In this episode, we invite Paul Haggerty. Paul is an HR professional who started his consulting company 6 years ago but due to covid was unemployed for a long time. He has recently landed with VCFO and says the WYK Show has been a gift that supported his search and always lifted him up!What you will learn:Paul’s career as a consultantHis transition from consulting to full-timePaul’s job search before his successful landingThe hardest part of a job searchTips and tricks for developing a new network after relocatingThe importance of building a networkThe most frustrating situations that Paul went throughHis physical and mental health during his job searchEmbracing technology to differentiate your resumeThe job search trojan horseMic Drops:🎤Paul at 34:02 - The pain was worth the gain.🎤Paul at 38:45 - I just met a woman and we eventually got married. And April 2nd is our anniversary.🎤Paul at 39:38 - I’m not what I do. I’m who I’m. 🎤Mike at 48:05 - It takes your jobsearch from 2D to 3D.🎤Paul at 49:54 - You got me to do it. I did it and it works.

In this episode, we invite Mike Mehterian. Mike is an IT Service Delivery Manager who says his life was transformed by attending the WYK Career Transition Summit in June of 2020. Results since attending the summit:Landed employment 2.5 Million Views on LinkedInInterviewed on Nationwide News Featured on WYK Show Stories Featured on LinkedIn NewsSpeaking Engagement at (AOTMP) What you will learn:How lessons from Career Transition Summit helped MikeWhat is it like to break out of your shellHow did Mike got connected with the Who Ya Know ShowThe ‘Evergreen Strategy’What is an engagement pod and how to use itATS and how recruiters are defending itThe broken process of hiringMic Drops:🎤Mike at 55:55 - It was a life changing experience that I had to go from being an introvert to an extrovert which made the difference. 🎤Mike at 57:28 - I went from spraying and praying to being focussed like a laser beam and I turned into the job seeking sniper.🎤Mike at 01:02:48 - I go out and I engage in other people's content. So having the pod makes it easy because everyone is right there. If people post at 7 am, 8 am and I’m doing it at 9 am, I get two hours of material. I can go back there and start priming the pump which helps them. 🎤Mike at 01:04:37 - What started it was me commenting on a recruiter post, just going through my feed and whatever I engaged in. And this particular recruiter posted something like, ‘Oh take it easy on us. We have it hard.’ And it’s like, no I’m throwing a flag on this one.🎤Mike at 01:08:10 - At the end of it, I didn't need the ATS.🎤Mike at 01:08:18 - The best way to beat the ATS is not go in it.

In this episode, we invite Joelle Fry. Joelle is an Executive Operations & Customer Excellence Leader who helps to optimize her clients processes, performance and potential. She is passionate about creating value add differentiation which drives employee/customer satisfaction & loyalty. What you will learn:Joelle’s job search during the pandemicLessons she has learned from her jobsHow did Joelle get connected with TrevorHow YouTube is a gamechanger in job search Joelle’s story of landing her new jobThe importance of teaching job searchMic Drops:🎤Joelle at 14:45 - What I needed to do for myself was listen to what my body and my mind were telling me. 🎤Joelle at 15:35 - One of my favorite Billy Graham’s sayings: The will of God is never gonna take you where the grace of God won’t support you, or protect you. 🎤Joelle at 18:10 - Do the summit. Just do it!🎤Joelle at 21:40 - Interestingly, I was commenting and posting in LinkedIn as we were told kind of to do. And I was commenting on some posts from a former employee.

