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Latest Episodes

Aviation Maintenance Technician – CP057
April 04, 2020

Gary talks with Robert Kelly about his career as an Aviation Systems Maintenance Technician (aka Airplane Mechanic). Bob recounts his Trade School education that culminated with a Certificate from East Coast Aero –Tech,

Technical Writing – CP056
April 02, 2020

Gary talks with Ms. Terry Abbate about her career as a Technical Writer. She shares how her undergraduate degree in English initially lead to an early career in Insurance/Banking; but she soon found herself doing network Services/IT.

Newspaper Journalist/Editor – CP055
March 29, 2020

Gary Wallrapp, a new member of the CareerPod team talks with Al Young about his career as a Sports Writer and editor for the Boston Globe. They discuss the skills and personal qualities essential for a successful career in journalism.

Finance (Dan Patrick) – CP054
May 13, 2019

Jim talks with Dan Patrick, a Finance executive. Dan talks about his willingness to explore several ‘majors’ in college and even transfer schools to find the ‘right-fit’ for him. Dan explains the difference between ‘Finance” and ‘Accounting’ ,

Medicine, (Concierge) Physician (Dr. William Goldberg) – CP053
April 14, 2019

Fred talks with Dr. Goldberg about how/why he chose medicine as his life’s work. They discuss the demands, challenges and rewards of being a doctor, the differences in healthcare resources and patient needs in various parts of the country,

Marketing, Consumer Packaged Goods (Frank Bergin) – CP052
March 29, 2019

Jim Scott talks with Frank Bergin, a consumer packaged goods marketing executive, who has a broad range of experiences from US Naval Officer, to marketing roles in a very large multi-national company and a much smaller entrepreneurial branded products ...

Culinary Arts, Food Service (Dan Chase) – CP051
March 27, 2019

Fred talks with Dan Chase about his career as a Cook and Food Service manager. Dan has worked in several different restaurant and food service environments. He shares his thoughts on the skills needed to succeed in different settings,

Planful Career Management: Pro Football / IT / Pastor (Troy Barnett) – CP050
March 20, 2019

Fred talks with Troy Barnett about his interesting and non-traditional career path. Starting as a 'walk-on' football player for a Div1 college team, then as a 'walk-on' for a pro football team (New England Patriots) his early career was built on determ...

Computer Science (Karl Haviland) – CP049
March 10, 2019

Jim Scott, a new member of the CareerPod team, talks with Karl Haviland a computer scientist who has done, and managed, application development for a variety of industries. Karl talks about the range of industries he’s worked in and his current role as...

National Geographic Master Photographer (Michael Melford) – CP048
February 28, 2019

Fred Talks with Michael Melford, a highly accomplished photographer who spent a good portion of his career at National Geographic as a ‘Master Photographer’. His specialty is Landscape photography but his assignments for National Geographic, Time,