With a master's in counseling and emphasis on career, Shell Mendelson has helped hundreds of ADHD adults and young adults over the past 35 years find a fulfilling and sustainable career direction. On this week's episode of Uncharted Careers, hear how Shell has navigated her own share of jobs in order to help her realize her strengths. She has built her business on the tenants of exploration, joy and honoring your own unique strengths. Most recently, Shell has published a workbook to help folks f...
Jan 29, 2024•51 min
This week, Courtney's sister Samantha joins the conversation. Sam is a few years out from having graduated with her undergraduate degree from Tulane University in New Orleans. She had an incredible experience there from volunteering within the community to internships in various parts of the music industry. Hear how Sam took advantage of what New Orleans has to offer while balancing college, and how she changed her studies along the way. After graduating and figuring out what was going to be nex...
Jan 15, 2024•26 min
On this episode of Uncharted Careers, Courtney talks with Sandy Lenner who spent his four decade long (and counting) career as a Certified Public Accountant. Listeners will gain an understanding of what it takes to become an accountant, the benefits of becoming a CPA, how to distinguish yourself in a big accounting firm and become a partner, and what it can look like to be self-employed and run your own accounting business. Sandy's gained a ton of success in his industry and works with clients d...
Jan 02, 2024•40 min
Shara Ruffin is now a mentor and coach guiding social workers to pass required exams, as well as an author, therapist, podcaster and LinkedIn Advisor. On this episode of Uncharted Careers, Courtney learns all about Shara's journey becoming a licensed social worker herself. Along the way she was publicly documenting her challenges which created an incredible network for Shara to connect with. She built her company, Journey to Licensure, from this experience and is passionate about helping others ...
Dec 05, 2023•54 min
Dr. Sadaf Lodhi joins Courtney to discuss her journey from medical school, to working as a Gynecologist while expanding her work to include intimacy coaching, podcasting, and opening her own clinic. Dr. Sadaf has over 22 years of experience as an OBGYN, working in private practice, hospitals and community health centers. On her work spreading sexual health knowledge through her practice and podcast, The Muslim Sex Podcast, Dr. Lodhi says, "It's important that we get out the proper information be...
Nov 27, 2023•47 min
Andrew McKenzie is living the dream, having turned his passion of playing music into his full-time career. On this episode of Uncharted Careers, Andrew joins Courtney to talk about how he started playing guitar at a young age and started to take paid gigs in High School. He continued to play music on the side while working in technology sales, and then within the past three years decided to make music his full-time job. You'll learn about how to set yourself apart as a professional musician and ...
Nov 13, 2023•31 min
This week on Uncharted Careers, Courtney talks with her cousin, Josh, who is a Senior Client Experience Manager at a publicly traded healthcare technology company, Phreesia. Josh graduated from college in 2018 and found a job at Phreesia as a Business Development Representative. He spent a lot of time putting in the hard work as a BDR, making many cold outreaches per day looking for opportunity to bring to the sales team. From there, he was promoted in the Client Experience team and has continue...
Oct 30, 2023•39 min
If you've ever had a thought for a business and just didn't know what to do next, this episode of Uncharted Careers will be a great listen for you. Join Courtney as she talks with Melissa Lenner about how she took the idea for a business with her husband to full operalization. Hear about what sort of software Melissa used to start her business, what helped her to build her brand and online presence, how they grow their business and gain new customers while retaining existing ones and what Meliss...
Oct 16, 2023•40 min
Chad Montgomery and his wife have most recently started a blog, Parent Intel, that is now generating extra income for their household that includes three young kids. He's also had a long career, however, in various fields including an electrician and construction estimator. Hear about how Chad charted his own path through various trade schools and various experiences. If you've considered starting an online business for additional income and are curious where to start and how to monetize and gro...
Oct 03, 2023•35 min
Aless Heinen joins Courtney on Uncharted Careers to discuss her work as Director of Media Operations at a marketing agency. On this episode, listeners will hear about Aless' experience working at the same agency for over 8 years and how she worked with her company to build her own path to growth and develop her own position. Listen to this episode to gain advice on how to stand out in the digital media world. On current trends in marketing Aless says, "I've seen some really cool success on TikTo...
Sep 18, 2023•37 min
Alex Oosterveen has a remarkable story to share. After graduating from college, he went into the finance world and felt he was burning the candle at both ends. He was jolted a few years in when he started to experience some significant health issues that would force him to evaluate how he was living his life. From there, he looked to found a company in a field he felt he could help people. Alex looked to work with people he knew that were smart, inspired him, and added different experience than ...
Sep 04, 2023•35 min
Courtney talks with five-time Emmy winner, Chris Jones, about his accomplishments in feature producing and what he learned along the way. With a passion for sports, Chris searches for and develops human interest pieces and short documentaries around Bay Area athletes. His welcoming and opening demeanor help him to relate and guide the production of these stories that can have profound effects on viewers. After producing a story about former NFL player, Gary Plummer, Chris says, "His wife texted ...
Aug 21, 2023•36 min
Michael combined his passion for sales and his entrepreneurial spirit to found a software company that maximizes revenue from company's existing client base. Listen to this episode to learn more about Michael's journey from being a top sales performer at Chilipiper to building his own company. Michael discusses the importance of relationships and loose connections that helped him to navigate through the challenges of launching Callypso. His book, Crafting The Sale , is available September 2023 a...
Aug 07, 2023•48 min
Dr. Erika Bach joins Courtney to discuss her path to becoming a licensed clinical psychologist and starting her own private practice. Learn about what drew Erika to embark on this incredibly fulfilling journey guiding clients through life and facilitating major positive personal developments. She discusses the various tracks to becoming a therapist and how she decided to earn a PsyD, which requires at least 5 years of post-bachelors schooling. Listen to this episode to learn more about what Erik...
