What Do You Do?

When someone says, "Check under the hood", they clearly mean their engine. After speaking with Greg, I have found a completely new meaning to that phrase. Greg works specifically with engine lubricants and his main goal is to find answers to unsolved questions with the cooperation of scientists and engineers. Greg talks with us on his daily tasks of coordinating teams of dynamic and educated specialists to achieve an end product that is safe and efficient for the engines "under our hoods". 

When you are buying a house, it may seem that it is just making numbers fit. But when those numbers need altered this way or that and the deal goes awry; sometimes hope is lost. After talking with Jamie, I now see that a quality real estate professional does more than hold your hand through a transaction. Jamie shares with us how important quality communication and open dialogue are to make sure that the client is happy, and most importantly, willing to refer you!

To connect with Jamie: find him at @sell4onepercent on Instagram

Have you ever been on a diet and wondered why you never met your goals? Working with a specialized dietician can certainly help! Our guest, Liz, is a registered dietician who has taken her market to the world wide web as the business owner of FunctionallyLiz. She talks about her experiences in nutrition as a coach and mentor and on how to grow a positive relationship with food. 

*To contact Liz directly, you can find her on Instagram: @functionallyliz or via her website www.functionallyliz.com

Being broken and needing fixed in some cases requires surgical intervention. To assist the surgeons and the patient with the process, this often requires the patient to "go under". Learn from Joe on the process and science of anesthesia and what a CRNA is doing while you are being operated on and how he works with patients to gain their trust. 

Trying to connect a supplier with a purchaser in the same city is difficult; imagine doing it across the world? Ricky talks us through how important communication is in developing relationships with purchasers and suppliers across oceans. We also learn a bit about imports/exports and the process to get steel wiring from Japan to America.  

Work every day for four months. Do not take a day off - put yourself through every imaginable scenario in training and when it comes up during a meeting, you have it mastered. Jillian credits her success in sales with working through her skill sets daily as well as being a member of an incredible team of high achievers. We learn the impact of having quality leadership and how it can take you across the country with nothing guaranteed. 

Want to connect with Jillian? Her Instagram handle is @therealjilliangetz

Can you say that you have gotten into a career solely for the benefit of someone else? Petey, or shall I say Kenneth, has. With a goal to help others and a calling that had formulated from a road side sign - Petey tells us about how his work means the world to him. Building confidence, asking why and developing good people are the building blocks which Petey sets out to instill in his students, and self, daily. 

When anyone brings up Big Pharma, I immediately begin to depict a crooked, misaligned process of wellness. After talking with Julia, my faith is restored in the mission of our medical advancements. Julia shares with us how her days range from managing research staff to coordinating clinical research with doctors and pharmaceutical companies.  

Being an engineer, and working your way through the industry; you will find yourself learning many lessons and building relationships along the way. In our talk with Chris, he shares with us his career and life journey and how he has landed himself a spot with knowledgable mentors and a wife to keep him focused.