were supposed to be stupid?" Couldn't be further from the truth. Join Sean and me for an exciting conversation in which we discuss entrepreneurship, our shared interests, success tips, and why you should read the label before trying out a new product. #Cerebrew

https://cerebrew.com/

For a special 20% deal on Cerebrew products, enter the promo code BEN20

She started "food blogging" in high school. Now an entrepreneur with a growing social media business at University of Iowa, Carly Koemptgen makes most A students look like underachievers.

My favorite parts from the episode: 
Carly's tips to maximize your productivity
The evolution of Carly's career, and how it applies to you
Social Media Hacks
Carly's recommended recipe (see link below)

https://www.carlykoemptgen.com/

https://prominentyouth.com/2018/02/23/parmesan-garlic-shrimp/

One of Canada's leading personal finance bloggers and also an Employment Lawyer, Jennifer Taylor Chan is doing big things in Toronto. Jennifer and I met for coffee on my last consulting trip and immediately bonded over law, entrepreneurship, and writing. She also challenged me to write a book. More on that in the future. :) Check out what she's doing at:

https://www.quora.com/profile/Jennifer-Taylor-353
https://jennifertchan.net/
https://twitter.com/jennifertchan