Portfolio Career Podcast

When Samanee Mahbub was in college at Brown University, she learned about the importance of relationship building. She has continued that through her many experiences, travels, and now living in New York. Given her love of stories and storytelling, she is a Product Marketing Lead at Lumos. Speaking of stories and community building, Samanee cohosts a monthly event series in NYC called Storytell. S...

Has an experience changed you? How about recently? Hearing about life-changing experiences from others can help us better see our lives, and also see possibility. In this podcast mixer episode, you will hear short stories from four people to hopefully help you. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career! As always, this episode with notes is on my website. Connect with David on IG Con...

Are you looking to find more meaning in your work? Seth Godin is the author of 21 international bestsellers that have changed the way people think about work. His books include Tribes, Linchpin, The Dip, This Is Marketing, and The Practice. His latest book is called The Song of Significance, a new manifesto for teams. In this Podcast Mixer episode recorded live in front of an audience, you will le...

Are you looking to making a living as an artist, creative, or dancer? Or how about build a company to help creatives? Ramita Ravi has been doing both. She was the first South Asian to be featured on So You Think You Can Dance show. She is also the Cofounder and Co-CEO of Artswrk, a talent marketplace for artists and creatives. In this episode, you will learn about inflection points, pursuing becom...

Starting a company is hard. In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will hear from four founders about the company they are building. The idea they have, the problem they are solving, and how things are going. There is a lot to learn from this. The story, energy, and positioning of this (and more) is something we can into our work and our careers. Hopefully this episode will help you start a company, a...

When we are focused on the things that are moving the needle for us, great things can happen. For Ben Bradbury, he is focused on building media businesses at Workweek. For me, I have been focusing on in-person experiences for work and Podcast Mixers personally. Our focus is leading to great things. In this wide-ranging professional catch-up among close friends, you will also learn about community...

Your network and relationships are critical to your career and life. For Michael Saloio hosting dinners has been really impactful and helped him start Huddle, a network of top designers and builders startups can plug into. In this episode, Mike shares specific approaches and tactics that he uses to build relationships and stay connected with a lot of people in a meaningful way. Mike and Huddle als...

Are you looking to have healthy relationships across all areas of your life? In this podcast mixer episode, you will hear four people share relationship breakthrough and key moments stories. Tony Robbins has said, "the quality of your life is the quality of your relationships." If you are looking to have healthy relationships, this episode for you! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio...

This is a special episode! I answered a few questions from friends in this episode for you about podcasting, projects, and something personal. I also shared about where I have been spending my time, and what has thankfully been going well. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career! Connect with me on Instagram Subscribe to my Substack

Are you looking to make a big life decision soon? Maybe a career one? Decisions can be scary. Hearing from others can help though. In this podcast mixer episode, you will hear four people share short decisions about decisions they made. If you are about to make a decision, this episode for you! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career! As always, this episode with notes is available...

Are you looking to be more open and vulnerable in your life? Gly Gabriel believes that being vulnerable (in a thoughtful way) can unlock incredible conversations and things internally and externally for you. Gly had followed all of the “supposed to do” life ideals, scripts and paths: go to Harvard, work on Wall Street, etc. And then one day decided to make a change and live a different life with d...

Mari Andrew is a writer, illustrator, and an author. In 2015, she decided to create one new watercolor illustration daily for a year. She started posting them on Instagram and started gaining a lot of followers. She now has over 900,000 followers. With this large audience, she was able to get a book deal to publish her first book Am I There Yet? In this episode, you will learn about her getting si...

Do you want to improve your relationship with work? How about to reclaim your life from work? Simone Stolzoff is the author of a brand new book called The Good Enough Job. He is also building out his Portfolio Career. In this episode, you will learn about how about to potentially take a more transactional approach to work and so much more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career. T...

Lauren Ducrey is a poet, author, facilitator, and community builder. She is passionate about making poetry more accessible for others to write and read. She believes there are multiple ways that poetry can help people’s wellbeing. In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will learn Lauren’s ahas with poetry, how she wrote her book called Tongues Tied, and her creative process. Excited for you to build a...

Are you looking to have your work fit into your life? Christina Wallace is the author of a brand new book called The Portfolio Life. In 2017, she wrote a key article about Portfolio Careers. Then, as her life evolved, she realized that she wanted to design her life, not just her Portfolio Career. In this episode, you will learn core ideas in her new book and so much more. Excited for you to build...

Are you looking to celebrate your progress and life more? Jelena, the Founder of The Confetti Project, wants to help bring more joy more into people’s daily lives. Her company initially started as a side project. And then the pandemic greatly impacted her business, and now recently she has entire a new chapter. In this live podcast mixer episode, you will hear the emotional journey that Jelena has...

Are you looking to build a social impact focused company? Stephen Sokoler is a serial entrepreneur. While in Australia, Stephen stumbled across a book that opened his eyes to meditation. Soon after, he started Journey in 2015. In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will learn about company inflection points, the ups and downs of being a founder, and what Stephen and Journey are really excited about no...

Have you ever been moved by words before? For Max Stossel, he saw a poet perform and was moved by it. He decided to perform poetry as well, and started to love it. After doing live poetry performance shows, he created a short film that took 7 years to make. While doing this, Max did other things to find other sources of income. In this episode, you will learn about how Max has generally kept his a...

Are you looking to make a job transition? Heather Joelle Boneparth decided to leave a successful career in corporate law. When the company asked her to come back to the office to work full-time, she quit. She wrote about leaving in her newsletter called Our Tiny Rebellions. In addition to writing the newsletter and being a mother to two kids, Heather is now the Director of Business and Legal Affai...

Are you looking to invest more into your relationships and friendships? Isa Watson is the author of a new book called Life Beyond Likes and believes that social media can hurt our ability to build real friendships. In her book and this episode, you will learn about taking a social media hiatus, what people don't post online, and how to cultivate friendship and connection. Isa is also the Founder o...

Do you feel like you have a message that you need to share? Stephen Shedletzky is the author of a book to be released in late 2023 called Speak-Up Culture. He believes that many important and helpful messages are unfortunately voiceless because people do not feel safe enough to share them. He is on a mission to help solve this. For 11+ years, Stephen also known as "Shed" worked at Simon Sinek Inc....

What could happen if you started believing that your perfectionism is a good thing? Katherine Morgan Schafler is a psychotherapist, writer, and speaker, and former on-site therapist at Google. She is the author of a brand new book called The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control. In this Podcast Mixer episode with live Q&A, you will learn the different types of perfectionism, the pros and cons o...

Are you looking to have more autonomy with your work? Consider starting a personal project or freelancing on the side. Joy Batra is the author of a new book called The Freelance Mindset. In the book, you will learn how freelancing and entrepreneurship are similar, and the benefits of freelancing. Joy has been freelancing for 10+ years on the side and wrote this book to help you find more fulfillme...

Building a business is hard. Sahil Lavingia is Founder of Gumroad and he has seen his fair share of ups and downs to say the least. He has had to lay people off, experience rapid unexpected growth, and so much more. In this episode in front of an audience, he shares what truly matters to build a company, inflection points, and why is currently optimistic. Sahil is also an investor and the author o...

Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a writer, community builder, student, and founder. While in school, she decided to learn in public by writing articles and then sharing them online about what she was learning at school. This led to her writing 100 articles in 100 days. During this writing journey and adventure, Ness Labs, the company and community, was formed while she was in school. In this episode, you wi...