Talks with Dom

Tune in to Host Dominique Ramirez being the guest this time around in her 1-year celebration episode. She's interviewed by a previous guest, Courtney Dickey, the Chief Legal Officer of ZenBusiness and Board of Directors Member for Make A Wish Central & South Texas. Learn what makes Dominique tick, her takeaways from this past year of podcasting, advice she's picked up along the way from her guests, her competitive natur...

Learn the story of Cassie Brandi, an incredibly talented vocalist and performer based in Austin. Cassie started performing at just six years old, studied music at Berklee, and has performed all over the world including Suntory Hall in Tokyo. She’s released her own music, works as a session vocalist on commercial projects, and has been sharing her passion for music and movement through vocal coaching and dance for the last 14 years.

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Meet Jorge Cardenas, the Chief Information Officer for the City of Brownsville, someone who’s helping shape the future of technology at the city level. Under his leadership, Brownsville recently took on a full-scale replacement of its IT infrastructure. In this conversation, we dig into Jorge’s journey into IT from the Marines, the lessons he’s learned along the way, and how he balances leading large-scale change with staying groun...

Meet Eric Silverstein — the head chef and founder of The Peached Tortilla, a beloved Austin restaurant that began as a single food truck back in 2010. Eric earned his college degrees in finance, marketing, and law from Washington University in St. Louis, began his career at a prestigious law firm, and then took a leap of faith into the culinary world. That leap has since led to multiple successful restaurants, advisory roles in oth...

Meet Christina Leipold, a seasoned customer success leader with over 15 years of experience, with Dominique Ramirez. She earned her degree in Government with a minor in Race, and Ethnic Studies from the University of Redlands and is now pursuing a Master’s in Risk and Compliance at Texas A&M University.

Christina is the Director of Customer Success at the Austin Board of REALTORS today and an active member of the Junior Leag...

Dominique Ramirez interviews Gretchen Dubois, current VP of Media at Ad Results Media. Gretchen began building her career in New York City where she rose through the ranks at multiple ad agencies and helped enterprises across different industries. She studied Advertising and Economics at UT Austin and even spent time in Paris studying International Marketing.

Gretchen’s known for her directness, drive, and leadership—and in this...

Get to know Jeremy Garcia in this episode with Dominique Ramirez. Jeremy is the new Head Coach of the women’s volleyball team at St. Edward’s University. He’s been dedicated to the sport since age 11 and has built an impressive coaching career with stops at The University of Texas at Austin, Penn State, and Duke University.

In this episode, we talk about what sparked his love for volleyball, how he found his calling in coaching,...

Meet Katie Whitehurst with Dominique Ramirez, a Biosystems Engineering graduate from Oklahoma State University and a licensed Professional Engineer. She currently works at Pape-Dawson Engineers, where she’s made her mark on major transportation projects across Texas.

But Katie’s story isn’t just about roads and infrastructure—it’s about stepping into leadership even when it’s uncomfortable, staying deeply involved in her Catholi...

Join Dominique Ramirez’s interview with Jackie Navarro, an enforcement attorney who earned her degrees from University of California, Berkeley as well as St. Mary’s University School of Law. From being the first person in her family to graduate from college to earning leadership roles in her professional life and faith life, Jackie holds herself to a high standard and encourages others to dream big, too, because why not!?

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Listen in to Dominique Ramirez interviewing Fayth Murphy, a Registered Nurse with over six years of experience in some of the most critical and complex areas of healthcare—think Pediatric ICU, Cardiac Care, and Cardiac Cath Labs. She’s also a proud U.S. Air Force Veteran, a certified critical care nurse, and currently working as a travel nurse, taking her skills and heart for service across the country. In this episode, Fayth opens...

Meet Lydia Suzanne, who was born and raised in France and moved to the United States after graduating with her Masters degree in Marketing. She has spent nearly a decade in Human Resources, but after having her two daughters, she felt the pull toward something more creative — photography. In 2024, she officially launched Lydia Suzanne Photography, a full-service motherhood photography business based right here in Austin. Her work i...

In this episode, join Dominique Ramirez interviewing Kristen Fuhrman, whose life journey has taken her from studying anthropology and working with bones to building a career in financial services. She's now helping women make confident, informed decisions about their money. The conversation revolves around how she made that pivot, what fuels her “why,” and yes — her love of travel (she’s been to six of the continents including ...

Join Dominique Ramirez in this episode learning more about Austin Rife, a Software Development Manager at Amazon Web Services, and his journey to becoming an engineer in the space of artificial intelligence. Austin studied Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alabama, then earned his Master’s in Financial Engineering, and has received much advice from mentors throughout his career.

In this episode, we will ta...

Meet Tori Leslie in this episode with Dominique Ramirez. She grew up in Florida and moved to New York for a full change of pace in life. From finishing college later than the social norm to landing her first job in sales, Tori's story is a powerful reminder that everyone’s path looks different. We’ll talk about navigating comparison, figuring out your strengths, and learning to put your ego aside. Tori also shares why she stepp...

Learn with Dominique Ramirez about Matt Pojman, a data scientist currently at Airbnb. His career has taken him through some of the biggest names in tech, including Meta and Roku; but before all that, he was a student right here in Austin, earning both his undergrad and master’s degrees from the University of Texas at Austin in business and professional accounting. He’s someone who’s always had a love for numbers and problem-solving...