Between the Bullet Points
16 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOn this podcast series, you will meet a variety of people across an array of careers and learn about their professional journey. We will explore how they got started and continued to develop their career path with knowledge, experience, connections and other opportunities. We seek to learn what happened "Between the Bullet Points" (on their resume).
Programming note: Since we believe there is a current crisis in Career and Technical education regarding a severe lack of candidates that apply for educator opportunities, many of the guests on this program may have culminated their career pathways as a CTE educator to bring their expertise directly to students preparing for professional pathways across a variety of occupation and career clusters. Our intention to highlight these individuals is to help bring awareness to the need for experienced professionals directly from their fields of expertise to help educate and prepare the next generation of entry level workers and professionals.
A special note of thanks goes to Mr. Andy Greatorex, a very talented music professional and teacher. He has created, orchestrated and edited the music behind the Intro and Outro portions of the podcast series.
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Episodes
Navy Electrician/Automation Sales/Technical Education Specialist
May 30, 2023 17:41 - 1 hour - 92 MBDonlee is the epitome of someone that did not want to pursue a career that required schooling. However, since deciding to leave college as a young adult to enter the military as U.S. Navy Electrician, his dynamic career path has consistently included being educated and educating others. From his experience in the Navy, Donlee parlayed his skills to work in manufacturing, and robotics and found his passion in technical training. Two Associate's, one Bachelor's and one Master's degree later, Do...
Writer/Editor
January 14, 2022 00:14 - 1 hour - 118 MBJoe unknowingly began his career path when he was asked to write about sports for the school newspaper. Since those early days he continued to hone his talent in journalism writing for his college newspaper then local, daily, weekly and significantly larger media companies. His path includes being a reporter, writer, editor, public relations and social media professional. This is a fascinating between the bullet points look at one persons career getting the story out! Hosted on Acast. See a...
Filmmaker, Videographer, Islander
November 29, 2021 01:20 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBMike Patton has made a career of making audio and visual productions. He has pursued his passion from a young age and worked across the industry with experience in network and cable television, short and feature film projects on the east and West coast of the U.S. and in Hawaii. He has planned, shot and produced corporate and event productions as well as his own privately funded endeavors. Listen to Mike's story about his career and situations encountered with highlights of what he has learn...
Builder
August 10, 2021 12:44 - 40 minutes - 55 MBRobb has had a significant career. He began working in the window distribution business, with jobs such as summer help then onto Shipping Foreman, Office Manager, Operations Manager, Vice President and President, Independent Salesman, Restauranteur and now as General Manager and partner of Pellicano Builders. In this episode, Robb describes the interesting details of his experience and passes along good advice from a dynamic career! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Home Builder
July 07, 2021 22:06 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBAfter becoming a chemist and rising to the executive level of Vice President of a french-owned fragrance company, Matt decided to follow his passion of becoming an entrepreneur. Since that decision, he has gone on to build and own eight restaurants, ten gas stations, an investment real estate firm, a natural juice company and is now the current owner of an insulation company and Pellicano Builders. Matt's intriguing career path has a little something for everyone! Hosted on Acast. See acast...
Automotive Service to Dealer Representative
June 17, 2021 22:57 - 54 minutes - 74.2 MBEven though she grew up with family in the automotive business, Breanna had dreams for a more conventional profession after college or graduate school. However, with circumstances dictated by the economy and an opportunity presented to her, she decided to enter the automotive business. It was the beginning of an interesting career and she never looked back (until this podcast of course!) Listen to Breanna's career story as a successful female in a male dominated profession, where she made her...
Forklift Technician
June 11, 2021 13:19 - 51 minutes - 71.1 MBMany young people struggle with what to do after high school graduation, where to go next, more education? college? technical school? a job? Where? for what? Sometimes the next step seems like an obvious choice, only to find out that it was not the best choice. or not a good choice at all. But that's life! We learn and move on. We make better decisions from our experience and in time, we are on a much better path. Not only is this a common story for many people, it is Andrews story. He is a v...
