Podcasts

1st Mentor Street

This educational and thought provoking podcast explores soft skills, life lessons and general knowledge for teens and young adults that they can listen to by themselves or together with their parents. We, a mother occasionally accompanied by her two children, will explore a variety of topics (view list below) that are generally not covered through their education in school alone.

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Personal Development


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Foreign Languages

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Career Preparations

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Finance

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Diversity

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General Knowledge

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Health and Wellness

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Travel

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Many Others

Our goals are to give you conversation starters for the family, bring your attention to skills to create an extraordinary life while having the time of your life growing to the next level. You are the superhero in charge of reaching your fullest potential, while this podcast takes the role of your mentor. Come join us every Monday and Friday as we all learn and grow together!

Be sure to follow us on Instagram @1st_mentor_street.

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Ep. 106 - How to Think Through Career Decisions | Part 2 | Sara McElroy
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Have you ever been stuck about making the decision on your first or next career move?

Join us for part 2 of my discussion with Sara McElroy as we talk about how to make those difficult decisions and talk about entrepreneurship vs. finding a job.

Listen to part 1 of my interview in episode 99 to learn about how to find fulfillment and happiness regarding our career choices.

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Ep. 105 - How to Set up a Successful Internship | Robert Khoury
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Have you ever considered an internship? Or maybe you have tried to find one, but either didn’t get an offer or maybe the experience wasn’t great?

Join me as Robert Khoury, founder of Agile Rainmakers, shares with us about his experience providing internships to students and wisdom within his book “How to Intern Successfully”.

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Ep. 104 - How to Leverage Social Media | Alexa Khan
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Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of the various social platforms? Do you know the tips and tricks of growing your social media following?

Join me as Alexa Khan, mother, producer, model, actress, social media expert and entrepreneur shares her insights about social media with us.

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Ep. 103 - Leadership | Lorraine Connell
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What are your thoughts about leadership? Is this something worth exploring before you get that manager title or can you start when you are still a student?

Join me as Lorraine Connell from Peers Not Fears talks to us about all things leadership while providing practical tips you can implement in your younger years.

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Ep. 102 - How to Handle Rejection | Part 2 | Winnie Chan Wang
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Do you experience frustration, hurt and disappointment when you feel like someone is rejecting you?

Join me as Winnie Chan Wang from Mindful Healing Heart talks to us about the impact of not letting go of that hurt in our body and shares with us a more positive perspective of what rejection could actually mean. Look for episode 98 for part one of our discussion.

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Ep. 101 - College Scholarships and Financial Aid | Trevor Ramos
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Are you overwhelmed with the potential cost of a college education and want to learn more about financial aid and scholarships?

Join me as Trevor Ramos, from College Funding Institute and author of How to Get Free Money for College, shares with us some insight about scholarships. This information is especially helpful for families who might not qualify for need based financial aid.

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Ep. 100 - Advice from the Future You | Various Guests
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If you liked episode 50 or 95, where we shared the advice our past speakers would share with the younger version of themselves, this is another episode you can’t miss.

Join me as Dr. Carol Scott, Monica Matthews, Lisa Marie Hunstock, Lilian Phung, Mayra Ruano and Ethan Burgess pass on their little piece of wisdom to the younger generation.

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Ep. 99 - How to Plan for a Fulfilling Career | Part 1 | Sara McElroy
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Are you lost when it comes to determining your career path? Whether you are a high school student preparing to choose a major for college, a college student looking for your first job or an experienced professional, the conversation with Sara McElroy will provide you with an insightful discussion on finding fulfillment and happiness when it comes to career ahead.

This is part 1 of our discussion. Join us several episodes from now as we continue our conversation.

You can learn more about Sara by visiting www.RazetoRise.com or www.SaraJMcElroy.com.

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Ep. 98 - Rejection = Protection and Realignment | Part 1 | Winnie Chan Wang
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Do you have a hard time handling rejection? Do you take rejections personally and associate it with the feeling of pain?

Join us as I speak with Winnie Chan Wang (https://mindfulhealingheart.com) about how to handle and view rejection in part 1 of our discussion. Tune in several weeks from now as we dive deeper and learn how rejection manifests in our body.

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Ep. 97 - How to Tell Your Story on Your UC College Application | Wei-Li Sun
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Are you a high school senior, who is in the middle of their college application process, wondering how to best review your entire package?

Join us as I speak with Wei -Li Sun from askmssun.com, who is a UC admissions expert, to share with us her insights on what college admission is looking for when taking a look at your application.

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