More Than a Gig is a podcast in which host Anastasia (Cadette 2022) invites strong female working women to talk about their careers and all the choices and skills that led them to be successful!This podcast was made as a Girl Scout Silver Award to help teenage girls answer the most annoying question ever: &#34;What do you want to be when you grow up?&#34;

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I was pumped to talk former FBI agent, Jessica Anderson about her career path, and her current role as a Regional Security Advisor. Some highlights from her interview are: pivoting after a rejection and not taking it personally when you get turned down, even when it comes to your education.

Regional Security Advisor (Past FBI agent)

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Brittany Falkers is journalist who has been on this path science middle school, from ameture home videos to your hometown news Ms.Brittany shares how consistently honing your craft yields a rewarding career.

Journalist

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Tam Hixson is the embodiment of my dream career path. With a degree in psychology, Ms.Tam is a real estate broker who was very patient with me and my exited questions about the difference between a real estate broker and a real estate agent, and her favorite parts of the job.

Real Estate Broker

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Rene Omae-Jarner is what I’m sure most kids have dreamed of being at some point in their life; a rockstar. As a professional musician and music teacher Ms.Rene talks about following her passion even when people important to her told her to choose a safer road.

Musician

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Melissa Circle is an Executive Cheif of Staff who’s not afraid to tell you who’s boss. She share’s the story of having to pivot her field of study despite facing sexism along the way.

Executive Chief of Staff

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Though I’d heard the word Entrepreneur before I’d never fully understood what it meant until this interview with Chari Smith. Ms.Chari is a master of reinventing herself, she has had multiple careers by always following her passion, from the dream of being a rockstar to marketing to writing her own books listen in to hear how following your passion can lead to making your own business.

Entrepreneur

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What do you want to be when you grow up? I doubt any of you have ever answered that question with “Forester” because you’d probably never heard of it before. Marin Palmer talks to us about all the interesting things she does in her job as a forester. Some things I found important were how many different options there are for her field of work and how knowing what you want from your job can lead to a successful career.

Forester

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Today we talk to Bridget Bell who shares all the steps she took to become an Engineer. Some things to keep an ear out for in her interview are: the surprising skills engineers use daily, and all the opportunities to move up in her field. One thing I was surprised by while talking to her was how many tests and years it takes to be an engineer!

Engineer

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In this interview, we talk to Sommer Mosser who talks about her path to becoming a lawyer. Some interesting things she talks about are: all the tests you have to pass to be a lawyer, and all the different kinds of lawyers there are.

Lawyer

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When I heard Molly Frank was a health educator I thought she meant a heath teacher but after talking to Ms.Molly I’ve discovered that the field of public health is so much more interesting than the cringy conversations in middle school. From working what&#39;s available to turning childhood interests into a career path good golly Ms.Molly is not one you want to miss.

Public Heath Educator

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Today we’ll be talking to Sarah Shipe who will share her path to becoming the director of communications for Girl Scouts. Some key things Ms.Sarah talks about are: working your way up and showing the initiative that will help you get promoted to the job you really want, and share’s some interesting anecdotes about how she chose her college.

Director of Communications

More Than a Gig is a podcast in which host Anastasia (Cadette 2022) invites strong female working women to talk about their careers and all the choices and skills that led them to be successful!

This podcast was made as a Girl Scout Silver Award to help teenage girls answer the most annoying question ever: "What do you want to be when you grow up?"