So... How Much Do You Make?

<p>What does it really take to bet on yourself when you’ve had to figure out life alone since age 16? Entrepreneur Dawon Matthews breaks down the mindset that turned his past, his setbacks and his hustle into the...

<p>What happens when you fight your way into a career you know you’re meant for, only to realize the path there demanded more sacrifice and heartbreak than anyone ever told you? For pediatric chemo and bone marrow...

<p>What happens when you follow the traditional path: serve in the military, build a stable corporate career, become the family breadwinner and still realize the life you’ve built no longer fits? For former Army...

<p>What happens when the job you love becomes the source of your deepest exhaustion? For ex-educator and advocate Maggie Perkins, teaching looked very different from the calling she once imagined. She worked through two...

<p>What happens when you do everything right? Aace school, land the prestigious job climb the ladder and still end up burned out, disillusioned and questioning who you’re building your life for? For tech creator and...

<p>What happens when you lose everything - your home, your purpose, even your will to live - and find hope again in the soil beneath your feet? For Texas farmer and agriculture consultant Malik Miller, the answer is...

<p>What happens when you quit a steady job behind the bar to chase crabs, and end up helping people heal in the process? For Charleston native Tia Clark, the answer is connection, courage and a return to her...

<p>What does it really cost to make six figures as a lineman? For Alex Wakeland, the dangers on the pole are not the hardest part. The true toll shows up at home.</p><p><br>In this conversation, Alex opens up about the...

<p>What does it take to turn a late-night craving into a million-dollar empire? For entrepreneur Dawon Matthews, the answer was grit, reinvention and a $43,000 loan he couldn’t afford to waste. What began as an...

<p>What does it really look like to walk away from the classroom and find stability in an unexpected place? For former middle school teacher Maggie Perkins, the answer was anything but simple. From low earnings at a...

<p>What does it take to keep the lights on when disaster strikes? For contractor lineman Alex Wakeland, the answer is sacrifice, grit and a paycheck that can hit over $400,000 a year. But behind the money is a reality...

<p>What happens when speaking out costs you everything? For NCAA champion and Olympian Veronica Fraley, one tweet about her school shorting her rent money set off a chain of events that would change her career...

<p>What does “making it” really feel like when you hit 6-figures? For brand marketer Alyssa Meza, the answer wasn’t what she expected. From growing up facing evictions to climbing the corporate ladder and earning over...

<p>What’s it really like to be a scientist in today’s world?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, marine biologist and National Geographic Explorer Dr. Mike Gil shares the truth about navigating science as a career. From...

<p>What happens when you go from a $125K tech job to juggling part-time gigs just to get by?</p><p><br>In this episode, Amanda Swetish (known as Unemployed Amanda on TikTok) shares her raw, two-year journey through...