Dream Job Cafe

Strategic career skills and the job market today are the focus as Larry Port sits down with his old friend Peri Ginsberg , founder and head coach of Workforce Ready Now. Peri works heavily with college graduates, new graduates, and really early stage professionals who are navigating the workforce and feeling the pressure that the first job is going to make or break their entire career. ㅤ Peri sha...

Middle skilled or new collar jobs, veterans, and the skilled workforce sit at the heart of this Dream Job Cafe conversation as host Larry Port talks with Emily Bose , managing director at Transition Overwatch. Emily works with companies and veterans through structured employment programs, retention support, and wraparound support that connect strong go getter people with employers who want to hire...

A kid from Tampa rides coasters at Busch Gardens, prints “theme park enthusiast” on a business card, and aims his entire college path at Disney. Then, at what feels like the culmination of that dream at Epcot, something inside says it is time to switch gears. In this conversation, Larry Port sits down with his cousin Sammy Port to trace a non-linear path that runs through Cornell’s hospitality sch...

Law school, big law, lifestyle, AI, legal technology, small firm reality, student loan pressure and legal adjacent careers all collide in this conversation. Host Larry Port sits down with Jared Correia , who walks through his path from small liberal arts college English major and classics minor to Suffolk Law School, small firm practice, bar association work and founder of Red Cave Law Firm Consul...

Anxiety is running high for new graduates and career changers as industries shift and the job market feels locked. Joseph Lewin joins Larry Port to talk about what’s behind the frustration so many students face as they send out hundreds of resumes without a response. They explore why traditional job applications fail, how to think about career direction, and what to do when your degree doesn’t lea...

Figuring out what career path to take is intimidating. Larry Port talks through the massive chasm after graduation, the luxury of choices, and the work of connecting who you are to the life you want. Joseph surfaces real tensions around hard skills versus the lifestyle you actually want, parental pressure, and the risk of walking a predetermined path. Larry shares personal shifts from photojournal...

What should I do with my life? It is a question almost everyone has asked. Larry Port opens the conversation by exploring the difficult transition from school to the workforce and the overwhelming chasm that graduates face when trying to figure out what comes next. He reflects on the challenges of standing out with a degree that looks like everyone else’s while automation and AI reshape white coll...

Larry Port introduces Dream Job Cafe — a show about uncovering what careers are really like, beyond the glossy titles and résumés. Hear why this podcast exists, who it’s for, and how real conversations with professionals can help you figure out if a career path fits the life you want to live.