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    • Jul 16, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
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    • 64 EPISODES


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    New Grad 101: What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 46:39


    What to do when you don't know what to do ... that is the question! Entrepreneur and all-around boss lady Kathleen Riessen ('04 advertising & accounting) will walk you through the simple process she uses with her executive clients to eliminate difficult work questions and move forward with confidence. At the end of this podcast, you'll have the tools you need to say, "I know what I should do!"

    New Grad 101: Activating your Cyclone network

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 16:07


    ISU Alumni Association president & CEO Jeff Johnson shares how new graduates can tap into the Cyclone network. Whether its looking for a job or connecting with alums in a new city, there are many ways to take advantage of your new grad digital membership!

    New Grad 101: Paying off debt, properly using a credit card

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 21:44


    Barb Wollan, a human sciences specialist in family well-being with Iowa State Extension and Outreach, gives you tips on how to understand different types of debt and the best ways to pay them off over time. Plus, tips on properly using a credit card and how to check your credit report each year.

    New Grad 101: Setting financial goals

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 10:01


    Barb Wollan, a human sciences specialist in family well-being with Iowa State Extension and Outreach, helps you identify financial goals to work toward. Plus, she will help you understand the difference between future goals and lifestyle goals.

    New Grad 101: Making a realistic monthly spending plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 28:19


    Barb Wollan, a human sciences specialist in family well-being with Iowa State Extension and Outreach, helps you take a clear-eyed look at your financial situation and make a realistic workable monthly spending plan.

    New Grad 101: Becoming an Engaged Iowa State Alum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 23:54


    In the first episode of New Grad 101, Iowa State University Alumni Association president & CEO Jeff Johnson talks about the many ways for new graduates to become engaged alums.

    Iowa Stater Book Club: Trent Preszler talks "Little and Often"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 43:55


    Trent Preszler had an epiphany to make something with the tools he inherited from his father. With no experience in woodcraft, driven only by blind will, he built a canoe. Working with his hands tested Preszler's limits but ultimately offered him a different per­spective on life, and the means to change it. "Little and Often," a USA Today Best Book of 2021, delivers a moving reflection on bereavement and inheritance through a profound father-and-son odyssey, resonating with Robert Pirsig's classic "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance."

    Iowa Stater Book Club: A conversation with "Ball Boy" author Paul Shirley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 60:39


    Ball Boy follows the adventures of Gray Taylor, a 14-year-old who discovers basketball when his mother moves them from Los Angeles to Beaudelaire, a small town in Kansas. Taylor uses basketball to become someone people notice and later to save the town. Paul Shirley (‘00 mechanical engineering), a former Cyclone basketball and NBA player, is the author of two humor memoirs, a novel, and a how-to book. He has written for ESPN.com, Slate, Esquire, the Wall Street Journal, and FlipCollective.com, a website for writers he founded.

    Staying On Your Soul Path

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2022 5:52


    Does your career fit you? Or do you feel like you're constantly trying to fit your passions and strengths to your career? In this podcast series, award-winning business coach and Iowa State alumna Erica Carrico (‘02 psychology) explores opportunities for a career that better aligns with your life purpose.

    How To Transition Into A Business Fulltime

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2022 7:48


    Does your career fit you? Or do you feel like you're constantly trying to fit your passions and strengths to your career? In this podcast series, award-winning business coach and Iowa State alumna Erica Carrico (‘02 psychology) explores opportunities for a career that better aligns with your life purpose.

    How To Change Careers Over The Age Of 30

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 9:22


    Does your career fit you? Or do you feel like you're constantly trying to fit your passions and strengths to your career? In this podcast series, award-winning business coach and Iowa State alumna Erica Carrico (‘02 psychology) explores opportunities for a career that better aligns with your life purpose.

    How To Find A Career Or Business Aligned With Your Life Purpose

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 11:36


    Does your career fit you? Or do you feel like you're constantly trying to fit your passions and strengths to your career? In this podcast series, award-winning business coach and Iowa State alumna Erica Carrico (‘02 psychology) explores opportunities for a career that better aligns with your life purpose.

    3 Questions To Ask Yourself To Tap Into Your Life Purpose Today

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 7:06


    Does your career fit you? Or do you feel like you're constantly trying to fit your passions and strengths to your career? In this podcast series, award-winning business coach and Iowa State alumna Erica Carrico (‘02 psychology) explores opportunities for a career that better aligns with your life purpose.

