Career Sessions

What does the future of work look like? In this episode, J.R. Lowry talks to the expert herself. Debbie Lovich  is a Managing Director & Senior Partner at the Boston Consulting Group  is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious management consulting firms. With a focus on leadership, BCG has produced top consultants. Debbie shares her story and experiences at BCG, and we hear...

Black Americans are one of the most underinvested sectors in the US markets today. Stackwell Capital is a fintech startup that aims to change that. J.R. Lowry talks to the founder and CEO of Stackwell Capital , Trevor Rozier-Byrd . Together, they dive into Trevor’s career—looking back at his experiences as an M&A lawyer, working for the SEC, and his motivations for creating Stackwell. Tune in...

Entrepreneurship is considered one of Brown University’s highest-rated programs. Like many others in the field, Danny Warshay  embraced this empowerment and carved his path. He believes that entrepreneurship is not a gift but rather a process that anyone can learn. In this episode, Danny sits with J.R. Lowry to talk about his journey through the entrepreneurial world. From his college days to...

Bill Boor  is the President and CEO of Cavco Industries , a company focused on designing and building systems-built structures. As CEO, Bill makes decisions that can affect the success of the company. So how does he do it? J.R. Lowry teams up with Bill to give us a look at a journey of leadership and learning. Tune in and hear great insights on leadership, decision making, and finding th...

Finding success in a single career path is hard, but today's guest managed to do the improbable four times and counting.  Rohini Dey  moved from the academe to the World Bank and McKinsey and now the restaurant business. She is the founder and owner of  Vermilion , an Indian-Latin fusion restaurant in Chicago. She is also the founder of  Let's Talk Womxn , which connects and em...

Now more than ever, protecting the outdoors has become—and should be—the priority. One of the people helping create positive changes and moves for the environment is  John Judge . John is the President and CEO of  The Trustees , a non-profit land conservation and historic preservation organization dedicated to preserving natural and historical places in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts....

Launching a startup business is a risky move for any entrepreneur. But there are cases where those risks pay off. Jason Krantz  is the CEO of Definitive Healthcare . Jason founded Definitive Healthcare ten years ago, and in September of 2021, it IPO’d on the NASDAQ Exchange and is expected to finish the year with revenue of over $160 million. In this episode, he sits down with J.R. Lowry to s...

Kim Crider  is a decorated, retired Major General in the US Air Force  with 35 years of service and a flexible military-private sector career. She most recently served as the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer for the US Space Force . Kim joins J.R. Lowry to discuss an impressive career she describes as unscripted. She details the series of events that led to her retiring under the...

Michael Alter , Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, joins J.R. Lowry on our first episode to share his career story and the things he learned along the way. Michael talks to J.R. about how his bachelor's degree in economics from Northwestern University and his MBA from Harvard Business School equipped him with the skillset he needed to ju...