Blazing the Trail

Stacy Bender interviews André Watkins, restorative justice coordinator at Waco High School, about his interesting career path.  Their conversation includes fun nuggets about how students should be well-rounded. When he was in high school, André played football, played in the band, and was a debater. His career path has been interesting, and he is blazing […]

Stacy interviews someone from her past. Chris Rood was a chemical dependency counselor at Red River High School when Stacy was in high school. Chris currently is the Program Director for the Impact Foundation in Fargo, ND. For more information about that organization, go to their website: impactgiveback.org Listen for some nuggets that Chris shares […]

Stacy happened to be in the Dallas area on January 19, 2018.  Jennifer Burner (learning coach at Crosslake Community School – Online Program) and Stacy joined Jennifer’s son and husband, who both work at Southwest Airlines, for a tour which turned into a series of “fly by” interviews. Stacy even got to ride in a […]

Stacy interviews Trudy Bender, coordinator of the district behavior intervention program at Waco ISD. This episode is sponsored by the LAKE Foundation and by Shirts Plus of Aitkin.

As the introduction to Season Two, this episode features clips from people who love their jobs, from family members who aren't sure what someone does, and advice to young people about how to approach the world of work. This episode is sponsored by the LAKE Foundation and by Shirts Plus of Aitkin.

Major Allan Hetteen shares his career path and the impact that a work of service to the United States of America has had on his life.

Stacy interviews a classmate with whom she attended kindergarten through 12th grade in Grand Forks, ND.  Michelle Brislin currently works at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, but lives in Shakopee, MN. At the end of the podcast, Michelle shared an important nugget about the importance of preserving relationships when leaving. Here are some practical ways to do […]

Stacy interviews her 92 year old grandmother (known as Nana to all of her grandchildren (14) and great-grandchildren (we lost count).  Nana left high school after the 10th grade in order to help support her family.  She returned to earn her GED (general equivalency diploma) at the age of 55.  Through her storytelling style, Nana […]

Stacy and Jason discuss the trail that Jason has blazed in his life. Some highlights include nuggets such as creating objectives and goals for our lives, the importance of the trades to our economy, and finding others in our fields to encourage us. 

Stacy and Karen discuss the trail that Karen has blazed in her life. Some highlights include the importance of champions/mentors, the value of trial and error, and how the Bernstein Bears can teach us all something about our present and our future.