College Financial Aid and Career Navigation

Seth Greene

– College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 10 Seth Greene

Seth Greene is the nation’s foremost authority on growing your business with a podcast. Seth is the co-host of the Sharkpreneur podcast with Shark Tank’s Kevin Harrington that was just named “One of the Top 10 Podcasts to Listen to in 2019” by Nasdaq. He is the founder of the direct response marketing firm Market Domination llc, and he is a 7-time best selling author who has been interviewed on NBC, CBS, Forbes, Inc, CBS Moneywatch and many more.

Listen to this informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with Seth Greene about how to find money for college

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

-Finding free money available to help pay for a college education

-Tax advantaged ways to pay for college

-Society’s changed landscaspe and how to exploit that to help fund academic pursuits

-The importance of determining what offer is a loan, a grant, or a scholarship

-How playing the game correctly is better than hunting and chasing down scholarships

Connect with Seth Greene:

Websites mentioned:

howtofindmoneyforcollege.com

Guest Contact Info:

Email

seth@marketdominationllc.com

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Kaitlin Fish

– College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 9 Kaitlin Fish

Kaitlin Fish is a Pathologists’ Assistant (PA), at Yale University specializing in Autopsy Pathology. Kaitlin graduated from Quinnipiac University for PA school, and the University of New Haven for her bachelors, double majoring in Forensic Science and Biology pre-med. Kaitlin Fish is originally from PA, but currently lives in CT with her cat and new puppy! She enjoys plants, gardening and spending time outdoors.

Listen to this informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with Kaitlin Fish about the exciting field of pathology.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

-Dissecting worms and watching CSI, and how that can lead you to a fulfilling career

-The balance between a personal life and work, and how to find it·        

-The difference between a forensic pathologist, a medical examiner, and a coroner

-The role that a strong work ethic plays in achieving your goals

-The varying paths you can take when embarking on a career in pathology

Connect with Kaitlin Fish:

Guest Contact Info:

Email

kaitlin.fish@yale.edu

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Cherese Spand

– College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 8 Cherese Spand

Cherese L. Spand has thrived in the financial services industry for over 16 years. She attended Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry NY. Her corporate and secular experience has moved her to educate her clients in the areas of insurance, tax-free retirement planning and asset protection. Her background as a Cosmetology Educator with strong managerial skills and training created a perfect storm. The collaboration of the two industries prompted Cherese to address a need that was lacking, Financial Literacy for Women and Women in business.

Cherese’s unique skill set and determination has set her apart in the Financial Services arena. Her focus is educating families on the importance of having a solid financial blueprint. Cherese is a member of Rotary International. She sits on the Executive Board for Monroe County Women’s Commission. And the Diversity Council for the Chamber of Commerce. She won Distinguished Rotarian of the year for 2018-2019.

Listen to this informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with Cherese Spand about helping women become financially savvy, healthy, and empowered.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

-Love and compassion as the missing piece of the puzzle for many financial advisors

-The importance of stepping into your passion sooner rather than later

-How there is no time like the present to start planning for a secure financial future

-The possibilities of taking a passion and turning it into income

-The waste of energy that being overwhelmed is because you can achieve your goals by tackling little bits at a time

Connect with Cherese Spand:

Links Mentioned:

shewealth.net

Guest Contact Info:

Email

shewealth2018@gmail.com

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/cherese-s-6915a053

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Suzanne Davis

– College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 007 Suzanne Davis

Suzanne Davis is a writing coach and tutor who helps high school and college students master the academic writing skills they need to excel in their classes. Another mission she has is to help students write compelling and memorable college admissions and scholarship essays that get them into their dream schools. She has a B.A. and M.A. in English and an M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).  

