Real Work, Real Life
Everything you wished you learned during your school's Career Day. Hear interviews from people in every line of work, covering how to get there, what the actual work is like, pay, benefits, and both the joys and annoyances that aren't clear until you're working in the field. Reach out at realworkreallife@gmail.com
Episodes
66 episodes
In Review
On this week's episode of Real Work, Real Life, after more than 60 interviews, today the tables are turned, and I’m the guest. My interviewer is my husband, Corey. If you’d like to learn more about his work, check out his episode on life as a M...
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Episode 64
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1:47:05
Firefighter
On this week's episode of Real Work, Real Life I’m talking with Mike Ettenberg, a firefighter and the founder of Frontline Optics, a sunglasses company focused on the needs of the First Responder Community but suitable for anyone. If you’ve eve...
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Episode 63
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36:29
Pharmacist
On this week's episode of Real Work, Real Life I’m talking with LaQuita Johnson, about life working as a Pharmacist. We get into all the details about life in this field, like the burnout risk in the retail sector, to the challenge of transitio...
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Episode 63
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48:43
Technical Account Manager
On this week’s episode of Real Work, Real Life, I’m talking with Nathan, a technical account manager. Generally, technical account managers are the technical support liaison for clients of software companies. They form and maintain relationship...
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Episode 62
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1:02:30
Teacher, Preschool, Special Education
On this week’s episode of Real Work, Real Life, I’m talking with Kelly Tag. Kelly teaches special education for preschoolers in a public school system and before that had experience teaching online on a variety of subjects . We talk about getti...
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Episode 61
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29:51
Radiologic Technologist
On this week’s episode of Real Work, Real Life, I’m talking with Chaundria Singleton, a medical imaging and radiation therapy professional, or a radiologic technologist. One path we talk about here is one that I don’t hear quite as much about, ...
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Episode 60
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47:00
Security
On this week's episode of Real Work, Real Life, I’m talking with Ashlee Cervantes Thomas, an experienced security professional from Guardian Protection Force in California. Like so many of the fields I’ve spoken with people about, there are so ...
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Episode 59
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43:30
Teacher, Middle and High School
On this week's episode of Real Work, Real Life, I’m talking with Meagan Tehseldar, a high school English Language Arts teacher. When I first envisioned this podcast, teacher was definitely a career that was high on my list, and Meagan was the p...
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Episode 58
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43:57
Private Investigator
On this week's episode of Real Work, Real Life I’m talking with Scott Fulmer, a seasoned private investigator. This field is in high demand, and includes a lot of different specialties within it, so it could be great for someone that’s not inte...
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Episode 57
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38:28
Supply Chain
On this week's episode of Real Work, Real Life, I’m talking with Janice Marquardt, an experienced Supply Chain professional that recently struck out on her own as a consultant, founding Passwall Solutions. If you’re curious about a career in Su...
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Episode 56
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50:56
Master Goldsmith
On this week's episode of Real Work, Real Life, I’m talking with Jordan Barnett-Parker, a master goldsmith. Jordan has had a really interesting career, and he’s one of quite a few people I’ve talked to at this point that found their career pass...
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Episode 55
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45:44
U.S. Army
On this episode of Real Work, Real Life I’m talking with Meg, who is recently retired after 15 years in the army. While in helicopter pilot then worked in special operations as a psychological operations officer. If you’ve ever considered...
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Episode 54
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53:36
Butcher and Farmer
On this week's episode of Real Work, Real Life, I’m talking with Tiffany Baxter of Backyard Butchery, a mobile whole animal butcher. Tiffany also manages her own farm and a business doing bee removals. This was such a fun discussion, and so muc...
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Episode 53
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44:17
Spanish and ESL Agriculture Educator
On this week's episode of Real Work, Real Life, I’m talking with Katie Dotterer, founder of Agvokate Agriculture Education, teaching Spanish and English as a second language, primarily to people working in agriculture. I learned so much in this...
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Episode 52
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43:49
Marine Engineer
On this week's episode, I have a very special guest, I’m talking with my best friend and husband, Corey. Corey is a merchant mariner, working as an engineer on an oil rig. If you’ve listened since the beginning of this series, you might remembe...
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Episode 51
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56:39
Attorney
On this week's episode, I’m talking Saranya, an attorney in intellectual property. Saranya originally went to undergrad and graduate school and started her career in engineering and after finding success in the field, realized the paths ahead o...
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Episode 50
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48:52
Accounting and Job Search Advice
On this week's episode of Real Work, Real Life, I’m talking with Annie Yang. Annie is employed full time as an accountant, but also has a side gig doing similar work for other clients. Annie also helps job seekers land positions quickly, so we ...
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Episode 49
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36:55
Software and Farming Life
On this week's episode of Real Work, Real Life, I’m talking with Caite, who works remotely full time for a software company, hosts a podcast called Barnyard Language, and raises beef cattle and sheep with her husband on their farm. The work tha...
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Episode 48
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46:51
Pilates Instructor
Welcome to Real Work, Real Life where I talk to real people about what they do for work and what that means for their lives. Today I’m talking with Beth Sandlin, a Pilates Instructor, and the founder of Trifecta Pilates. After years of working ...
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Episode 47
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48:09
Charter Fishing and Tugboats
On the week's episode of Real Work, Real Life I'm talking with Ed, a merchant mariner who works on tug boats and captains a charter fishing boat, the Rita B, in his off time. We talk a lot about general life in the maritime industry and also ge...
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Episode 46
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47:03
Personal Trainer
On this week's episode of Real Work, Real Life, I'm talking with Jenna Jozefowski (also known as Jenna J). Jenna is a semi-retired professional dancer, dance teacher and yoga teacher, turned personal trainer and kettle bell instructor. Jenna de...
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Episode 45
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40:26
Certified Public Accountant, Payroll Company CEO
On this week's episode of Real Work, Real Life, I’m talking with Charles Read. Charles is a CPA and the CEO of Get Payroll, which provides payroll services for companies across the country. Becoming a certified public accountant today requires ...
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Episode 44
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35:58
Real Estate Agent
On this week's episode of Real Work, Real Life, I’m talking with Jorge Gonzalez. After a successful career in warehouse logistics, Jorge was injured on the job and found himself unable to do the work that he once did. We talk a lot about that w...
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Episode 43
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39:34
Financial Services, CFA, Investment Associate
On this week's episode of Real Work, Real Life, I’m talking with Urmi Hossain, an investment associate based in Canada with the goal of becoming a portfolio manager. Urmi is a CFA, or a Chartered Financial Analyst. CFA is a globally recognized ...
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Episode 42
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27:36
Government, Law Enforcement Support & Early Retirement
On this week's episode of Real Work, Real Life, I’m talking with Dalene, who retired at 50 after a career working for the government supporting law enforcement agencies. If you missed last week’s episode, I talked with Tim who retired a...
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Episode 41
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37:32