Top of the Pile

In this episode, I'm thrilled to welcome Brian Lawler, a Senior Sales Manager, Amazon Ads with an impressive career in the advertising industry. Brian has held senior roles at top companies, including LinkedIn, AOL, DoubleClick, and News Corp, and has spent over seven years at Amazon. Known for his exceptional sales skills and leadership qualities, Brian is highly respected by customers and colleagues alike.

A proud graduate of...

Meet Teddy Fuller, Account Executive with Oracle NetSuite. Teddy is a 2021 graduate of the University of Denver and has spent the past 2.5+ years selling for NetSuite. Teddy shares his experience breaking into a top tech sales team. Hear about the undergrad courses and skills he developed that helped him get his first role as a BDR (Business Development Representative) and make the jump to an AE role.  Learn about the interview pro...

Join me and my talented intern, Christina Klinoff (BC '24), as we co-host this exciting episode that brings together sports entrepreneurship, mentorship, and college athletics.

This episode is perfect for a variety of listeners:

1. Are you an aspiring college athlete or a current college athlete?
2. Are you an aspiring entrepreneur?
3. Are you interested in sports, NIL, and/or AI?
4. Are you interested in being motivated by super bright, h...

Communication: The "Swiss Army Knife" major

Check out my conversation with Christine Caswell, Director, Internships & Career Readiness at Boston College.  Christine guides 800+ Comm majors as they navigate getting an internship and their first "real" job.  Hear about Christine's journey as a broadcast journalist - where she started out and the grit and determination that led to her award-winning success!...

Your credit score is your adult GPA!
In part two of my conversation with Ann Garcia, Certified Financial Planner, we focus on helping young professionals understand some simple ways to set themselves up for financial success.  Ann shares many easy steps to make the most out of the money you're making today while also beginning to build a safety net for the many expenses at different stages of our lives. 

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Want to balance living your best life today and financial security tomorrow?

Check out my conversation with Ann Garcia, also known as The College Financial Lady to find out how it is possible.  Ann is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and managing partner of Independent Progressive Advisors, a financial advisory firm based in Portland, Oregon.  Ann got her nickname of The College Financial Lady by specializing in college...

Join me as we dive into the fashion industry when I speak with the mother-daughter dynamic duo, Alison Bruhn and Delia Folk, co-founders of The Style That Binds Us, a next-gen media company focused on style and fashion.
Hear about each of their unconventional entrees into the world of fashion and the relationships and skills they developed. Delia shares how she got her first opportunity with an internship at Versace and her fi...

Show up. Be curious. Show you're hardworking.

If you're interested in a career in advertising or media but also might love a tech sell - this is the episode for you.  Today we're switching gears over to the digital media and advertising technology space.  My guest is Lauren Benedict,  SVP, Enterprise Sales at MNTN, the leading connected TV performance advertising platform.   Lauren is a recognized and award-...

Interested in commercial real estate, investment banking - or both? Check out my conversation with David Genovese, CEO of Baywater Properties. David's stellar career includes senior leadership roles with Credit Suisse First Boston and Bankers Trust Company.  Learn about David's career path and the early pivot he had to make. Plus, David shares an overview of the commercial real estate landscape, what the main entry points...

Attention! Double-dip - two career paths in one episode!

Learn about a career path in the insurance industry AND as a Human Resources professional (or People Team, Talent Management, Human Capital - so many names today!)  This episode's guest is Colin Haupt, SVP, Employee Engagement & Experience for Pure Insurance.  Understand the many aspects of an HR career and what the Engagement & Experience team does. Pl...

Check out my conversation with Kallie Hapgood, Managing Director, Investor Relations with Gridiron Capital. Gridiron is a private equity firm that partners with founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams across consumer, B2B and B2C companies. 

Hear how Kallie started her career in finance and made the shift to investor relations. Kallie shares incredible advice about being a liberal arts undergrad, the importance of ne...

In this episode, we hear from James Marciano, Founder of Tuck Advisors, an investment bank that focuses on mergers and acquisition advisory for smaller companies and startups with a focus on the education and health and wellness space.
 
James earned his undergrad degree from Harvard College and went on to complete an MBA from Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business. Surprisingly, James found himself lacking career direct...

It was the Spring of 2020 and Haley Georgen was stuck home like the rest of us.  Haley decided to combine her love of photography and cheese to create That Cheese Princess, a company that makes unique charcuterie boards for small to large gatherings in the Providence/New England area. Learn how Haley put the marketing knowledge she learned in the classroom to work in real life.  Haley shares her path of experiences including the cl...

Listen in to hear how undergrad Roland Afzelius turned his love of the water into a business (Oyster Bay Water Sports) and an amazing learning experience.  This episode has tons of great advice on entrepreneurism, being a computer science major, and how to learn by doing!  Hear what it's like to run a small business and learn about entrepreneurism from the many sides - inventor, finance, funding, marketing, customer service an...

Kevin McCordic had just started his senior season on the Providence College Men's Lacrosse team when bad luck literally hit him square in the jaw.  Hear how his time on the sidelines helped him grow as a student, athlete, and human being.  And as a result, authored his first book: Wired Shut, 21 Unspoken Keys to College

In this episode, Kevin shares tons of his incredible advice - everything from how to pick the best...

How a positive attitude and strong networking lands you the job...twice!

Key Career topics include: Networking before, during, and after job experiences | The hidden job market |  "Creative" Networking

Mackenzie Coughlin had recently graduated from Providence College and secured her dream job at LinkedIn when COVID-19 derailed those career plans.  Mackenzie was less than a year into her new job when she ...

Switching gears to Investment Banking as I chat with Eric Stein, Global Chairman of Investment Banking for JPMorgan.  Eric has had a tremendously successful career at JPMorgan but his initial path wasn't the typical IB path.  Listen in to hear his message around work ethic and passion for the finance space. Plus, he shares advice on how to prepare for the investment banking summer analyst interview process.

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Career Topics:
Networking | Growth areas in the media & content spaces | Getting your resume past ATS | Organizing your job search

Today's guest is Bucky Keady, an extremely well-respected HR and talent management leader in the media and publishing industry.

Bucky spent 15 years as Associate Director of HR at Conde Nast - home to Vogue, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest and more - she led recr...

Fast Facts: Bomb that interview?

Not feeling like you put your best foot forward?

We've all been there.  That pit in your stomach after finishing an interview and thinking "Jeez, I really screwed that up".   Here are some thoughts around how to try and repair the damage and how to avoid it in the first place.

LAUNCH Career Strategies was founded by Karen Elders and Elyse Spalding. We help young professionals l...