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Dennis's passion is helping others become more successful and to achieve their goals. His clients have gone from intern to Vice President, transitioned from the military to heading a large organization, have gone from doing a job to doing what they dreamed of. He has been dubbed the "Ultimate Dad," for the honest and direct advice he gives.

So much of what you need to know, in order to make your career a success, is not taught in formal education. This typically includes deciding things such as what sort of career a do you want, how do you go about getting on that career path, how do you make a great impression at work and how do you handle leadership assignments in difficult situations.

"I personally saw good employees hired and promoted into leadership roles without any preparation or training. And I want to help fix that problem." Dennis Guzik

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hello folks, my name is Dennis and this is an
introduction to my podcast, bethe Ultimate.
So much of what you need toknow in order to make your
career a success is not taughtin formal education.
This typically includesdeciding things such as what
sort of career do you want, howdo you go about getting on that
career path To include yourformal education, how do you

(00:22):
make a great impression at workand how do you handle leadership
assignments in difficultsituations?
I personally saw good employeeshired and promoted into
leadership roles without anypreparation or training, and I
want to help fix that problem.
I have a passion for assistingpeople to achieve their
professional goals, and myintent with this podcast is to
give you the information thatyou need to do just that with

(00:45):
this podcast is to give you theinformation that you need to do
just that.
First, let me introduce myself.
I'm new to podcasting.
I started my professional lifeas a Marine Corps officer.
It was here that I learned todevelop a lifelong interest in
learning about and practicingleadership.
The Marine Corps as anorganization places a great
emphasis on leadership trainingand education, because it is
essential in the world to groundcombat, as it is so dangerous

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and difficult and no amount ofanything but good leadership
will lead to mission success.
I was fortunate to have theopportunity to lead Marines
around the world, to include incombat, and I want to pass on
what I learned to my listeners.
But all good things must end,and after my time in the Marine
Corps, I joined the Corporate,quickly worked my way up the
ladder and established and led abusiness unit within a large

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defense corporation as a vicepresident.
During this time I easilyreviewed a thousand resumes,
conducted hundreds of interviewsand hired many people.
I also established a strongmentorship program to help new
employees get a good start intheir careers and achieve their
professional goals.
I have a good sense of what ittakes to succeed in the
professional workforce and Iwant to use this podcast to pass

(01:49):
that information on.
So what should you expect frommy podcast?
First, straightforward advicethat will help you succeed in
your career.
I'll tell you what you need tohear and maybe not what you want
to hear.
One way I do this has beendescribed as the ultimate dad,
that person with the necessaryexperience and willingness to

(02:13):
give good advice that actuallyhelps.
Some topics I intend to coverinclude how you choose your
career path.
What makes a good resume?
How should you prepare andparticipate in a job interview
and how to make a good firstimpression.
How to become, as Seth Godinputs it, a linchpin at work,

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someone everyone respects andwants to work with.
How do you talk about salarystarting and later adjustments?
How to get organized, whatbeing a leader means leadership
traits and principles, how toplan, how to work with difficult
situations and how you can helpothers achieve their career

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goal, being the mentor yourself.
This is just a small sample ofthe topics I have in mind, and I
will always be open to yourideas for new topics as well.
I also intend to bring guestsin with a wide range of military
and corporate experiences tobroaden the perspective I offer.
The advice I'll give you istime-tested and proven effective

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.
It is advice developed overmany years.
I've given this advice inperson many times and I've seen
how much of a positivedifference it makes in people's
careers.
I believe in what I willprovide you so much that I'll
make you this 100% guarantee Ifyou follow what I advise you,
you'll be more successful andhave a much more satisfying and

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enjoyable professional life thanif you did not.
I'm not guaranteeing yousuccess.
No one can, that's up to you.
But if you follow my advice Inot guaranteeing you success, no
one can, that's up to you.
But if you follow my advice, Ido guarantee you will be more
successful than if you do not.
So thank you for listening tothis, my introductory podcast,
and please listen to a couple ofthe next podcasts and let me
know what you think.