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Are you not sure what your next steps are beyond high school or college? Have you started your career but are thinking about a potential change? If so, then welcome to the ATL Career Journey podcast! I'm Paul Varnedoe and I started this podcast to help Atlanta-based individuals connect with successful professionals and learn practical mentoring advice. Whether you are college, military, or trade school bound, this podcast will help share life lessons and experience that can help you succeed in your personal career journey. I hope you enjoy it and would love to hear your feedback!
This 38th episode of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Molly Mazzolini, who is a Partner and Brand Integration Director at Infinite Scale sports marketing and design firm. Molly and I met when we were working in brand manage...
My guest for Episode 34 is Laura J. Downey, who is the Executive Editor at WebMD. Laura and I connected on LinkedIn and I found her career journey fascinating. She is a very successful journalist whose career moved up the …
My guest for Episode 30 is Kacie Lett Gordon, who is happily taking time off right now! I met Kacie when she led the strategy team at Three Five Two, which is an innovation and growth firm. Kacie's LinkedIn bio …
My guest for Episode 28 is James Ray, who is Managing Director, Dragonfly Growth Partners. James and I worked together at Manheim in their online services division. I valued his professionalism, business ethics, and the abili...
Welcome to Episode 26 of the ATL Career Journey. My guest is Jessica Cohen, Senior Customer Success Manager at Slack. I worked with Jessica at Macys and was always impressed with her analytical approach to solving complex pro...
My guest for Episode 22 is Garry Capers, who is General Manager of Cloud Solutions at Deluxe Corporation. I met Garry at Equifax when we worked together in their commercial division of the company. Garry has had a very succes...
My latest guest is Danny Presten, Chief Methodologist for Digital.ai (formerly CollabNet VersionOne). I originally met Danny at Equifax but our paths were similar through both Georgia Tech and Cox Enterprises. Danny is one o...
My guest this week is Alex Fraser, General Manager of Pivet, which is part of Cox Automotive Mobility Group. I first met Alex at Manheim when we worked together in their online division and he's just an all-around great human...
Terrence has always been one of my favorite people to work with. He has charted an amazing journey in the Olympic world as both a marketer and a bid committee consultant. Sharp, driven, and a quick wit have been his …
Judy is an accomplished financial executive who has demonstrated her abilities to adapt and thrive. I worked with her at Equifax and was always impressed with her leadership and ability to connect with her team. She was kin...
My guest this week is Mike Haswell, who is an executive from the insurance industry. Mike and I have known each other since our college days at Georgia Tech and we've maintained our friendship for over thirty years. I respect...
Paul Varnedoe is the host of the ATL Career Journey Podcast where he interviews successful people to share their career journey experience. With more than 30 years in the IT industry and consulting space, Paul has seen his share of career changes, pivots, and detours along the way! He has mentored high school and college students about their career path and was eager to share those experiences to a broader audience. In addition to hosting this podcast, Paul works for a large cloud provider to help organizations migrate their applications and services to the cloud. Paul earned a bachelor's degree in business from Georgia Tech and is also on the board of the Georgia Tech Business Network. When he's not working or podcast, you can usually find Paul hiking, golfing, or following his favorite sports teams.