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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (00:00):
So Caroline, I just want to let our sunny listeners
know now that they can see you. So there's this
happy girl. Every morning when I see Caroline, She's.
Speaker 1 (00:09):
Like, Hi, Hi, how are you doing? And I'm like,
you're just the happiest girl. I thought I was the
happiest girl until I met you.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
And then I was like, we went to we were
invited to the Devil Wears Prada, all the Sonny and
the iHeart ladies and it was a really fun luncheon,
so fun at the I Pick in river Oaks, such a.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
Fabulous not establishments.
Speaker 4 (00:30):
Ye.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
So I was like, I have got to get to
know this girl. Oh what is going on with Caroline?
And you tell me that you were an Astros cheerleader? Okay,
and now she's working at iHeart. So I thought, could
you We've got so many.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Students listening who would dream about being an Astros cheerleader,
but just I thought you could take us on.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Your journey from school to this incredible experience with the
Astros and then how you ended up with iHeartMedia And
you're you're from Katie.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
Yes me am, I am.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
Where did you go to school?
Speaker 4 (01:03):
So I went to school Tompkins High School. It's over
in Katie, I see. And then I went on to
Saint Edward's University in Austin, Texas.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
Wonderful. Yes, And your goal was to study.
Speaker 4 (01:14):
International business in Spanish. So I double majored in college.
I went a little crazy, but I did get college
credit in high school from my AP tests, So I
don't know if that's what it's still called. I just
aged myself because I'm pretty sure it's called CAP.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
I don't know the AP test, Okay, so it's still AP.
It could be, but well, you know, same pool. You
took those tests in high school.
Speaker 3 (01:41):
For Spanish, and that was my passion in high school.
Speaker 4 (01:44):
That was like the one thing that and honestly, middle
school I started when I was young, so I was
very lucky to grow up with so many Spanish speakers
around me. That inspired me to start learning. And my
parents were like, that's something she wants to do. I
mean in.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
School, I just loved it.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
I loved it so good.
Speaker 4 (02:03):
Yeah, I mean, I double majored, and I've always danced
my whole life, so I continue that in college. I
did drill team in high school too, so back to
school drill team was like huge for me. I got
to really learn how to work life balance a little bit,
I think, as much as you can in high school
and trying to have a job as well. My parents
(02:24):
were so very I'm very lucky, and my parents wanted
to support me as much as I could. So focus
on school. Focus on school, that's the number one thing.
So look through that, I got to experience just the
passion of language learning. So that brought me to a
different job outside of college. And I'm skipping ahead, but yeah,
(02:44):
I definitely impacted my desire to go pro with dance
as well.
Speaker 2 (02:49):
So how do you even go about trying out for
the astros? I mean, did you have to take courses
in school? Liked changed a lot to do it. You
got to do this in school. This is the exact route.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
You need to go.
Speaker 4 (03:03):
No, I wish, I wish, but no, I I'm actually
very lucky. I say that a lot or blessed, privileged.
I'm I try to always lead with that because I
really wanted to keep pursuing dance outside of college because
I did pro in a different way for hip hop,
so I competed.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
At I was a very, very very hip hop person.
Speaker 4 (03:25):
I was done with the pomp Poms in college, I
was like, I'm done. I don't want to be dancing
for sports anymore, because that's what I did a lot.
I think. I was like, oh, I'm finally just don't
want to do it for fun. So I really got
to explore it more as a hobby. Not that it wasn't,
but I started working in dance and then you know,
balancing that it became a lot. So I went back
(03:46):
to making it a hobby. And then once I moved
back to Tech back to Houston from Austin, I saw
tryouts for happening the same.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
Day that you moved back.
Speaker 4 (03:55):
Yeah, oh, not the same day that I moved back,
but it was the same day that they were saying, hey, welcome,
come on now. And that was something that I would
be completely honest, was a little bit of impulsive decision
on my part to just like show up, but.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
Of course I did as much as as I could.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
It works that way. Sometimes it just take a.
Speaker 3 (04:12):
Chance on yourself.
Speaker 4 (04:14):
Absolutely, that's something that I was like, Okay, you know what,
I may not make it, but I get to meet
new people and go back into the dance community. So yeah,
and then through that I made so many friends and
I ended up making the team. And I also think
Spanish was a huge factor of that as well.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Well, of course, I mean that is excellent.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
Sorry it was later slash dancer slash ambassador.
Speaker 4 (04:40):
Well, you know, you know, the ambassador part is huge
because that's a big, big part of being a shooting
Star is you were representing the fan base, but you're
also representing the organization in a way. That's how I
like to think of it when I was with the fans,
because I am a fan at the end of the day,
so I want to see the players doing really well.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
Strows up behind you, just as you know, I lie,
idn't agree, but it's perfect. Hey, yeah, so how long
were you an ASTROS Shooting Star?
Speaker 3 (05:07):
Two seasons? Okay?
