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“I went to the first business fair, and they said, ‘If you’re not a business person, don’t write a book… In fact, you can’t write for yourself.’  They want you to write a book that they can sell.” Our first international interview!!!  Coming to you from England, Ameeta has had a diverse and varied career, leading to the leap toward entrepreneurship in writing and coaching.  She has some wonderful things to say about that leap, about university in general, and how to learn on the job.

“[Some]thing I’m exploring right now is comentoring, which is a new concept.  It’s where you don’t have to be ahead of the person you’re mentoring or [be] a mentee of someone that is ahead of you but actually reaching out to people who are basically in the same place as you and sharing and exchanging information.” Sara DiVello is a best-selling author and amazing woman entrepreneur.  Her book, “Where the OM Am I?“, discusses the leap she took from corporate America into her own practice of teaching yoga.  In this episode she divulges some hilarious details, provides excellent advice for other entrepreneurs (some of which I’m taking!), and gives us a good look into the sweet pain of writing.

“I wish I had had a mentor to really talk me through [career options] … and here’s the process you’ll need to follow, but first you need to identify with what you want to do … and have someone guide me through that critical time in my life.” Chad is a fellow podcast host at Hello Tech Pros.  Contrasting against our usual podcast format, Chad is a college dropout.  He has a lot of great things to say about today’s university system, and how to find the drive and focus to start a business.  Please leave comments below if you enjoyed hearing from someone who didn’t finish their degree!

“Your degree is no longer this ‘get a career free’ card like it used to be … Yeah you need to have it … but there are things that every student needs to be doing beyond going to class and getting good grades to make sure that they have the right real world experience.” Kolby Goodman, a career and resume coach in California, has some amazing things to say about the journey of becoming an Entrepreneur.  A former economist, he uses his degree to keep himself motivated and detail oriented on each step of his career.  I am excited to bring his advice to you.  

My interview with Farzad was awesome.  He is a mathematician turned Escape Room founder, and while it was cool to hear how his degree has supported his new venture, that’s not the best part.  We got into a discussion about founders troubles, and he had a lot of great advice.  You’ve gotta listen.

Katherine is a fellow recovering Liberal Arts major – thank goodness!  She studied History in her undergraduate, but pivoted to Marketing for her MBA.  She has worked in Silicone Valley, Chicago, Georgia, and DC.  She also worked through TWO Recessions — and you think you have it bad going through one.  Check out what she has to say about pivoting her career several times, and what it takes to do so.

I’m really excited to present my interview with Mark Nathan — a Chicago-based serial entrepreneur who is rocking the heck out of life. He just published a book entitled “Delusion of Passion” focused on Millennials and redefining success. Mark has generously provided a coupon code for the audio book version on Smashwords – XQ69D.  Redeem it soon!

I had an amazing interview with Mark Nathan – so amazing, that we had over an hour of content.  I strive to keep the show close to a half hour in length so it’s easy to listen to during a busy day, but this was too good to simply cut.  If you like the pre-show idea, please comment on iTunes or on the website so I know!

Jeff Large is a teacher turned serial entrepreneur based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  He runs a podcast, a board game design studio, an eCommerce development firm, and is a digital consultant.  Whew!  To use the resource he provided at the end of the show, head to http://jefflarge.com/growth-hacks

Jason is a Grand Rapids based entrepreneur, Social Media guru, and lover of minions and hockey.  He is a fixture in the Grand Rapids entrepreneurial scene and is likely to attend most (if not all) such networking events and gatherings.  His degree is in business; he is the founder of Entrprsr, a startup funded by Start Garden to provide students with career building work (and businesses the affordable work of a student).