Time4Coffee Podcast

Kevin McMullin— the founder and Head of Talent at Collegewise , the world’s largest college admissions counseling company. Kevin founded Collegewise in Irvine, California, in 1999 using his last paycheck from his previous job. He started out that fall working with nine students at their kitchen tables to help them find the right colleges and complete their applications. But just one year lat...

Becky King is an alumnae career advisor and interim college career mentor at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. In addition to providing guidance and support to alumni and students, she also helps to plan and deliver programs that focus on the importance of networking and career transitions. Becky earned a bachelor’s degree in European Studies from Pomona College and has also worked with nonprofi...

Daniel Sieberg is the CEO and founder of iO Enterprises – an early-stage startup building an empathic A.I./AR experience in service of what humans need. He also leads iO Ventures to advise innovative startups of all stripes including Ground and Pressland . Prior to iO Enterprises, Daniel was a co-founder (#AMA, search online about it), a x-Googler (6 years as a senior exec) and alumni sci-te...

Luisa Zhou is the creator of the Employee to Entrepreneur System , which teaches people how to leave their day job and start their own six-figure plus business working for themselves. She’s helped hundreds of students, including health and business coaches, designers, copywriters, and consultants, and shown them how to launch businesses that generate anywhere from $30K to $100K in a matter of mont...

Fred has been a senior engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the past 25 years. And if you’ve ever heard the phrase ‘cmon, it’s not rocket science,’ for Fred Serricchio , it really is!  Fred’s work with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory has led him to work directly with the Mars Exploration Rovers as an Attitude Control System Engineer and in the Mars Science Laboratory. According to his pe...

Teri Ijeoma is the Founder and CEO of “Invest with Teri” , an online courses teaching you how to make money day trading on Wall Street. She began her professional career working in education and for nonprofits.  When she started trading stocks nine years ago, she initially saw it as an opportunity to simply supplement her income. However, she was so successful with this side hustle that in 2017, s...

Nicki Mayo founded and operates the eponymous Nicki Mayo News, LLC . She is a self-described “multimedia maven” and is a full time communications strategist. When she’s not creating videos for clients, Nicki works as a federal contractor covering STEM stories. After earning her undergraduate degree in speech communications and African American studies with a minor in Spanish at Syracuse University...

A ground-breaking leader during her 35-year career in the U.S. Navy, Michelle Howard was the first woman to achieve the rank of four-star admiral and the first woman to be appointed to the position of vice chief of naval operations (the second highest rank in the Navy). She was also the first African-American woman to reach the rank of three-star and four stars in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forc...

Mo Rocca is a humorist, journalist and an actor. He is currently a correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning , as well as the host for CBS’s series The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation . In January of 2019, Mo’s podcast Mobituaries debuted as a joint venture between CBS News and Simon and Schuster. Mo’s love of obituaries and history led him to launch the project, a deeply researched appreciation for the...

Dara Royer is the senior vice president and chief communications officer at Syracuse University . She is the first leader of the school’s marketing and communications division and is responsible for oversight of internal and external marketing efforts including media relations, strategic marketing campaigns and brand stewardship for the school. She is in charge of a team of about 80 people who all...

Dr. Alexis Albion is the lead curator at the new International Spy Museum in Washington, DC which reopened in a brand new building in May 2019.  In this role, Dr. Albion was responsible for conceptualizing the 5 main galleries of the museum and ensuring the content appealed to as wide an audience as possible. Prior to joining the Spy Museum, Dr Albion worked at The World Bank Group and the US Stat...

Kenda Macdonald is the founder and CEO of Automation Ninjas , a marketing automation company based in the U.K. that blends marketing with buyer psychology to create a new approach to marketing and advertising for businesses. Kenda founded her company in 2014 and has an academic background in Forensic Psychology, studying at Birkbeck College, a constituent of the University of London. She is also a...

David Placek, founder and president of Lexicon Branding , is responsible for driving Lexicon’s strategic and creative vision. Under his leadership, Lexicon Branding has continued to focus on the development of brand names and brand architectures that make significant contributions to the sales and marketing goals of its clients. For over 30 years, David has been the author of an unconventional app...

