Career Yak
Do you feel uninspired or stuck in your career, but don't know where to find a new job or lack the drive to succeed where you are? During my high school and collegiate years, I felt a huge lack of awareness as to what career paths were out there, and what would be a good fit for me. This show can help! Through interviews with professionals and entrepreneurs from different work environments, we shed light on the wide variety of jobs and industries out there today. You'll learn valuable career lessons along the way so that you can know where to look for your next opportunity or glean new insights that help you succeed in your current role.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 71
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
INTRODUCING Book Reviews
Monday 5/25/20 will mark the beginning of Career Yak Book Reviews! Tune in to discover overviews and insights from the many audiobooks that I get to listen to while driving from customer to customer …
Goodpods, Podcasting, and Starting Businesses: JJ Ramberg, Co-Founder of Goodpods
Join me as I chat with JJ Ramberg about entrepreneurship, her career in the business and media world, and the new social podcasting app she and her cofounders recently released, Goodpods. JJ, an entr…
Having an Entrepreneurial Mindset and Working in Construction: Rusty and Mitchell Gonzales, St. Andrews Construction
Rusty Gonzales, Founder and President of St. Andrews Construction in Denver, joins the show with his entrepreneurial son Mitchell. Rusty and Mitchell have both started multiple businesses, mainly in …
Working in Higher Education and Adapting to COVID19 - Erik Jaeke of the University of Wisconsin
Join me as I interview my former boss who has worked in the world of higher education and recreation at various collegiate campuses for over 15 years. He shares with us how he started on his career p…
Running a Business with Your Spouse - Scott Polston of Garment Graphics and Promotional Products
Scott Polston shares his story of leaving a financially stable but demanding job in order to have more time for his wife and kids. Where did he go? To work alongside his wife in the business she was …
From the Naval Academy to the Pentagon to Civilian Life - Jason Grower of Dead River
I'm excited to welcome Navy veteran Jason Grower to the show! He gives us insights on his long career in the US Navy. He takes us through the ins and outs of attending the Naval Academy, pilot traini…
Sports Radio, Athletics, Changing Career Paths Early On - Chris Guyll with BASIS Phoenix
Chris Guyll, Athletic Director at a charter school in Phoenix, shares how he pivoted early on in his career to pursue more meaningful and fulfilling work.
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40 Years of Sales, Trucking in South Africa, and Early Retirement - Marc McDaniel of Ryder
Marc McDaniel, VP with Ryder, has had four decades of sales experience, all focused in the trucking industry. Marc sheds light on balancing your career with family, prospecting tips, and gives inside…
Law Enforcement to Entrepreneurship - Derek Stephens of Rally Point
Derek Stephens is a retired police officer with over 20 years of experience in the state of Colorado. He now runs his own business, training officers in survival skills and tactics.
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Family Entrepreneurship - James and Bob Lee of Denver Freightways
James and Bob Lee are a son and father duo who together with other family members own and operate Denver Freightways Express, a trucking company in Denver, Colorado. Listen as James and Bob share sto…
Introducing Career Yak - Discovering Jobs and Career Paths
Introducing the Career Yak Podcast, a show that seeks to discover what jobs are out there, and how professionals from a wide variety of industries achieve success in their careers.
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