Speaker 4 (05:09):
Five?
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Do they just keep voting you like? Do you have
to keep trying out?
Speaker 4 (05:12):
Yes, ma'am.
Speaker 3 (05:13):
You try out every year, every year.
Speaker 4 (05:14):
Yeah, it's not any easier for the vets. I will
say the vets are putting in a lot of work
the rookies as well, rookies who want to join and
start off their their career.
Speaker 3 (05:23):
It's a very different.
Speaker 4 (05:23):
I wouldn't say it's very different between what you're being
evaluated on. But once you've worked and you've shown yourself,
if you're trying out again, you're you're still trying out
as you but for that next season because it's a
different season every year, you know.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
So cool? Yeah, two seasons with the Astros.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
Yes, man, you thought, Oh it's time because I've listened
to Sonny since I was a little girl.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
Oh my gosh, should go to i R.
Speaker 4 (05:46):
I'm such a fan of yours too, so like I
just need everyone to know anyone's listening. I'm such a
fan of yours. I appreiate it, like I can't believe
you are.
Speaker 3 (05:54):
Even sitting with me, let alone talking with me.
Speaker 4 (05:56):
Thank you, just a mom mom's I love it?
Speaker 1 (06:00):
So did you send girls that you've talked to? Someone
you know? And I want to get into sales?
Speaker 3 (06:06):
Yeah, I've been.
Speaker 4 (06:07):
I had wanted to join into sales, but it was
something that intimidated me studying business because it's not something
that I just want that stability and I think that
that's something that you know, sales you have to really
better on yourself and when you have to kind of
have that self discipline and I don't know, I just
(06:28):
it was something that scared me.
Speaker 3 (06:29):
But yes, I.
Speaker 4 (06:30):
Always wanted to do to sales, yes, ma'am. And media
was something that really I got interested in once I
worked for the Astros. Absolutely, one hundred percent. I was
a dancer though, through and through. I love the stage.
Speaker 3 (06:41):
I love production.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
I was a theater kid as well, but the whole
production and broadcast and media side of things was something
that really excited me when I worked for the Astros.
Speaker 2 (06:52):
Is so you're in theater also? Oh yeah, like big
long productions like.
Speaker 3 (06:57):
No no, no, no, no, no.
Speaker 4 (06:58):
Okay, I'm talking like I might be a small part
in the middle school play, but I took it very serious.
Speaker 1 (07:03):
Okay, all right, that's okay.
Speaker 3 (07:05):
Man number two on the roof. I did a church
play on the roof right here. Yeah, I had a mustache.
Speaker 1 (07:11):
Now what do you do at iHeart what?
Speaker 4 (07:14):
So?
Speaker 2 (07:14):
I just love this path because I mean I was
a political science and philosophy major in college in radio.
Speaker 4 (07:21):
That's exactly because you have as I just wanted to.
Speaker 2 (07:25):
I remember my guy when I was a little girl,
Harry Harrison w ABC in New York City. Zip up
girls dresses and there'd be three different girls. Thanks hair,
the sexy one conservative one and then just like the
school teacher one, and I was like, that's got to
be the most fun job ever. What adual I zipping up,
(07:47):
you know, and they're just like loving him, and I thought,
that's what I want to do. I want to do
radio and I just absolutely love it.
Speaker 3 (07:53):
It's so inspiring.
Speaker 2 (07:55):
A storytelling, right, yes, which is kind of what you
have to do in sales because you're you're kind of
sharing our story story yeah, with potential clients who you
know you have to say, but you'd be amazing on
the sude.
Speaker 3 (08:11):
Oh yes, right.
Speaker 4 (08:12):
That's my favorite part is kind of getting to know
the ins and outs of obviously, so what you know,
your question like what I'm doing now is yes, I'm
in sales now for iHeartMedia. So very exciting.
Speaker 1 (08:24):
Huge, that's huge. I was like, very proud of you.
Speaker 4 (08:27):
I still I am the same thing with Astros every day.
I was like, I can't believe that I get to
do this every day.
Speaker 3 (08:32):
It's so fun. And I don't know, I'm sure you
still feel that way because it's so such.
Speaker 4 (08:37):
An exciting you know, you don't we get to it's
so good. The client event we were at, I'm like
looking around. I can't believe that we get to do this.
I meet people this way. It's so fun. So yeah,
it's it's definitely fun to kind of especially growing up
here and listening to the radio, you get to, oh,
I think this place would look really good on this
or sound really good under this voice as a you know.
Speaker 3 (08:59):
Whatever the maybe so yeah, yeah, it's very fun.
Speaker 2 (09:03):
Do you have a particular I know some of the salespeople, Yeah,
they kind of focus on maybe cars or maybe retail.
Speaker 1 (09:11):
What do you have? Are you just kind of experiencing
all of it? Yeah?
Speaker 2 (09:15):
Or has Eddie Martini, our best Paul Lambert put you
in a particular area to pursue teams?
