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. 35 - Money Habits for Teenagers | Maria Arias (Bank of America)
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Are you in high school about to start your first job and would like to know more about how to manage your finances? Or are you a teenager who wants to build a strong understanding on how to manage your money and establish good habits?

Join us as we talk to Maria Arias from Bank of America about her tips on foundational money knowledge that teens and young adults should know about finances. Also visit the free resource www.bettermoneyhabits.com that Maria mentioned throughout the podcast from Bank of America and Khan Academy.

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Ep. 34 - Job Search: From Resume to Interview Follow Up | Christyann Andrianopoulos
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When applying for your very first job, have you ever wondered what’s happening on the other end? What are they looking for when reviewing your resume? What type of interview questions should you prepare for? How can you stand out from other candidates?

Join my discussion with Christyann Andrianopoulos, a talent management executive at Disney and Mattel, to get an insight into the thought process of hiring managers.

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Ep. 33 - Challenges are Blessings in Disguise | Elizabeth Yang
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Have you sometimes looked at another person’s life and wondered how they managed to have it all? I have been there myself, but learned that many times we just don’t see what goes on behind the curtain. Many times, we just don’t see the whole picture. Everyone has their own struggles to face in life. What matters is how they deal with it.

Join me in our interview with super lawyer and super mom Elizabeth Yang as she shares her story and her view on the hardships she faced and what she learned from them.

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Ep. 32 - Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder | Adrianne Alvarez Jackson
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Have you ever heard about the terms autism, aspergers, learning disabilities, special education or maybe even neurodiversity and wondered what that really means? Well, you are not alone.

Come join us as we learn from Adrianne Alvarez Jackson, a special education middle school teacher, to expand our view of diversity and learn about this population.

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Ep. 31 - Speed Reading | Bobbi Gaffke & Eden Billings
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Among the many times you have been asked which superpower you would love to possess, have you ever considered which one you could actually learn in reak life? Have you ever thought about the power to learn faster by reading at a super speed?

In this episode we speak with Bobbi Gaffke and Eden Billings from ABC Reading and Diagnostic Center about speed reading, how it works and the success they have observed with their students.

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Ep. 30 - LGBTQ+ Youth Advocate | Kabir McNeely
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June is Pride Month. Come join me in my discussion with Kabir McNeely as we talk about his passion in leveraging the platform of being an actor and filmmaker to create awareness and break the stigma within the LGBTQ+ community. Kabir is a great example of how you can make your voice heard even at a young age. He also shares great resources to learn more, whether you are a supporter or identify with this community yourself.

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Ep. 29 - Life Coaching & Affirmations | Carolyn Maul
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Do you know that you can train yourself to think positively and create a strong mental attitude? In this episode, Carolyn Maul, a life coach with an expertise on health and nutrition, shares how a life coach and the practice of affirmations can support us to transition through life changes and reach our goals.

You can find Carolyn’s book W.E.A.L.T.H: Affirmations for Abundance on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3tMlfHB.

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Ep. 28 - Asian Identity & AAPI Hate Crimes | Jamie Nguyen
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Do you sometimes feel like you don’t belong because of something completely out of your control, such as the way you look? Do the recent developments in America related to race issues cause you worry or discomfort?

Come join us as Jamie Nguyen, a Vietnamese American news producer, shares her story and suggestions on how to navigate through these times.

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Ep. 27 - The Benefits of Reading | Gabriel Law, MBA
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Do you love to read books? Or are you one of those who think books are boring? No matter which side you belong to, in this episode with Gabriel Law, MBA takes you into his world of reading and how nurturing curiosity through different mediums help us grow.

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Ep. 26 - A Holistic Approach to College Prep | Gina Lee
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Are you a teenager or a parent of a teenager wondering what it takes to get into your dream college? Come join us in our discussion with Gina Lee as she shares her insights on the holistic approach of preparing for your college application. Gina is an independent college counselor with expertise as a former Director of College Counseling and a mother of two boys who attended Harvard College, an Ivy League research university.

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