Hackiversity Podcast

#023: Anthony ONeal (Dave Ramsey Personality) on College Finances

Anthony Oneal (@anthonyoneal) currently serves as a Dave Ramsey personality advising college students on finances.  In this episode, Anthony and I discuss:  Choosing the most financially sensible college; If and how much to work at a job during college; and How to manage finances while at college. Connect with Anthony on his personal site, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Also, check out Anthony's new book, Debt Free Degree.  Anthony's "tweetable" advice: "Listen...You are specia...

#022: Dr. Mordecai Brownlee (St. Philip's College) on Community College vs University

Dr. Mordecai Brownlee (@ItsDrMordecai) currently serves as the Vice President for Student Success at St. Philips College in San Antonio, Texas.  Dr. Mordecai brings a great perspective to students thinking about attending community college, and offers compelling reasons why students who aren’t thinking about attending community college should do just that. Connect with Dr. Mordecai on his personal site, on Twitter, and on Instagram.  Dr. Mordecai's "tweetable" advice: "Believe in yours...

#021: Rick Hess (American Enterprise Institute) on If Ivy League Schools are Worth It & Education Reform

Frederick ("Rick") Hess (@rickhess99) is a Director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). Rick has taught at some of the most prestigious colleges, including Ivy League colleges, such as Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania. In this episode, we discuss: Whether attending Ivy League schools are worth it; The purpose of college and why it matters for college students; How college students can choose from the list of best colleges, including Ivy Le...

#020 - How College Students Can Rapidly Achieve Self-Awareness

#019: Mickey Baines (Kennedy & Company) on College Marketing, Admissions Decisions, and the Value of Self-Awareness

Mickey Baines is a Principal at Kennedy and Company, a boutique educational consulting firm located in Washington, D.C. In this episode, Mickey and I discuss:  How colleges market to students, and what students can do about it; Why it's important to develop self-awareness early in college; and  What colleges are doing to promote employment opportunities for students.  Mickey's "tweetable" advice: Read To Sell is Human by Daniel Pink. 

#018: Josh Thiel (28 yrs) on Getting Elected for Political Office in America’s Richest County - Loudoun County, Virginia

Josh Thiel (@Thiel4Leesburg) graduated from St. Francis University with a degree in Marketing and Communications. Today, Josh serves on the Town Counsel of Leesburg, Virginia, which is located in Loudoun County, the wealthiest and fastest growing county in America. At the same time, Josh works for Booz Allen Hamilton, one of the premier consulting firms in the Washington, D.C. area. In this episode, Josh and I discuss: How students can quickly and effectively plug into the political arena...

#017: Spencer Folmar (28 yrs) on Founding a Hollywood Movie Company, Producing 17 Films, and Graduating in 2.5 Years

Spencer Folmar (@SpencerFolmar) graduated from Grove City College in 2.5 years with a B.A. in Communications. Today, Spencer is the director and producer of Hard Faith, a Hollywood video production company. Spencer also owns a video distribution company through Veritas Films. Beginning at age 15, Spencer has since produced 17 feature films and created over 1,500 videos for corporate clients.  Spencer's films have been featured in The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Post, and The LA Time. ...

#016: Tyler Schmitt (26 yrs) on Being Gary Vaynerchuk's Right-Hand-Man

Tyler Schmidt (@tyler) graduated from Penn State University in 2013 with a degree in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management. During his time in college, Tyler developed such a compelling resume that in less than one year following graduation, Tyler began working for VaynerMedia, an elite marketing agency founded by social icon Gary Vaynerchuk. Tyler landed a job at VaynerMedia in 2.5 weeks from leaving his first job after graduation - a crazy feat. Today, Tyler serves as Gary's righ...

#015: Dietrich & Carlie Linde (29 yrs) on Paying Off $155k in Student Loans in 5 Years

Dietrich Linde & Carlie Linde both graduated from Virginia Tech in 2011, Dietrich with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and Carlie with a degree in Psychology and Interdisciplinary Studies. Throughout college, Dietrich and Carlie amassed $155,000+ in student loans. That's the bad news. The good news is that in 5 years they repaid 100% of their debt.  In this episode, Dietrich, Carlie, and I discuss:  How they managed to accrue over $155,000 in student loans What students can do to pr...

#014: Nico Esguerra (25 yrs) on Traveling to 25+ Countries, Studying Abroad, and Making It In Media

Nico Esguerra graduated from Columbia University in 2014 with a degree in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies. Nice has traveled across the world and fashioned together his travel experience into amazing professional opportunities. In particular, Nico has done a wide array of things ranging from studying rebel groups in Mozambique, working for media outlets in Beirut, and even milking goats on a U.S. farm. Nico leveraged these travel experiences to intern for the National Publ...

#012: John Wise (32 yrs) on NOT Going to College, Developing 1k Inventions, and Winning Racing Championships

John Wise never graduated from college. Instead, John developed 1,000 inventions, mainly racing technologies. These insights later led John to found Loci, a tech company that helps inventors discover if their idea exists. The day of the podcast, John finished raising $8.6 million on behalf of Loci, part of a $270 million round, to launch Locicoins. Not only has John used his technical chops to develop a stellar company, his hobbies reflect his engineering interests, too. In 2016, largely t...

#011: Gabe Muller (33 yrs) on Becoming a Corporate Executive of a Billion Dollar Company

Gabe Muller (@gabemuller_) graduated from Ball State in 2007 with a degree in Accounting. In less than 7 years following graduation, Gabe became the Chief Operating Officer at Glassman Wealth Services, a financial company managing $1+ billion dollars. How to leverage people skills to break into the corporate executive suite How to develop self-awareness without spending $1 How to “interrupt the pattern” and get the attention of job recruiters How to optimize your resume The one inte...

