Maggie Dauss shows us why leaning in and saying yes is so fruitful. Unfortunately, Maggie graduated in a recession, so job prospects were far and few. She had always had a passion for service and joined Americorps for a few years. After a few moves and few years of service, from Pennsylvania to Cedarburg to Chicago and to Duluth, she made it back to Wisconsin and settled in Milwaukee. Reluctant to stay, Maggie leaned in anyway. Her acts of service continued as she applied for a position at the Greater Milwaukee Committee for their then-new innovation program. After a little discomfort and transition, Maggie said YES to Milwaukee and to the Greater Milwaukee Committee. She is a co-founder of The Commons and is continuously serving students and others in the community every day. Maggie took a lot of leaps, took some risks, and said yes to get to where she is today. Check out the full interview for more Maggie wisdom.
Life's Not Linear with Humera Fasihuddin Pt. 2
In episode 45, we circle back to our FIRST EVER guest, Humera Fasihuddin. In our first episode, when this series was still called "Career Crisis In 10", Humera shared with us her experience of graduating in a recession, working her hardest as a temp, and the different leaps she has made in her career path. Today, on Life's Not Linear, we take a different approach. Humera shares with us her experience of being a woman of color growing up in America, while also rebelling against some cultural norms. Humera grew up in New York, where her parents owned a few shops on Wall Street and owned some properties. While growing up, Humera didn't really acknowledge her difference in color. Watch to learn more!
Life's Not Linear with Maura Donohue
Talk about a non-linear journey! Maura shares her journey of graduating in a recession with two liberal arts degrees, how she worked temp jobs to pay for her dance career, stripping in NYC as research for exotic dance, and so 👏much👏more. To any students that have Maura as a professor, I’m definitely envious!
Life's Not Linear with Sarah Turner
Sarah’s passion and authenticity really inspired me today. We chatted about graduating in a recession, following what you want to do vs what you should do, the benefits of being brave, and much more.
Life's Not Linear with Bonnie Walker
I got to interview the awesome, Bonnie Walker. She shared with us how although graduating in a recession, her persistence led to interviewing in London and landing a job in NY. Bonnie also reminds us why having a growth mindset is so important.
Life's Not Linear with Eleanor Harowicz
Eleanor shared some great advice with us today as we talked about her journey graduating in a recession, being a military spouse, going back to school, and finding value in every single job she had - no matter how big or small.
Life's Not Linear with Brian Knauss
Brian shares with us how he overcame two recessions, his many transitions in the workforce, and why continuing to learn is so important.
Life's Not Linear with Humera Fasihuddin
Humera shares her story of graduating in a recession, finding jobs to make it through, and navigating tough conversations.