Jobs Blow Podcast

In honor of the recent release of his latest book, "FIRED!: Protect Your Rights & FIGHT BACK If You're Terminated, Laid Off, Downsized, Restructured, Forced to Resign or Quit," Attorney-at-Law Steven Mitchell Sack stops by the podcast to talk about his experience fighting for employee rights. Known as "The Employee's Lawyer®," Steven tells Briana that he has written 20 books during his 41+ year leg...

Angie Orth, of Angie Away, stops by to share stories from her travel adventures over the last decade plus. She and Briana were coworkers at a PR agency in NYC when Angie (then blogging as Big Apple Angie) decided to leave behind a life in a cubicle to travel the world.  Soon after, she was able to turn her passion into a career and she hasn't looked back. Angie talks about the highs and lows of her work and shares her perspect...

Raven Hernandez, founder and CEO of Earth Rides, an all-electric ride-hailing app, stops by the show to share her story and talks about her passion for accelerating the adoption of clean technology. At only 27, Raven has already proven herself to be a fiercely driven woman, having achieved many personal and professional accomplishments. In fact, when she launched Earth Rides in Nashville during a global pandemic, it was the first c...

At the suggestion of guest Colin Speir, I invited his sister Peggy on the show to share her career journey, which included years on the road living a rock-n-roll lifestyle.  Peggy talks about starting out in lower Manhattan where she housed and fed up-and-coming musicians from Blues Traveler and DMB, bands she would later cook for on tour.  Peggy also reveals which singer didn't live up to her teenage crush and the American Id...

Author and lawyer Helen Wan stops by the podcast to talk about her book, The Partner Track, and its evolution to recently released Netflix series. Helen shares how the book, which was released in 2013, was born out of her frustrations while working at a law firm in NYC and includes stories based on her friends' experiences as well. Follow her journey from lawyer to author to on-set film/TV consultant in the latest episode and ...

Chris Harper, co-founder of ZippedScript, stops by to talk about the number of people who lie on their resumes and shares his company's approach to flipping the script on education verification.  ZippedScript offers global degree verification (in the U.S. and for any country in the world) instantly using new technology that connects directly to an institution’s database with 100% accuracy. Chris says this is only the beginning...

If you saw the Netflix documentary, Trainwreck: Woodstock '99, you may recall Colin Speir as one of the more likable personalities involved with the festival. He joins the podcast to share additional insight into what led to the destruction of the three-day concert and to talk about how he ended up working the historic event.  Colin also discusses his long career with the band Blues Traveler and looks back on how the festival ...

Joe Pardavila joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Good Listen, which launched July 12, and he talks about his career producing over ten thousand hours of audio content in podcasting and terrestrial radio. A radio personality and producer on the legendary New YorkCity radio station, 95.5 PLJ, he got his start as "Monkey Boy" as part of the iconic “Scott & Todd in the Morning."  Joe studied sketch and improv...

Jobs Blow gets a visit from Nick Girard, a financial analyst and author of the novel, “In The Beginning,” a retelling of the story of creation (Old Testament) where God is the antagonist and Lucifer is the rebel who established the true paradise.  Raised as a Christian, Nick’s insider view of the cost of repeated catastrophes caused him to reexamine his childhood faith and reassess his view of God and his modus operandi – is God tr...

Former WWE wrestler Danny Gimondo, aka Danny Inferno/Kid Inferno, stops by the podcast to take us on a journey from his childhood when he developed a passion for wrestling, to pro training at age fifteen,  working for WWF in 1997, and finally, signing full time to WWE in 2004. Although he was released from his contract in 2008, Danny had other plans and graduated from Rowan University with a bachelors in kinesiology and fitness man...

Stephanie Simon has staying power. For the last 25 years, she has worked at NY1 News where she covers art and culture in all its many forms across the five boroughs, including the visual arts, jazz, the New York Philharmonic, New York history, and everything in between.  Her career in news started in 1st grade when she started her very own newspaper entitled, "The Gossip Gazette," which was quite a hit with her classmates...

Joe Lorenzo is behind the country's leading talent coaching organization, Society Performers Academy, and he joins the podcast to discuss his career journey from studying finance to working with young aspiring talent in the world of entertainment.  As a manager for more than 2 decades, Joe has represented Above and Below the Line talent, including actors from The Rugrats, The Powerpuff Girls, Happy Feet, Ducktales, Zoey 101, T...

On the heels of the infamous Oscar slap, Clean Comedians CEO Adam Christing stops by the show to discuss comedy that doesn't inspire heated reactions. According to Christing, Clean Comedians requires its performers to avoid Profanity, Prejudice, and Politics. Christing says we need to remember that ‘fun’ is not a 4-letter word and that we can lift people and bring them together with positive humor.  Briana agrees but counters ...

Originally from Brooklyn, Ray put his music career (and a highly-coveted record deal) on hold for 30 years to make his new family a priority. He stops by the podcast to discuss restarting his journey in the music business after three decades of raising children and running a successful construction company. So how is he doing? After reviewing a record contract, Ray also decided to start his own label, DayQuest Records, and he and h...

Just in time for the Oscars - we bring you actor Andy Hoff from the five-time nominated film,  King Richard. While Andy doesn't have the screen time of star Will Smith, his appearance was impressive enough to earn him a spot in the trailer! He shares his experiences working on the movie, which included playing multiple roles to run scenes with Smith.  Coincidentally, Smith received a Best Actor nomination so fingers crossed An...

Thirty years after "the trip that changed their lives," Briana, Amy, and Sarah get together to talk about the positive impact traveling abroad had on each of them. All three were students of the Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University when they were offered the opportunity to tour the Communications Capitals of the World - NYC, Paris, and London. Beyond the excitement of seeing the cities and meeting the amazing p...

Briana reunites with Will to revisit their time working together and to discuss his career journey as an entertainment writer and producer. Both used TV as an escape during their childhoods - still do - and Will talks about turning it into a full-time career, beginning as a reporter for The Enquirer where he broke stories during the OJ trial. Throughout his journey, Will was able to meet - and sometimes befriend - the celebs who go...

N'Kenge knows what is takes to play an icon - she played Queen of Motown, Mary Wells, on Broadway and is currently working on a TV and Broadway show about the incomparable Dorothy Dandridge. "Becoming an Icon" isn't just about her roles, but the work she is doing as a performer. The Emmy & Grammy-nominated and International Award-winning Songstress, who trained at both The Juilliard School and Manhattan Scho...