#010: Gerald Zingraf (28 yrs) on Building a $2 Million per Year Business as an Engineer

Gerald Zingraf (@gzingraf) graduated from Virginia Tech in 2011 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. In less than 6 years after college graduation, Gerald has founded or co-founded 8 companies, including Date To Door and CubeFit. From one company alone—that is, CubeFit—Gerald makes $2 million per year working only 5 hours per week. In this episode, Gerald and I discuss his story and: How to determine the best career when you enter college wanting to be everything The skills necessar...

#009: Peter von Kahle (27 yrs) on Filming the NFL Super Bowl and Traveling the World as a Videographer

Peter von Kahle graduated from Flagler College in 2012 with a degree in Communications. Shortly after college, Peter filmed the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII, the biggest stage in media. Peter has also filmed projects for the Wounded Warriors Project and travels regularly to Brazil to shoot footage deep within the Amazon. Today, Peter runs his own videography company. In this episode, Peter and I discuss: How saying “yes” to a small video project landed Peter a gig with the NFL at the biggest s...

#008: Cory Briggs (26 yrs) on Attending Harvard, Working in the NFL, and Ivy League Networking

Cory Briggs (@CoBriggs12) graduated from Harvard in 2014 with a degree in Sociology. At college, Cory played for the Harvard Football team, wining the Ivey League Championship in 2011 and 2013. Also during college, Cory worked inside the NFL Cleveland Browns back office – an ultra competitive position, especially for a college student. Immediately after college, Cory scored a position as an assistant football coach with Tufts University – again, an ultra competitive position. Today, Cory h...

#007: Dan Davy (26 yrs) on Drafting Laws, Fulbright Scholarships, and International Development

Dan Davy graduated from Florida State in 2013 with a double major in Economics and History. Immediately after graduation, Dan worked deep inside the Florida House of Representatives, where he drafted laws as a 22-year old, which are still on the books. Dan also received the ultra prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, which afforded him the opportunity to travel—for free—to Malaysia. Daniel speaks Bahasa Malaysia and Bahasa Indonesia. In this episode, Dan and I discuss: How to strategically...

#006: Adelina Longoria (36 yrs) on a Psych PhD, Grad School, and Singing for the President

Adelina Longoria graduated from Oklahoma State University with a PhD in Experimental Psychology in 2008, where she immediately enrolled after graduating from the University of Houston with a degree in Psychology.  In undergrad, Adelina interned through a program funded by the prestigious National Science Foundation, which helped land her at OSU on the acclaimed Robberson Research Fellowship and interned on the Presidential Internship with the Red Cross.  After graduation Adelina worked...

#005: Dave Schools (27 yrs) on Embracing Entrepreneurship and Building a 22k+ Blog Following

Dave Schools (@DaveSchoools) graduated from Grove City College in 2012 with a degree in Entrepreneurship. At just 27 years old, Dave is a world-class blogger, author, and entrepreneur. In less than two years after college graduation, Dave founded Entrepreneur’s Handbook (EH), a Medium publication and blog with 22k+ followers, growing at 150+ new members every day. Amazingly, EH took off in less than 3 years from inception. Capitalizing off of EH’s success, Dave recently launched, Brew Proj...

#004: Christian Mijares (25 yrs) on Managing $60 Million as a Financial Advisor and Networking with Anyone

Christian Mijares (@runbrownrun) graduated from Geneva College in 2014 with a degree in Marketing. In just over 2 years from college graduation, Christian manages $60 million as a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley, an elite investment bank.  In this episode, Christian and I discuss his story and: What the world of high finance looks like and what it means to be someone’s personal “Chief Financial Officer” Why interpersonal skills are atop the most important skills to develop Why p...

#003: Danica Van Horn (29 yrs) on Quitting a STEM Career, Founding a Jewelry Line, and Designing for Kenny Chesney and Florida Georgia Line

Danica Van Horn (@DanicaVH) graduated from Virginia Tech in 2010 with a degree in Computer Science and a Minor in Math. At just 29 years old, Danica is a nationally-known jewelry designer and entrepreneur with the technical chops of a STEM grad. In only two years following graduation, Danica quit her prestigious, safe, and promising job at Dell to found Doxahlogy, a handmade men and women’s jewelry line. Out of her Nashville storefront, Danica sells and designs jewelry for country supersta...

#002: Gret Glyer (27 yrs) on Founding a Tech Startup, Building a School, and Changing the World

Gret Glyer (@gretglyer) graduated from Grove City College in 2012 with a degree in Entrepreneurship after transferring from Christopher Newport University. At just 27 years old, Gret is an entrepreneur, startup founder, and philanthropist.  Immediately after graduation, Gret worked for Enterprise-Rent-A-Car, where he advanced so quickly that the company changed its bylaws to prevent others from advancing as fast. After only a year, Gret tired of Corporate America and took a risk by leaving...

#001: Sarah Lucas (29 yrs) on Becoming a Science Superstar, Following Your Gut, and Saving Lives

Sarah Lucas (@saerobe) graduated from Penn State University in 2010 with a Bachelors Degree in Microbiology and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Microbiology at the University of Minnesota.  After graduating undergrad, Sarah conducted cutting-edge science research at the J. Craig Venter Institute. As of today, at 29 years old, Sarah has authored 5 peer-reviewed publications on microbiology. In addition, Sarah has earned a fellowship grant from the National Institutes of Health, effective...

#000: Welcome to HACKiversity!

Coming soon, Kyle Winey (@kylewiney) launches a new podcast, The HACKiversity Podcast. The show features recent college graduates who have become rock stars in their personal and professional lives shortly after graduation. Each interview reveals the tools, tricks, and paths of how America’s most successful recent graduates excelled. Spoiler alert: rapid success in college and after graduation is not achieved how you think.