Speaker 3 (09:22):
Right exactly?
Speaker 4 (09:23):
You know what, I'm still kind of figuring that out.
I think that's gonna come with more experience in my
career is like figuring out which ones I would like.
And I think with more experience, I want to just
make sure I'm giving the clients the best experience as
I can and support them as best I can. So
I think the more I learn, the better I'll be.
So in terms of categories and all that stuff, I'm
(09:44):
open to anything because I get to learn even more
if it's something that maybe I'm not as familiar with.
I get to know.
Speaker 3 (09:51):
Okay, that's something.
Speaker 4 (09:52):
Now I'm going to go deep dive on everybody who
likes this kind of thing or this beverage or you know.
Speaker 1 (09:58):
Whatever exactly or makeup.
Speaker 4 (10:00):
Oh you know, I'm never going to say no to makeup.
Speaker 2 (10:02):
I mean, I message Maybelene fit Mabelene, and I just
love talking about their products, especially with Houston.
Speaker 3 (10:08):
Makeup is absolutely makeup. That cosmat area.
Speaker 1 (10:12):
Oh yeah, Louie.
Speaker 2 (10:13):
So what would you say to students who are a
little bit you've been anxious, you took on challenges. What
was it that drove you to go beyond your comfort
zone so that you can really experience I think that's
part of the victory. It is going beyond your comfort
It is.
Speaker 4 (10:31):
I think coming out of the other side. It's so
much better to say that you tried versus you didn't. Yes,
because the only way you can fail is not trying.
That's what I have to tell myself, because hey, at
least I.
Speaker 2 (10:42):
Tried exactly, And you might fall I tell my husband
all the time, I'm trying areas, Bob, I might fall
flat on my face, But let me try.
Speaker 1 (10:49):
Let me just try it, you know, because I'm just amazing.
Speaker 3 (10:52):
Or tell me to not, but I'm still gonna try it.
Speaker 1 (10:54):
Good for you or are you in the birth order?
Do you have siblings?
Speaker 4 (10:57):
I have an older brother, okay, I'm a youngest young sister. Yeah,
he's like my best friend and he always inspired me
as well. I grew up just watching him. He did
Boy Scouts of America and if you he went on
to become an Eagle Scout.
Speaker 2 (11:10):
Wow, if you know you know, yeah, that's pretty that's
a good discipline to watch. It is like from as
a younger, you're like, okay, well wow, I'm a good
job for mom and dad.
Speaker 4 (11:20):
Oh yeah, and him.
Speaker 3 (11:20):
Achieve that or very lucky kids, very lucky.
Speaker 1 (11:23):
It's amazing.
Speaker 2 (11:24):
I wanted to bring you on because I knew you'd
be you'd have some words of wisdom as a young lady,
you know, out of school, trying all these cool things
to just not limit yourself. Yeah, maybe your line of steady,
go for it, just go beyond your company.
Speaker 3 (11:37):
Oh my gosh.
Speaker 4 (11:39):
That's another thing with language learning too, like things like that.
If you don't try, I think of all the conversations
that I wouldn't be able to have if I didn't
just keep trying. With language learning, you have to be
okay with just you're gonna sound not fluent and not
perfect obviously because you're still learning it. So through the
process you have to just let your ego go. Just
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let it go, because if you have any know it's
not gonna wory, it's not gonna.
Speaker 2 (12:02):
Yeah, all right, we'll give us a closing, kind of
a wise statement in Spanish.
Speaker 3 (12:07):
Oh when ala thak kidding?
Speaker 4 (12:19):
Did you say approach the day is like to seize
the day?
Speaker 3 (12:25):
That is ex Thank you so.
Speaker 1 (12:29):
Much, Yes, seize the day. Have fun. Listen.
Speaker 2 (12:32):
Jobs don't have to be drudgery. They can be absolute joys.
Speaker 3 (12:36):
You can love your job. It's possible.
Speaker 4 (12:38):
But also it's just it's not gonna come. You have
to think of it for yourself, for your future self,
which is not easy.
Speaker 3 (12:44):
But every day you just just take it day by day,
take a day by.
Speaker 1 (12:49):
Day and work super hard.
Speaker 3 (12:51):
Be legitly on your mentors, rely on your mentors books
read that's those are my wives, any students, because I
know it's hard, it's very hard.
Speaker 1 (13:00):
Well I knew you'd be a delight and you are.
Speaker 4 (13:02):
Thank you.
Speaker 3 (13:03):
Good luck to you.
Speaker 2 (13:04):
I didn't bore anyone here thirty five years. So you
and I plan on being here together a long time.
Speaker 1 (13:09):
So I Anthony's been here twenty years, so this yeah,
Anthony used to be. Oh you're looking for consistency and longevity.
We're here for you.
Speaker 4 (13:18):
I'm so happy to be. Thank you so much for
having me. I so appreciate it. Thank you