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Making an Impact in the World of Politics
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - April 17, 2024 04:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsBen Murrey ('12) Director of Policy at the Common Sense Institute Making an Impact in the World of Politics Ben Murrey (‘12) is the Director of Policy at the Common Sense Institute, a role he recently started. At Hillsdale, Murrey majored in Politics and promised never to work in politics, but ...
Applying Lessons From the Politics Classroom in Public Office
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - April 03, 2024 19:48 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsAdam Stockford ('15) Mayor of Hillsdale, Michigan Applying Lessons from the Politics Classroom in Public Office Adam Stockford (‘15) is the current Mayor of Hillsdale. Stockford majored in Politics and reflects fondly on his relationship with the Hillsdale College Politics department. Mayor St...
The Havoc-Filled Life of a Headmaster
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - December 06, 2023 05:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsTrent Kramer ('13) Headmaster at Ascent Classical Academies The Havoc-Filled Life of a Headmaster Trent Kramer (‘13) is the Headmaster at Ascent Classical Academy. He discusses the diversity of work as a Headmaster, which includes strategic planning, teaching, relationship building, and someti...
How to Become a Presidential Speechwriter
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - November 22, 2023 05:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsBrittany Baldwin ('12) Founder and Owner, Illuminate Consulting, LLC How to Become a Presidential Speechwriter Brittany Baldwin (‘12) is the former speech writer to President Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz. Ms. Baldwin speaks to her experience making a career out of writing, working her way ...
Adapting in the Ever-Changing World of Public Relations
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - November 08, 2023 05:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsLauren Carl ('14) Vice President of Digital Operations & Integration at Pinkston Adapting in the Ever-Changing World of Public Relations Lauren Carl (‘14) is Vice President at Pinkston, a strategic communications firm. Her role at Pinkston focuses on operations and working with clients on the ...
How To Make an Impact In Government Relations
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - October 25, 2023 04:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsFrank Maisano (‘89) Government Relations Senior Principal At Bracewell Law Firm How To Make an Impact In Government Relations Frank Maisano (‘89) began his career on the Hill and has spent the past 20 years as a non-attorney working in the Government Relations section of Bracewell Law Firm. Th...
Writing Speeches for the Vice President
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - October 11, 2023 14:09 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsStephen Ford (‘10) Owner of West Exec Writing Writing Speeches for the Vice President Would you rather serve pizza or write speeches for Mike Pence? Mr. Stephen Ford (‘10) joins Beyond the Bubble to share his experiences navigating life post-grad in Washington D.C. with a Politics degree, where...
A Career in the CPG Industry
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - May 24, 2023 04:05 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsCarley Ross (‘14) National Account Manager at Ferrero A Career in the CPG Industry On this week’s episode of Beyond the Bubble, Carley Ross (‘14) shares about her experiences working in the CPG industry. As a national account manager at Ferrero, she manages value customer accounts like Aldi and...
From the U.S. Navy to Education
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - May 10, 2023 04:05 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsDavid Stanton (‘98) Headmaster at Oakdale Classical School From the U.S. Navy to Education David Stanton (‘98) shares his experience as the Headmaster at Oakdale Academy and from a career of teaching History and Religion. His career in education is intertwined with a career in the U.S. Navy R...
Insights into a Career in Business Intelligence
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - April 26, 2023 04:05 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsKevin Roberts (‘05) Director of Industry Insights and Analytics at CarGurus Insights into a Career in Business Intelligence As the Director of Industry Insights and Analytics at CarGurus, Kevin Roberts (‘05) analyzes economic and macro trends in the automotive industry to create impactful insi...
A Career in Gaming
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - April 12, 2023 12:40 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsCandace Corrales (‘16) Lead Program Manager, Apex Legends Esports at Electronic Arts (EA) In this episode of Beyond the Bubble, Candace Corrales (‘16) shares how her passion for video games scored her a career in the gaming industry. She talks about her early experiences in the industry and exp...
Applying Math to Defense Technology
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - February 15, 2023 04:50 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsCaleb Bowers (‘15) Mission Software Engineer at Andruil Industries Applying Math to Defense Technology As a software engineer at Andruil Industries, Caleb Bowers (‘15) works on coding backend software and creating customized solutions for clients. Join Beyond the Bubble this week as he describ...
The Philosophy of a Career in Law
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - January 31, 2023 04:50 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsGarrett West (‘15) Associate Attorney at Paul Weiss Law Firm The Philosophy of a Career in Law On this week’s episode of Beyond the Bubble, Garrett West (‘15) shares about his experiences working for Paul Weiss within their appellate group. On a daily basis, he works on drafting briefs, conduc...
Coaching Teachers through a Classical Education
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - December 02, 2022 17:29 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsAs a Classical Education Instructional Coach, Trinity Wright’s (‘17) primary job is to observe teachers and help them improve their ability to teach classical curriculums. She also uses her knowledge of classical education to upgrade curriculum and teach additional classes. Listen now to hear Tri...
Driving Positive Change through Nonprofit Marketing
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - November 11, 2022 17:44 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsAs an Account Coordinator at Altus Marketing, Gracyn Hawkins (‘22) serves an integral role in managing events, fundraising, and communications for nonprofits helping youths facing homelessness. Listen now to hear how Gracyn combined her prior experience as a Court Appointed Special Advocate with ...
