Rise Up Mentoring Podcast: Advice to Help You Succeed

Rise Up Mentoring Podcast: Advice to Help You Succeed

Rise Up Mentoring was created to inspire and encourage students while providing the advice they need to successfully graduate and prepare for their careers and life overall. Listen to the conversations of students just like you and successful mentors to become the best you that you can be. Get all the helpful advice that everyone else seems to have already received and wish someone would share with you.

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November 15, 2018 33 mins

In this first episode of season 2, I thought it would be good to have a conversation with my former colleague Tawanda Kelly and co-host Kacia Kyle about mentoring.  We talk about how you should go about finding a mentor and how mentors add value.  Our conversation ranges from different types of mentors, creating a list of topics to cover with a mentor, and also how to break up with a mentor.

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In this episode, I had the opportunity to speak with Eric Veltz. Eric Veltz is a multi millionaire in the making that is taking full advantage of his income and investing it in real estate. He has taken some time out of his busy schedule to speak to you today. Eric will explain how his way of thinking has been influenced by his network of mentors and what he did with their advice.
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This week, I had the opportunity to speak with Ramon Ray of Smart Hustle Magazine. Ramon is a four time entrepreneur and has established himself as an expert on personal branding.Joining Ramon for this interview is Kacia Kyle and Amber Diehl. Kacia Kyle is a senior at the University of Houston planning to become a Human Resources Specialist. Amber Diehl is a junior finance major at Prairie View A&M University.Listen closely ...
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Welcome to the New Year! In this episode I share with our network of listeners three basics areas to focus on when it is time to make a first impression in the world of business. For the month of January, I'm adding a shorter, 10 min format to the lineup of podcasts. I will be alternating between the 30 minutes interviews with my mentoring associates and my 10 minutes individual advice to our network of listeners. The topi...
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In this episode, I sat down with Texas Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton and Chloe Lins, a senior from the University of South Carolina to get Ryan's advice on how to overcome failure and achieve success. Ryan is a graduate of Texas A&M University and as I mentioned earlier..... he currently serves as the Texas Railroad Commissioner helping to regulate the energy industry in Texas. But in between graduating college just...
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November 30, 2017 32 mins
I'm trying something new this week after taking a break for Thanksgiving. You get to hear the answers we provided for a panel discussion that I hosted two weeks ago with approximately 50 students from the Texas A&M Engineering Academy Program based at the Spring Branch location of Houston Community College.This week's co-hosts are William Minter, VP of Implementation Services for PinnacleART and Prince Gammage from L...
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Mr. Nigel Brown and Ms. Kacia Kyle talk shop about the frustrations of working on teams with the wrong individuals and how they now choose their teams for school projects and side businesses. My mentee co-host today is Kacia Kyle, a senior at the University of Houston planning to become an Human Resources Specialist. She shares a few of the struggles she's had working with teams and shares what she has learned over the past ...
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Norman explains why he started this podcast. Find out why this is more than just a hobby and what he wants to accomplish.
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Mr. Prince Gammage and Ms. Kai Young meet up to discuss time management on campus and in the workplace. If you want tips that you can use today, check out this episode! My mentee co-host today is Kai Young, a freshman at Spelman College in Atlanta, GA wanting to save the world. My mentoring co-host today is Prince Gammage of Fresno, TX. He is originally from Riviera Beach, FL and is a hard working member of corporate America that g...
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Mr. Prince Gammage and Ms. Kai Young meet up to discuss time management on campus and in the workplace. If you want tips that you can use today, check out this episode!My mentee co-host today is Kai Young, a freshman at Spelman College in Atlanta, GA wanting to save the world.My mentoring co-host today is Prince Gammage of Fresno, TX. He is originally from Riviera Beach, FL and is a hard working member of corporate America that g...
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Mrs. LaTaurus Brown and Ms. Meshia Greer advise individuals on how to get to know people in new environments like college or work. Listen to their insights as they explain how you have more in common with these new strangers than you might think.My mentee co-host today is Meshia Greer, a senior from Prairie View A&M University graduating this December with a Bachelors degree in Finance. She has interned with the FDIC and the ...
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Ms. Hope Young and Carrington Johnson give students tips on how to navigate college resources, explain why GPA matters, and the advantages of creating a 5 year plan for your life.Listen to the 4 tips that Hope provide to all of her students and the advice that Carrington wishes someone had shared with him when he was a freshman.Mrs. Hope Young is KIPP Houston High School's Director of College Counseling and Carrington Johnson ...
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September 27, 2017 1 min
Welcome to the brand new Rise Up Mentoring Podcast! This podcast was created to help encourage you through what feels like the hardest chapter of your life AND to help get you ready for your first grown up job.Consider me your free life coach! Every week, I'll introduce you to a successful individual that has walked in your shoes. If you've wanted to quit, but remembered your parents told you that you couldn't mov...
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