Going Places

My Yoga Teaching Journey: GP Insights

Here is a quick update on my experience becoming a yoga teacher.

 

Tune in to hear more about my certification process and my role now as a yoga instructor!

Kelly Mann CPA: Authentic Entrepreneur, CEO, Mom, Cancer Patient

Kelly Mann is the Co-Founder and CEO of AuditMiner: an employee benefits auditing software company. She is also the founder of her own CPA firm, a mom of 3, and a cancer patient.

In the middle of a pandemic, nearly 6 months after founding AuditMiner, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. In April 2021, following multiple rounds of chemo, AuditMiner was launched.

Tune in to hear an authentic conversation with a woman who graciously overcomes the many curveballs life throws.

You do not want to miss her genuine story of resilience and growth, including her advice to finding true happiness.

 

Check out AuditMiner here: https://auditminer.com

Victoria Hines: Career Advice from a Strategic Creative Coach

Victoria Hines is on a mission to empower creatives to find a sustainable and holistic career path.

With a unique career as a former actor, arts administrator, and event planner, she made her own career pivot to become a coach to creatives who may be facing burnout and frustration. She says it best herself: "Creative careers are not linear but rather open-world structures that can be difficult to navigate". Our conversation even inspired me to make my own career pivot!

Tune in to hear Victoria's fantastic journey and wonderful career advice! 

 

Check out Victoria's website: https://www.victoriahines.com

Sign up for her bi-weekly newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/c37f280525f4/email-newsletter-signup

 

 

 

Lucy Bartholomew: Ultra-Marathoner Exploring Her Why

Lucy Bartholomew is an ultra-marathon runner hailing from Australia!

Starting at age 15, Lucy has dominated the running world with a smile. An Ultra-Marathon is a race longer than a marathon (26 miles, 42.19km). Lucy has ran over 20!

In 2018, she won 9 races and placed third at Western States. In 2021, she ran the rigorous Larapinta Trail documented through her new movie, "Running Out". She is also a plant-based athlete with a cookbook called "Sustain Your Ability". 

I had the opportunity to sit down with Lucy to discuss her running journey, her passions of cooking plant-based, living sustainably, the world of ultra-marathons, and more! Our conversation was right after she completed the Larapinta Trail in Australia last May.

You don't want to miss this conversation with an incredible athlete and human being!

 

Learn more about Lucy Here: https://www.lucybartholomew.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucy_bartholomew/

Check out her new movie Running Out: https://www.runningoutmovie.com

 

 

Steve Mariucci: Facing Football (and Life) with Grit and Passion

Steve Mariucci lives and breathes football, and he LOVES it, even at 45+ years playing, coaching, and analyzing the sport. 

You don’t want to miss this insightful interview rich with career and family advice! We discuss his upbringing, his extensive successful career, and the passion Mariucci has for all things family and football. We also dive into the mindset of football, highlighting his experiences coaching 9 hall of fame players throughout his career.

Steve has had quite the career in football: starting from being co-captains with Tom Izzo at Iron Mountain High School to being on the 1975 Championship team at Northern Michigan University. After college, Steve quickly jumped around, moving his wife around the country 18 times to gain extensive experience coaching at D1 universities and pro-level teams. He was the quarterback coach for the Green Bay Packers, coaching Brett Favre from 1992-1996. He became the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers in 1997, then the Detroit Lions in 2003. 

Now, you can find Steve on TV where he is an analyst for the NFL Network. Besides football, Steve is incredibly passionate about his roots in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, the non-profit Beacon House, travel, being a dad, and more!

 

Check out Beacon House here: https://upbeaconhouse.org

 

The Astronomers: The Sky is the Limit for this Band

I just scored you a new favorite band!

Hailing from Fond du Lac, WI, the Astronomers is an alternative pop band by Ben Baker and Michael Stensland who say it best themselves: they are "challenging the Alternative Pop scene of the midwest".

This duo is not messing around: they have over 2 million total listens on Spotify, their song, "Overthinking" has 600,000+ listens, and they just released a new song called "Bad Type".

Tune in to a conversation with Ben Baker and Michael Stensland about their humble beginnings, their latest album, and their summer of live music!

If you alternative music, you don't want to miss this episode!

Website: https://www.theastronomersmusic.com

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3jx7HGyoa2APekVbiXZvFh?si=1UhMEN6NRsCS-oYBbzadLA

 

Matt McDonell: Helping Veterans on their Next 18

Matt McDonell is the founder of Next 18, an organization that provides free week-long golf camps to veterans to provide a space for healing and mindfulness practices. Matt served as an Army Airborne Infantryman from 2011 to 2015 in both Germany and Afghanistan before medically retiring. 

When he returned home, he became an entrepreneur until he faced a difficult struggle with mental health. Since his experience, he wanted to create a better way for veterans to heal which is why he founded Next 18. He is now on the way to becoming a social worker for first responders and veterans.

Tune in to hear his experiences in the Army, his inspiration for starting Next 18, and his take on the current situation in Afghanistan. You don't want to miss this interview with fantastic mental health and veteran insights.

 

You can check out everything Matt does here: https://next18.org

 

Mike Victorson: From mailroom to CEO of M3 Insurance

Have you ever wondered what goes on inside the mind of a CEO?

My interview with Mike Victorson dives into the ins and outs of one of the most interesting career paths a person could take! "Vic" is the CEO of M3, but he started in the mailroom!

Tune in to hear his excellent advice in leadership, storytelling, and question formation, and hear how he has shaped the organic growth at M3 Insurance!

If you don't know, M3 Insurance is Wisconsin's largest independent insurance broker. They help their clients buy insurance, manage risk, and keep people safe! I had the opportunity to intern here this summer!

GP Insights: Finding my Why

Why do we create? What drives us to consistently, organically grow a project we started from nothing?

This episode of Going Places is a reflection of my summer hiatus from publishing podcasts and my WHY...

In this special episode, I dive into the personal journey with my podcast!

Tune in, because I can't wait to see where you go!

Hala Taha: Young and Profiting (and THRIVING!)

Hala Taha is the founder and CEO of YAP Media and the Host of Young and Profiting Podcast!

Hala's career journey started in radio, transitioning into the corporate world at HP. She then became an executive at Disney Streaming while running a growing podcast as a side hustle.

Now, she is fully committed to her passion for Young and Profiting: a podcast and media management company!

Tune in to hear Hala's secrets to entrepreneurship, podcasting, and networking! You don't want to miss her incredible story!