“Figure It Out” dives into the real stories behind careers — how people got there, what their work looks like day to day, and what advice they’d give to anyone curious about following a similar path. It’s your inside look at how others figured it out — and how you can too.
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Booking probability
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Signup to Generate a Pitch“Figure It Out” dives into the real stories behind careers, how people got there, what their work looks like day to day, and what advice they’d give to anyone curious about following a similar path. It’s your inside look at how others figured it out, and how you can too.
Figure It Out is hosted by Maxine Denis. The show has published 8 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The Unfiltered Guide to an Engineering Career" (1 June 2026, 89 minutes), "So You Want to Be an Engineer | Kim Porter, Mechanical Engineer" (20 April 2026, 78 minutes), and "From McDonald’s to Private Chef: Where You Start Doesn’t Define You" (19 March 2026, 92 minutes).
Figure It Out publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 70 minutes across 8 episodes.
Booking probability for Figure It Out is 26%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Figure It Out requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Figure It Out's contact route on record: public web form.
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Maxine Denis hosts Figure It Out, a business show with 8 episodes published.
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Episode #8
<p>Kim Porter runs a community called the Engineering Exchange and has seen every version of "I think I want to be an engineer but I have no idea what that means." So we sat down and talked through all of it — the...
Episode #8
<p>Kim Porter is a mechanical engineer, and her path into the field was not the straight line most people picture when they hear that. (It never is.)</p><p>We talked for about an hour — how she actually got there, what...
Episode #7
<p>He started at McDonald’s. Then a local pizza shop. Turned down the chance to run his dad’s company… and followed the path that actually felt right.</p><p>In this episode, we sit down with a Twin Cities private chef...
Episode #6
<p>What does a forensic accountant actually do all day and how do you even end up in a job like that?</p><p>In this episode, I sit down with Melissa, a forensic accountant who walks us through her real path into the...
Episode #5
<p>What does it actually look like to build a life in sports if you’re not the one on the field?</p><p>In this episode, I sit down with Derek Sharrer, President of the St. Paul Saints, to talk about his decades-long...
Episode #4
<p>Join Dave and I in our conversation about what it is like to be a wilderness guide, the ebbs and flows of life, what it takes to spend years outside, and how to talk to your parents about what you want to do!</p>
Episode #3
<p>Bri has had a lot of life experience, and talking with them about traveling abroad, working in youth development and how they came to love woodworking are highlights of this episode.</p>
Episode #2
<p>Today I sit down with Mary LaGarde, the Executive Director of the Minnesota American Indian Center here in Minneapolis.</p><p>We dive into what got her interested in non-profit leadership, what keeps her going when...
Figure It Out
<p>A deep dive into my own career path, all the twists and turns that lead me to where I am today!</p>
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