    How To Know When Your Purpose Is Calling You

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 15:26


    Does your career fit you? Or do you feel like you're constantly trying to fit your passions and strengths to your career? In this podcast series, award-winning business coach and Iowa State alumna Erica Carrico (‘02 psychology) explores opportunities for a career that better aligns with your life purpose.

    What Is A Life Purpose

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 18:46


    Does your career fit you? Or do you feel like you're constantly trying to fit your passions and strengths to your career? In this podcast series, award-winning business coach and Iowa State alumna Erica Carrico (‘02 psychology) explores opportunities for a career that better aligns with your life purpose.

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Brett McIntyre

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 12:22


    Brett McIntyre ('08 meteorology, journalism) joins us for a special homecoming edition of Live from Cy's Lounge. The Iowa State alum and meteorologist at Des Moines' WHO 13 News shares stories from covering some of Iowa's largest storms. Plus, get a first look at the weather forecast for Saturday's homecoming football game! Thank you to Campustown, the exclusive sponsor of Homecoming 2021. #CyclonesEverywhere

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Kelly Norris

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 8:46


    Kelly Norris (A)(MS '11) is an award-winning horticulturist and author of the book "New Naturalism." His work in gardens has been featured in publications including The New York Times and Better Homes and Gardens. Norris also documents his personal project called Three Oaks Garden, which he refers to as a repository of ideas, canvas for personal expression and planting field in a clearing atop an oak-covered hill above the Des Moines River. #CyclonesEverywhere

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    Live from Cy's Lounge with Michelle Book

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 15:45


    Michelle Book (L)('83 accounting) is the president & CEO of the Food Bank of Iowa, a non-profit distribution organization that meets the critical needs of food-insecure Iowans. #CyclonesEverywhere

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Michael Hanstad and Robert Doan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 12:21


    Michael Hanstad (‘17 marketing) and Robert Doan ('18 culinary food science) are the co-founders of Charlotte's Kitchen. What first began as a concept of serving bar patrons quickly turned into one of the most sought-after food trucks in the Des Moines metro. Their specialty? Chicken sandwiches, of course. With flavors ranging from Nashville hot to crab rangoon, the duo of Iowa State alums have combined their marketing and culinary skills into their first brick-and-mortar restaurant in Johnston, Iowa. #CyclonesEverywhere

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Katherine Polak

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 12:16


    Katherine Polak (DVM '10) is the head of stray animal care for the non-profit Four Paws in Bangkok, Thailand. In this role, she promotes the welfare of stray cats and dogs through partnerships, and collaborative, sustainable programs. Polak is the 2021 recipient of the ISU Alumni Association's Alumni Humanitarian Award. #CyclonesEverywhere

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Ariel Perry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 11:34


    Ariel Perry ('15 kinesiology & health) is the programming director at Can Play Sports, a non-profit organization in Iowa with a mission of increasing the positive impacts on youth through the growth and evolution of adaptive and no-cost sports programs. Can Play supplements the cost of playing sports and adapt the play to the skill level for each child – creating the opportunity to play despite the barriers. #CyclonesEverywhere

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Clayton Mooney

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 12:14


    Clayton Mooney ('12 english) is the co-founder and CEO of Nebullam, an indoor farm selling fresh produce direct-to-consumers in central Iowa. Located in the Iowa State Research Park, Mooney and his team grow and harvest lettuce, sprouts, and tomatoes using their proprietary aeroponic equipment. This method uses substantially less water, fertilizer, lighting, and labor – allowing Nebullam to produce year-round access to reliable and local food. #CyclonesEverywhere

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Kelly Howard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 24:19


    Kelly Howard (A)('08 journalism) is the CEO of EightSixtySouth, a strategic communications agency in Los Angeles working with fashion, beauty, and lifestyle brands. Howard is a former Iowa STATEment Maker and was the recipient of the 2020 ISUAA Outstanding Young Alumni Award. #CyclonesEverywhere

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Mark Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 17:20


    SoFi Stadium opened last year in southern California and serves as home to the Los Angeles Chargers and Rams of the NFL. The new state-of-the-art stadium is the most expensive ever to be built – and a Cyclone is behind it all. Mark Williams ('85 architecture) is the principal architect at HKI, Inc., the leading firm behind some of the most iconic sports and entertainment venues in the world. #CyclonesEverywhere

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Carole Gieseke

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 13:12


    After 24 years and 97 issues, Carole Gieseke is retiring as editor of VISIONS – the official alumni magazine of Iowa State University. Since 1997, Gieseke has traveled to all 50 states and several countries interviewing alumni and sharing their stories. Gieseke talks about her favorite memories writing for VISIONS, including the cross-country journey of "VISIONS Across America" she completed with photographer Jim Heemstra.