In this episode, we invite Rachel Druckenmiller. Rachel is on a mission to humanize the workplace by igniting resilience, connection, engagement, and compassion in organizations, leaders, and teams. She has facilitated nearly 300 virtual learning experiences since March 2020 as a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, and leadership trainer.What you will learn:How Rachel’s parents, who are solopreneurs, helped shape where she is todayRachel’s journey of starting with her career in public speakingHer fear of public speaking and what helped her overcome itWhat is fear for RachelHow singing has sparked Rachel’s personalityTools and practices that will help jobseekers to build their confidenceThings to do to get your energy back and start crushing it againRachel’s work into dietary and culinaryIs diet a part of problemsRachel’s opinion on Imposter SyndromeImportance of incorporating empathy and reliability into trainingMic Drops:🎤Trevor at 18:45 - We have got Rachel Druckenmiller in the house, and I promise a few mic drops.🎤Rachel at 24:20 - The greatest gift they gave me is that I never saw them hate work. 🎤Rachel at 25:35 - I was very entrepreneurial and paved my own path by pursuing things that interested me, made me feel alive and two and a half years ago, I left and did my own thing. 🎤Rachel at 27:06 - An invitation is an indication of a qualification. 🎤Rachel at 28:25 - The first time I got paid to speak, was 2 years out of college. I was asked to go and speak back at my alma mater which is a small liberal arts school and it was the human resources program. So again, ‘Who You Know.’🎤Rachel at 30:28 - I'm in a position to do something with it to inspire, awaken and activate and give hope to other people. 🎤Rachel at 33:13 (singing) - I know Lord will take care of me, will provide for me, lead and guide me all the way, yeah, all the way. 🎤Rachel at 36:00 - We minimize the thing that’s our gift. 🎤Rachel at 40:05 - Help yourself. Step into what you’re meant to do. That is not selfish.That’s not self serving.🎤Rachel at 41:33 - Don’t hesitate. Initiate!🎤Rachel at 45:10 - Turn off the fifth episode of whatever. Netflix is not going away. And go to sleep.🎤Rachel at 55:25 - Be open to what’s trying to make its way in. And be willing to borrow other people’s belief in you.🎤Rachel at 58:40 - Everybody has something to teach. Everyone has something to share to inspire somebody else. 🎤Mark at 59:05 - This is your story. That’s your life. It’s you on the resume. You should have a story to be able to tell and share about each and everything. And it shouldn’t be that hard because that’s you. You have done it. You are putting it on the resume. Share that story.🎤Rachel at 01:08:50 (singing) - This little light of mine. I’m gonna let it shine.

In this episode, we invite Rachel Druckenmiller. Rachel is on a mission to humanize the workplace by igniting resilience, connection, engagement, and compassion in organizations, leaders, and teams. She has facilitated nearly 300 virtual learning experiences since March 2020 as a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, and leadership trainer.What you will learn:How Rachel’s parents, who are solopreneurs, helped shape where she is todayRachel’s journey of starting with her career in public speakingHer fear of public speaking and what helped her overcome itWhat is fear for RachelHow singing has sparked Rachel’s personalityTools and practices that will help jobseekers to build their confidenceThings to do to get your energy back and start crushing it againRachel’s work into dietary and culinaryIs diet a part of problemsRachel’s opinion on Imposter SyndromeImportance of incorporating empathy and reliability into trainingMic Drops:🎤Trevor at 18:45 - We have got Rachel Druckenmiller in the house, and I promise a few mic drops.🎤Rachel at 24:20 - The greatest gift they gave me is that I never saw them hate work. 🎤Rachel at 25:35 - I was very entrepreneurial and paved my own path by pursuing things that interested me, made me feel alive and two and a half years ago, I left and did my own thing. 🎤Rachel at 27:06 - An invitation is an indication of a qualification. 🎤Rachel at 28:25 - The first time I got paid to speak, was 2 years out of college. I was asked to go and speak back at my alma mater which is a small liberal arts school and it was the human resources program. So again, ‘Who You Know.’🎤Rachel at 30:28 - I'm in a position to do something with it to inspire, awaken and activate and give hope to other people. 🎤Rachel at 33:13 (singing) - I know Lord will take care of me, will provide for me, lead and guide me all the way, yeah, all the way. 🎤Rachel at 36:00 - We minimize the thing that’s our gift. 🎤Rachel at 40:05 - Help yourself. Step into what you’re meant to do. That is not selfish.That’s not self serving.🎤Rachel at 41:33 - Don’t hesitate. Initiate!🎤Rachel at 45:10 - Turn off the fifth episode of whatever. Netflix is not going away. And go to sleep.🎤Rachel at 55:25 - Be open to what’s trying to make its way in. And be willing to borrow other people’s belief in you.🎤Rachel at 58:40 - Everybody has something to teach. Everyone has something to share to inspire somebody else. 🎤Mark at 59:05 - This is your story. That’s your life. It’s you on the resume. You should have a story to be able to tell and share about each and everything. And it shouldn’t be that hard because that’s you. You have done it. You are putting it on the resume. Share that story.🎤Rachel at 01:08:50 (singing) - This little light of mine. I’m gonna let it shine.

