The Full Potential Podcast by Nick Wagner Sr.

Episode 32 of The Full Potential Podcast features Miracle Olatunji. Miracle and I discuss her career journey as a young professional including her entrepreneurial endeavors and her co-op positions as part of her education at Northeastern.  Miracle is a true inspiration who has been innovating since high school and has a life mission of helping others.  

If you would like to learn more about Miracle's business ventures, book and public speaking, please visit her website: https://www.miracleolatunji.com/

You can also connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miracleolatunji/ 

Thank you Miracle for such an inspiring conversation!

Episode 31 of The Full Potential Podcast features Ellen Griesedieck, founder of the American Mural Project. Ellen is a painter, illustrator, photographer, and visionary. Early in her career, she photographed for Sports Illustrated, People, Road and Track, Ladies Home Journal, World Tennis, Golf, and more. She also covered major sports events, including NFL Football, Wimbledon, PGA Golf and Masters, and the final five Mohammed Ali fights. Over the years, her paintings have been exhibited at Spectrum Gallery, N.Y.; Seagram’s Gallery, N.Y.; Royal Orleans, L’Art & L’Automobile, N.Y.; Haber Plaut Gallery, Sharon, CT; Gallery Henoch, N.Y.; Gallerie de Poche, Paris. In the 90s she was commissioned to do paintings for Times Mirror Magazines, General Motors, CBS Television, Miller Brewing Co.,The New York Times, and New York Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. She designed the original Newman’s Own labels and serves as consultant for the company's ongoing label designs.  

We discuss her career journey as a photographer that led her to her current project, the American Mural Project. This mural is dedicated to the American worker and is an inspiration for anyone that sees it.  

To learn more about Ellen and the American Mural Project, visit their website: https://www.americanmuralproject.org/

Season 4, Episode 29 of The Full Potential Podcast features David Conelias, co-founder of Milestone C. This former engineer now runs a company focused on STEM education. We discuss how he combined his passion for engineering and education into the company he leads today. Dave dives deep into the decision to leave his corporate job to start his own business and what went into that decision. He also shares more about the world of ed-tech and how he is empowering educators and inspiring students across the country.  

To learn more about Milestone C: https://www.milestonec.com/

To connect with Dave: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-conelias/

Episode 28 of The Full Potential Podcast features Rachael Gnatowski and Emily Orzada. We discuss their career journeys as professional dancers and their current venture, the New England Ballet Theatre. These two inspirational women began their careers with professional dance companies and then decided in early 2020 to create their own. Learn about the world of professional dance and their experiences starting their own non-profit dance company in our latest episode.

Learn more about the New England Ballet Theatre

Connect with Rachael on LinkedIn

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Episode 27 of The Full Potential Podcast features Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative. We discuss his career in manufacturing and the work he does today leading a non-profit. Harry shares some fantastic advice for early career individuals looking to get into the manufacturing industry.   

We also learn how Harry's passion for manufacturing led him to be the president and chairman of a company that had over $100M in revenue his last year leading the organization. In retirement, Harry hasn't slowed down and still focuses on manufacturing leading his non-profit, the Reshoring Initiative.  This organization is a non-profit that helps bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. by providing free tools for manufacturers to compare the costs of offshored and domestically sourced work.   

To connect with Harry, visit his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harry-moser-58a8024/

To connect with the Reshoring Initiative, visit their website: https://reshorenow.org/

Episode 26 of the Full Potential Podcast features Kyle Wiley. Kyle is a Human Resources Professional who shares his career journey on this latest episode. We discuss how Kyle found the career path of HR and the great amounts of additional school and training he has been through over the past few years.  We also discuss Kyle's passion for philanthropy and the multiple organizations he volunteers for using his HR skills. Skills based volunteering has been a great opportunity for Kyle to help his community, network and build new skills.  

To connect with Kyle, visit his LinkedIn Profile.

Episode 25 of season 4 of The Full Potential Podcast features Kelly Yambor. Kelly is an educator focused on gifted students. Kelly shares her journey finding the profession of teaching and then we discuss how she decided to on the specialty of gifted students.  Kelly then discusses her journey of finding her first role in a public school, followed by her current role in a private school. We also discuss the amazing work educators have done over the past 15 minutes during the COVID-19 pandemic.  

To connect with Kelly, find her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-yambor-3a7497141/

Season 4, episode 24 of The Full Potential Podcast features Michael Marques, founder of Marques Creative to discuss his career journey including owning his own business and his awesome philanthropic work.  Mike is a visual strategist that has been in the world of photography and media since he graduated from school in the late 90's. His passion for capturing people's stories makes him an inspirational person to work with. Mike discusses his business and his volunteer work and how the two have come together over the past year. Enjoy the episode!  

To connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marquescreative/ 

To learn more about Marques Creative: https://www.marquescreative.com/

The Full Potential Podcast is back after a few weeks off. Episode 23 features Vivek Nigam to discuss his career journey through the world of tech. Vivek discusses his startup success and corporate success over his fascinating career. He also shares many great words of wisdom regarding his many zigs and zags over his career. We close the podcast discussing his current startup, BeRemote LLC and how he felt starting another company was something he just had to do.  

To connect with Vivek: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viveknigam/

To learn more about Vivek's startup, BeRemote LLC: https://beremote.com/index.html