Good Job
As we grow up in the United States, so many career paths are open - and so many are a total mystery. When did you learn what a doula does, or what work is like for a creative director? Aren't you a little bit curious about what it feels like to be one of those people holding a stop sign at a road construction site, or to go from professional drummer to marriage and family therapist? Good Job and Karen Shapiro are here to help you find out.
Episodes
Hello, hello! This is a rebroadcast of my conversation with Theresa Hutch, a fabulous artist and tarot creator whose episode first aired on January 23, 2025. For reasons unbeknownst to me that episode was suffering from some audio issues, but I have since remastered it and it should be nice and audible. This is a wonderful thing, since Theresa has so many fascinating words to say about the intersections of art, business, and spirit...
Presley Martin is an artist in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the inventor of markers made from the birch polypore mushroom, and a studio facilitator at the Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts. Presley makes such a clear case for doing what you love, valuing time and learning over money, and finding the beauty in absolutely everything. You can follow his work @Presley on Instagram, or at presleymartin.com . Enjoy!
As a photographer in a pretty niche field, Lisa Asp thinks a lot with her rational brain - about how to budget for opening your own business, how to stay competitive in an ever-changing field, and how to network strategically - but at the end of the day, she’s an artist and that makes her (and me) so happy. Check out her work at @tangerinehouseofdesign on Instagram or Facebook, or on her website at tangerinehouseofdesign.com; I pro...
As an international tarot reader, writer, and teacher, Nancy discusses how to follow your dreams, live your fullest life as a spiritual being having a human experience - and couple it with a kickass business plan. Here are a few of the resources she mentions:
Books by Lynn Grodzki: https://privatepracticesuccess.com/lynn-s-books/
Tarot Lab Meetup: Magus Books and Herbs, monthly 2nd Sunday 3:30-5pm
Website: betweenworlds.us
How much time do you spend thinking about community corrections? For Erin Marrone, community corrections facilities - aka prisons and jails - are the workplace. Erin’s way of thinking about people who have committed crimes has changed my way of thinking about everyone I interact with.
Laura has done a LOT in her life. If you’re driven by making the world better in any way, have no tolerance for the bullshit of work, have an unconventional relationship with sleep, or want to expand the way you think about career change, you might get a lot out of this interview. On a side note, if you live in the Minneapolis area, go visit Laura at Aurora Spa in Uptown; she really does know her stuff. And if you’re a woman who’s ...
Today’s guest, Carl Heuckendorf, “peels back the envelope” and lets us learn what being a mail carrier is really like. I’m grateful to Carl for teaching me things I did not expect about the job, including how many carriers get bitten by dogs and what you do when it’s negative a thousand degrees out there. The next time you see your mail carrier please thank them profusely for their hard work, and in the meantime, enjoy.
Dr. Mork has lived through quite a lot, and come through it with love and laughter to spare. After you hear her interview I know you’ll want to check out her website - www.melissamork.com - or her books:
Bounce: From Surviving to Thriving Through Loss
Mental Health Matters: How Ten Psychological Principles will Enhance your Mental Health
Ryan Ball's field has existed for over 4000 years - and he still finds ways to innovate and keep it exciting. I loved learning how Ryan is able to support himself full-time as an artist, and how he appreciates every experience that has led him to where he is now. Best of all, his pottery is gorgeous! Check out his website at ryanballpottery.com or especially his Instagram @ryanballpottery.
Who wants a job that lets you travel, teach young people, understand your world better, and build a more sustainable workplace - while making enough money to own a home? Victoria Downey does all of these things and more as a geography professor at a community college.
Megan Voorhees is the kind of person who makes you feel like whoever you are in life, you can make your world better. When it comes to work, she believes that a career doesn’t have to be designed from the start - but it can always reflect your values. Megan leads with love but strategy is always on her mind, and in this interview she is exceedingly modest - so I do encourage you to check out her LinkedIn profile to learn more about...
When I first learned that Eric was an accountant who works in hospitals I must admit I assumed his goal was to save hospitals money, sometimes at the expense of individual patients. Turns out that's not what he does at all.
“I tend to have a good attitude - I’m not going to do anything I don’t want to do, and that makes my jobs easier.” Terri Mattila’s got range. How many Biology PhDs do you know who also manage a coffee shop, care for other people’s pets, set up labs for college students, and genuinely enjoy each day? At 61 years old, Terri is a model of doing what you love and loving what you do - while refusing to get stuck in a bad situation.
Caylin Crawford really cares about your safety. As an industrial hygienist at the University of Minnesota, she is here to keep folks safe from anything - nail salon fumes, sewer explosions, or homophobic colleagues are just some of the workplace hazards she protects us from. Why? Because to Caylin, safety at work is a human right.
Learn more about Caylin - and ask her questions about industrial hygiene - at https://www.linked...
Erica Ezold is the Executive Director of Quintessence Theatre. Erica and I went to high school together, and to college together, so I got to see first-hand how her passion for theater grew and transformed. You’ll hear how her passion still keeps her going as she makes it possible for artists to create great art. Erica goes deep into the relationship between work and mental health; I appreciate her willingness to talk about things ...
Aaron Silver is a freelance website developer, an artist, and a good friend. In this episode you'll learn about his path to becoming a developer, how he balances life and work, and his thoughts on artificial intelligence. To learn more about his work, check out his developer site at https://springthistle.com/ and his artist Instagram at @artistaviv .
Our guest today is Heather Worthington, whose job title is Principal and whose field is urban planning. Heather puts the fun in "Superfund site" - her excitement about things like transforming a heavily polluted ammunition plant into a gorgeous, healthy residential area, makes it really easy to understand why her work makes such a difference in the world. I appreciated Heather’s view that everyone has a role to play in th...
Today we get to hear from Dr. Adam Schwartz, who has been obsessed with making the world better for people since he was in middle school. Adam has studied and improved all sorts of experiences, from oil refineries to sleep in hotel rooms to device management software. Check out Adam's LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamhschwartz/ .
Today's conversation with Seneca Krueger gets deep, beautiful, and intense. Seneca is the Community and Outreach Manager for the Community Medical Services clinics in Ramsey and Hennepin counties. These clinics offer free treatment options (and transportation) for people with opioid use disorder; learn more about them at communitymedicalservices.org . Here are a few of the other resources we discuss:
Brave app: https://www...
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