Season 4, episode 22 features Vijay Jayachandran, CEO of ACW Analytics. We have a fantastic discussion about Vijay's career journey which took him from his home country of India to the United States. Vijay and discuss his passion for education and his continuous learning mindset.  We dive into his 20+ year corporate career and then discuss how he made the pivot to being an entrepreneur. His current venture, ACW Analytics focuses on extreme weather and how to use AI to help utilities keep their infrastructure running smoothly.   

Vijay is also an author and entrepreneur in residence at the University of Connecticut Stamford branch. Enjoy the episode!  

To connect with Vijay, check him out on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijayjayachandran/

To learn more about ACW Analytics, visit their website: https://www.acw-analytics.com/

Episode 21 of season 4 is a career inspiration episode focused on the topic of Asking for Help. Asking for Help is a challenge for many people for a variety of reasons. In this episode, Nick and Leah discuss the benefits of asking for help and why asking for help is a sign of strength, not a weakness.  We hope this quick episode helps you with your career journey.

Episode 20 of season 4 is a career inspiration episode focused on the topic of Networking through Volunteering. Networking can be a challenging activity for many individuals. In this episode we discuss how you can network while volunteering for a non-profit, school or religious organization. Volunteering makes the act of networking easier for many individuals and by volunteering at an organization that may be new to you, that will help you meet new people.

Season 4, episode 19 of the Full Potential Podcast features Elizabeth West. Elizabeth is an inspirational woman who has had a fantastic career journey that has led her to the world of information security.  She shares her journey in this episode along with some other great advice for anyone starting out their career. 

I also love how Elizabeth volunteers outside of work to support organizations and causes she is passionate about. We close the show hearing how therapy has helped her reach her Full Potential.  

To connect with Elizabeth, visit her LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethwest3/

Season 4, episode 18 of The Full Potential Podcast features Matt McCooe, CEO of Connecticut Innovations. Matt has had an amazing career journey that involves non-profits, for-profits and higher education. We learn about the importance of education during his childhood, his time working in Mexico and the importance of networking. Matt shares some fantastic advice about finding jobs you love and we close by discussing his passion for helping the world through his role leading the venture capital firm, Connecticut Innovations.   

To connect with Matt, visit his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-mccooe-36604a6/ 

To learn more about Connecticut Innovations, visit their website: https://ctinnovations.com/

Season 4, episode 17 of the Full Potential Podcast is our 3rd career inspiration episode where we discuss a topic to help you reach your Full Potential in your career.  Leah Calabria and I discuss college career centers and why these organizations are critical to your success during school and after. Most college career centers offer free resume review, mock interviews and job search assistance for both current students and alumni. To learn more about your college career center, visit your school website.

Season 4, Episode 16 features an amazing women entrepreneur named Lindsay Tjepkema. Lindsay is the CEO and co-founder of Casted. Casted is the only podcast marketing platform built to give marketers a true return on effort through access, amplification, and attribution of their brand podcasts and related content.

Lindsay shares her career journey with us including how she ended up in the marketing, communications field and her big decision to leave her job to start Casted. We also discuss how podcasts changed her career.

To connect with Lindsay, visit her LinkedIn.

To learn more about Casted, visit their website.

Episode 15 features Foster Charles, CEO and founder of Charles IT. Foster founded Charles IT in December of 2006 – while in his senior year of high school. He has grown his team to 44 employees and built Charles IT into a 10-million- dollar company with over 110 contract clients.   

We discuss Foster's career journey which begins with his business starting in high school! Foster shares many fascinating stories from his time as an entrepreneur in this interview.  

To connect with Foster, visit his LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/foster-charles/

To connect with Charles IT, visit their website: https://www.charlesit.com/

Episode 14 of The Full Potential Podcast features Eric Oppong. Eric is an early career professional currently in grad school and looking forward to an internship this summer. We discuss his career journey which includes moving to the United States from Ghana.  

Eric shares details about how he chose his major of business and how joining an extracurricular club in high school helped him make that decision. We also discuss the challenges of graduating from college during the COVID-19 pandemic and how that impacted Eric's decision to attend graduate school.

To connect with Eric, visit his LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericoppong/

Season 4, episode 13 of the Full Potential Podcast features our founder, Nick Wagner Sr. being interviewed by our guest host, Leah Calabria. Nick discusses his first book in The Full Potential Book series, Ten Secrets to Success After Graduation.   Leah and Nick discuss the process of creating the book and then dive into each chapter to discuss why it made it to the final copy.  

To learn more and order Ten Secrets to Success After Graduation, visit Nick's website: www.nickwagnersr.com/book  

Pre-orders are being accepted now with shipping to begin around late April!