Professional By Choice

How do you deal with issues when the going gets tough? How do you deal with adversity?

Today's guest is Nick DiNardo. Nick is the author of “The Game of Adversity” which revolves around 8 Practices To Turn Life's Toughest Moments Into Your Greatest Opportunities. Nick also has a podcast by the name of “The Sweet Adversity podcast” and Nick’s podcast aims to show that adversity is the catalyst for living a great life and accomplishing great things.

Today's guest is Tess Wicks. Tess is the Host of a podcast, a Writer and Public Speaker for "Words & Money" which is a platform dedicated to educating career-driven women on their personal financial matters. Tess’ goal is to add a little snark, sass, and humor into your financially savvy, goal attaining journey by taking these particularly dry and mind-numbing topics and showing you that... well, getting smart with your money isn't only for the mega-rich big boys, and it doesn't have to be quite as boring and unrelatable as we all might assume it is.

Have you ever called someone “lucky” for having a job… an experience…. money?

In this episode, we talk about luck. How we think about it & how we should think about it.

Have you ever thought of starting a business? Have you thought about dropping out of college?

Today's guest is Prahasith Veluvolu. Prah is a good friend of mine and someone that I consider a “serial entrepreneur”. Prah has a very interesting story, especially if you’re thinking about starting a business or dropping out of college.

Have you ever tried to Master something? Have you ever pursued the Mastery of something?

Today's guest is Adam Carroll. Adam is a speaker, author, documentary creator, founder of National Financial Educators & an all around financial literacy junkie. Adam has a great story and a very interesting take on the Mastery (essentially being good at what you do).

Did you know that EQ generally trumps IQ in the job market?

Today's guest is Gale Mote. Gale is a Trainer & Organization Development Consultant at Gale Mote Associates, a Certified Coach and Facilitator for EQ-i 2.0®, an Authorized Partner with Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™ and Everything DiSC®, and an Adjunct Lecturer at University of Iowa.

You can find Gale at http://www.galemoteassociates.com

In this episode, you will hear about:

- How Gale got to where she is now.

- What is EQ and why is it important?

- Gale’s thoughts on Team Building and Building Trust.

- The biggest fish Gale has ever caught!

Making a difference in the life of others is not difficult

Does the thought of helping others fuel your inner passion? It does for Tinashe.

Today's guest is Tinashe Chaponda. Tinashe is President & Founder of the non-profit FOCUS Kalamazoo, a Jeter’s Leaders alum, Board of Director member for the Advocacy Services for Kids, a student at Western Michigan University and an all-around great role model.

In this episode, you will hear about:

- Where Tinashe’s passion to help others comes from

- Easy ways for everyone to improve their community

- How he handles juggling so many responsibilities

- His plans for Presidency (not even a joke!)

Our choices have powerful outcomes - you just have to CHOOSE to make them!

Today's guest is Susanna Kalnes. Susanna is an entrepreneur, a BeachBody Master Trainer, a frequent guest on various television networks, and someone who has been featured in Shape magazine (just to name a few things). We can all learn from her story and her take on the decision-making process.

In this episode, you will hear about:

- The scare in Susanna's life that put her on track to a healthy lifestyle

- The choices she had to make along the way

- Susanna's personal decision-making process

- The name of her fish...you'll love this!

What is the 'Professional By Choice' podcast? What is PBC about? Who the heck is Chris Molina? This quick intro to the PBC podcast answers all those questions! Take a quick listen to see what's in store.