In this episode, we invite Claude Silver. Claude’s life’s purpose is to be of joyful service and unlock emotional optimism in all. The key lies in the heart. ❤️ Claude is the first-ever Chief Heart Officer working with and for close to 1,000 employees at VaynerMedia to integrate heart into their professional lives and become the best version of themselves and best leaders they can be. As a motivational speaker, thought leader, and industry trendsetter, Claude focuses on teaching people and organizations how to disrupt the traditional HR model with the use of emotional optimism and heart-centered leadership.What you will learn:VaynerMedia’s mission and how it is different from other companiesClaude's journey of getting started with her role at VaynerMediaThings that VaynerMedia has done to protect culture while scalingWhat is honey empireWhat is the day-to-day of Claude as a Chief Heart OfficerHow to help someone who isn’t succeedingEmotional optimism and how to inject it in people around youVaynerMedia’s alumni programNew initiatives implemented to change the landscape of VaynerMediaHow to elevate yourself as an employee or prospective candidateHow to talk to people who are skeptical about their career pathHow to get a gauge of a company’s culture How to apply if you are interested in working at VaynerMediaMic Drops:🎤Claude at 22:00 - Us, humans, we are like exquisitely messy people. 🎤Claude at 24:10 - I came to New York the month later and we just hit it off. It was a Who Ya Know moment.🎤Claude at 25:28 - Creating safety is our obsession. Removing fear, removing cynicism, people talking smack about one another. 🎤Claude at 26:40 - Honey is how we treat people.🎤Mark at 28:20 - Not treat people the way you want to be treated but the way that they want to be treated.🎤Claude at 29:45 - There is nothing that’s common sense right now especially in this wacky world we are living in.🎤Claude at 30:35 - It is listening. I listen to a lot of people.🎤Claude at 34:40 - I did it.🎤Claude at 36:45 - I go through hard times, I go through dark times, I go through all those times. However, for me, there is always hope and some kind of light. 🎤Claude at 37:14 - People wake up every single morning without you and I know it wants us to succeed. 🎤Claude at 38:06 - It’s more like, yeah Covid is happening and work is really heavy right now because a lot of people have a lot of raw emotions, and that's really tough for me. So, I better acknowledge that, take care of myself, get to the gym so that I can be the best me I can be for my family and work. 🎤Claude at 39:30 - We have an enormous database of all these companies that are knocking on Gary's door all day long, or knocking on our door. What we promise is an introduction. 🎤Claude at 40:15 - If we have done some of our homework prior to that meeting, what I will say is like, “Hey Billy, this is not great news and whatnot. However, we know that you’re really interested in cutting video and here are three places that we can get you a network. Or I will say, “Take some time, go on LinkedIn, find three jobs that you're interested in or three companies and let's see who we know there.”🎤Claude at 47:25 - We have really been focussing on our D E & I initiatives which is incredibly important. When I say we are creating a culture that’s rooted in belonging, the only way to do that again is to make people feel safe. And how do you do that, by not having people change their stripes. We, the culture, adapt to them. 🎤Claude at 50:30 - Who are you? I’m Claude. My business is the business of people. I love the exquisite mess that we all are. I have two young kids. And I want to make this world a better place for them. <br...