Liz Korfmacher is the head of marketing at Ziva Meditation, where she directs email, content and advertising strategy. In short, Liz is responsible for spreading Ziva far and wide across social media, paid media and traditional media. In 2019 she oversaw the national bestselling book launch of Stress Less, Accomplish More by Ziva Meditation founder, Emily Fletcher. The book reached #7 on Amazon in...

Happy New Year Java Junkies! To kick off 2020 we’ve collected some of our most inspirational clips and mixed them together into an extra special New Year’s Inspirational Mashup — T4C episode #352 ?!! We’ll be talking about topics like:  why you need to listen to your inner voice and block out the noise of family, friends and social media when it comes to deciding what caree...

Susan Weiner is the founder and CEO of Orange Dot Baking Company , which is a healthy, flavorful alternative to existing high-glycemic, gluten free breads. Inspired by a review of poverty in her hometown of Charlottesville, VA called the  Orange Dot Report, Susan conceived of Orange Dot Baking Company to generate local employment for low-income single mothers while producing delicious gluten free...

Mei Xu is a Chinese American entrepreneur, woman business leader, and the founder and CEO of two global lifestyle brands, Chesapeake Bay Candle and Blissliving Home and MeiXu.com. Mei established Chesapeake Bay Candle in 1994, and grew it into a global designer, marketer and manufacturer of home fragrance products sold through major U.S. retailers on Amazon.com including Target, Kohl’s, and Bed, B...

Susan Weiner is the founder and CEO of Orange Dot Baking Company , which is a healthy, flavorful alternative to existing high-glycemic, gluten free breads. Inspired by a review of poverty in her hometown of Charlottesville, VA called the  Orange Dot Report, Susan conceived of Orange Dot Baking Company to generate local employment for low-income single mothers while producing delicious gluten free...

Mei Xu is a Chinese American entrepreneur, woman business leader, and the founder and CEO of two global lifestyle brands, Chesapeake Bay Candle and Blissliving Home and MeiXu.com. Mei established Chesapeake Bay Candle in 1994, and grew it into a global designer, marketer and manufacturer of home fragrance products sold through major U.S. retailers on Amazon.com including Target, Kohl’s, and Bed, B...

Susan Weiner is the founder and CEO of Orange Dot Baking Company , which is a healthy, flavorful alternative to existing high-glycemic, gluten free breads. Inspired by a review of poverty in her hometown of Charlottesville, VA called the  Orange Dot Report, Susan conceived of Orange Dot Baking Company to generate local employment for low-income single mothers while producing delicious gluten free...

Mei Xu is a Chinese American entrepreneur, woman business leader, and the founder and CEO of two global lifestyle brands, Chesapeake Bay Candle and Blissliving Home and MeiXu.com. Mei established Chesapeake Bay Candle in 1994, and grew it into a global designer, marketer and manufacturer of home fragrance products sold through major U.S. retailers on Amazon.com including Target, Kohl’s, and Bed, B...

As an avid gluten free cook, Susan built Orange Dot Baking Company using innovative approaches in both its baking process and its recipes—much to the delight of her celiac son, Andrew. Orange Dot bread is special because it is made with an innovative, proprietary baking process that locks in the moisture and expands the cell structure of the bread. The recipes are also innovative because they do n...

Tom Sheridan is the founder and president of The Sheridan Group (TSG) which operates under the firm belief that the world will be a more livable place when the interests of the common good get the representation they deserve in the halls of government. Tom is described as a “powerbroker for those without a voice.” A social worker by training and an advocate by trade, Tom brings a unique perspectiv...

Tom Sheridan is the founder and president of The Sheridan Group (TSG) which operates under the firm belief that the world will be a more livable place when the interests of the common good get the representation they deserve in the halls of government. Tom is described as a “powerbroker for those without a voice.” A social worker by training and an advocate by trade, Tom brings a unique perspectiv...

Dr. Ian Bremmer is a political scientist who helps business leaders, policy makers, and the general public make sense of the world around them. He is president and founder of Eurasia Group , the world’s leading political risk research and consulting firm, and GZERO Media, a company dedicated to providing intelligent and engaging coverage of international affairs. Ian is an independent voice...