The Professionists Podcast

Ever wondered how to make the most of your network?

Ever thought about how to get what you want out of your personal and professional relationships?

Wondering how you can 'win the workplace?'

Wonder no more! In this week's episode we speak with Andrew Bustamante, a former US Air Force nuclear weapons officer and a 7 year veteran operations officer of the Central Intelligence Agency. Yep, we...

In this episode we discuss the role of MBA's for the professionals of today, and tomorrow! We speak with Donna McClure, a career coach at Texas A & M University's Mays Business School.

After living abroad for many years, Donna has a wealth of life and professional experience that can help you - whatever stage of your career you find yourself, and regardless of the industry.

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Financial planning is something that has always been important, perhaps now more than ever.

In this episode of The Professionists, we will meet with former Accenture Management Consultant and financial planning educator and current University of Chicago MBA candidate, Daniel Huizinga. We will explore the best way to start planning for your financial future and how to get started - even if you think you've left it too ...

We meet with Earl Dauley of Career Pulse as we explore his own journey and look at the many ways in which you can set yourself apart with an outstanding resume. We will also address your questions on all things resume related!

For more information on Career Pulse, check them out at:

Web: https://www.careerpulse.co (not .com!)
Instagram: @careerpulse

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This week's guest is technical recruiter and founder of tech recruitment firm Talent Cookbook, Jason Dingee. We'll explore his journey to the recruitment industry and we'll explore how you can go about entering into the growing technology space. We'll also cover off on some great tips and tricks for building a resume, and a network!

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This week's episode will be an exciting one, as we explore the career of a nurse practitioner!

We speak with Yale trained nurse practitioner (NP) Amanda Guarniere and we'll explore her career in emergency medicine and the day to day life of an NP.  In addition to her answering some great questions from our audience, well explore her love of entrepreneurship and her coaching firm, The Resume RX. For more informat...

In our first episode, we hear from Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Jeff Price.

Jeff's career started out in the US Air Force as a B1 navigator and after serving in combat aviation, he served as the Air Force Attache to Great Britain. Following his attache service, he now works at the Defense Intelligence Agency.

As we explore Jeff's career, we'll hear about his journey, lessons learned and how to make th...

As we continue The Professionists journey, we speak with Physician Assistant (PA) and founder of The PA Platform. Savanna specializes in dermatology and we'll explore her journey from college to PA school and into practice. We will also discuss her journey as an entrepreneur. Her business, The PA Platform helps aspiring PA's prepare for PA school and the competitive application process.

When she's not treat...

This episode's 'Professionist' is Julie Kavanagh, a former US diplomat with almost 30 years of experience with the State Department. Apart from spending time in China, Taiwan, Russia and South America, she's got a wealth of experience in international affairs, diplomacy and recently ended her career as the Diplomat in Residence for the state of Texas.

Come along for the ride as we explore Julie's career, her...

In episode 10, we chat with friend of the show Daniel Huizinga. Daniel is a former Management Consultant who is currently pursuing his MBA at the University of Chicago.

Daniel discussed financial health and preparedness in episode 7, but in this episode we explore the career path of management consulting. We look at the day to day realities of the profession and how to break into the industry!

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As we continue to explore career paths, we turn our attention to the career of a nutritionist. In this episode, we speak with Illa Garcia, the founder of The Millenial Nutritionist.

When Illa began her dietetic work in a hospital, she noticed just how many people were in need of more preventative nutrition care. She was working with many patients who had cancer, heart disease, cirrhosis, diabetes, and more, and realized th...

In this episode of the podcast we speak with Logan Leslie. To say Logan is a regular guy is the definition of understatement. After joining the U.S. Army at 17, he went on to join the Green Berets, the Army's Special Forces element. After completing combat tours in the Middle East, he attend Harvard and after completing his undergraduate remained in Cambridge to complete not only his law degree, but also his MBA.

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The world of wine is romantic, interesting and exotic, but how on earth do you go about building a career in the wine industry?

In this episode, we explore the journey of Kris Levy, the founder the Kris Levy Wine Company. When he isn't helping his subscribes learn about and understand wine, he's helping wine labels across the United States to better understand their customers and branding. While we discuss wine ...

The world of private investigations is one that is a little unclear to many of us! In this episode, we talk with Wes Bearden, the CEO of the Bearden Investigation Agency, a private investigation agency that conducts sophisticated private investigations ranging from fraud, workers compensation and family law cases, to cases involving high tech digital investigations involving intellectual property disputes.

As a licensed at...

In Episode 16 of the Professionists we met with Josh Lord and Justin Capuano. Josh and Justin are entrepreneurs who founded LSAT Engine, an LSAT preparation firm that has focussed on using technology to make high quality, cost effective LSAT preparation. Using thousands of data points, their program combines the best parts of an online class with in-person options to create a tailored preparation plan.

The two met while st...

Episode 1 of season 2 kicks off with University of Miami alum and Dallas based recruiter Robert Conti! We will explore his own entrepreneurial journey and explore what college grads and young professionals need to explore as they enter the workforce!

Follow him on instagram @lifeas_conti

You can also check out Rizonet Consulting, at http://www.rizonetconsulting.com

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We explore a little more of the world of investigations and intelligence by chatting with Adam Grech of Texas based private intelligence firm, Strategic Insights Group (SIG).

Based in Fort Worth, SIG serves clients all over the US and internationally. They services law firms, investors and institutions and conduct detailed background and due diligence investigations, political risk assessments  a wide variety of related se...

In episode 18, we chat with Col. Dr. Sparky Matthews! Col. Matthews is a veteran of the US Air Force and was the 1st Surgeon General of the US Space Force.  In addition to serving in a wide variety of medical and leadership roles, and his M.D., he also has masters degrees in both public health and national security strategy. During his service, he logged 1,113 flight hours in 26 different weapons systems, including a total of 197 c...

In the almost final episode of season 2, we welcome back form CIA Case officer, US Air Force veteran and entrepreneur Andrew Bustamante!

After serving in the CIA for 7 years, Andrew founded EveryDaySpy a company that teaches every day spy skills to those looking for a career in the private intelligence space as well as those wanting to learn new skills and to apply those skills to get an edge on life. He is also host of th...