Pathways to Success

Pathways to Success

Welcome to Pathways to Success where we bring guests on our podcast to discuss their careers from start to present, learning important stories and hard times that our guests have gone through to become successful. I think the greatest way to learn is through listening to what others have to say, so please tune in and learn something new.

Episodes

September 4, 2024 36 mins

Chuoru Li, we'll go over her journey which has been one full of adventures. From starting in China to later moving to America where she had to relearn English, along with starting a career in Accounting. She's faced many obstacles and walked away learning valuable lessons!


We go over how she's managed to switch jobs every few years to now being her own boss and running her own CFO business!


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Jackie Battista shares her journey from high school to her professional career. Learning why she chose to become a CFP to her stories helping college students and myself as a mentor and of course, her stories traveling the US and other countries.


There's a lot to unpack in this episode - so sit-back and listen to her story today!

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May 22, 2024 19 mins

My 10th podcast episode!!!


Not many days you get to interview yourself! I wanted to share more about my story over the past few years, why I started this podcast, and more importantly the future of this podcast and how the viewers are welcome to join me on the podcast!


It's one of the shorter episodes on the podcast so make sure to check it out and give it a listen!

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May 15, 2024 31 mins

Joel joins Mike today to discuss his journey from college to his time in the MLB. We go over how his love for the game of baseball at a young age was really inspired him to become a professional baseball player, and now he's coaching at his hometown high school the next generation of players.


Listen to his story on Pathways to Success!

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May 8, 2024 45 mins

Mary was a top manager for Ethos Financial Group, handling a range of duties including managing employees, financial services, talking with clients, she did it all. We learn about her career of growing up in a small town to leading a top financial firm in Denver Colorado.


If you're interested in learning more about Mary, you can check her out on LinkedIn.





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May 1, 2024 43 mins

Our guest this week is none other than my grandfather, Terry Braun! Terry worked for IBM for the majority of his career, prior to that he joined the NAVY and worked for GE. Working his way up the ladder in IBM to a managing position and handling multiple million dollar deals for the company.


We go through his experiences negotiating with other multi-million dollar companies, the tactics they use, and traveling!



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Frank Sorokach

Entrepreneur | College Professor | Business Consultant

In this episode, Frank provides us with valuable knowledge on running a successful business, his journey to where he is today, and we also go over sales concepts and why many entrepreneurs struggle to scale their business.


Make sure to check Frank out on LinkedIn if you're interested in connecting with him!


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April 17, 2024 56 mins

Mike welcomes his former professor Fred Aebli, also known as Mr. Fred! Mr. Fred tells us his story growing up, to his time in the Marines, and then goes on to his life as a Professor and Entrepreneur. We discuss the future of AI and it's impact on the world around us and of-course Star Wars because who doesn't love Star Wars!!!


Make sure to check out Fred here:

His Website: GetMeCoding.com

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April 10, 2024 27 mins

Mike brings on one of his former teachers, Lindsay Van Gorden. They discuss her story from her past to where she is today and going over her music career, most recently opening for Priscilla Block at the Harford Fair! She's overcome many obstacles throughout her career, she's overcome them all to get to where she is today. Make sure to tune in!


Follow Lindsay Van Gorden and her listen to her music on Spotify!


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We welcome Ed Yetsko to the podcast this week. Ed is a Financial Advisor and has been practicing for the past 34 years! Ed possesses the following certifications: MBA, CFP, RMA, AIF, CSRIC. Prior to his experience as an advisor, he was a US Navy Captain serving in both Active and the Reserves.


If you're interested in his services you can check out his website here: Home | Ed Yetsko (aspirefinancialny.com) You can follow...

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In this episode, Mike is joined by his former teacher, and principal Brent Soden. Brent is a leader within the school, that many of his peers look up-to, and outside of the school he volunteers as a firefighter in his community and is raising his family as well! Listen to Brent's story today on Pathways to Success!


You can also check out Mike's other podcast: The Infinite Dialogue


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In our first episode of Pathways to Success, Mike brings on Dan Braun, a Physical Therapist at Tyre Physical Therapy and Personal Trainer at BrawnBody Training. Dan is also the host of the Brawn Body Podcast and also my brother! We go over his story and how he's made such an impact on those around him, his entrepreneurial journey and what drives him to succeed!


You can check out Dan's website here: BrawnBody Training

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January 24, 2024 30 secs

Welcome to Pathways to Success: Excited for the 2024 year and all the guests we plan to have on the podcast! My name is Mike and most importantly, I hope you learn something from this podcast from all the influential people that we'll have on, here's to 2024!

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