Listen to this informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with Suzanne Davis about what a writing coach can do for someone applying to colleges.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

-The signs to look for that tell you your child may need a writing coach to help with their college applications

-Finding your writing voice and how that is important in many arenas

-The importance of college admissions essays as school move away from standardized tests

-How to stay organized and manage your deadlines to make the college application process a breeze

-The pressure some parents place on children in regard to college and looking at trade schools as another option

Connect with Claudia Miller:

Links Mentioned:

academicwritingsuccess.com

academicwritingsuccess.com/free-online-writing-consultation

academiswritingsuccess.com/at-a-glance-scholarship-research/

Guest Contact Info:

Email

sdavis@academicwritingsuccess.com

Facebook

facebook.com/SuzanneDavisOnlineWritingTutor

Pinterest

Pinterest.com/SuzanneDavisOnlineWritingTutor

LinkedIn

Linkedin.com/in/suzannedavisacadwritingtutor

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Claudia Miller

– College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 006 Claudia Miller

Claudia started her career like many people do: in an entry-level role, not loving her job, and barely making any money. But unlike many of her colleagues at that time, she wasn’t willing to settle. While she’s certainly ambitious, and no stranger to hard work, the idea of working in a non-ideal situation for years on end to “pay her dues” or “slowly work her way up the ladder for 20-30 years” just didn’t appeal to her. It quickly became clear that she needed to find a better, faster path to career advancement. She decided to study people who always seemed to be in the right place at the right time, landing their dream job at an amazing salary or the ones who always seem to get those promotions and $50,000 raises, “right on schedule”, to see if they had anything in common that she might be able to replicate for herself. That’s when she started making some surprising discoveries. Within 12 months, she went from feeling “meh” about her work to breaking into an amazing management role, getting multiple promotions and repeatedly negotiating $30,000 salary increases each time. She stopped blindly climbing the corporate ladder, and instead became the architect of her own career success.

Now, she is on the mission of helping others achieve their career goals. She’s helped her clients negotiate salary increases of up to $50,000. She was featured on major news outlets and was named as one of the “Top 23 Most Innovative Career Coaches of 2020” by Business Insider.

Listen to this informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with Claudia Miller about investing in yourself and making the moves to have the career you want.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

-Success favors the bold and how fear should not stop you from making moves

-People are happy to help, and it doesn’t hurt to reach out and ask

-The power of remote networking and the connections made

-Not taking the first offer and waiting for the job that is right for you

-Resumes as the key to an interview and yourself as the key to a job offer

Connect with Claudia Miller:

Links Mentioned:

claudiatmiller.com

Guest Contact Info:

Twitter

@ctelles2

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/claudiatmiller

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Howard Wolpoff

– College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 005 Howard Woploff

Howard Wolpoff is a marketing executive with over 25 years of experience helping hundreds of businesses create profitable solutions to drive sales, attract and maintain customers, and build a solid corporate brand. He has helped launch three businesses: Chelsea Piers Sports and Entertainment, the Brooklyn Cyclones minor league baseball team and GRIDIRONNOW.COM, the premier site for SEC football.

He previously has served as the Director of Best Media in Houston, TX and the Vice President of Client Integration at Client Focused Media where he also produced four local TV shows and was a host on Buzz TV where he interviewed local business owners and leaders. Born and raised in New York City, Howard moved to Jacksonville in 2007. He is married with three children and earned his MBA in Marketing from Fordham University.

Listen to this informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with Howard Woploff about marketing strategies for successful career positions.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

-How colleges teach students to be employees and fall short in educating them on how to be entrepreneurs

-Identifying your audience and how to strategically get in front of them

-The advantages of virtual networks and how, in some ways, they can be more fruitful than in-person networks·        

-A look at marketing and how everything boils down to it as it pertains to a successful business

-The importance, as a college student, of picking a major and a schedule that suits you best

Connect with Howard Woploff:

Links Mentioned:

collegedidntteachyou.com

profitmasterbusinesssolutions.com

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/small-business-marketing-then-and-now/id1534322776  

Guest Contact info:

Twitter

@hwoploff

LinkedIn

Linkedin.com/in/howardwoploff

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Jack Klett

– College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 004 Jack Klett

Jack Klett’s journey has taken him from enrollment management to academic affairs to the private for-profit and non-profit sectors. Currently, he partners with graduate education stakeholders to advocate for inclusive, non-bias, and equitable admission practices as part of the Academic Partnerships team at ETS. Most recently, he lead the graduate and online division for Capture Higher Ed, an ed-tech company partnering with colleges and universities to achieve their recruitment and enrollment goals.