Combining Criminal Investigation and Education as a Career
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - November 04, 2022 15:47 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsOn this week’s episode of Beyond the Bubble, Hank Prim (‘17) shares how he blended his interest in teaching with his passion for law enforcement as a Supervisory Special Agent & Training Administrator. In his daily work, he functions like a teacher as well as a police officer through his responsi...
Soft Skills in Financial Planning
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - October 07, 2022 16:50 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsAs a Certified Financial Planner, Jimmie Plaskey (‘12) loves the variety that he gets in his daily work. Join Beyond the Bubble this week as Jimmie talks about the ways to break into financial planning, the importance of soft skills like personability, and the excitement of helping other people a...
Pursuing a Career in Law and Politics
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - September 30, 2022 15:43 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsBeyond the Bubble is back for the semester! On this week’s episode, join State Representative Andrew Fink (‘06) as he describes his journey from Hillsdale College to the Michigan Legislature. He walks through a day in the life of a legislator, shares how his experiences as a Judge Advocate for th...
From Investment Club to Investment Banking
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - May 01, 2022 22:10 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsOn this week’s episode of Beyond the Bubble, listen to Ryan Goff (‘21) share about the variety of work he does as an M&A Analyst at a middle market investment bank. He also explains the value he found from participating in extracurriculars like The Collegian, Investment Club, and the ACG Cup as w...
The Fundamentals of Working as a Crude Oil Trader
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - April 25, 2022 20:33 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsBen Thompson (‘09) spends his day hunting down the best barrels of oil and negotiating the price as a Crude Oil Trader at Shell Trading. He explains how companies make money through trading and talks about the basics of the industry, entry options, and how he utilized his finance degree in a high...
Investing in the Skills for a Career in Finance
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - April 22, 2022 20:44 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsAs a Director at Spell Capital Mezzanine, Stephen Hann (‘08) works to manage investment portfolios, source and underwrite deals, and build relationships across a wide range of industries. He talks about the importance of developing soft skills in the communication and articulation of complex conc...
From Learning Chemistry to Changing an Industry: A Career in Solving Problems
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - April 14, 2022 20:39 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsScott Keenan (‘07) innovates on a daily basis as the head of growth strategy for a startup merging real estate with hospitality. Scott shares how his different interests and love for problem solving led him from a chemistry major at Hillsdale to environmental consulting and finally to driving gro...
Running into a Career at New Balance
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - April 08, 2022 19:58 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsAlly Eads (‘19) took her passion for running and turned it into a career at New Balance. Ally describes how she utilizes the communication skills she learned as a team captain for Hillsdale’s Track and Field team and shares how speaking with alumni helped her pursue her interests as a career. See...
Pursuing Truth and Defending Liberty as an Attorney
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - April 04, 2022 20:29 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsAs a legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, Christy Hirsch (‘16) serves on the Church & Ministry Alliance team advising clients on religious freedoms and preparing clients to defend religious liberty lawsuits. She shares how she utilizes the skills and values she learned at Hillsdale in he...
Criminal Investigation, Export Controls, and a Career at the Department of Commerce
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - March 11, 2022 21:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsAs a Criminal Investigator for the U.S. Department of Commerce, Caitlin Watson (‘07) uses the skills she learned at Hillsdale College on a daily basis to prevent export violations. She speaks about what a job in national security looks like, shares tips for pursuing a similar career, and explains...
A Day in the Life of an Art Director
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - February 25, 2022 20:42 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsLauren Peacock (‘14) shares her experiences working as an Art Director for AHC Hospitality. She explains the importance of finding objective opinions for reviewing creative work as well as learning how to communicate with clients and work as part of a design team. See omnystudio.com/listener for ...
From Drafting Papers to Drafting Players: A Career in the NFL
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - February 11, 2022 21:36 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsThrough her job working with the Hillsdale Football team, Lix Laux (‘19) turned her enthusiasm for football into a career. She shares about the importance of internships and networking to build genuine relationships as she explains her biggest takeaways from working in professional sports. See om...
Breaking into Reporting
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - February 04, 2022 21:35 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsScott McCallen (‘18) shares how his experiences at the Collegian helped him move from financial analysis at Pepsi to reporting breaking news on Michigan and Minnesota fiscal policy. He explains the importance of writing consistently and pursuing real-world feedback for aspiring journalists. See o...
Director of Student Activities to Directing Television Marketing
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - December 03, 2021 20:27 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsAlexandra Whitford (‘17) explains how her passion for media marketing and nonprofits led her from directing Hillsdale student activities to managing TV “spots” for Direct Donor TV. Listen to hear why she thinks identifying passions and developing relational skills early on is critical to success ...
From Point A to Point Z: The Logistics of Flexibility in Careers
Beyond the Bubble: Navigating Professional Life After College - November 19, 2021 21:15 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsBob Boyle (‘03) talks about his unique professional experiences that led him across the country, and across careers. Listen as he shares how he went from working as a baseball Umpire to a VP of Logistics. He discusses the impact of flexibility, a work-life balance, and how his History degree help...
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