In this episode, we invite Claude Silver. Claude’s life’s purpose is to be of joyful service and unlock emotional optimism in all. The key lies in the heart. ❤️ Claude is the first-ever Chief Heart Officer working with and for close to 1,000 employees at VaynerMedia to integrate heart into their professional lives and become the best version of themselves and best leaders they can be. As a motivational speaker, thought leader, and industry trendsetter, Claude focuses on teaching people and organizations how to disrupt the traditional HR model with the use of emotional optimism and heart-centered leadership.What you will learn:VaynerMedia’s mission and how it is different from other companiesClaude's journey of getting started with her role at VaynerMediaThings that VaynerMedia has done to protect culture while scalingWhat is honey empireWhat is the day-to-day of Claude as a Chief Heart OfficerHow to help someone who isn’t succeedingEmotional optimism and how to inject it in people around youVaynerMedia’s alumni programNew initiatives implemented to change the landscape of VaynerMediaHow to elevate yourself as an employee or prospective candidateHow to talk to people who are skeptical about their career pathHow to get a gauge of a company’s culture How to apply if you are interested in working at VaynerMediaMic Drops:🎤Claude at 22:00 - Us, humans, we are like exquisitely messy people. 🎤Claude at 24:10 - I came to New York the month later and we just hit it off. It was a Who Ya Know moment.🎤Claude at 25:28 - Creating safety is our obsession. Removing fear, removing cynicism, people talking smack about one another. 🎤Claude at 26:40 - Honey is how we treat people.🎤Mark at 28:20 - Not treat people the way you want to be treated but the way that they want to be treated.🎤Claude at 29:45 - There is nothing that’s common sense right now especially in this wacky world we are living in.🎤Claude at 30:35 - It is listening. I listen to a lot of people.🎤Claude at 34:40 - I did it.🎤Claude at 36:45 - I go through hard times, I go through dark times, I go through all those times. However, for me, there is always hope and some kind of light. 🎤Claude at 37:14 - People wake up every single morning without you and I know it wants us to succeed. 🎤Claude at 38:06 - It’s more like, yeah Covid is happening and work is really heavy right now because a lot of people have a lot of raw emotions, and that's really tough for me. So, I better acknowledge that, take care of myself, get to the gym so that I can be the best me I can be for my family and work. 🎤Claude at 39:30 - We have an enormous database of all these companies that are knocking on Gary's door all day long, or knocking on our door. What we promise is an introduction. 🎤Claude at 40:15 - If we have done some of our homework prior to that meeting, what I will say is like, “Hey Billy, this is not great news and whatnot. However, we know that you’re really interested in cutting video and here are three places that we can get you a network. Or I will say, “Take some time, go on LinkedIn, find three jobs that you're interested in or three companies and let's see who we know there.”🎤Claude at 47:25 - We have really been focussing on our D E & I initiatives which is incredibly important. When I say we are creating a culture that’s rooted in belonging, the only way to do that again is to make people feel safe. And how do you do that, by not having people change their stripes. We, the culture, adapt to them. 🎤Claude at 50:30 - Who are you? I’m Claude. My business is the business of people. I love the exquisite mess that we all are. I have two young kids. And I want to make this world a better place for them. <br...