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Trent Preszler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 14:54


    Cyclone author Trent Preszler** ('98 interdisciplinary studies) thought he was living the life he always wanted -- when he was called back to the life he left behind. After years of estrangement, his cancer-stricken father had invited him to South Dakota for Thanksgiving. It would be the last time he saw his father alive. Preszler's "Little and Often" is an account of both healing and self-discovery. He discusses his work, as well as his upcoming interview with CBS Sunday Morning on June 20, in this edition of Live from Cy's Lounge.

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Clayton Anderson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 27:38


    Iowa State alum and retired NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson (L)(MS '83) returns to Live from Cy's Lounge to talk about his new children's book "Letters from Space."

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Mason Weh

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 15:49


    Mason Weh's journey to Iowa State was a long road. As a child, Weh ('21 liberal studies) helped his family by selling water along the roadside in his home country of Liberia. After moving to the U.S. at age 10, one of Mason's teachers introduced him to track and field and opened up a whole new opportunity. Now, Weh is set to compete for Iowa State in the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championship this weekend. The first generation graduate has also started the non-profit Mentoring For Change to help disadvantaged youth reach their full potential in arts and sports.

    Special Edition: Live from Cy's Lounge with Jeff Johnson & Reginald Stewart

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 16:49


    ISUAA President & CEO Jeff Johnson has a conversation with Reg Chhen Stewart (A), Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion at Iowa State University.

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Michael Czahor

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 27:49


    Michael Czahor (PhD '19) is the lead quantitative analyst of the new Integrative Baseball Performance Department for the Major League Baseball team the Philadelphia Phillies. The Iowa State grad also recently founded a company that teaches students statistics and data-science through the use of sports-based examples. Learn more about Michael's work: https://linktr.ee/ezcz

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Lauren Hughes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 22:32


    Dr. Lauren Hughes (L)('02 zoology, spanish) is a practicing family physician, associate professor of family medicine, and the State Policy Director of the Farley Health Policy Center at the University of Colorado, where she leads initiatives to translate data for policymakers – helping to inform the design and implementation of evidence-based health policy. Her research has been focused on strengthening rural health care delivery systems and the future of primary care and public health post-COVID.

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Kyven Gadson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 29:25


    Former three-time All-American Iowa State wrestler Kyven Gadson (‘14 child, adult, and family services) talks about training for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, his new initiative to promote healthy social and emotional learning patterns in youth, and a new ice cream he helped develop with the ISU creamery.

    Special Edition: Live from Cy's Lounge with Jeff Johnson & Paul Fuligni

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 28:26


    ISUAA President & CEO Jeff Johnson has a conversation with Paul Fuligni, the Associate Vice President for Facilities Planning and Management (FP&M) at Iowa State University. Fuligni discusses the work that went into preparing campus buildings to allow students to return to campus and faculty to return to the classroom during the pandemic, how FP&M responded to the damage sustained from the derecho on campus, and what goes on behind the scenes in order to maintain the campus’ beauty.

    Live From Cy's Lounge with "Jeopardy!" Champion Alan Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 20:57


    Alan Johnson (A)('06 computer engineering) joins us "Live from Cy's Lounge" to talk about his recent experience competing on "Jeopardy!" and how his Iowa State education helped prepare him.

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Paul Shirley

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 27:25


    "Live from Cy's Lounge" with former Iowa State and professional basketball player Paul Shirley ('00 mechanical engineering), author of the newly-released novel "Ball Boy."

    Special Edition: Live from Cy's Lounge with Jeff Johnson & Pete Englin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 27:28


    ISUAA President & CEO Jeff Johnson has a conversation with Pete Englin, assistant vice president for campus life and director of residence at Iowa State University. This is the first interview of a four-part special edition of our "Live from Cy's Lounge" series, where we showcase Iowa State graduates making their communities, Iowa, and the world a better place.

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Michael McClenahan & Scott Weinman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 25:33


    Michael McClenahan (A)(DVM '97) and Scott Weinman (DVM '96) are hosts of The Vets Unleashed, a podcast that tackles the most pressing, silly, and interesting topics in the animal kingdom. The two Iowa State alums met as students at the College of Veterinary Medicine, and now both live in California as practicing veterinarians.