Jul 24, 2023•44 min
Courtney's mom, Robbin, joins Courtney this week to discuss her 35-year tenure at the Suffolk County District Attorney's office, where she just retired from. Hear how Robbin became a supervisor in the Case Advisory Bureau and how she managed a team of ADAs to help them gain experience and move into more specialized bureaus depending on where they're looking to make an impact. Robbin had a super successful career, and helped many others to grow in their law careers along the way. Listen to this e...
Jul 10, 2023•51 min
Chris moved to New York to be a video game designer, and as he was exposed to different types of design including user experience he found his career interests changing. He became so fascinated with the field of UI/UX, because it is, as he describes it, "the crossroads of technology and human behavior." Join Courtney as she learns more about how design fits into the product creation process, how Chris leads exploratory creative exercises within his company to engage other teams on his design wor...
Jul 03, 2023•29 min
Lauren is the Director of Customer Success at a software company that supports over 75% of all schools in the US. She leads high retention teams with a huge focus on diversity and equity. Lauren discusses how she values the relationships of the clients and colleagues she works with, what psychological safety is and why it's important in the workplace and creating space for folks that don't look and sound like her. "One of the learnings I've had in my career is to give it a couple tries and if yo...
Jun 26, 2023•47 min
Julia Martin is a Manifestation & Business Coach whose mission is to help women ignite the fire & passion in their lives & careers. After a successful 12 year career in Business Development at Google and Twitter, Julia realized it was time to start sharing what she knew about manifestation with the world. She combines her deep understanding of the power of mindset with proven business strategy to help her clients transform their lives & catapult their careers. Julia's main focus ...
Jun 20, 2023•43 min
Talking with Matt always feels like a "blueberry day" - a Greek term for when there's not a cloud in the sky and the temperature is perfect. Hear how he and his wife moved with their three kids from their house in New Hampshire to full time remote travelers currently living abroad in Syros, Greece. Matt majored in Finance and minored in Geography at University of New Hampshire, and has since married those two passions to travel the world while maintaining his work in Finance. On going against th...
Jun 12, 2023•43 min
Chris took a circuitous route to working in software as he moved from the idea of practicing law, to working in finance and then found himself at a software-as-a-service company in customer service. Hear how he made the move into product, and how after an illustrious career in technology companies since, he's now joined Redesign Stealth as a co-founder and Chief Product Officer. When taking inventory of his career decisions, Chris discusses the importance of building your own eulogy, while build...
Jun 05, 2023•36 min
Rachel grew up in the gym with renowned basketball coaches in her family. She always felt a deep connection to sports and wanted to create a career that could keep her there. Join Rachel and Courtney as they discuss graduating from college during COVID, going into social media at university athletics, and what she's learned along the way. You'll hear how Rachel helps to strategize innovative social campaigns, manage a team of interns, and how they ensure that the prominent UF brand and tone is p...
May 29, 2023•36 min
Rebecca started her career on the hospitality end of the design business with a luxury wallpaper company, and has since developed into a top performing Visual Comfort salesperson working with members of the trade - from interior designers to builders and developers. Listen to Rebecca discuss how she took her passion for design combined with her natural relationship building skills and created a lucrative career collaborating with folks that are equally as passionate and forward-thinking. On bein...
May 22, 2023•35 min
Amanda's deep interest in how the brain affects the body led her to becoming a physical therapist specializing in brain and spinal injuries. Hear how she's created a life where her physical therapy work supports her travel-heavy lifestyle and how she became a practicing PT in New Zealand. On celebrating the wins her patients experience in physical therapy, Amanda says, "There's often moments where I get somebody standing or walking for the first time and watching their loved one experience that,...
May 15, 2023•29 min
After graduating law school and practicing law, Bob decided to take on new challenges overseeing operations at a variety of companies. Listen to Bob discuss how he's found himself running a company that provides vehicles for tv and movie productions. If you've ever wondered where those old timey vehicles come from in period pieces, Bob may have had a hand in getting those cars to your movie screen. Hear Bob discuss making your own luck, the value of social capital in the workplace and how he's m...
May 08, 2023•36 min
Grace has built a decade long career in her life-long passions, journalism and magazines. Learn how Grace has taken on new roles at Conde Nast over her six year tenure with the company, and how she continues to feed her affection for writing about art at the same time. Hear how Grace has made decisions in her career along the way and the decisions she came to at various cross-roads. "It's totally okay to make a huge pivot and to start over or to make a big necessary change and I was prepared to ...
May 01, 2023•40 min
Listen to Deanna discuss how she decided to go back to school to become a Physician Assistant and how working in an Emergency Department in a hospital enables her to live a fulfilling life balancing personal travels and a challenging job. “It's very important to shadow people in these professions and to get experience doing the professions or just get an experience outside of school. I Feel you can't really know what you want to do unless you go out and try it yourself and try and figure it out ...
Apr 24, 2023•30 min
Joe Gilgoff has had an illustrious career as he’s worked toward becoming a leader in Customer Experience/Customer Service. Learn how Joe started his career and grew into a VP role in a field he’s passionate about. “I couldn't even help him 100%. I just did my best to kind of send him on his way and help him out with his issue and he told me at the end of the call that I had restored his faith and humanity and I still remember to this day. I sort of instinctually laughed when he said that and he ...
Apr 24, 2023•51 min
Gaining a seat at the table takes time. Uncharted Careers provides a glimpse into the careers of people in a variety of industries to give listeners honest insight into how successful professionals have gotten to where they are. They share the good, the bad, and what they’ve learned along the way. Join Courtney Hartman as she talks with people from all walks of life about their career journeys. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! For one-on-one career coaching inquiries or to ge...
Apr 23, 2023•44 sec