In this episode, we invite Cheri Garcia. Cheri is the CEO of Cornbread Hustle, a staffing agency for second chances. A company that helps people coming out of prison or people in recovery find meaningful employment. She is passionate about helping people coming out of prison and people in recovery find transformation through employment or entrepreneurship. As someone who has reinvented herself, she wanted to create a company to help others do the same.Before starting Cornbread Hustle, she found her own transformation and recovery through inventing a tanning bed and starting a career in the TV news business. She eventually developed expert level skills for marketing and PR. She continued to hone in on her marketing skills as a PR consultant for Mark Cuban companies. She provided strategy plans and media opportunities for a variety of the Shark Tank companies he invested in. Today, she uses those talents to help individuals getting out of prison rebrand themselves to become the person they want to be and get noticed by the people they want to meet. What she is most proud of is her sobriety and relationship with God.What you will learn:Cheri’s journey since her high school daysHer life and struggle with drugsHer experience of the time in JuvieRehabilitation and reformCheri’s recovery and transformationHow she overcame alcohol addictionHer journey of enlightenmentGiving a second chance to felonsCheri’s company - Cornbread HustleHow does her company help people turn their lives aroundThe great resignation and its effect on Cheri’s businessThe driver behind getting business and running her companyHow showing her vulnerable side on LinkedIn created an impactAdvice on how not to communicate on LinkedInHow does Cheri supports people who want to change their lives Cheri’s 12-week program with free certificationMic Drops:🎤Trevor at 04:15 - We got a very special guest today with us. Sherry Garcia!🎤Trevor at 21:32 - I wanna just say that I appreciate your honesty. I love that. So I’m gonna have a mic drop for that.🎤Cheri at 23:15 - The only thing on my record right now is a misdemeanor DWI that I did get while being the CEO of Cornbread Hustle and that was what really made me finally turn my life around. 🎤Cheri at 24:12 - God wastes nothing.🎤Cheri at 30:16 - I was the wrong person.🎤Cheri at 34:13 - A song came on. “Come Alive (Dry Bones).”🎤Cheri at 35:38 - I got on LinkedIn and I did a selfie video as the CEO of Cornbread Hustle telling the whole world that I got a breathalyzer in my car and I’m just sharing this with you because I bet there’s other professionals that have a breathalyzer in their car and feel shame, and embarrassed and scared but I’m with you. And if this causes me to have no credibility and not place a single person then that’s just what I deserve. 🎤Trevor at 41:10 - I want to ask you a question about Cornbread Hustle. I got to know about the company name. Was it inspired by the movie ‘Life?’🎤Cheri at 43:25 - At Cornbread Hustle, for every single employer that we work with, based on their criteria of what they will accept, we only place you at a place where you will get a job in 90 days. You will not be turned away because they already know about your background upfront. 🎤Cheri at 45:50 - If you guys have been following me on LinkedIn, you have seen that I have posted several six figure opportunities, some of them being remote. 🎤Cheri at 47:12 - We made $100,000 in one month disinfecting. 🎤Cheri at 49:35 - Sometimes the vulnerability of my LinkedIn post will hit a CEO in the heart. And they will reach out to me and say, I have my HR person reaching out to you. So, I haven't had to do a single cold call or knock on a door. 🎤Cheri...

In this episode, we invite Cheri Garcia. Cheri is the CEO of Cornbread Hustle, a staffing agency for second chances. A company that helps people coming out of prison or people in recovery find meaningful employment. She is passionate about helping people coming out of prison and people in recovery find transformation through employment or entrepreneurship. As someone who has reinvented herself, she wanted to create a company to help others do the same.Before starting Cornbread Hustle, she found her own transformation and recovery through inventing a tanning bed and starting a career in the TV news business. She eventually developed expert level skills for marketing and PR. She continued to hone in on her marketing skills as a PR consultant for Mark Cuban companies. She provided strategy plans and media opportunities for a variety of the Shark Tank companies he invested in. Today, she uses those talents to help individuals getting out of prison rebrand themselves to become the person they want to be and get noticed by the people they want to meet. What she is most proud of is her sobriety and relationship with God.What you will learn:Cheri’s journey since her high school daysHer life and struggle with drugsHer experience of the time in JuvieRehabilitation and reformCheri’s recovery and transformationHow she overcame alcohol addictionHer journey of enlightenmentGiving a second chance to felonsCheri’s company - Cornbread HustleHow does her company help people turn their lives aroundThe great resignation and its effect on Cheri’s businessThe driver behind getting business and running her companyHow showing her vulnerable side on LinkedIn created an impactAdvice on how not to communicate on LinkedInHow does Cheri supports people who want to change their lives Cheri’s 12-week program with free certificationMic Drops:🎤Trevor at 04:15 - We got a very special guest today with us. Sherry Garcia!