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Lyndsey Fennelly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 21:28


    Former Iowa State women's basketball player Lyndsey Fennelly ('07 health and human performance) joins us "Live from Cy's Lounge" for a conversation about becoming a mental health advocate, her work as a motivational speaker, and starting her own business.

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    Live from Cy's Lounge with Jason Walsmith

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 32:54


    Jason Walsmith ('96 anthropology), singer/songwriter of the Iowa-based band The Nadas joins us Live from Cy's Lounge for a concert and conversation. Jason started the band in 1993 as a student at Iowa State. Since then, the band has toured the country and performed with The Beach Boys, Bon Jovi, and Huey Lewis. They released their 12th studio album titled: “Duo Numero Uno” earlier this year and have a new Christmas record coming out in mid-December 2020.

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Patrice Bailey

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 23:16


    Patrice Bailey (MS '01 Agricultural Education and Studies) joins us Live from Cy's Lounge to talk about his role as Assistant Commissioner for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Brent Blum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 22:49


    Brent Blum (A)('07 journalism) joins us Live from Cy's Lounge to preview the upcoming Iowa State Men's and Women's Basketball seasons. As a broadcaster with the Cyclone Radio Network, Brent has also been up-close at every Cyclone football game and gives his insights on the season so far. Brent is also the Director of Development at the Ivy College of Business through the Iowa State University Foundation and gives some insight into the new expansion that just took place at the Gerdin Business Building.

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    Live from Cy's Lounge with Deborah Turner

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 23:58


    Deborah Turner (L)('73 distributed studies), president of the League of Women Voters of the U.S., joins us Live from Cy's Lounge for a virtual Q&A to discuss the recent election, her career as a gynecological oncologist, and memories from being a student at Iowa State.

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Greg Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 27:47


    Greg Smith (L)('91 occupational safety, MPA '10)is the fire chief for the City of Cedar Rapids Fire Department and current ISUAA Board Member. He joins us Live from Cy's Lounge to talk about serving as incident commander for the city’s disaster response after the derecho storm in May, as well as the floods of 2008 and 2016.

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Kristen Obbink

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 17:03


    Kristen Obbink (A)(DVM '11), Iowa State University’s COVID-19 public health coordinator, talks about her role leading the university’s comprehensive strategy to mitigate the risk of coronavirus spread on campus.

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Buffy Peters

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 22:30


    Buffy Peters ('12 child, adult and family services), director of Hamilton's Academy of Grief & Loss in Des Moines, talks about how she's using her Iowa State education to help people grieving the loss of a loved one during the pandemic.

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Jeff Joniak

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 29:47


    Jeff Joniak ('84 journalism) is currently in his 24th season calling games on the radio for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. As a student at Iowa State, Joniak discovered sportscasting and got his start calling baseball, basketball, and football games for the student radio station. Tune in to find out how he went from doing radio in the basement of Friley Hall to announcing a Super Bowl game.

    Homecoming 2020: Stories from former "Cy" mascots

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 18:02


    Hatched at Iowa State's Homecoming on Oct. 16, 1954, Cy celebrates his birthday during homecoming each year. We sat down with three Iowa State alums from different decades who used to be Cy, to talk about what it's like being the school's beloved mascot.

    Homecoming 2020: Celebrating 40 Years of the ISU Alumni Band

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 16:25


    To kick off Iowa State Homecoming 2020: Cardinal & Bold, we are celebrating 40 years of the ISU Alumni Band! Hear from alums of all different decades about what it's like to march on the field at Jack Trice Stadium and why it's important to keep the band tradition alive each homecoming.

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Casey Neubauer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 15:53


    Casey Neubauer ('13 public relations), co-founder and executive director of Creating for Justice, joins us to talk about his non-profit that offers artistic and other professional services in exchange for donations to support anti-racist organizations.

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Lisa Uhl

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 18:07


    Lisa Uhl (A)(DVM '18, '08 biology) is a four-time NCAA D-I track & field champion at Iowa State, ran in the 2012 Olympics, and is now a resident pathologist at the ISU College of Veterinary Medicine.

    Live from Cy's Lounge with Sean McLaughlin

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 18:26


    Emmy award-winning meteorologist Sean McLaughlin (L)('88 journalism) tells us about his accomplished career working for NBC, CBS, and now as a news and weather anchor in Arizona.

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