"The Uncommon Connector" FTZ's Career Awareness Podcast

Eddie McDonald has worked for the USPS for over 18 years and is currently a Strategic Account Manager in the Atlanta GA district.  He has worked in Sales for the past five years and has previous postal experience in plant operations and transportation.   Within Sales, Eddie has taken on many roles, including customer and team relationship building; customer account management; and sharing and demo...

On season ll of "The Uncommon Connector", Janine Wiggins speaks with host Andrea Jane. They discuss her passion for customer service and how she started her vision. Growing up in Panama and her route to the University of Arkansas Grantham pursuing a Master of Business Administration. Balancing family and her profession are a must, and she does it well. Listen to her story and others on t...

Chris gives his thoughts on his experience as a high school student in Houston Texas. Why he wanted to attend Texas A&M and his journey to get ready for this big moment. Check out Chris and his blogs for FTZ here. Our Blog – Functional Training Zone Inc. Support the show

Stephanie Medina, Certified Court Executive and twelve-year Maryland Judiciary Branch professional. Mrs. Medina is the first female and first person of color to serve as Court Administrator for Baltimore County. Her passion for her profession reaches well beyond the court room, starting with her love and service with the Red Cross. Baltimore County Court Administration   Support the show

Public figure and success producer, Jada is a jack of all trades and stirring the pot of success all the way from her native Jacksonville Florida. Her path has landed her many opportunities and created avenues that have yielded a new way of getting things done.  A current student at Howard University and NFL Cheerleader for the Washington Commander football team. Having the skill and ability to we...

Co-Founder of the first public-arts school of Charles County Maryland. Born and raised in Chicago, IL, Rickkay’s  passion interest surround Mental health awareness and promoting International Education to marginalized communities. Mr. King has an extensive work history with youth development supporting non-profit organizations and is excited to expand his knowledge and skill set while serving Phoe...

-First woman-of-color to exclusively sell digital media advertising at the Baltimore Sun. Open-Source Intelligence digital and print advertising with Jane’s Aerospace and Defense.  -Native of Wilmington DE with a Degree in English from University of DE. Now a full-time entrepreneur, Andrea Jane Wheeler combines her artistic talents, love of health and wellness and digital media background to bring...

Jamar "Tank" Dials graduated college from UNCP in 2009 and went to the NFL combine and had workouts with the Bill's, Jets, Dolphins, CFL, Arena teams as well. Tank retired from football in 2017 and joined the film industry working as Key Stage Manager with Prime Video & Amazon Studio. His past experiences working on Marvel, Sony, Paramount and ESPN platforms. Tank is a personal...

Based just outside of Washington, DC in Manassas, Virginia, Nick Vaka has been managing creative teams from across the globe since long before remote working was the thing to do. Over the course of his 20-year career, Nick has produced content and animation for motion pictures, broadcast television, and the web for clients ranging from grass roots organizations to Fortune 500 corporations.  Suppor...

Jordan Taylor is an Associate Director at ESPN. He is the Lead AD on the morning sports show Get Up. Jordan has experience as a Director and Camera Operator in live television production such as news, music, sports, and entertainment. Jordan graduated from Southern Illinois University with a degree in Television Production.  Jordan Taylor (@justjordan1) • Instagram photos and videos Jordan Taylor...

Kiana Barron was appointed the Statewide Consumer Protection Enforcement Investigator. In 2015, She oversaw multi-State investigators, and administrative personnel working to protect consumers from deceptive and unfair practices in the commercial marketplace, and risk management violations. She previously served as Deputy Emergency Management Specialist, District of Columbia. Kiana developed or ov...

Tre James is the Executive Technical Producer and Multicam Director at Production Rockstars. With over 16 years of experience, Mr. James brings a plethora of talents in studio production. To name a few: live streaming, media management , production budget and so much more. He has been apart of television projects such as Gospel Singer Tasha Cobb’s Live at Birth, U.S. Army 100th Anniversary of Fort...

Michael is a consultant  with a vision for making an impact on clients. He’s helped individuals, organizations, leaders in business and other industry luminaries reach their business goals and lead conversion initiatives while impacting social change. Michael has a background in business growth and development. His innovative approach helped launch over a dozen startups; Michael helped clients gen...

Kerrie Allison is a rapid transformational therapist, natural health, and wellbeing practitioner.  She empowers men and women to smash their limiting beliefs and move forward towards a life of health & happiness.  Using the perfect combination of mind, body, and emotions. KerrieAllison.com Support the show

Becoming a professional barber and the effort it takes to perfecting your craft. Support the show

A talk around conversation with FTZ team members and Destin Bell app creator of Card.io  Austin Texas award winner top 40 under 40 Support the show

Special guest Wendy Walch “Women in Emergency Management”  Learning how communities collaborate under hazardous conditions and who manages those efforts. Support the show

Amanda speaking on her years of experience as a accountant and a certified fraud examiner for the federal and private sector. Discussing finance and student loan payment options. Support the show

Understanding what you need to know and access careers that matter to you. Support the show

https://www. Bcauseican.net Special guest Ron Nicholson and the Bcauseican mission to equip communities in need with STEM education to prevent socioeconomic disparities. Support the show

FTZ "The Uncommon Connector "The Keys to Nurse Innovation with Special Guest Kynesha Fong-Sam a Critical Operations Manager with Kaiser Permanente and 21 year U.S. Navy Veteran Support the show

We have special guest Tenia McKall who is the CEO of Pendleton Solutions, LLC, a small woman owned security niche company.  https://pensecsolutions.com/ Support the show

Brian Arrington, USAF (ret), M.S. is CEO/Founder of VETS2INDUSTRY LLC and VETS2INDUSTRY Foundation Inc. www.vets2industry.org Support the show

FTZ The Uncommon Connector "All about the educator" The Functional Training environment was thought to be a problem that's replicated around the nation. Many people have taken the opportunity to educate themselves through expensive degree programs in their projected field only to end up in debt and without gainful employment. Our efforts are to lessen the gap between the uninformed...

FTZ The Uncommon Connector "Establishing the Vision" The Functional Training environment was thought to be a problem that's replicated around the nation. Many people have taken the opportunity to educate themselves through expensive degree programs in their projected field only to end up in debt and without gainful employment. Our efforts are to lessen the gap between the uninformed...