Marc My Words

Jamie and John Caponetta started started their unlikely journey to becoming married couple who owns a business together when they started working together at a local SPCA. From there, they both developed their passion for dogs. Once their relationship and passion for their work had matured, Jamie and John decided to take their passion to the next level by starting their own business as dog trainers and behavioral consultants. This doesn’t even include the work they put in to walk dogs, house sit, etc. Jamie and John talk about their career journeys and how they went from pursuing other passions to where they are today as owners of Pawsome University and Pawsome Walks NJ. Jamie and John also share their great perspective on what it takes to train dogs and the connection we need to make with our pets.

In this episode Marc tells a story about the time he became Employee of the Month at the Best Buy store in his hometown. Although his role in the store had nothing to do with sales, Marc was able to make an impact on how the company and his managers felt about how the store looked and felt due to the hardworking he put in as the store janitor.

On this episode of Marc My Words Susan Tripi shares the story of how she became so passionate about women’s empowerment and why she became a coach and advocate for this movement. Susan discusses how she developed her passion from an early age and how this has been at the core of who she is through her whole life. Susan discusses her career transitions, phases in life, and what lead her to where she is today as a coach and advocate for women’s empowerment. Self care is one of the many aspects of Susan’s business that are at the core of what she hopes to teach and inspire others with. Susan and Marc discuss her philosophy plus much more in this very inspiring episode.

In this episode Marc talks about the impact Linkedin has had on his life and how the encouragement of other professionals have helped him to go from being too self conscious to post video or audio content to creating a podcast and posting video regularly on social media platforms. The community he found at Linkedin Local events has helped him to become a believer in career oriented networking events. The power of this app and how it could change your life and perspective are all talked about in this episode.

Darren W Marynuk might be one of Marc’s most blue collar guests. He is from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada and has worked as a production miner for most of his adult life. He also spent some time playing professional hockey as well a few years back. Being an entrepreneur wasn’t on his radar until he started applying his hockey skills to acting gig he landed a few years ago. From there, Darren learned the ins and outs of television/film production by applying the same blue collar work ethic that made his successful at his day job. As Darren picked up more and more acting gigs and learned about the business, he decided to start a production company of his own. Although he is pursuing college courses in order to learn more about the tv/film production business, Darren continues to work and learn on his own terms as he builds up his company North Hollywood Productionz. In this episode, Darren and Marc discuss his path and the unlikely detour he has taken into tv/film production.

Edmund Lee is a person who has relied more on his intuition than on chasing after a particular passion. During his conversation with Marc, Edmund reveals how his reasoning for pursuing certain paths were influenced more by dating and the opportunity to be social rather than on any particular passion. Edmund also talks about how all of his career transitions were impacted by chance and being in the right place at the right time rather than really chasing after a particular passion. However, during his time as a dry cleaning business owner, this was about to change. Edmund started to deal with a lot of chronic pain for reasons he couldn’t quite determine. After making adjustments to his diet and lifestyle, Edmund discovered that his chronic pain issues started to go away. After learning this, Edmund found that his passion was to help people through the same issues he had recently gone through. Edmund’s journey plus much more are discussed when he sits down with Marc in this episode.

Cory Kastle knew very early in life that his passions were all in the entertainment business. Watching wrestling and stand-up comedians on tv from an early age had a great impact on the direction his career went in. Although he has worked a lot of blue collar jobs in his life, Cory has also maintained a passion for the entertainment business and has been able to do many interesting jobs on the side while working hard monday through friday. Cory’s work ethic and passion is what lead him to create his own podcast called Evolving with Cory Kastle. Cory’s perspective on life is very inspiring. He will leave you feeling motivated to chase after your dreams  when you listen to him chat with Marc during this high energy episode of Marc My Words.

Mikkel Leslie is a great example of how much life and career goals can change once the reality of actively working in a field happens. Although she majored in environmental engineering, Mikkel soon found that she wanted something different out of her life. Discovering the fact that she’s more of an extrovert and introvert also impacted her life greatly. As she transitioned in and out of jobs for much of her corporate career, Mikkel began to learn things about herself that she didn’t know earlier in life. When she decided to take some time off to go backpacking and really think about the future, Mikkel discovered that being a Life Coach was the best way for her to make the kind of impact she wanted to make moving forward. From there, her life coach business was created. Mikkel tells the story of her journey plus much more in this episode of Marc My Words.

Jacky Costello’s story started out in the communist environment of East Germany during the 1980’s. Once her family moved to West Germany, Jacky’s life and passion for cleaning began. After going through West Germany’s school system and Hospitality program, Jacky found herself bouncing around several administrative positions. Her cancer diagnosis was something that really changed her life. It not only gave Jacky a different perspective on life, it also lead her back to her passion in the hospitality field. Jacky didn’t expect her cleaning company to become a full time business when she started it up in the United States. However, after a few successful years of this business, Jacky found that making this an official business was the next step for her. Marc and Jacky talk about these phases of her life plus much more in this inspirational episode you don’t want to miss!

Marcie Hanhart has worn many hats over the course of her career. With that comes a lot of experience and wisdom that can be shared with the world. From a National Production and Marketing Consultant role with IBM DiscoVision in the early 1980’s to prestigious roles with several tech companies, Marcie has seen it all. In this episode of Marc My Words, Marcie talked to Marc about how her experiences not only as an executive, but also as a person at the forefront of some technological changes influenced her to start a business. Marcie uses her business expertise to coach other business minded entrepreneurs. Marcie’s keen eye for detail allows her to identify gaps other business owners may not see and help them to improve their own business.