Episodes

My guest for Episode 56 is Stacy Borocz , who is the owner of etuHOME. She has an incredible story about courage and perseverance from her start in New York to college at UGA and ultimately owning her current business. She always demonstrated creativity and a passion for the arts. In addition, Stacy loves to travel and that not only created inspiration through her college years but later provided a platform for etuHOME. Her career has taken her through several industries but I love the fact that...

My guest for the 55th episode of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Jacqui Chew, who is known as an innovation enthusiast and has been a successful presence in the Atlanta start up community. She has more than two decades of experience delivering creative, data-driven strategies for venture-backed, high-growth companies. Jacqui is also a TEDx Licensee, active mentor, and board member of several organizations. Her career journey started in Singapore, landed in Hawaii for school and a start in the ...

My guest for Episode 53 of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Laura Hunnicutt, who is a User Experience Lead at EY. I met Laura at Manheim but we also spent time at Delta Air Lines. We talked about how her college experience as well as trip through Europe changed her perspective on life. We also talked about what user experience actually is and how she got her start. Along with being a great human being, Laura is great at what she does and I was happy to have her share her experiences! You can l...

My guest for Episode 52 of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Jackie Hoffman, who is the Founder and Managing Director of CMB Associates. I worked with Jackie at Manheim on some projects in their digital space and saw her work ethic and customer focus in action. She took a couple of different paths before her corporate life took shape and now she's leveraging those experiences as a small business owner. Jackie shared some of her keys to success that include knowing your strengths, recognizing you...

My guest for Episode 51 of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Steven Julian, who is an Independent Financial Advisor as well as a Radio and Podcast Host. I met Steven through a mutual friend and he gave me some great advice when I started this podcast. Steven's career journey has several chapters and he walked me through the ups and downs to get where his is today. We also discussed some valuable career advice, including the importance of mentors, honoring commitments, and knowing the value of ha...

Welcome to the 50th episode of the ATL Career Journey podcast! Today's guest is Missy Pitcher, who is Co-Owner and President of CMIT Solutions of Atlanta Northeast. I've worked with Missy twice in my career at EarthLink and at Equifax and we both got started early in the project management arena. Her original dream was to be a lawyer but her career went through a few iterations before she settled in corporate life. Missy ultimately wanted to be a business owner and she and her husband made that ...

My guest for Episode 49 of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Daniel Guelzo, who is the Regional Recruiting Director at Optomi. I met Daniel at a networking event and was very impressed with his knowledge of the recruiting industry as well as his knowledge of social media networking. He hosts the recurring "What's Your Plan B" networking event and is always willing to share his knowledge and genuinely cares about helping people succeed. Daniel has taken an interesting journey to get where he is t...

Welcome to Episode 48 of the ATL Career Journey podcast. Today's guest is Jonathan Salkoff, who is responsible for Business Solutions at ServiceMax. I've known Jonathan for over 25 years since we worked together at Sprint. Jonathan is smart, hardworking, customer focused, and a great servant leader. He's a Naval Academy grad / military veteran, podcaster, and has recently gotten into voice-over work for audiobooks and corporate projects. We discussed the importance of networking, taking jobs for...

My guest for Episode 47 of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Doug Isenberg, who is the founder of the GigaLaw Firm. Doug and I worked together at the International Olympic Committee when we were part of Meridian Management. He was one of the few people there that really understood technology and the potential legal implications that the internet could pose. I always found Doug to be incredibly smart, humble, hardworking, and insightful. He had a great way of breaking down complex situations into...

My guest for Episode 46 of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Chris Day, who is VP of Operations at ADP. Chris and I met while we were at Equifax and led software development teams in their Commercial division. We helped bring several groups into the work of agile development and really enjoyed working with him. Chris is smart, hardworking, and is willing to go the extra mile to get the job done. Some of his tips for success include taking risks, being confident, speaking up, and adapting to chan...

My guest for Episode 45 of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Kelly Vogel, who is a Product Manager at Rali. I first met Kelly when I was at Manheim and we worked together in their online division. I found Kelly to be smart, collaborative, and extremely customer focused. We took different paths into our Product Management careers and Kelly was generous enough to share her journey. She shared her tips for success that include taking risks, obtaining mentors, deliver high quality work, and growing ...

Welcome to Episode 44 of the ATL Career Journey podcast. Today's guest is Jed Fearon, who is a Director of Content Marketing at ProviDyn. I met Jed when I was working with the International Olympic Committee and his company sold us managed IT services to help run our online applications. In addition to being smart, driven, creative, Jed understands the value of a sales partnership with his customer. We discussed the pros and cons of changing jobs and how the power of your network can increase th...

