Meet Jennifer Burns, the 34-year-old Founder and CEO of Wedzee, a website that allows people to buy and sell new or used wedding items. Jennifer once had an Etsy shop that she used to sell wedding goods and once that small shop took off her husband suggested that she launch her own platform. Together they created Wedzee using Jennifer’s wedding industry knowledge and his digital marketing background. She shares with us what it takes to be successful as a young entrepreneur.

Meet Meredith Taylor, a 25-year-old second-year law student at Samford University. She shares how having time off between undergrad and law school helped her to realize her larger goals and solidify that law school would help her achieve them. Meredith also interned at the Capitol one summer and shares how her law school responded to the horrific events that took place and her personal view as someone who once worked there.

Meet Caitlin Northup, 34-year-old Director of Products and Marketing for Phonetic Eyewear in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Caitlin studied communications and marketing in college but began her position at Phonetic Eyewear as an Office Manager. However, she showed continuous dedication and proved that she had the ability to be an asset to the company in a marketing capacity and ultimately worked her way up. She shares with us why she likes working at a smaller company that aims to bring in employees that grow with the company and create a strong internal structure.

Meet Emma Katherine Valentino,  a 25-year-old Registered Nurse in Birmingham, Alabama. She originally started in the emergency department of hospitals but has now transitioned to the cardiac intensive care unit. However, since the pandemic began, her unit has been converted to the covid unit in her hospital which has come with its own set of challenges. She shares with us the importance of checking in on the mental health of front-line workers and how she is balancing working while completing her Master’s.

Meet Ted Phaeton, a 32-year-old Morning Anchor and Modern Man Founder. Modern Man is a men's group in Greenville, South Carolina that gives men a place to share their struggles and help one another. Work stress goes hand-in-hand with mental health and it is important that people have the resources to keep their emotional-well being healthy.

Join YoPro Know Founder, Kamber Parker, as she reflects on what 2020 brought for the YoPro Know. She also highlights the exciting plans for YPK in 2021. Happy Holidays!

Meet Pragya Chaturvedi, a 19-year-old student at The University of Virginia. Pragya started CampusHQ as a way to provide advice and guidance to high school and college-age students as they become young professionals. She believed that too often, the advice that is put on the internet about finding the perfect college or perfect career path is being given by older adults who went through this process a much longer time ago than current Gen Z college students.

Meet Ben Bostick, a 26-year-old Campaign Strategist in Washington D.C. Ben currently works for GQR, a polling and strategy campaign firm. With this year being a major election year, roles such as Ben’s have been more important than ever.  There is a lot of behind the scenes work that goes into campaigns beyond the advertisements that end up on our phones and television screens. Ben shares with us the various components that go into campaign strategy and where he hopes this career will take him in future years.

Join us this week as we talk with Jake Brown, 25 -year-old Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Howard University. Once a player himself at Middlebury University, Jake received a Bachelor's degree in Economics with a minor in political science. He attended Columbia University for his Master's where he got a first glance of being a graduate assistant coach for a division 1 school. He shares what a daily coaching schedule looks like, how it has looked different since the pandemic, and his aspirations as a basketball coach. Link in our bio for his full interview.

Join us this week as we interview Troy Bravenboer, 34-year-old Founder and CEO of Brave Freight in Tampa, Florida. Troy has gone from working in sales to being in ministry full-time with his wife, to being the Founder and CEO of a trucking business. He is proof that your career does not have to follow a traditional path. Troy shares with us what it took to build Brave Freight and what he does to help the company continue on a path of growth and success.   

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