🎤Trevor at 21:32 - I wanna just say that I appreciate your honesty. I love that. So I’m gonna have a mic drop for that.🎤Cheri at 23:15 - The only thing on my record right now is a misdemeanor DWI that I did get while being the CEO of Cornbread Hustle and that was what really made me finally turn my life around. 🎤Cheri at 24:12 - God wastes nothing.🎤Cheri at 30:16 - I was the wrong person.🎤Cheri at 34:13 - A song came on. “Come Alive (Dry Bones).”🎤Cheri at 35:38 - I got on LinkedIn and I did a selfie video as the CEO of Cornbread Hustle telling the whole world that I got a breathalyzer in my car and I’m just sharing this with you because I bet there’s other professionals that have a breathalyzer in their car and feel shame, and embarrassed and scared but I’m with you. And if this causes me to have no credibility and not place a single person then that’s just what I deserve. 🎤Trevor at 41:10 - I want to ask you a question about Cornbread Hustle. I got to know about the company name. Was it inspired by the movie ‘Life?’🎤Cheri at 43:25 - At Cornbread Hustle, for every single employer that we work with, based on their criteria of what they will accept, we only place you at a place where you will get a job in 90 days. You will not be turned away because they already know about your background upfront. 🎤Cheri at 45:50 - If you guys have been following me on LinkedIn, you have seen that I have posted several six figure opportunities, some of them being remote. 🎤Cheri at 47:12 - We made $100,000 in one month disinfecting. 🎤Cheri at 49:35 - Sometimes the vulnerability of my LinkedIn post will hit a CEO in the heart. And they will reach out to me and say, I have my HR person reaching out to you. So, I haven't had to do a single cold call or knock on a door. 🎤Cheri...

In this episode, we invite Glenn Lundy. Glenn is a husband to 1, and father to 8, an Auto Industry Leader, Motivational Speaker and on a mission to change the way you start your day. The #RISEANDGRIND morning show and the Facebook group community are a place for people to come together, lean on one another, and create a powerful and positive impact on this world. What you will learn:Importance of energy and vibesHow did Glenn start with his show, Rise And ShineThe origin of an equation that Glenn believes inThe making of the first-ever episode of Glenn’s show: Rise And ShineGlenn’s perception about transformationHow did Glenn get started with ClubhouseSocial audio and Glenn’s show on Clubhouse, Breakfast With ChampionsThings in Glenn’s journey that have changed and evolvedSome of the lessons that he has learnedGetting blacklisted and blocked on FacebookGlenn’s book: The Morning 5, Five Simple Steps To An Extraordinary LifeMic Drops:🎤Glenn at 05:05 - I’m super excited to see you in real life.🎤Glenn at 12:50 - Get around the winners. Watch what happens in your life.🎤Glenn at 27:27 - For marketing purposes, having a show every day. And I would say, “Hey! My name is Glenn Lundy. I’m a husband to one, a father to five, General Manager at Dan Cummins Chevrolet Buick in Paris, Kentucky.”🎤Glenn at 29:40 - I’m waking up a little groggy or a little tired, but I’m going. Bro you got to do a show. What if there is somebody sitting in their car right now with a gun, waiting for you to say their name. 🎤Glenn at 31:18 - Why the morning? Because I have got a lot of kids, bro.🎤Glenn at 33:02 - There is also no competition.🎤Glenn at 35:54 - Our Rise And Grind audience is a loyal community that will go to the end of the earth for each other. Because they see each other every morning too. They say goodmorning to each other. So the frequency is there, the proximity is there, the impact is there. 🎤Glenn at 41:43 - Consistent discipline compounded daily equals transformation.🎤Glenn at 01:00:46 - When God gives you a gift, it was for you. And you got to receive that and run with it man.🎤Glenn at 01:05:45 - Whatever our scenario or a situation right now, we can look at life two ways. We can look at life and say, I’m the victim of. Or we can say, I am a victor because of. It’s a choice.🎤Glenn at 01:06:45 - A woman had a baby on Clubhouse yesterday.🎤Trevor at 12:26:55 - I’m gonna start to pay it forward. So you said, you’re going to give five away and I appreciate that so much that I’m gonna match it.