Life on Shuffle

Life on Shuffle

by Life On Shuffle
Season 2

Living With Uncertainty - Ryan Hadley - #17

Today’s episode features Ryan Hadley an independent travel nurse who shares his story of persevering through failure and finding his own passion. Ryan provides advice to people who are uncertain about what they are going to do after high school. He also goes into detail about the uncertainties in his own life, providing clear insights on all of the ups and downs he went through to get to where he is now. This episode is hosted by Abby, Karsyn, Abby, Myla and Mr. Sherwood.

“The Next Right Thing” - Matt Williams - #16

Today’s episode is an interview with Matt Williams, a positive, patient, well-loved, engaging English Instructor in Hudson, NC. He had a passion for animation and comics at an early age but became an English instructor. In this episode, we will do a deep dive into Mr. Williams' life and why he wanted to become an English professor that now enjoys his job and has a tendency to help his students succeed and achieve their goals. This episode is hosted by Alexis, Raylen, Sierra, Yarecsi, and Cooper.
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“Life on Shuffle” origin story and “what will you do to give back” - Emerald Williams - #15

Released from the drafts! This episode was originally recorded in May 2023. Welcome to the “Life on Shuffle” Podcast. A collection of stories about people who have taken chances, embraced the unexpected, and inadvertently discovered their true passion. Emerald and I have known each other for most of our adult lives. We’ve worked closely together and share very similar life stories. The beginning of this episode contains a little insight into the origins of “Life on Shuffle”. Emerald Williams is a High school Math teacher from Hudson, North Carolina. She is from rural Sampson County, North Carolina. She initially wanted to join the military, but went to school at NC State to pursue engineering. She eventually discovered a passion for education and has taught for a many years in Caldwell County, NC. This episode is hosted by Kiley, Ben with Josh Cooper.

"Trust Yourself" - Emily Roberts - #14

This week we are interviewing Emily Roberts, a English professor at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute in Hudson, NC. She originally thought she wanted to be a Marine Biologist, but after a series of life events, she discovered her love for teaching young people. She shares with us how she copes with anxiety, distrust, her work history, education journey, her love of working with young people, and how she still gets to pursue her love of marine biology.This episode's interview crew consists of Patrick Anders, Bella Boston, Alexis Carroll, Stone Larson and Josh Cooper.

"Life's too short to be miserable" - Jennifer Dunst - #13

Welcome to the “Life on Shuffle” Podcast! A collection of stories about people who have taken chances, embraced the unexpected, and inadvertently discovered their true passion.Today we are featuring Jennifer Dunst, a EM and Minor Procedure Coding Supervisor from Lenoir NC.Jennifer was born in Hickory NC but throughout her life she has lived in other places such as Virginia. She is married and a mother of two. After college she had a few different jobs but she eventually found the career she loves and went back to college. Since then, she has been in several different roles at the same company and now she works remotely for a company in California!Also in the room today, we have Tanner Booth, Ava Aldrich, Sacora Cruz, Zoey Dunst, and Josh Cooper.

"Nothing is set in stone" - Savannah Webb - #12

Welcome to the “Life on Shuffle” Podcast. A collection of stories about people who have taken chances, embraced the unexpected, and inadvertently discovered their true passion. This week we are featuring Savannah Webb, an Energy Specialist at Blue Ridge, from Lenoir, North Carolina. This week's episode is hosted by Makenzie Sherrill, Noah Calix, Laura Rios, Charlize Ayers and Josh Cooper. Savannah Webb grew up in Lenoir and is married and has two dogs. She has a love for music and enjoys singing at her church. She originally went to college to be a music teacher then changed to become an Energy Specialist at Blue Ridge Energy, but has now found an unexpected outlet for her love for music.

Change Is Okay - Brittani Coffey - #11

Welcome to the “Life on Shuffle” Podcast. A collection of stories about people who have taken chances, embraced the unexpected, and inadvertently discovered their true passion.Today we are featuring Brittani Coffey, a teacher from Caldwell County, North Carolina. Hosted by Austin Shore, Raeganne White, Annalee Hill, Axell Briones, and Josh Cooper. Brittani was a bookkeeper and now she is a teacher. She is married and she has two children. She teaches 7th grade math at Gamewell Middle School. Mrs.Coffey has a Bachelors of Science in Human Services from Gardner Webb University.

Success Built on Relationships - Ronaldo Souza - #10

Welcome to the “Life on Shuffle” Podcast. A collection of stories about people who have taken chances, embraced the unexpected, and inadvertently discovered their true passion. Today we are featuring Ronaldo, the owner of RAVSCORP from Granite Falls, North Carolina. Today's hosts are Erin Shows, Ethan Burns, Jose Euceda, and Josh Cooper. Ronaldo was born in San Paulo, Brazil. He started working at age seven and got his first job at age fifteen. He has worked in numerous industries such as shipping, product development, furniture, and sales. He has travelled to world for business but his focus has always been to build relationships. He is fluent in Portuguese, English, Spanish, and Japanese. He owns his own company RAVSCORP which services a group of companies owned by an Amish Community. In his role he supports and oversees executive management sales and marketing to support growth in retail presence. His passions are cooking and serving others. He enjoys spending time with his church family and feeds everyone he meets. His favorite thing to cook is Wagyu steak.

"From thing to thing" - Lelia Lytle - Episode 9

Welcome to the “Life on Shuffle” Podcast. A collection of stories about people who have taken chances, embraced the unexpected, and inadvertently discovered their true passion. Today we are featuring Lella Lytle, a teacher from Lenoir, North Carolina who studied Biology, English, and Education at Appalachian State University and Lees-McRae College. Originally, she entered college undecided for a career with either biology or journalism, and now works at the Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute teaching English and Humanities classes, such as writing, literature, critical thinking, and mythology. She has spent time throughout her life traveling and researching the mythologies and religions of different cultures, and continues her independent studies of humanities and ecology alongside her current teaching today. This week's episode is hosted by Sophia Banyai, Ariana Hernandez, Makayla Price, Henry Hightower and Josh Cooper.

“Never thought I’d play with trees” - Oscar Michel - Episode 8

Welcome to the “Life on Shuffle” Podcast. A collection of stories about people who have taken chances, embraced the unexpected, and inadvertently discovered their true passion. Today's episode features Oscar Michel, with his wife Kaitlen Michel., a tree farmer from Collettsville, NC. Oscar wanted to be an artist as a child, but originally planned on being a RNA, spent time in the Army, and now loves his job as a tree farmer in Collettsville NC. This episode is hosted by Ava Hubbard, Joanna Hindman, Ethan Hewlett, Justin Buitrago, and Josh Cooper.
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