Origin Stories with Treble

Zachary Cochran is a career coach who believes everything can be made better. Learn how he created Cochran Coaching LLC, offers unique guidance to young professionals, and developed his career coaching philosophy.

Adam Connors is the founder and CEO of NetworkWise, a company that expedites outcomes for individuals and organizations by providing education in the science and art of networking. He likes to say: “When you understand people and can connect with people, things happen to you easier and faster, the outcomes are greater, and as a result, you’re happier.” Learn more about his networking advice here:

Mike Useem is a Professor of Management and Faculty Director of the Leadership Center at the Wharton School. He has spent his life studying leadership, and knows the secret to having an amazing impact on millions of people. Keep watching to hear what Mike has learned about leadership during his impressive career:

Dave Jaworski’s life changed when he was “bit by the microcomputer bug.” Learn how Dave, a once-aspiring record producer, became a principal product manager on Microsoft teams.

One of our host’s personal inspirations, Brett Kingstone started a few high-tech companies out of college and later built up a real estate company. His early ambitions allowed him to shift his focus to exciting hobbies like traveling, rock climbing, and volunteering later in life! Learn how to get an early start on entrepreneurship like Brett here:

Kyle’s McQuighan’s career path has been guided by the following motto: “Have a north star; you don’t need an exact plan. It may be a bumpy, non-linear road, but with the right circle of diverse mentors, you’ll get to where you need to go.” Hear Kyle’s story to learn how this motto works in practice.

The son of a former President of the Howard County NAACP, Allan Kittleman has been elected to serve on the Howard County Council, in the Maryland State Senate, and as Howard County Executive. He attributes his success to finding a guiding mission, getting involved, and surrounding himself with people who inspire him. Learn more about his journey and advice.

When Laura Neuman sets a goal, she will do anything to achieve it. She’s built businesses, held public office, and impacted countless people. Learn how Laura Neuman has harnessed her powerful drive to make a difference, and how you can follow in her footsteps.

Larry Letow lives by a piece of advice he received early in his career: "Never take that job for that job, take that job for the job after that. Think two careers ahead." See how this piece of advice changed his career trajectory.

Blaney Teal is the master of building communities. Learn how this jack-of-all trades mastered networking and now shares her love of making connections with people around the world.

Bill is an executive coach who has joined our podcast to share exclusive advice about career development as he takes us through his own career journey.

“Ever since I was 3 I wanted to be in product management.” – Nithin Nandakumar. Learn how Nithin fell in love with project management after years of exploration.

What’s fulfilling about product management? The journey? The destination? Abdullah Nabeel tells all in this exciting podcast about product management.

​​Vijay Lakshman is the Managing Director of Mindgrub Ventures. But he never anticipated a career like this. Learn how Vijay, a once med school prospect, shifted his focus to video game design and later learned how venture capital is like playing the same game.

Paul Hess isn’t afraid to take risks. After graduation, he was guided by his love of emerging technology and turned down offers at IBM to take a position at a 3-person startup. Throughout his career, he has never had a 9-to-5 job, but instead has been guided by projects that spark his interest. Learn more about how Paul followed his dreams while building a boastful career here:

Eric Orlinsky knows how to network! Throughout his career, he’s seen people make dozens of networking mistakes, and has learned how to network to actually make an impact. His top piece of advice is to network altruistically. Wonder why?