When You Grow Up Podcast

Jennifer Westbrook practiced corporate law for 12 years before devoting her expertise to helping small businesses succeed. Through her writing, web design, and guidance, she gives a voice to other en…

Just a few of the things I’ve learned from Bob Mina:

• Don’t wait–give that thing a try, because you don’t know what’s coming next
• Be present
• “You are more than your career; you are a person with a career…

When I first spoke with Bob Mina to prepare for this interview, he said to me about his unexpected career journey, “You don’t necessarily end up where you’re aiming, so just be present where you are”…

How important is our ability to speak well? How can past failures be an asset in a job interview?  What’s the secret to answering interview questions and landing your dream job? Aletta Rochat is the …

Fred Tippet is a retired union electrician, and now drives with Uber to keep himself busy. In this episode I learn about the steps to becoming a tradesperson, the benefits to tradespeople of being pa…

Do you want to be able to be 100% yourself at work? Are you happy with a boring job? Why is there stigma around changing jobs frequently?

Antonia Landi works at AVIV Group as Senior Product Manager in…

How did a certified dietician end up in sales? Is cold calling dead? What can we do to prepare ourselves now for potential challenges to our confidence later? Mike Tarnapoll is an account executive a…

What’s the difference between a coach and a mentor? Who would benefit from coaching, and how do you know it’s “working”? How do we manifest change in our lives? In Episode 28, I speak with Ashlee Bra…

Natalie LePera graduated from Temple University in the winter of 2019, just a few months before COVID-19 led to the loss of m`any job opportunities. She has since worked in a few different companies,…

What can you do to create safety while traveling? How might you plan a big trip with a new friend? In the continuation of the previous episode, Leena Desai tells me about her recent trip to Iceland, …

Have you ever traveled solo? Has discrimination impacted your job prospects? How do you face personal or professional challenges? For the 25th episode of When You Grow Up, I interviewed a dear friend…

In this episode of When You Grow Up Podcast, I’m interviewing another podcaster! Jeremy Cline produces the Change Work Life Podcast, which at the time of this writing has 109 published episodes. His …

Have you ever struggled with imposter syndrome? Is growing up and growing old the same thing? Do we create better things when we do them for someone else?  Stephanie Leishman and I talk about pride, …

Alex Kachurak studied public health and epidemiology at Temple University. She worked in the Center for Obesity Research and Education there for over 6 years under an excellent leader and manager, bu…

How can we possibly begin to solve the big problems we face today, like illiteracy, poverty, and underprepared young people?

I’m joined by Nathaniel A. Turner, author of Raising Supaman, It’s a Jungle…

What does it mean for you to take risks in your career? What’s it like to work for Google? How can you best prepare for maternity leave from your job? Alina Ispas Montriand recently left SAP to join …

Growth is good, but who typically gets left out when decisions about development are made? What does art have to do with equity? I loved this conversation about my hometown of Philadelphia; it broade…

What’s the secret to finding work-life balance, whatever that means for you? Have you been missing travel? What can we do to become better than yesterday? Mani Vaithiyanathan shares his response to t…

What are the benefits of buying a franchise, as opposed to starting a business from scratch? David Sauer has worked for big name companies like GE Healthcare, Siemens Healthcare, IBM, and SAP, but al…

What does community mean to you, and how do we create community? How can we support one another, and especially independent creators? Keisha Whatley shares her story of creating a community asset thr…