Today's guest is Nicole Siokis, who is Partner and Chief Operating Officer at TechCXO. I first met Nicole when we worked together at Sprint and she was one of our amazing military veterans that Sprint hired. I remember her having such a great work ethic, very motivated, highly customer focused, and demonstrated servant leadership. Her career progressed in telecom before pivoting to focus on executive recruiting. She eventually became owner and operator of Mom Corps Atlanta before joining TechCXO...

Welcome to Episode 41 of the ATL Career Journey podcast. Today's guest is Tom Fucci, who is the Division Captain at Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Tom and I grew up in Fort Lauderdale and I've made him an honorary member of the ATL podcast community. He started his career in law enforcement and eventually pivoted to fire rescue and investigation. We talked about the paths that led him to each of these careers, his experience working with the Miccosukee Indian Tribe, and how his love of solving p...

Welcome to this episode of the Atlanta Career Journey podcast. Today's guest is Angela Nation, who is Chief Executive Officer at Silver Hammer Systems. I first met Angela when she was an executive in the talent acquisition industry and always found her to be smart, dedicated, hardworking, and very customer focused. Her career in the recruiting and technology community eventually led to launching her current cybersecurity firm. Angela and I talked about the importance of networking, active learni...

My guest for Episode 39 of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Anne Game, who is the Managing Director and Head of the Atlanta Market at North Highland Consulting. Anne is incredibly smart, she's a strategic thinker, and understands business at every level. She's delivered amazing results at North Highland and I truly enjoyed my time working with her. In this episode, Anne talks about the importance of mentors, leveraging your intuition, and not being afraid to ask for help. She also provided some...

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 management for the US and International Olympic Committees. I found her to be smart, engaging, humble, customer focused, and just a lot of fun to work with. She taught me a lot about sports marketing and brand management and went on from the USOC to help start up Infinite Scale. Sh...

My guest for the 37th episode of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Svein Romstad, who is the Vice President of Sales and Leasing for the Loudermilk Companies. My friendship with Svein dates back to 1997 when we both worked at Meridian Management. I was brand new to the Olympic Movement and Svein was an Olympic veteran who had been a coach for the US Luge team as well as the Secretary General of the Luge Federation. Svein was gracious enough to educate me about sponsorships, activation, and how m...

My guest for the 36th episode of the ATL Career Journey podcast is John Verret, who is the Regional Director for Matrix Resources. John and I have known each other for over 10 years and I've found him to be an excellent sourcing partner regardless of the industry or job type. We have collaborated a lot over the years while he's been a Matrix and he's been a great partner, friend, and genuine human being. John and I discussed the importance of networking, communication, and dealing with failure a...

My guest for Episode 35 of the ATL Career Journey podcast is Dr. Dale Lawson, who is an emergency medicine physician at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center based in Americus, Georgia. I've had the privilege of knowing Dale for over 30 years and is one of the most amazing humans that I know! We met at Georgia Tech through the Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity and I saw back then how multi-faceted she is. Incredibly smart, tireless worker, great athlete, excellent wife and mother, and just a genuinely ...

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 ranks in print magazines, transitioned to be a professor at her alma mater, and is now overseeing all facets of content for WebMD Magazine. Some of Laura’s keys to success have been to recognize and take opportunities as they present themselves and push yourself to be your best...

My guest for Episode 33 of the ATL Career Journey is Kevin Donovan, who is currently the Development Director for POWER 10 Capital Campaigns. I initially met Kevin through my wife Julia during Delta's 1996 Olympic Games sponsorship efforts. He's worked in corporate America, been an Olympic consultant, and also a successful writer. Kevin talked about his early career in sales and how it prepared him for marketing and Olympic bids. He outlines some of his keys to success including patience, hard w...

My guest for Episode 32 of the Atlanta Career Journey podcast is Scott Margulis, who is a Senior Systems Engineer at SAIC. I've known Scott since we were in middle school and have kept in touch for over 40 years! As a career Navy veteran, he initially followed his passion for flying and became a Naval Aviator. After a decade of flying, Scott decided to pivot and focus on computer science and cyber security. He leveraged educational opportunities while in the military to obtain two graduate degre...

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 describes herself as a connector and problem solver and I can't agree more. She's smart, professional, a great servant leader, and can read the room as well as anyone. I was lucky enough to have her interview me for one of their Off the Record events and today I have the privilege to inte...