Since transitioning from his role as Constituent Service Coordinator for Congressman Rush Holt of NJ, he has served five universities in an administrative & teaching role – Rider University, Drexel University, Philadelphia University, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, and Jefferson. The university setting provides for cultures of possibility, opportunity-finding, and solution-seeking – the ideal environment for those who see problems as innovation opportunities.

Jack continues to teach as associate faculty for Thomas Jefferson University, where he also led the new student recruitment effort during year one of their merger with Philadelphia University.

Jack’s Bachelor of Arts degree in history is from Rider University, and his graduate degree from Villanova University is in the field of political science.

Listen to this informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with Jack Klett about higher education and the future of college admissions tests.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

– How higher education can allow an individual to become everything they wanted to be

– A discussion on the concept of, “Starting with the why,” and how understanding one’s purpose can yield positive outcomes

– The power of authenticity and how it can go a long way in making valuable connections

– An explanation of the importance of an institutions mission and how everything they do should be in concert with it

– Predictions on the future of college admissions tests

Connect with Jack:

Email

klett29@gmail.com

Website

Forthepublicpod.com

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/jackklett

Podcast

The Buzz

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Lucy Priggot-Pawl

– College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 003 Lucy Priggot-Prawl

Lucy Priggot-Pawl is a giant in the world of advocacy for students with special needs. A political science major at Rutgers University, Miss Lucy, as she is affectionately called, has used that education to make headway in the political arena fighting for the rights of those with disabilities. Serving on the board of a number of non-profit agencies and appointed to numerous government panels on advocacy for those with special needs, Lucy has a wealth of experience and knowledge regarding advocating for the rights of those with disabilities.

Listen to this informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with Lucy Priggot-Pawl about the importance of a Special Education and Disabilities advocate.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

·        How you can ensure that children, youth, and young adults with disabilities, and special health care needs, lead rich, active lives as members of their schools and communities

·        What IEP’s are and how they can help a special needs student achieve their goals

·        How nobody can tell you what you can, or can’t be

·        The wealth of resources for parents of children with special needs or disabilities

·        The importance of finding a person’s strengths and supporting them

Connect with Lucy:

laprawl@gmail.com

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Julie Kim

– College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 002 Julie Kim

Julie Kim is a college consultant and graduate of USC and Harvard University (Ed.M). She offers a unique perspective as the first in her family to navigate the American college admissions process, and works with students of similar backgrounds to develop their own stand-out factor among thousands of other Ivy League applicants. Her company, Julie Kim Consulting, introduces a passion-forward approach to the college admissions process, landing students acceptances to schools like Harvard, Rice, Columbia, Brown, and more.

Listen to this informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with Julie Kim about how to stand out in the college admissions process.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

-The importance of doing what excites you and what you are passionate about

-How academic interests and strong recommendation letters can trump performance on standardized tests in the college application process

– Not letting your geographic location limit how you reach out and network

– How a successful path is charted by focusing on who you are, your story, your values, and what you can bring to the table

– How quality over quantity wins every time

Connect with Julie:

Websites mentioned

www.juliekimconsulting.com/masterclass

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/julie-kim-proehl-0314698

Twitter

@juliesungkim

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Marlaina Kloepfer

– College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 001 Marlaina Kloepfer

Marlaina Kloepfer, Ed.D., is a graduate education professional who has served the Philadelphia Region through positions in Enrollment Management, teaching, and advising for over ten years. Marlaina completed her doctoral degree in Higher Education Leadership at Widener University where her research focused on the graduate student experience. In her current role, she advises graduate students in online health sciences programs. She teaches Governance and Law, as well as, Adult Learning Theory courses in a doctoral program. She has presented her research at the American Research Association (AERA) and the Association for Graduate Enrollment Management (NAGAP) national conferences.

Listen to this informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with Marlaina Kloepfer about all the things adult learners should know before returning to continue their education.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

·        The difference between adult learners and traditional learners in institutions of higher education and how their approach and perspectives vary

·        How educational institutions are evolving and adapting to accommodate adult leaners

·        The transformational experience that is returning to education and how it influences one’s professional identity, opening doors in the workplace that may have previously been closed

·        The importance of self-reflection when deciding to embark on a new educational path and how that can help you better achieve your goals

Connect with Marlaina:

writingwithDrMarlaina@gmail.com

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/marlaina-kloepfer-77582b22

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