This month's episode is with Natalie Riso (@natalieriso), Content Marketer at 500 Startups, 3X LinkedIn Top Voice, and Mover and Shaker in the Marketing/Building Community/Mental Health arena. Natalie understands entrepreneurship because she created her own events startup and at her current role, works with founders on a daily basis. We discuss attributes most successful entrepreneurs possess and Natalie demystifies the entrepreneurship persona (spoiler: not every CEO is Gary V). When talking about entrepreneurship, passion projects and following your passions always seems to come up. Natalie provides guidance to those just getting started in entrepreneurship and wondering how a 9-5 can fit in. As Natalie said "no one gave me permission to start a company," and we can translate that resilience and determination into everything we do personally and professionally.

Entrepreneurship Resources Mentioned: Flik, The a16z Podcast, The Twenty Minute VC, Harvard Business Review, and Vox

Catherine chats with two highly motivated college seniors, Lauren Kalo (@laurenkalo) and Amanda Whitfield (@amandacwhitifeld), to discuss how their senior year of college is unfolding during a pandemic. We talk about how they are staying motivated while online schooling, and what they are excited for and nervous for post-grad. Catherine also answers their questions about post-grad including the importance of networking, how to move on from a mistake, and how to define your voice. Optimism and staying positive are the common themes between these three UNCG leaders.   

How do you find an apartment in a city you have never been? What's the process of buying a condo at 24 years old? How do you decorate your new apartment in a sophisticated way on a budget? On this month's episode we cover all things apartment hunting and your living situation once you graduate college. I am joined by my best friend from college, Paige Dyman (@paigedyman), who works with real estate agents daily and just bought a condo (and yes, you guessed it, she is 24 years old). Paige is a minimalist and I am a collector of things so we discuss our two styles and how we decorate our homes to express ourselves and create a relaxing environment to destress. 

Plant Facebook Group "Houseplant Hoarders": https://www.facebook.com/groups/1369424076459678

Example of list of questions to ask potential landlord: https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/landlord-questions-266556, https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/questions-to-ask-landlord-before-moving-in-264592, https://www.insider.com/questions-to-ask-before-renting-2019-3, https://www.rentlingo.com/questions-to-ask-when-renting-an-apartment

YouTube Series on How to Define Your Style (Boho, Mid-Century Modern, Industrial, Scandinavian): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg30n9W3jTx0Y4kjkdU--6dYJEBmH8ubW 

If you are like me and have collected too much stuff, consider selling clothing, accessories, or home decor on Poshmark. Sign up with my code, CATHERINEMARIE, to get $10 off your first order when using Poshmark. 

Catherine sits down with 4 of her friends from college to talk about how friendships change post-grad life. During the episode they answer: How do you meet friends when you move to a new city or during Covid-19? How do you stay in touch with friends from college? What makes a good and bad friendship? And lastly, in our current society, how do you diversify your friendship and have tough conversations with friends who don’t align with your values or morals? The key takeaways from the episode are you need to put in the effort if you want to make friends (and keep friends), stay true to yourself, and in order to be a good friend you need to look inward first.

Thanks Maggie, Sarah, Cam, and Jordyn for joining!

Resources for educating yourself on the Black Lives Matter movement.

Want Catherine to discuss a topic on next month’s episode? DM @theresfoodathomepodcast on Instagram. 

This month's episode is with Aja Dang (@ajadang): courageous, no regrets, debt-free, LA girlboss. Her YouTube channel is full of great resources on how one can start your journey to being debt-free. What makes me tune into every video is her authenticity - she not only talks about how to save and budget money - but she has made all of her income and expenses public for us to really understand how to navigate the world of financial freedom. Aja Dang isn't just about money, on this episode we talk how college graduates can find their passion and not sacrifice their financial standing, how to navigate money and love, and why is money such a taboo topic in today's society.

Resources we talked about in the video:

COVID-19 Emergency Fund Video: https://bit.ly/2WMHVcb

Side Hustles: Postmates (sign up using Aja's code FL-1QTLY), Poshmark (sign up using code CatherineMarie to get $10), Medium.com, Etsy

Creating a Budget: https://bit.ly/3dIdF9n

Aja's Podcast Season 2: https://apple.co/35Xqw4H

First Aid Beauty Scholarship: https://bit.ly/2WReu8K

This month's guest is Jonathan Jaiver: LinkedIn expert, CEO of Wonsulting, and selfless leader helping college students and professionals get into their dream jobs. The number one topic asked and worried about after graduating is getting a job. Rejection, passion, energy, motivation, networking, referrals, LinkedIn - this episode covers everything job hunt related from how to network and get referrals to how to turn a rejection into a positive. You can find Jonathan Javier on LinkedIn and www.wonsulting.com.

Have a question about post-grad life? DM us @theresfoodathome on Instagram and we will feature you on the upcoming episodes. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review wherever you are listening and give us a follow on Instagram!

Resources mentioned on the podcast:

Catherine chats via webcam (we are practicing social distancing here) with her first friend in DC, Prescillia Messa (@prescilliamessa), about how they are coping with a life in a global pandemic. Catherine and Prescillia don't focus too much on the negative, rather they focus on how they are keeping positive, and what keeps them motivated. Of course, there is mention of Love is Blind, so naturally Prescillia gives the inside scoop on what dating is really live in a city post-grad life.

Have a question about post-grad life? DM us @theresfoodathome on Instagram and we will feature you on the upcoming episodes. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review wherever you are listening and give us a follow on Instagram!

Catherine sits down with her two colleagues, Lauren (@laurocked) and Bethany (@roweboat), to discuss how they got to Washington, DC and their current jobs, how to cope with stress, navigating mental and physical health in the working world, and the dynamic world of social media. 

Want us to discuss a topic on the next podcast? DM us on @theresfoodathomepodcast on Instagram. 

From the job hunt to moving to a new city Catherine talks about the struggles and triumphs of the first year of #adulting. She talks about the inspiration behind why she started the podcast and what you hope to gain from it!