Category: Podcasts

In this episode, Mike Gardon chats with Matt Doan. Matt Doan is the Founder
and CEO of Transcendent Media. He’s passionate about helping people live
“Uncaged,” which means taking control of your work situation to unlock your
dream lifestyle. He does this as a coach, course instructor, and content
creator.

In this episode, Mike Gardon chats with Barry Shore. Known as the
“Ambassador of JOY,” Barry Shore is a mental wellness activist,
philanthropist, multi-patent holding entrepreneur, speaker, author,
podcaster, and former quadriplegic who is now swimming around the world!

In this episode, Mike Gardon chats with Manoj Jonna. Manoj Jonna is the
Co-Founder & CEO of Ramped, a skills-based hiring platform that is
revolutionizing the job search. Prior to Ramped, Manoj served as Chief
Strategy Officer of Reservations.com and as Vice President and Founding
Team member at YayPay. Before YayPay, he worked as an investment banker at
Deloitte Corporate Finance where he focused on mergers & acquisitions.
Manoj holds a JD from Georgetown Law School.

In this episode, Mike Gardon chats with Susan Hamilton Meier. Susan is a
personal branding expert who helps women untangle the zigzags of their
careers to find a clear, shiny thread of their story and design the next
steps for the professional journey.

For more than 20 years, Susan has helped Fortune 500 companies define brand
strategy and create distinctive messaging. She uses these tools, along with
what she’s learned on her own zig-zag career path across business, art, and
parenting, to empower women to craft their personal brand and discover a
roadmap toward a life of purpose.

An alum of Harvard Business School and the Boston Consulting Group, Susan
is on a mission to empower professional women to own their stories and
unlock their promise.

In this episode, Mike Gardon chats with Grant Baldwin. Grant made a career
change when his wife was 5 months pregnant with their first child. It was
scary, but he set himself on an unmistakable path toward a meaningful and
rewarding career. As founder and CEO of The Speaker Lab, Grant Baldwin has
helped thousands of people build successful and sustainable speaking
businesses. Over the last 15 years, Grant has become a sought-after
speaker, podcaster, author, and accomplished entrepreneur. Featured on the
Inc. 5000 list, Forbes, Inc. Entrepreneur, and The Huffington Post, he has
committed his expertise and insight to equip others to share their
meaningful message with the masses. His leadership and dedication to
creating a one-of-a-kind organizational culture are evidenced by the impact
of the team he leads. Grant lives near Nashville, Tennessee with his wife,
Sheila, and their three daughters.

In this episode, Mike Gardon chats with Tom Brunskill. Tom Brunskill is the
co-founder and CEO of Forage, a job simulation platform that helps students
bridge the gap between education and work opportunities. On a mission to
make education-to-workforce pathway more equitable, Tom co-founded Forage
in 2017 to provide the ability to preskill through virtual job simulations
produced by the world’s top companies, including J.P. Morgan, Lyft and
Walmart, to name a few. By breaking down barriers to gaining
workplace-specific skills, Tom hopes to level the opportunity playing field
and empower anyone to pursue their dream career. Tom started his career as
a corporate lawyer at a multinational law firm in Australia before moving
to San Francisco and has been featured in Business Insider, Financial Times
and TechCrunch, among others.

In this episode, Mike Gardon chats with Mike Podesto. Mike Podesto is the
CEO & Founder of Find My Profession, Inc. After years in sales and
recruiting roles, Mike knew that it was time to begin his journey with Find
My Profession. On October 3rd, 2015 Find My Profession was born. The
inspiration came from a lack of satisfaction in the recruiting industry and
the huge need for help on the job seeker side. Having job candidates come
second and hiring managers come first always seemed backward. With more
“recruiting rules” than ever, Find My Profession evens the playing field by
using their recruiting knowledge to benefit job seekers. With the job
seeker in mind, Mike quit his job as a recruiting manager to devote his
full attention to providing a solution exclusively for job seekers.

In this episode, Mike Gardon chats with David Kline. Dave is a former Chief
Operating Officer of several different divisions at Bridgewater Associates
, the worlds largest hedge fund with over $200M of assets under management
headed by Ray Dalio, whose book Principles is a must read.

In this episode, Mike Gardon chats with Dave Fano. David Fano is a serial
entrepreneur, former WeWork executive, and ex-architect who has made it his
mission to help people navigate their careers with confidence. His latest
venture, Teal, helps people optimize their job search by providing the
level of tooling and infrastructure that companies have but for the
individual professional. In just over a year, Teal has grown to a community
of over 40,000 users committed to advancing their careers.

In this episode, Mike Gardon chats with Mark Herschberg. Mark Herschberg is
the author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One
Taught You. From tracking criminals and terrorists on the dark web to
creating marketplaces and new authentication systems, Mark has spent his
career launching and developing new ventures at startups and Fortune 500s
and in academia. He helped to start the Undergraduate Practice
Opportunities Program, dubbed MIT’s “career success accelerator,” where he
teaches annually. At MIT, he received a B.S. in physics, a B.S. in
electrical engineering & computer science, and a M.Eng. in electrical
engineering & computer science, focusing on cryptography. At Harvard
Business School, Mark helped create a platform used to teach finance at
prominent business schools. He also works with many non-profits, currently
serving on the board of Plant A Million Corals. He was one of the
top-ranked ballroom dancers in the country and now lives in New York City,
where he is known for his social gatherings, including his annual Halloween
party, as well as his diverse cufflink collection.