Aspire And Inquire

Aspire And Inquire

This podcast explores different career paths by leveraging experience itself. By speaking with successful individuals in diverse disciplines, we provide interesting, specific insights into a plethora of professional paths, so you don't have to spend years figuring out which avenue is best for you. We also explore other prevalent, fascinating topics in today's fast-paced world.

Episodes

July 15, 2021 49 mins
Recorded live on Fireside, we spoke with TIKI’s CEO Mike Audi. We had such an interesting conversation about what the future looks like regarding the value of data, what TIKI is attempting to do by building in public, and how real the threat of not fully grasping where our data goes is. We don’t know a lot about our data, but most know it’s incredibly valuable. If you want to signup alongside 100k others for TIKI to see what Mike a...
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Jonathan Bloom is an excellent lawyer with over 25 years of experience. He is a managing partner of Bloom & Freeling, his law firm located in Boca Raton, Florida. We speak about what attracted him to law in the first place, advice for young lawyers, and we ended the conversation speaking about life more generally and how we can make the next generation and current generations more resilient. If you like to reach out to Jonathan...

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Scott was the former (and first) Head of Social Media and Communication at Ford Motor Company on top of many other interesting Healthcare-related account management roles. He had a unique educational experience and is an incredible leader in his own right. He also happens to have the perfect radio voice which is featured on his own podcast via Fireside Chat, Timeless Leadership. If you want to learn more about Scott and his many ac...
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Recorded live via Fireside chat, Greg has a very interesting background as a poker player, business developer, startup advisor, CEO, and so much more! We speak about how poker has influenced his life and career, actionable advice to flip a switch in your brain regarding how you approach your career, and his new wine company, Melier! If you want to reach out to Greg, you can email him at Greg@melier.com. Enjoy!

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To start off, use Vidyard to differentiate your intro messages with new connections on LinkedIn, that’s how Farooq connected with me! It instantly differentiated him in my mind. Awais has had such an incredible journey in the insurance claims world from the tech side of the business. Moving from Pakistan as a teen, Awais has made a name for himself via his success within insurance, as well as through LinkedIn content! Awais has so ...
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Recorded live on Fireside, Konstantin and I chatted about his journey from Russia to the US, along with his professional journey so far from a serial entrepreneur to investor relations, podcasting, startup studios, and so much more! At only 20 years old, Konstantin has had many differentiated experiences which has given him a large network and diverse skills. If you’d like to contact him, you can do so on LinkedIn at this link: htt...
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Recorded live on Fireside, Alicia tells us about her transition from corporate accounting to starting her own career coaching practice! She took a calculated risk in doing this and it has paid off in spades! She’s so much more than a career coach and it’s shown through her incredible quotes that she pulls out of thin air all the way to her differentiated approach to career coaching! If you’d like to reach out to Alicia, you can con...
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Created live in Fireside Chat, we spoke with Matt Snow about breaking into VC. This is no simple task right out of college, but Matt figured out how to do it with grit and determination! Matt is an expert networker with a variety of talents. We speak on his individual path into VC, his time outside of the day job working on”The Buzz” newsletter, and so much more. If you’d like to connect with Matt, you can do so on LinkedIn at the ...
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Dr. Mortenson is a longtime communication professor at the University of Delaware. We speak all about communication and how mastering it is more about figuring out how to interact with ourselves and conducting constant introspection. We cover inauthentic and authentic emotions, realizing the path that’s best for you, and so much more! Dr. Mortenson is a 2x TED speaker and you can find his two incredible talks at the following links...
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Charles and Tracy Vega have been through a whirlwind. After a successful career in corporate sales, Charles decided he was going to leave to pursue law and become an Attorney. This was incredibly risky, but it paid off for him and Tracy as Charles started his own law firm in Florida after passing the Bar Exam! On top of all this, they founded a self defense company called Simple Self Defense for Women® which is a unique program tha...
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Dr. Rosh has a wide variety of experience in a few different realms. He’s a long-time Pediatrician, author, podcast host and Non-Profit Founder! Dr. Rosh has helped so many over the years through his extensive pediatric career and continues to do so through his various other activities. If you’d like to contact Dr. Rosh and get access to his book or reach out for advice, you can email askdrmel@yahoo.com or rewardinglifeinc@yahoo.co...
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Simon is a 20-year-old day trader who’s redefining networking and helping many people unearth alternative routes to education. Simon talks about his incredible journey of dropping out of college and building out an impressive stock portfolio while concurrently starting NetCon, a networking event that limits the amount of participants so guests can create meaningful relationships among each other. He’s truly redefining inefficient s...
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Jon and Sarah took different paths to becoming MDs, and they tell us all about it. Psychiatry isn’t a simple field as it involves much more than just the brain. Jon and Sarah break it down and help us understand what’s so rewarding about being a practitioner in the field. Telemedicine is one of the hottest topics in health today and Jon and Sarah discuss the pros and cons to it. They give us incredible life advice as well. If you’r...
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In this episode we dive deep into what an Actuary does. Dominic provides analogies, examples, and more to unearth what the day-to-day tasks may look like as an actuary. We talk about what it really takes to succeed and what skillsets are necessary to make it to the top. If you want to reach out to Dominic, you can do so on LinkedIn at this link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-lee-acas-149b7228
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One thing we’ve learned during this pandemic is that people need people. That’s exactly what Chereese and Events to Remember take advantage of! Chereese and I speak about being an event planner, the conjunction of event planning and PR, as well as the skills necessary to succeed in the events business. If you’d like to visit their website, go to eventsremember.com. You can follow them on social media @eventplannerny on Instagram, @...
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If you’re a prospective entrepreneur or a someone who wants to learn about early stage accelerators, this episode is most definitely for you. Brian has experience starting and scaling companies including his current venture, the Tacklebox Accelerator. I had the incredible opportunity to participate in this amazing program where one learns how to stress test early stage ideas to see if they have legs or not. There is no better episo...
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Craig’s story is absolutely incredible. On top of his amazing story, his business is just as impressive. He uses hypnotherapy to help clients solve a wide range of personal issues including obesity, anxiety, depression and more. There’s so much to unpack in this episode, enjoy it! If you want to reach out to Craig and find out about his services you can visit his website at hypnohealerusa.com or email him at hypnosisrelief@gmail.co...
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If you’re interested in venturing into the online marketing realm or at a higher level, marketing in general, this episode is most definitely for you. Mike and I speak about the his digital marketing agency (Roovio), as well as what it takes to make yourself standout among equally qualified candidates. He also gives an interesting hack on connecting with people on LinkedIn! In addition to all this Mike did two guest lectures on lea...
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December 17, 2020 36 mins
Our first repeat guest, Tim Murray, is an author! We feature him on the show to have him speak about his new book, CEOs WoWs, or Words of Wisdom! If you haven’t checked out the previous episode to learn all about Tim’s incredible background, you can do so at episode #12. Or, you can learn a bunch about his story in his book, which you can find at this link: https://www.amazon.com/Ceo-Words-Wisdom-Tim-Murray/dp/1663207321/ref=nodl_
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Joseph is a podcast host, certified career coach and so much more. He has a unique perspective that he’s used to cultivate a career consultancy, using his 10 years experience in the corporate world in branding to do so. The similarities between the two are much closer than we think and this gives Joseph’s clients a truly differentiated viewpoint on their career. His Career Relaunch Podcast is incredible too. You can find this on hi...
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