Brian Bratt

Joust About Careers Podcast

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Welcome to the Joust About Careers Podcast. I’m your host, Brian Bratt, and I’m a career advisor and English teacher at Van Buren High School. I’ve seen too many people spend a lot of money and time working toward careers they don’t enjoy or that don’t help them achieve the purposes they have identified for their lives, and I want to make sure that doesn’t happen to anyone else, whether it’s a high schooler or someone approaching retirement. I hope that listening to these episodes will help you make better career decisions and lead to a fulfilling career journey.

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Brian Bratt

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Ep. 13 - Zach Hiris, National Weather Service Meteorologist 25.05.2022 31:21

Welcome to Interviewing People, a #careercast where I talk to a variety of people with a focus on how they ended up where they are today, what they learned from their mistakes, and what advice they have for our futures. This video features my interview with Zach Hiris, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Boulder, CO. Zach talks about his career as a meteorologist, how he chose to...

Ep. 12 - Kelli McKinley - Chef, Charleston Hospitality Group 25.05.2022 25:40

Welcome to Interviewing People, a #careercast where I talk to a variety of people with a focus on how they ended up where they are today, what they learned from their mistakes, and what advice they have for our futures. Today's guest, Kelli McKinley (bakery@charlestonhospitalitygroup.com) is an executive chef with Charleston Hospitality Group in Charleston, SC. Kelli talks about her career, which...

Ep. 11 - Kevin Davis - Wheelsman, Interlake Steamship Company 24.05.2022 26:32

Welcome to Interviewing People, a #careercast where I talk to a variety of people with a focus on how they ended up where they are today, what they learned from their mistakes, and what advice they have for our futures.  Today's guest, Kevin Davis (@kdavissti), is a wheelsman for the Interlake Steamship Company.  Kevin talks about his career working on a ship carrying iron ore on the Gre...

Ep. 10 - Tyler Akers - ROTC, Army Intelligence, Demand Planning & Analysis Manager at Groove Life 24.05.2022 38:43

Welcome to Interviewing People, a #careercast where I talk to a variety of people with a focus on how they ended up where they are today, what they learned from their mistakes, and what advice they have for our futures.  Today's guest, Tyler Akers, a Demand Planning & Analysis Manager at Groove Life in Spring Hill, Tennessee, attended the University of Toledo on an ROTC scholarship and wa...

Ep. 9 - Macy (McCartney) Miekstyn - Operations Manager, ProMedica and Russell J. Ebeid Children's Hospital 24.05.2022 31:27

Welcome to Interviewing People, a #careercast where I will talk to a variety of people with a focus on how they ended up where they are today, what they learned from their mistakes, and what advice they have for our futures.  Today's guest, Macy (McCartney) Miekstyn, an Operations Manager at ProMedica Toledo and Russell J. Ebeid Children's Hospitals, discusses what she did when she encountere...

Ep. 8 - Emily (Lammers) Hebein - Legislative Assistant, U.S. House of Representatives 24.05.2022 26:25

Welcome to Interviewing People, a #careercast where I will talk to a variety of people with a focus on how they ended up where they are today, what they learned from their mistakes, and what advice they have for our futures.  Today's guest, Emily (Lammers) Hebein, a legislative assistant in the U.S. House of Representatives, talks about the path she took to arrive in Washington D.C. and what...

Ep. 7 - Sydney Jameson - Marketing, Young & Laramore 24.05.2022 38:59

Welcome to Interviewing People, a #careercast where I talk to a variety of people with a focus on how they ended up where they are today, what they learned from their mistakes, and what advice they have for our futures. Today's guest, Sydney Jameson of Young & Laramore, a marketing firm in Indianapolis, is with us to talk about her career journey, so enjoy the show!

Ep. 6 - Dustin Drerup, Beastcraft Props 24.05.2022 59:44

Welcome to Interviewing People, a #careercast where I talk to a variety of people with a focus on how they ended up where they are today, what they learned from their mistakes, and what advice they have for our futures.  Today's guest, Dustin Drerup of Beastcraft Animatronic Props, is with us to talk about his career journey.  Dustin has an interesting story, so enjoy the show!

Ep. 4 - Emilie Bandy, Sesame Workshop 26.04.2022 40:26

Ep. 3 - Tori Bookwalter & McClain Brown 14.01.2022 28:16

Welcome to Interviewing People, where we will talk to a variety of people with a focus on how they ended up where they are today, what they learned from their mistakes, and what advice they have for our futures.  This episode features Van Buren graduates Tori Bookwalter and McClain Brown talking about their internship experiences as college students.  Enjoy the show!

Ep. 2 - Brittany (Ramsey) Busse, Chicago Sky Account Executive 14.01.2022 23:44

Welcome to Interviewing People, where we will talk to a variety of people with a focus on how they ended up where they are today, what they learned from their mistakes, and what advice they have for our futures.  This episode features my discussion with Van Buren graduate Brittany (Ramsey) Busse, an account executive with the WNBA's Chicago Sky.  Enjoy the show!