The Beers & Careers Podcast

Mark interviews Robert Craven, the founder and CEO of ScalePassion. They discuss Rob's favorite drinks, his first job, favorite quotes, and favorite books. Rob shares his experience as a multiple-time CEO and his passion for helping founders scale their businesses while integrating social impact. They also delve into the concept of conscious leadership and the importance of authenticity, self-awareness, and meditation in the business world. Rob emphasizes the power of recognizing and challenging our own stories to unlock our potential. Make sure to check it out! 

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Our host is joined by Casey Jacox, a true jack-of-all-trades. From being a collegiate athlete to becoming a speaker, podcaster, sales and executive coach, and author, Casey's career path is anything but ordinary. Casey dives deep into the importance of vulnerability and belief in achieving success. He shares his valuable insights on value-based selling, negotiation skills, and finding the perfect balance between confidence and humility. They also discuss the power of books, the art of listening, and how adversity can shape our character. It's a conversation that will leave you inspired and ready to take on any challenge that comes your way. So, get ready to be motivated, entertained, and enlightened in this must-listen episode!

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In this podcast episode, Hillary Crook, a physical education teacher and semi-pro women's tackle football player talks about her non-linear career path and her love for her current profession. Hillary shares her experiences teaching and coaching track and field, as well as playing football for the Boston Renegades. They talk about her athletic achievements, her background, and her decision to pursue teaching. Hillary emphasizes the importance of trying new things and not being afraid to fail. They also discuss the growing visibility of women's sports and the impact it has on her career as a teacher.

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What's the most important thing to help someone find their purpose? Brian Barnes, the president of Isto Biologics, shares his story and gives tips on interviewing, internships, and career paths. Barnes emphasizes the importance of using resources to improve oneself, having a mentor, and pursuing a well-rounded life. He also talks about the significance of internships and keeping the purpose front and center in a company. If you’re interested in career development you will find plenty of useful information in this episode, and you’ll enjoy the banter between Mark and Brian.

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Today's guest is Cosmo Santullo, affectionately known as Cos. He has an awesome story. The son of an immigrant butcher who worked his way into a very competitive world at IBM, rising to the rank of GM North America, IBM Personal Systems, and moving 10 times. It’s a great story and his stories will help business veterans, as well as, recent college grads. He's also got an inspiring story of recognizing who you are vs what you do.  We also talked about situational fluency, and he gave a great tip for leaders leading other leaders about  “Flying in formation”. Listen in to learn more.

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Dave's got a great Beers and Careers journey for you. He started off thinking he wanted to be a clinical psychologist and then got into politics and then into business. And is now in the culmination of his career where he has launched his own company as a life and executive coach.

It's an excellent story where there's a lot of life lessons and a lot of good books shared. Dave's a vulnerable guest that I think has shared his journey to his mental health and what he thinks he can do to give back to others. A really uplifting story, can't wait for you to check it out.

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Today's guest, Eric Green, shares an awesome story about someone with a lot on the line. Kids and college bills looming, a family to support, who gets laid off after 30+ year plus run in corporate America.  He decides to do what he always wanted to do and takes inspiration from the book and his true to life Rich Dad, Poor Dad experience and starts working for himself. And his story is phenomenal. He tells us about how he did it and the set of circumstances that allowed him to do it. He gives practical feedback on how to accomplish goals in your own life, but also the importance of having a mentor through the process that helped him through. It’s a great story and I hope you can draw inspiration from it. Check it out.

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Today's guest is Vanessa White. Awesome story about her and her sister starting Jaju Pierogi, back in January 2016. In January 2020, they started with 100 stores and through hard work and hustle in March of 2023 they're up to about 1500 stores and moving into different parts of the country. This is a phenomenal story about entrepreneurship. Just sweat equity, but also the personal development that goes along with the professional development. So, check the conversation with Vanessa and her stories of joy and hard work.

Check out our convo with Cristina Gutierrez. This former theater major uses her public speaking skills in her technical trainer role. She shares the story of how she got her current job-being relentless and some great advice about rejection. As a trained engineer she explains how she won over co-workers on a manufacturing floor as a new engineer-great lessons! This Bruins fan shares some guilty pleasures and what she re-reads every year at the holidays and why she got involved in Women in Manufacturing. Enjoy this great episode.

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Check out our conversation with Cliff from back in October '22 about his journey up through his current opportunity at Liberty Mutual, running their in-house agency Copper Giants  Since then, he’s taken on a new challenge joining Rapid7, global cybersecurity company HQed in Boston, as their new VP, Global Marketing Planning and Operations.   This high energy guy thought he’d go into the family textile business and after a Master Class he moved to marketing and advertising. Cliff shares his journey literally crossing country to grow his career and how he didn’t let being laid off stop him from proposing to his wife. He talks about living in 5 year increments and  his feelings about “Be more interested then interesting”. He talks about why he gives back to those interested in the industry and finding time for self-reflection and creating balance.

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