Today is the Future

Today is the Future

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Today is the Future episodes

  • How to Know Who's Advice to Trust in College & The Workforce (Don't Get Led Astray) with Founder of Multi-Million Dollar Company, ExpressMed, Meghan Sharkus

    In this episode, we cover how to leverage the education system by working smarter not harder, how to know who to take professional advice from, and how to ask for what you want in the workplace.

    Meghan Sharkus is the Founder and CEO of ExpressionMed, a material and design company that she grew to 7 figures of annual income without a co-founder or investors.

    She is a 2018 Thiel fellow (if you’re an aspiring entrepreneur this program is worth the google)

    She is currently diving into short-form video strategy for herself and her company and mentoring young aspiring entrepreneurs.

    More about Meghan Sharkus:
    Instagram: @meghansharkus
    Free Resources: linktr.ee

    More about the host, Livi Redden, at:
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    1 hr 30 min
  • Best Career Advice You'll Ever Receive (Part Two) with Recruiter & Founder, Lauren Karan

    Best Career Advice You'll Ever Receive - Part One with Liz Tilia

    Lauren has over 12 years’ experience as a Technical and Engineering specialist recruiting in the building and civil construction markets. She holds a degree in psychology, accreditation in behavioural interviewing and psychometric testing and is also a certified organisational coach.

    Passionate and well networked in the industry she has also been Chair of the Memberships Committee for the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) and continues to serve in the memberships and mentoring committees for over 5 years. 

    Her extensive knowledge of culture fit and market mapping in her industry sets her apart from her peers. Lauren has embedded herself within businesses and understands the full process of hiring decisions and their impact on your business. She has recruited internally for John Holland, McConnell Dowell, Fulton Hogan and Downer Engineering Nationally across various major infrastructure projects. 

    Lauren has a strong network of repeat business relationships with her clients. Her “people first” approach with candidates and clients and authentic, honest approach with her clients ensures she is not only credible with her candidates but also a trusted advisor to her clients.

    Motivators: making the industry better and having quality time with my family

    Loves: goats, singing, dogs, coffee, wine, a warm fireplace and sunrise
    Not so much: playdough/kinetic sand, red onion in salads, doing dishes, when I lose a single EarPod, waking up to view a beautiful sunrise 

    Lauren’s favourite quote: “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”

    More about Lauren Karan at:
    Linkedin: Lauren Karan
    Website: karanandco.com

    More about the host, Livi Redden, at:
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    Instagram: @liviredden




    1 hr 23 min
  • The Best Career Advice You Will Ever Get (seriously though) with Holistic Career Coach, Liz Tilia

    "For Liz, her connection to mother earth is everything. As a child, she lived between California and Mexico until she was 14. She spent part of her childhood playing, dancing, and brewing potions in the forest of Northern California. The other part of her childhood was spent in the community with family, friends, and elders in a small pueblo just south of Guadalajara, Mexico.

    As the first of her social circle to get a job in high school, people began to seek to her for career advice in 2010. What started with introductory resume and interview prep ended in comprehensively coaching people in self-advocacy, leadership skills, conflict resolution, boundaries, etc.

    Somewhere along the way in her 20's Liz was sucked into the hustle culture of corporate life working in Marketing and Communications, she climbed the corporate latter, made 6 figures, owned a custom home, custom pool, and drove an Alfa Romeo. She lived a very consumptive lifestyle of careless accumulation and forgot her earth momma roots. During this period, she had accomplished more than she could have imagined by 27 but was deep in a pit of  depression and anxiety. She describes this time as her period of purgatory. Today, she recalls that season of her life with warm eyes and a large grin as she reflects, "mother earth was just calling me home."

    She balanced her coaching business while also working a demanding corporate job as head of internal communications for supply chain at the largest high fashion retailer in Northern America. She eventually had to quit her 9-5 life to tend to her growing coaching practice. She is now living in rural Upstate New York, where she called in her soul family of healers, herbalists, and teachers. Liz found her way back in harmony with mother earth and is on the path of becoming an herbalist as well.

    Liz brings a soulful approach to the collective about how to show up as a divine, grounded, strong, boundaried version of yourself while working in dominant corporate cultures. With a focus on shadow work, self discovery, self advocacy, and boundaries, Fem Home Ec's mission is to teach the art of coming home to your body and intuition while living in harmony with mother earth and the structures of our dominance culture."

    More about Liz Tilia at:
    Resources: snipfeed
    Instagram:  @femhomeec

    More about the host, Livi Redden, at:
    Would love it if you left a podcast review: click here
    ORDER MY BOOK!  liviredden.com/book
    Instagram: @liviredden

    1 hr 37 min
  • The Shitshow of Success vs A Deathbed of Regret with Emmy Award-Winning Producer & Video Marketing Expert Brandon T. Adams

    Brandon T. Adams is an Emmy Award-winning producer and Host
    of the TV Series Success in Your City. Brandon is a video marketing
    expert and advisor that has helped companies and individuals grow
    their revenue, brand, and high-level business relationships through
    video marketing strategies, in-person events, and TV production. He
    is an expert in video production, fundraising ($60 million to date), in-person events, and creating TV shows.


    25 min
  • Developing the Courage to Change Direction with Quentin Michael Allums
    Who is Quentin Michael?

    Quentin grew up in Minnesota. He was a shy, soft-spoken kid with a mind that went a mile a minute. (later being diagnosed with ADHD)

    In 2012, he moved to Wisconsin to start university and found his interests sparked in the tech industry. He attempted to create his first startup that was in the virtual reality space but failed within the next 6 months. He later realized he'd entered the space to just "look cool" and not for the right reasons. Despite the failed attempt, he still kept an eye on the possibility of entrepreneurship as he finished his bachelor's.

    Two years after graduating he found himself in a bad situation, mentally and financially. He'd hit rock bottom. Over the next 6-9 months he dabbled with different platforms and soon found himself on Linkedin where he become one of Linkedin's first video creators. After beginning to find success on the platform, he started the marketing agency, Urban MisFit Ventures. 

    Over the next few years his company, following, and opportunities grew. Linkedin had changed his life. He found himself on Wisconsin's 25 under 25 and speaking at events like VidCon and TEDx. The opportunity and income came at a cost though, a TON of his time. Micheal found himself working 80+ hours a week with his life revolving around his business.

    After 2 1/2 years of excitement, things came crashing down in 2020. He shut his company down, COVID hit, & his younger brother passed changing his life perspective forever. Everything changed.

    Over the next year, things slowed down as he attempted to find his next moves. He dabbled in consulting and podcasting. After that year of reflection, in January 2021, he left entrepreneurship momentarily and become the Marketing Lead at, Lewis Howe's, Greatness Media. After a year, he found himself back into the constant working cycle and felt his work at Greatness Media had run its course despite being a wonderful experience. 

    This brings us to today where Quentin Michael3 aims to live more and work less.

    He is  focused on:

    1. Running experiments. Both business and social. 
    2. Building a business that supports the lifestyle he wants to live. 
    3. Spending more time with his girlfriend and pup.
    4. Learning how to snowboard.
    More about Quentin Michael Allums at:
    Website: quentinallums.com
    Text Community:  Join His Next Social Experiment

    More about the host, Livi Redden, at:
    Would love it if you left a podcast review: click here
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    1 hr 14 min

About Today is the Future

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The host, Livi Redden, talks to inspiring young individuals, as well as, world-class mentors that can help you avoid the mistakes and struggles they didn't. The purpose of this podcast is to…