It’s common to feel like you can’t do what you love and pay the bills at the same time – that you have to have a “real job”, one that you don’t love and may not even like, and hope that it leaves you enough free time and energy to do some of the things that you’re really passionate about. But what if you can make your passion into your career? Today’s guest did.

Zach Davis is a martial artist professional and now owns a martial arts school. In today’s episode, he’ll talk about how he landed on that profession and ended up owning his own school, what it was like for him to give up drinking, and what soft skills he thinks are the most critical. 

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Zach Davis

How do you handle a role that requires you to focus more on influencing people’s thinking than on achieving specific outcomes? Today’s guest is Kavitha Prabhakar, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer at Deloitte US. In today’s episode, she’ll talk about her role, what it entails, and what led her there. 

Listen to the episode to hear what Kavitha has to say about what has surprised her about her role, how she works to create change, and what causes people to make missteps when it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Kavitha Prabhakar

Motivation is a key factor in success. Everyone knows that. But where does motivation come from? What motivates a person? How should someone utilize that in order to achieve success? How do you find the thing that sparks your interest and causes you to be motivated? 

In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Chad Small, a Regional Manager at Enterprise Rent-A-Car. In this interview, he discusses motivation and where his comes from, the things that have helped him achieve success along the way, and where Chad got his competitive drive.

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Chad Small

The year is almost over, and it’s been an eventful one. Having a pandemic continue to unfold throughout the year has also made it a difficult one. However, the REAL-ATABLE podcast has accomplished a lot this year, and has talked to a lot of people who have accomplished a lot in their lives and careers as well. In today’s episode, Teresa and her producer, Missy, discuss the past year of interesting, exciting, and engaging interviews with a number of inspiring people. 

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Teresa Freeman Associates

Being in the CIA has to be one of the most challenging career paths out there. What do people need to know about the organizations, qualifications, and job requirements if they think that might be something they’d like to do? In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Karen Schaefer, formerly of the CIA. Listen to the episode to learn more about how Karen ended up in the CIA, what young people need to know about whether or not they would succeed in a CIA career, and how to protect their mental health when working that kind of job. 

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Karen Schaefer

Do you like the process of learning? Are there a lot of different roles that seem right for you? If so, you might have something in common with today’s guest. Leslie Durham is an academic advisor at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University. She has a varied background and broad educational experience. Listen to the episode to learn more about how Leslie ended up in her current role, what it was like for her working on dig sites, and what the life of a military spouse is like.

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Leslie Durham

How common is it to spend years working for the FBI before making a switch to a new phase in your career? That’s the story of today’s guest, Hayden Temin, who spent almost 15 years with the FBI before becoming the Vice President of HR Delivery and Operations at Booz Allen Hamilton. Listen to this conversation to hear about what Hayden thought about what she would be doing when she got her MBA, whether she had difficulty navigating the male-dominated field of the FBI, and how she decided to make a big career leap.

Doug has done it all. Graduate of the Coast Guard Academy and served multiple years following his graduation. He worked in the private sector at the intersection of public policy and the shipping industry, and now in his 3rd act, he is teaching high school history. Listen in as he talks about the twists and turns throughout his journey, and what brought him to this point of taking on a new adventure at age 50. Great advice, insight and fascinating! Enjoy this episode!