The Raccoon Round Table

Guy Antolin joins the conversation to share the experiences that landed her a career in Human Resources. With extensive knowledge in the field, Guy provides her top resume and interview tips for anyone actively applying to jobs or wanting to brush up on their interview skills.

Have you ever compared yourself to your peers and suddenly felt like you’re behind in life? We may not talk about this feeling with others, but it's important to know that you're not alone. This feeling may be difficult to overcome but it is something that can be managed.

In this episode, David and Chris share their own experiences with feeling behind and what they've done to manage them.

Dexter joins the conversation to share his story about immigrating to the United States at the age of 21. Knowing that he would have to rebuild his career, Dexter made the transpacific move and immediately started planning and grinding. Early challenges led him to take unlikely jobs, but allowed him to pick up skills that would take him one step closer to achieving his goals. Through his work ethic and with his family in mind, he found his way to a new career aligned with his passions and has not lost his hunger for growth.

Crystal Thuy Dong is a cosmetology business owner and is an educator for those who want to be lash artists and business owners.

In this episode, Crystal joins the conversation to share her experiences as a first generation Asian American immigrant from Vietnam. She discusses how she is able to practice gratitude during the grind. She touches on mindset, overcoming fear, and how to find that “deep fire passion.”

The entire Raccoon Rounds family joined the podcast for our 50th episode; Kimmie, Allysa, Alyssa, Rachelle, Rxyl, David, and Chris. We share recent updates in our lives since our last episode together in November 2021, and why we continue to contribute to this community. 

Kimmie and Allysa join the conversation to share their experience hosting the Raccoon Round Table Podcast during Women's History Month. Despite some nerves and anxieties, they both enjoyed connecting with guests and learning through the process. They also provide advice for anyone who has been thinking about starting their own podcast.

Bob Antolin joins the conversation to discuss the employee-manager relationship from the manager perspective. He offers tips on how employees should approach their manager with requests for a raise or promotion, and how managers can help develop their employees. They also talk about the Great Resignation and how everyone should be using it to their advantage.

We have all procrastinated on something, whether it's homework, projects, or cleaning up around the house. For things related to your professional life, it's important to reflect on what the consequences are for putting something off.

In this episode, David & Chris discuss their own experiences with procrastination and their approach to overcome it while focusing on three areas: motivation, mindset, and habits.

Julian joins the conversation to share how he leveraged skills and interests he gained from his regular 9-5 to start his product distribution business. With some self-learning through "YouTube University" and solid networking, he was able to successfully expand his clientele. On top of this, Julian also has a creative media business which has enabled him to put his video and photography skills to good use.

Josh Dhillon, a Rheumatology Fellow, shares why he decided to a pursue a career in Medicine and reflects on advice his uncle gave him on choosing a career: think about an issue you’re really passionate about and figure out what job will allow you to work toward that cause.

David and Josh also take a deep dive into what they wish they knew before starting med school and what they recommend to anyone who wants to pursue medicine.