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January 26, 2023 47 mins

Jaymee is a food network star and is the host of the food network’s first official podcast- Food Network Obsessed. She has been on Food Network TV shows including Beat Bobby Flay, Food Network Star and Iron Chef Showdown. Jaymee also spent 15 years as a sports anchor, most recently on ESPN sports center. On today’s episode, Jaymee reveals how making a bold move during an interview with celebrity chef, Bobby Flay, led to open doors and the Food Network. She shares how she was able to rebound from being laid off at the height of her career at ESPN and why she doesn’t recommend being laser-focused on your career. In this episode you’ll learn:

  • The components that go into making it: the “it” factor, luck, who you know and knowing how to take advantage of opportunities
  • The power of networking
  • How to be proactive and seize the moment and nurture opportunities without being annoying
  • How to know if you have the “it factor” 
  • How your career and dreams can evolve as different opportunities present themselves
  • Navigating disappointment and pivoting in your career
  • What Jaymee thinks it takes to make it big in the media industry
  • The best piece of advice Jaymee has received on her journey


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