High School Guidance Director
May 27, 2021 14:42 - 59 minutes - 67.7 MBHumble beginnings didn't stop the bigger dreams of this gentleman. Growing up in the coal mine region in a small town named Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, his sites were set on becoming a priest. Through a series of early jobs and military experience, he came to realize his passion for teaching. As his career advanced he decided to apply his knowledge and people skills to help students navigate high school and choose their path into postsecondary opportunities. This was a very special episode for...
Banking Customer Service to Mortgage Loan Officer
February 07, 2021 19:53 - 48 minutes - 55.7 MBErin had strong female role models while growing up that were prime influences for her to become a young entrepreneur. However, by the time she was about to graduate high school, she struggled with where her path should go next. She took a short period of time to experience life and soon enough, found herself and on a career pathway in banking and finance. "Erin the Expert" Carvelli has relied upon her entrepreneurial influences and instincts to become a top producer that leads a sales tea...
Vocational Student, Machinist, CNC Master
January 31, 2021 22:30 - 59 minutes - 68.7 MBIt takes an incredible amount of knowledge and skill to design and manufacture custom made guitars and basses as a side project, including hardware and electronics! This is a story of a person driven by curiosity of how things work and a continual quest to follow their passions, improve their skills and relentlessly seek the next challenge. Phil created a substantial career steeped in learning, problem solving, educating and improving. He is an Applications Engineer by Career title but off ...
Architecture & Design
January 22, 2021 17:20 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBPatti knew from a relatively young age that she had the talent and desire to design. She worked hard and achieved her goals, all while dealing with a incredible challenge she didn't realize she had, until she was an adult. Her story reflects bold "Between the Bullet Points" circumstances, both personally and professionally, that are complicated and where difficult choices had to be made. This episode details Patti's interesting and inspirational story about her successful career path to becom...
Draftsman, Teacher, Job Placement Coordinator
January 19, 2021 14:21 - 1 hour - 80.4 MBFollowing his passion for drafting, design and architecture, this gentleman enrolled in his vocational-technical high school. Following graduation he worked as a draftsman until an opportunity was presented to him that enabled him to return to his Alma Mater and teach others. Eventually, he expanded his guidance and influence to an even greater number of young people to become a coach, an advising and a Cooperative Education Coordinator. Listen to this interesting episode and witness how his ...
Navy Seabee, Carpenter, CTE Teacher
December 26, 2020 12:44 - 51 minutes - 58.4 MBBrien Wiseman has always been a hard working professional with a variety of work experience from a young age. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, a Seabee that traveled across the globe and back to work in base maintenance and in Mobile Construction Battalions. Brien used his skills and education to enter into sales and marketing, become an entrepreneur and then become an instructor teaching Building Maintenance so a new generation can be well prepared for their own careers by his guidance and ...
Industrial Engineer, Part 2
December 09, 2020 17:32 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBSteve Mercadante is trained Industrial Engineer with 30+ years of experience in manufacturing. Directly out of college at NJIT, his skills have been applied to a variety of engineering fields such as aerospace technology, stent and catheter production, Human tissue engineering, Life Safety Systems, Collagen Tissue technology and CTE secondary education. This award winning educator shares his philosophy, goals and career path with us in a two-part series and we are grateful for it, thanks Ste...
Industrial Engineer, Part 1
December 09, 2020 17:28 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBSteve Mercadante is trained Industrial Engineer with 30+ years of experience in manufacturing. Directly out of college at NJIT, his skills have been applied to a variety of engineering fields such as aerospace technology, stent and catheter production, Human tissue engineering, Life Safety Systems, Collagen Tissue technology and CTE secondary education. This award winning educator shares his philosophy, goals and career path with us in a two-part series and we are grateful for it, thanks Ste...
Meet the Host of Between the Bullet Points
December 09, 2020 14:24 - 31 minutes - 36.3 MBSean McDonald, podcast host and career education professional explains his career journey, opportunities, obstacles and success, from Automotive CTE student in high school to college for Industrial Arts, NAVY Seabee to teacher and CTE Administrator Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.