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The guest of episode twelve is Ms. Beth Hendler-Grunt, President of Next Great Step where her sole focus is to help college graduates land the job they deserve. In this episode we discuss the concepts she teaches in her upcoming (at the time of this recording) book, The Next Great Step. The parents’ guide to launching your new grad into a career. It’s so invigorating to see a caring professional tackle a problem that isn’t always completely addressed in our education systems, helping your student get a job after college. I mention in the episode that the idea of your student getting a job after college is very aspirational for future college parents, in that the episode assumes that students have made it through a traditional undergraduate program and have graduated! The points I want to make are twofold. One, I want to inspire you to not only believe your student can attend a traditional college if they want to but can become gainfully employed after receiving a degree. Second, I want you to see the type of work it will take in the future for your student to get the job they deserve and get a jump on it now. I hope you enjoy my interview with Beth!

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Beth’s Website: Next Great Step

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The guest of episode eleven is Mr. Andy Crawford, Acting Associate Director, Undergraduate & Graduate Admission Operations at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts.  In this episode we discuss graduate school preparation, choice, and finance!  Our focus is on the Master of Business Administration degree, but the discussion is relevant to admission to a variety of graduate programs.  Andy really enjoys the work he does helping students gain admission and graduate from the programs at Bentley!  I mention in the episode that the idea of attending graduate school is aspirational for future college parents in that this episode assumes that students have made it through a traditional undergraduate program and have graduated!  The points I want to make are twofold.  One, I want to inspire you to not only believe your student can attend a traditional college if they want to but can also earn a master’s degree as well, it’s not out of the realm of possibility, I promise you.  Second, I hope you see the good work that you’re doing to help your student now will be applicable in helping them navigate admission to graduate school as well.  I hope you enjoy my interview with Andy!

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The guest of episode ten is Mr. Robert Beach, School Counselor and Student Equity Action Committee Co-Sponsor at Lockport Township High School in Lockport, Illinois. Robert has a large number of students assigned to him in a massive school district. In this episode Robert and I discuss how school counselors help support students in three areas: social & emotional, academic, and college & career support. It’s very obvious to me how passionate he is about helping students achieve success in these areas. I hope you enjoy my interview with Robert!

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The guest of episode nine highlights Matthew Brownstein, Assistant Principal at an elementary school – including grades kindergarten through 8th grade, in Queens, NY!  In this episode we discuss how parents can help students be authors of their own lives!  This may sound very broad and potentially overwhelming, but I think you’ll find the advice Matthew provides will give you a strong starting point.  I also hope you’ll see how developing relationships and taking responsibility can help students prepare for any and all post-secondary adventures.  I hope you enjoy my interview with Matthew!

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I present to you the guest of episode eight, Ms. Denise Thomas, Chief Executive Officer and Debt Free College Coach of Get Ahead of the Class, where she “partners with parents to put their kids through college debt free.” Denise is a TEDx speaker, keynote speaker, author, podcaster, and has a mobile app! In this episode we discuss Denise’s five steps you can take right now to help your student not serve a college debt sentence. I hope you enjoy my interview with Denise!

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Denise’s Don’t waste the middle school years eBook: Download here!

Denise’s TEDx Talk: Costly Myths: Scholarships, True Cost of College, and Dream School

Denise on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisethomasdebtfreecollege/

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The guest of episode seven features Mr. Pedro Sanchez, Director of Financial Aid at Wheeling University. Pedro is student and family focused, and to top it off he knows financial aid and leads the league in financial aid credentials. In this episode we discuss FAFSA completion, the Federal Student Loan Program and Professional judgements. I hope you enjoy my interview with Pedro!

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I concluded the 6 episode release by speaking with Dr. Mike McDonald, superintendent of my high school alma mater, Walton Central School! Mike began as the superintendent of WCS in the summer of 2020. Now, I don’t want to give anything away. But you’ll hear at the top of the interview how I met Mike, and I know you’ll see why I asked him to be a guest on the show. I’m so happy that he’s taking care of my alma matter. During the episode, you will hear Mike talk about different ways we can encourage career exploration right from a young age, how to connect the student career pathways with what is going on in classrooms, and how we can work with our students to enhance their preparation for college.

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