Spilling the Mentea: Sophia

Bill & Jerry's Excellent Podcast: Spilling The Career Tea by Jerry D. Goldstein, Bill Fisse

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In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Sophia, a senior at the University of Miami, who shares how she built a powerful network and used internships to explore and clarify her career path. Sophia reflects on how her background in competitive dance shaped her work ethic, discipline, and drive; qualities that translated seamlessly into her professional journey.

We explore how intentionality played a key role in her college choice and career development. Was it luck, or was she simply prepared and proactive? Sophia credits her success to preparation, guidance, and leveraging her network, not chance.

Strategist, Stephen Blum joins the conversation to connect Sophia’s journey to the Japanese concept of IKIGAI - the intersection of wha ... 

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