MBA: Mature By Accident

Send us Fan Mail Gina and Shashwat are joined by Dr. Alyse Donovan to talk about her experiences as clinical psychologist. Alyse talks about her role as a psychologist, how she got into this field, and what it means for her professional and personal life. She talks about how her job impacts her relationships and dating life, amongst a host of other interesting topical areas. 

Send us Fan Mail Return guest, MJ Gissas, talks to Gina and Shashwat about his experiences being a small business owner of a financial services company. He educates the audience on new investment opportunities in the insurance industry and what life is like running his own small business. He talks about helping the pair launch an official MBA: Mature By Accident website! 

Send us Fan Mail Diana, better known in the community as Valentine the Clown, talks to Gina and Shashwat about her life as an entertainer. She discusses her journey to getting started in the business and how her experiences have been over the last almost 40 years of being a professional clown. 

Send us Fan Mail Torrie Hyde joins Gina and Shashwat to discuss what his experiences are like as a single father, with full custody of his 7-year old daughter. He talks about his support system, his struggles with raising her, and the day to day life of being a single father in and out of the Covid pandemic. 

Send us Fan Mail Gina and Shashwat talk about what life is like as a business traveler. With both of them having had to travel domestically and internationally for work related matters, they give their perspective on what those experiences have been like (pre & post the Covid-19 Pandemic). 

Send us Fan Mail Gina and Shashwat are joined by Katie Soltys  on her journey to becoming a real estate agent. She discusses her motivations to dive into this space, the competition level of real estate, how she's going to balance that with her full-time job, amongst a variety of other things. 

Send us Fan Mail Gina and Shashwat talk about some pivotal decisions that they have made in their lives and how they ended up making those decisions. They discuss how the decisions impact their journeys and what would potentially have happened if they decided the other way. All of that blends well into the decision making discussion and process by which they have made these monumental choices. 

Send us Fan Mail Gina and Shashwat are joined by three local members of the Southington/Plantsville community to talk about the tremendous work that their organizations are doing in the area. Lois, Steve, and Missy discuss how their groups are helping improve the lives of people around them and dive into how important it is for the younger generations to get involved in community activities. Even...

Send us Fan Mail Nav joins Gina and Shashwat to talk about his role in driving change management in the corporate world. He discusses how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted large organizations in deploying change to new technologies, protocols, and policies. Nav also gives some great tips on how to use the change management process in your daily life. 

Send us Fan Mail Dana joins Gina and Shashwat to give the "guy's perspective" of the infertility journey and process. He discusses his experiences with the doctor's office, the lack of support offered to the partner, the process of offering support, and so much more. Listen to Dana give a first hand account of what his story was like and what advice he offers to men in similar...

Send us Fan Mail Gina and Shashwat discuss what Gina's recent experience was like leaving her position after a number of years to transition to a new organization. They discuss the process of getting the new role and all the decision points that come along with how that decision is eventually made! 

Send us Fan Mail Gina and Shashwat are back for Season 4 of MBA: Mature By Accident! Listen to them give a recap of what happened during the break and quick off the season with a brand new segment. 

Send us Fan Mail Gina and Shashwat wrap up Season 3 of their podcast. They speak briefly with their special guest, Maya Sasso, and then recap some of their favorite moments of the previous season. 

Send us Fan Mail Gina and Shashwat reminisce about their professional journeys and how they got to their current positions after the last decade out of college. They talk about the roles they have had along the way and then focus a little bit on what they do in their current positions. Listen to them relive it all for you in this episode! 

Send us Fan Mail Paul Sasso joins Gina and Shashwat to discuss his passion for researching and understanding his lineage and heritage. He talks about how he got interest in his family history from a young age and how that fire has been stoked over the years. Listen to him tell us about how he's gone well beyond just an ancestry test and how this has led him to become his family's go-to a...

Send us Fan Mail Teri joins Gina and Shashwat to talk about her experience as a stay-at-home mother for her two boys. She talks about the journey, the decision, the day to day, and what life is like as a homemaker. Listen to her give incredible anecdotes on what the last 8 years have been like for her and also some fantastic advice for anyone considering doing the same thing. 

Send us Fan Mail In another flashback episode, Gina and Shashwat look back on some of the things going on in their lives back in 2009 when they were 22. They talk about the people, entertainment, and life experiences from that year that have helped shape who they are today! 

Send us Fan Mail Krista and Dori join the show to discuss what it's like to be a "plant parent" for over 150+ different plants in their homes. They talk about nurturing the plants, the mental health benefits of tending to plants, and how they got involved into becoming addicted to being a plant parent! 

Send us Fan Mail Gina and Shashwat talk about Shashwat's experience having his first baby and becoming a first time parent. They discuss the hospital visit, the partner experience in labor, and everything that comes with bringing your baby home and then actually becoming a parent! 

Send us Fan Mail Gina and Shashwat talk about some of their highlights from the last year of this podcast. They go through a few of their favorite episodes and guests as they reflect on the journey that was an entire year of MBA: Mature By Accident! 

Send us Fan Mail Gina and Shashwat welcome Marisa back to the podcast to talk about her experience as an adopted child. Marisa talks about her thoughts on her adoptive parents, the adoption process, and the overall journey she's had since her adoption at 3 months old! 

Send us Fan Mail Gina and Shashwat are joined by Megan Albanese and Gabe LeBlanc to discuss the Southington STEPS program and their efforts to promote youth substance abuse prevention. They talk about their individual efforts, their experiences with the organizations, and what types of programs they are involved with in promoting youth participation in preventing substance abuse. 

Send us Fan Mail Gina and Shashwat take on the topic of "gender".  Listen to them talk about how gender roles, identities, and norms and how all of these play a role in their personal and professional lives! 

Send us Fan Mail Gina and Shashwat are joined by an old friend, Shannon O'Reilly, who recounts her mental health journey in dealing with at-times, crippling anxiety. Since her middle school years, Shannon has had to tackle mental health issues and she catalogs some of those experiences in this episode. Listen to her talk about bullying, therapy, friendships, relationships, and much more! 

Send us Fan Mail Gina and Shashwat talk more about who they are as people. Not having had the chance to really introduce themselves and pull back the curtain for the listeners, they take this episode as a chance to open up more about who they are as individuals!