What I Wish I Knew

For this week's episode Ashley sits down and talks with Emily Cline. Emily is a Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse with Confluence Health Hospital in Wenatchee, Washington. She earned her associate’s degree in nursing and is currently enrolled in a BSN program. Emily has experience in emergency care as an EMT with both ambulance services and fire agencies. She has training in wildland firefighting, FEM...

For this week episode Scarlett sits down and talks with her grandma, Linda Pils. Linda is a retired primary teacher who taught for over 24 years.  In a second career, she was a presenter at teacher workshops, sharing best practices in teaching children to read. She attended Mineola HS in New York and got a scholarship to attend Southern Illinois University, graduating in 1967.  Later she received...

This week Scarlett catches up with her good friend, Jack Foskett. Jack is a rising sophomore and geology major at the University of Texas at Austin. Still undecided on his career path but is interested in climate sciences. Enjoy this week's episode!

This week Scarlett sits down with her high school friend, Ashley Lehn. Ashley is from Conroe, Texas and is a Senior at Texas State University, currently working towards her undergraduate degree in hopes of finding a career in social media marketing/creative direction. We hope you enjoy this week's episode!

On this week's episode, Scarlett talks with Branden Clay. Branden is the founder of Harmony Marketing, a digital marketing agency based in The Woodlands TX that helps local businesses establish themselves within their community. Branden graduated from Texas Tech in 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in Marketing.

In this week's episode Scarlett chats with Kendall Koster, a rising junior at Texas A&M University studying communications and business. Kendall is an avid outdoorswomen, a huge reader, and have a big love for photojournalism. For this summer 2024 she is a communications and marketing intern at Camp For All through the ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program.

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In this week's episode Scarlett sits down with Bobbi Bazzle, recent May graduate of Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. She graduated in three years with her Bachelor of Arts in Pre-Law Sociology and Political Science and is now pursuing her Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Management for her last year at Henderson before heading off to law school. Out...

On this week's episode Scarlett chats with Connor Pils. Connor is a 25-year-old country artist from Illinois. He graduated from the University of Illinois Gies College of Business in 2021 with a corporate job at Kraft Heinz already lined up, but when American Idol inquired about recruiting him, he began to reconsider his career. Now, almost 3 years later, Connor has quit his corporate job and...

Welcome to the What I Wish I Knew College Edition! This seasons host is Scarlett Schulz, EfTA ExxonMobil Foundation Community Summer Job Program Intern for the summer and will speaking with current college students and recent grads about how they prepared for college, things they wish they knew and advice they have for high school students. Our first episode is with Cameron Phipps, current Junior...

On this week's episode, Corinne sits down with Laine Harper. Laine is the Marketing Manager at the Conroe Economic Development Council. She was raised in the Conroe/Montgomery area where she graduated from Montgomery High School. She attended Baylor University where she majored in history and museum studies before starting her career in marketing. Now working for the CEDC, Laine is back in the Con...

Sara Beth Bubak is an Account Executive with SB&K Benefits, LLC. She works to connect employers with HR and Payroll system solutions; helping to solve businesses’ enrollment, HR, and communication needs. Sara Beth received her bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Leadership and Development from Texas A&M University in 2022. She enjoys spending time in the community volunteering with the Speci...

LaTina Curry is an Arkansas native that currently resides in Conroe, TX and is currently a Business Development Representative for Rave Financial Credit Union, where she's been employed for four months, however with a banking background that spans two decades now. LaTina’s introduction to banking was due to her being a wife and new mom, therefore she accepted a position as a teller with U.S. B...

Summer Hvasta is the Senior Customer Service Specialist for the San Jacinto River Authority. Summer is the chief liaison between the SJRA and its customers. She also works on educational pieces for the local communities and schools. Summer received a bachelor’s degree and MBA from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She worked in the hospitality industry for 13 years prior to joining SJRA in...

In today's episode, Corinne sits down with Cody Spence is the Owner of All Star Catering Company where he oversees sales, consultations and directs over 1,000 events each year. He has worked for All Star Catering Co. since 2005, helping the company to achieve the “Bride’s” and “Couples Choice” for “Best of Weddings” for The Knot Magazine and WeddingWire.com in 2012-2023. In addition, Cody has...

In today's episode, Corinne speaks with Courtney Frost-Tadlock. Courtney is the Director of Development at Community Assistance Center (CAC), a nonprofit, social service agency providing assistance to neighbors all across Montgomery County. As the Director of Development, Courtney works to drive the success of CAC’s fundraising efforts throughout the year with events, grant writing, and donor...

On this week's episode Corinne sits down and speaks with Julio Resendez, CEO and Co-Founder of Confi and Chairman of the Board for the Montgomery County Hispanic Chamber. Julio's family emigrated from Monterrey, Mexico in the early 90’s and as a young boy, he watched his father build a business from scratch. That inspiration led him to do the same and explore and start businesses in many i...

In today's episode, Corinne sits down with Peter Falivene, Associate Attorney at The Strong Firm P.C. Peter received a degree in Political Science and Business from Texas Christian University and received his law degree from South Texas College of Law Houston. Peter joined The Strong Firm P.C. in 2023 as an Associate Attorney. Having grown up in The Woodlands, he leverages his local connection...

In today's episode, Corinne sits down with Brian Hanley, Financial Advisor at Edward Jones. Brian began with Edward Jones because he has a passion for helping people, particularly by striving to provide them with confidence in their financial future by understanding their situation and creating personalized strategies to help achieve their goals. He loves partnering with families to help them...

In today's episode, Corinne chats with Emily Calver, Business and Community Outreach Specialist at Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital. Emily was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She attended St. John’s School K-12 before moving to Charlottesville, VA where she attended The University of Virginia.  She received her Batchelor’s degree (BA) from the UVA in 2009, and Master of Public Healt...

In this week's episode, Corinne sits down with Zach Doninger, Associate Attorney at The Strong Firm P.C. Although originally from Kentucky, he now resides in Montgomery County’s The Woodlands, Texas. Zach attained both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Louisville and commenced his legal career in Texas. Before joining The Strong Firm, Zach worked as an associate lawyer h...

For our first episode of this season, Corinne sits down with Kayla Trascher. Kayla serves as The Woodlands Arts Council’s Administrative & Event Coordinator. She has been with the Arts Council for almost two years facilitating TWAC’s smaller events and making ART matter in our community! Kayla graduated from Texas Christian University in May 2021 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communicat...

In this week's episode, I sit down with James Greene, Executive Director at the VEL Institute, a local non-profit that is dedicated to the personal and professional development of Veterans. James enlisted in the United States Navy in 2012 where he served two tours of duty for the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) as an Anti-terrorism Specialist. He continued his career as a civilian contractor, w...

On today's episode, we sit down with Mariana Almanza-Cook, Director of Business Retention and Expansion for The Woodlands Area Economic Development Partnership. In this role, Mariana is responsible for maintaining existing relationships with businesses in the community, as well as assisting them with their employee recruitment and workforce development, expansion of office space as needed, and...

Courtney Budra is the Director of Special Events at the Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber of Commerce; an organization that promotes and advocates for business in the Conroe area. At the chamber, she is responsible for hosting major fundraisers that contribute to nearly half of the organization’s operating budget. Courtney has worked in marketing and events for six years, four of which have been in the n...