How Much Can I Make? - Discover Your Dream Job.
"How Much Can I Make?" with Mirav Ozeri is your inside track to the world of jobs and earning potential. Each week, Mirav sits down with professionals—from dog groomers to TV producers—to uncover what their jobs are really like, how they got there, and how much they earn. Whether you're exploring new career, or planning a bold new move, this podcast offers real-world insights, expert advice, and inspiration to help you find your path. Tune in and get the answers you won’t find on a job board. Nominated for 2025 Women Podcasters award.
Episodes
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity expert Rivka Tadjer reveals how criminals target our digital world. She draws on her extensive experience working with the White House, major corporations, and private individuals to explain some easy steps we can take to prevent cyber attacks and identity theft.
You'll discover why your Gmail account might be putting your retirement savings at risk, how criminals can intercept text mess...
Yoga Teacher
Ever wondered if you could turn your passion for wellness into a thriving business? Linda Winnick's extraordinary 25-year journey from fashion executive to yoga studio owner provides a fascinating blueprint for entrepreneurial success in the wellness industry. Linda tells Mirav about the financial realities of running yoga studios, from pricing structures to managing overhead costs.
What's most in...
Health Food Store Buyer
When you walk into a store, you grab a product off the shelf. But who makes sure it's there to begin with? Matthew is a buyer for a health food store who makes sure that you'll have what you need when you walk out the doors.
Being a buyer can take on many different forms because of the many different categories within the world of retail. In the natural products sector, Matthew focuse...
Indie Filmmaker
Filmmaker Ben Sottak takes us through his journey of making his first horror feature film "Hallowarrior" sharing the creative and financial realities of independent film making. Seven years after writing the first draft of his script, Ben finally brought his vision to life through private equity funding and state tax incentives. If you ever dreamed of making a feature film but wondered what ...
NYC Real Estate Agent
Maggie Kent of Core Real Estate, shares her journey from growing up in a real estate family in Canada to becoming a successful agent in New York City's competitive luxury market. A business where the barrier to entry is low but earning potential is high. Listen to the conversation about this commission-based job.
Topics
0:00 Real Estate Family Roots
2:42 How Commission Works in NYC
6:07...
California Teacher
What does teaching look like on the progressive West Coast? After exploring education in a red state last week, we turn our microphone toward the challenges and rewards of teaching in San Francisco—one of America's most expensive blue cities.
Amy Brownstein Lum shares 25 years of wisdom as a literacy specialist who helps struggling readers navigate the complexities of language, and talks about th...
Florida Teacher
In this episode, Danielle Goodman from Florida joins Mirav to talk about the state of teaching. Florida is a difficult place to be a teacher: factors like low earnings and the cultural climate make a challenging job even harder. In spite of the challenges, countless educators choose to stay and make a difference in the lives of our nation's next generation. Tune in to learn more about teaching as a...
Theatre Director
Broadway director Oliver Butler - two times Obie Award winner - shares the financial realities of theater directing and his journey from being a backstage child to acclaimed director of "What the Constitution Means to Me."
Perhaps most valuable are Butler's hard-earned insights for aspiring directors. His paradoxical relationship with theater—loving the art form and community while feeli...
Radio jobs, on-air & traffic controller
Adam Schartoff shares his journey from traffic director to on-air personality at independent radio station WKZE, talking about the creative aspects of connecting with listeners through music and conversation. With good advice about breaking into the industry. Give it a listen!
Topics
0:00 Meeting Adam Shartoff from WKZE
1:31 The Role of a Traffic Director
2:48 ...
TV Camera Woman
What does it take to capture the perfect shot on your favorite TV shows? Lisa Rosenberg pulls back the curtain on her remarkable long career as a TV camera operator, in the studio and on location. She shares stories that most viewers never get to see. Perhaps most fascinating are Lisa's candid observations of celebrities and their treatment of the crew. She distinguishes between those who acknowl...
Digital Nomad
Mirav's friend Caleb Price joins the podcast to talk about his work as a digital nomad A digital nomad is someone who uses technology to work remotely for an employer from anywhere across the world. Caleb tells us about common fields digital nomads can work in.
Caleb talks about getting started as a working-nomad in South Korea where he was recruited to teach English. He later we...
Imaging Technologist
Tom O'Neill is an imaging technologist. When a doctor orders an X-ray, CT scan, or MRI, a trained medical professional is required to operate the medical imaging equipment that helps you get the answers you need to treat your condition. Being an imaging technologist requires specific knowledge of subjects like anatomy and physics, and it's a job that keeps you on your feet all day. But fo...
Lighting Designer
Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes to create the magical atmosphere of a Broadway show? Four-time Tony Award winner Kevin Adams pulls back the curtain on the fascinating world of theatrical lighting design in this illuminating conversation about his unexpected career journey. The most eye-opening revelation comes when Adams explains how Broadway designers actually make their (big) money.
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Web Designer - Lindsey Morano
Owning a business can be a challenge. Owning a business and creating a website is an even bigger challenge. That's where Lindsey Morano comes in. As an entrepreneur herself, Lindsey works with business owners to understand how they can bridge the gap between their products and services and the needs of their customer bases through branding, photography, and a curated online presence....
Systems Engineer
This week we’re joined by Johanna Siegel, a systems engineer working on some of the most exciting missions in space today. As part of a team contracted by NASA, Joanna helps with the medical needs of the astronauts, design and assess hardware for the Artemis missions to the Moon. From evaluating complex components to ensuring everything works together seamlessly. Tune in for a behind-the-scenes l...
A Nurse
In this episode Mirav talks with Jessica Wilson, a practicing nurse for the last 20 years. Nursing is an applied science. It requires you to put medical knowledge in practice and use quick thinking in situations that can be the difference between life and death. Like many positions in the medical field, it requires formal training and on-the-job experience. Depending on the environment–a hospital, a p...
How Much Can I Make? with Mirav Ozeri
The Job of TV News Editor
Mirav talks to Johnny, a veteran network TV news editor about the pressure-cooker world of broadcast news editing, from tight deadlines and ethical decisions to the industry's shift toward user-generated content and the looming impact of AI.
Topics
0:00 Introduction to Network TV News Editing
8:15 Breaking Into TV: First Job Experiences
22:35 Evoluti...
Bookkeeper
Every business needs a bookkeeper. Why? Someone has to keep track of where the money flows–in or out–down to the very last cent. That's where Christina, a professional bookkeeper, comes in.
As a freelance bookkeeper, Christina Mazzawi works with a variety of businesses to make sure that key financial tasks are accomplished on a daily, weekly, monthly, and annual basis. Mainly th...
The World of Theater - Makeup Artist and Wig Maker
This week, Mirav interviews another working professional in the world of theater, Loryn Pretorius. Loryn works as a professional makeup artist and wig maker for Broadway productions–right now she's working on Sunset Boulevard as the hair and makeup supervisor. She oversees a team of professionals to make sure that the entire cast looks their absolute best when the...
Personal Assistant
Personal assistant is a broad title for a job with broad responsibilities. In this episode, Bob talks about his experience working as personal assistant. As a personal assistant, Bob has spent the large part of his career working for high profile, high net worth clients who require his skills in time management, project management, and plain old common sense to help them organize their...
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