My First Year
Before the success, the confidence or the dream coming true, what did the first year really look like? Because every new beginning has a first year, this podcast shares stories about learning, growing and finding your way as you go. Hosted by veteran television producer Joseph Lecz, My First Year is an honest, entertaining interview series about the beginnings that change our lives. Each episode goes behind the highlight reel as guests revisit their first year starting a career, launching a business, moving somewhere new, beginning again or taking a chance they never imagined taking. These are real conversations about uncertainty, mistakes, unexpected turns, breakthrough moments and hard-earned lessons including the times when giving up felt easier than moving forward. Whether you’re starting something new, considering a major change or simply wondering what comes next, My First Year will leave you feeling encouraged, inspired and a little less alone.
Episodes
What was the Disney College Program really like? My friend Donna joins me to revisit our first year working at Walt Disney World—the excitement of walking into the parks, the reality of tight finances and roommates, celebrity encounters, and nights at Pleasure Island.
We also talk about how September 11 changed the atmosphere at Disney, the friendships that lasted, and the opportunities Donna wishes she’d taken. It&rsquo...
What does it really take to leave behind everything familiar and build a life in another country?
Joseph welcomes his college friend Kim to My First Year to revisit her experience moving internationally and living in South Africa. Kim shares the initial excitement, the overwhelming first impressions, the language barriers and the cultural differences that made everyday life feel completely unfamiliar.
Living abroad isn’t the sa...
What happens when you move to New York City even though it was never your dream?
Jess shares her journey to New York, where she moved to support her husband’s career. She opens up about her expectations, the cultural shocks, the apartment her husband chose without her and the surprising sense of peace she felt on her very first night in the city.
From mastering grocery shopping and discovering incredible restaurants to building...
What was it really like to work behind the scenes at The Oprah Winfrey Show and witness television history as it happened?
For the very first episode of My First Year, Joseph sits down with his friend Tracey, the woman who hired him at Oprah and helped change the course of his career. Together, they revisit the persistence it took to break into show business, the magic of walking into the Oprah studio for the first time, and unforge...
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