Your Detour

Thank you all for an amazing Season 1! Starting this podcast, speaking with our amazing guests, and hearing from our listeners has been incredible. We are so grateful to everyone and happy that it is resonating with people. Thank you, and see you in June 2022!

In this week's episode, we speak with Taylor Latham, the Recruiting Manager of Leadr. Taylor's story revolves around knowing his Why. His wife and daughter. When his wife was pregnant with their little girl, Taylor learned quickly that he had to make decisions that would ultimately pave the path for his family's future. Once his daughter's healthcare requirements were underway, Taylor followed his "why" and found a company that valued him as a person and allowed him the flexibility to take care of what matters most: his family. Listen in to Taylor's story and the challenges he faced and overcame. >>>>> https://www.linkedin.com/in/lathamtaylor/ (Connect with Taylor on LinkedIn)

In this week's episode, we have the honor of speaking with Jed Berger, the Global Chief Marketing Officer of Foot Locker. Jed walks us through his journey in experiencing death, life, divorce, marriage, and many intricacies in between. We take away several learnings, but the primary one is to grieve. Grief is a critical tool in growth. And this tool has helped Jed navigate life's challenges and come out on the other side. Listen in to learn more about Jed's story and how he's achieved work/life balance and takes nothing for granted. >>>>> https://www.linkedin.com/in/jed-berger-273b734/ (Connect with Jed on LinkedIn)

In this week's episode, we speak with Austin Belcak, the founder of Cultivated Culture. Austin is someone we hold dear to our hearts as he helped Jim spearhead his way out of the medical device industry and into software sales which ultimately provided him with a true work/life balance. Austin began his company out of his own experiences, which is the best way to do it. His goal and his company's mission are to help others navigate a career change that may not include a traditional background or family/friend connections. He has built a program to last, and we can speak from experience that it works. We're grateful to have him on the show today to share his experience from medical device to Microsoft to founding Cultivated Culture and helping thousands land their dream job. >>>>> https://www.linkedin.com/in/abelcak/ (Connect with Austin on LinkedIn) https://cultivatedculture.com/ (Check out Cultivated Culture)

In this week's episode, we speak with the Founder and CEO of https://www.linkedin.com/company/accelitymarketing/ (Accelity), Jackie Hermes. Jackie is full of grit and determination. She shares with us the sacrifice and hard work that is in the very fabric of an entrepreneur. We are honored to speak with Jackie, not just about entrepreneurship. But also about personal growth, wellness, mental health, and parenting. It's conversations like these that keep us going, so we're excited to share more about Jackie's journey with you. >>>>> https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejackiehermes/ (Connect with Jackie on LinkedIn)

It takes real courage to change when you recognize you aren't the best version of yourself. In this week's episode, we speak with Eliza Williams, who did just that. Eliza has excellent self-awareness, a rare trait to encounter or skill to learn. It takes months, years, or even decades for some people to be truly self-aware. Eliza made the difficult decision to quit her job and uproot her life to Florida with her support system to focus on who she is, who she wanted to be and find happiness in her next role. Listen in to Eliza's story on when and how she recognized she wasn't the best version of herself and drove change for her desired outcomes. >>>>> https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizahwilliams/ (Connect with Eliza on LinkedIn)!

In today's episode, Jim and Nomiki speak with business owner and Youngstown native Ronnell Richards. Ronnell's story is rich with entrepreneurship starting at a young age. His parents decided to move out west when he was just four years old to create a new life and take on the adventures of entrepreneurship with the first Black Beauty Supply of Utah. At only eight years old, Ronnell learned his talent of public speaking and has been thriving in the world of building long-lasting relationships in business, sales, and of course, bourbon.  Ronnell is currently the founder of Business and Bourbon, where he fulfills his desire to help educate and entertain professionals through sharing his and other business veterans' core truths. Listen in to his ride through life! >>>>>> Connect with Ronnell on https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronnellrichards/ (LinkedIn) Connect with entrepreneurs and business professionals at https://my.captivate.fm/BusinessandBourbon.live (BusinessandBourbon.live)

In today's episode, we speak to Kendra Warlow. Kendra is a mindful coach with a passion for helping others with cold calling and a Sales Director at SmartPath, an organization focused on financial wellness. What's so beautiful about this episode is that our guest, Kendra Warlow, teaches us how mindfulness and meditation have impacted who she is as a person throughout her career. She shares her failures and successes with us and how she finds her true self-worth through each experience. Along this journey, Kendra learns that her purpose is to help others. She has full circle moments where everything she's been through has taught her enough to shine the light at this moment to who she is and how she can elevate her purpose to helping others in so many different ways. >>>>> Connect with Kendra on https://www.linkedin.com/in/-kw/ (LinkedIn).

Today's episode features Chris Belcher, a retired Marine, father, and Director of Business Development at Tidal. Chris spent half of his career in the military before personal matters forced him to leave and start a new life with his daughter outside of the military. His passion for helping people has served him in his entire career, but he is now at the forefront of his role at Tidal, where he focuses on business development. Chris' character is full of genuine authenticity, and his willingness to learn from others in the social community is notable. His ability to embrace strangers and advocate for others looking to transition out of the military is worth watching. We'll learn from his episode that your background doesn't define you. It's how you pick yourself back up and keep trying. https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-belcher/ (Connect with Chris on LinkedIn.)

Today's episode features Sam Ogborn, the founder of Once & More. Sam's background includes a healthy line of big-name corporations like Redbull and Walgreens, where she was the first hire to do direct-to-consumer marketing in the world of social media. Sam is a wealth of knowledge. She has taken all her learnings and then some to jump ship and start her own company, Once and More. Her passion for marketing is fueled by empowering female entrepreneurs to create brands or products by using her skills in SEO, eCommerce Marketing, Paid Media Strategy, and others. Listen to Sam's story and learn how we too can take steps to find our north star. Connect with Sam --> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthajogborn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onceandmoreco/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marketingwithsam

Today we have the opportunity to speak with John Geletka. John comes from the south side of Chicago. At the ripe age of 11, he learned that in order to achieve your goals, you had to work for them. John has a winding story threaded with ambition. He is a creative, an entrepreneur, a developer, a strategist, and an inventor. Over the course of his career, he learned that while you can work hard, ultimately you succeed with people. You do things with people. Listen to John tell his story from the moment he knew he had to leave corporate and truly live for his passions in creative and start his own agency. Connect with John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johngeletka/ (John Geletka, Founder of Geletka+)

Today's episode is with Pat Kelley, a dear friend and inspiration on jumping out of your comfort zone and taking a chance on yourself. Pat's story starts with a decade of experience at a mom and pop shop construction company in a town he grew up in. During the pandemic, Pat knew it was time to make a change to accelerate his career and open the door for more opportunities and growth. Listen in to how Pat made the transition during the pandemic and never looked back. Follow Pat on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-kelley-316b1510b/ (Pat Kelley, Construction Manager @ Amazon)

Today's episode is with Jim Petrolla, our inspiration behind this Podcast. We wanted to release the podcast by telling our listeners the WHY behind Your Detour. His perseverance is what brought us here today. We believe so many others are struggling the way he did.. in finding his new career, navigating mental health, and juggling work and 3 little ones during a pandemic. So without further ado, here he is.

Your Detour interviews successful entrepreneurs, business leaders, physicians, artists, and many others that have found their way to success by taking a detour or two along the way. Through this podcast, listeners will have the opportunity to hear and learn from the experiences of others. Not everyone takes a traditional route to success, and we hope these stories will inspire and motivate those considering taking the road less traveled. We hope you'll join us. Subscribe to “Your Detour Podcast” and lookout for new episodes.