Sharpen: The podcast for young professionals

EP 32: Maximizing the College Years with Keaton Hendricks

EP 31: Curve Balls with Marcia Barnes

EP 30: Educational Attainment with Tim Hammerich

Kirby has on her childhood best friend Annie Mahrt to chat about Adult Friendships for the workplace and beyond. Because if we're honest as young professionals, making true adult friendships can feel so stinkin' hard. You'll hear this (and much more): 1. What she's learned from moving quite a bit in terms of intentional friendships in adulthood 2. Value of friendships at work 3. Re-framing friendships after college

Katie Smith of Careerable joins us for this episode on episodes. Listen in to see what Katie means by "life as an episode" along with: 1. Your values change every 5 years (or so) 2. The awkward conversation of SALARIES Also, the appearance by her three year old in our episode= DAY. MADE. Katie is a rock star professional and mother.

I had the Beth and Sarah from Pantsuit Politics on Sharpen to share about their passion of engaging in the political process with our tribe of young professionals. They share the story of their now two podcasts and how each of them came about along with: - Policy and therefore politics impact us so we can't check out - Their thinking and tips around "doing your homework" on political topics and discussion (also: stay curious!) - Their encouragement for those in the first 5-10 years of their careers on how to engage and yet not overload on current events

Refinery 46 Founder joins us to share about their co-working space model and mindset in this episode. You'll hear a whole lotta good stuff from Brian today including: 1. Why they are specific with their co-working space 2. (Insert moment where he shares his appreciation for our "young professionals" crowd) 3. The gift of time that we have

You're in for a jam-packed session of tips and wisdom from this IT-gone-rogue-HR VP, as he calls himself. Jason Riley joins Sharpen young professionals to tell his story of having a not-so-great experience at work and what it taught him about course correction. Learn about what conversations took place for him to make a career transition, why he loves his current role, and how diversity in thought is so important to the success of a company or organization.

I was delighted when my college professor and friend, Dr. Bob Long, agreed to share his stories and learnings from a career in nonprofit. Be listening for some great wisdom like: 1. Listening over talking 2. Being an endorsing leader 3. The importance of a world view

Author of the book, A Woman's Place, Katelyn Beaty joins the Sharpen podcast listeners to discuss shalom. A few points from our time together: 1. Pursuit of shalom where ever we work 2. Why leaning in is good and not enough 3. Do the work in front of you and other practical advice for young professionals

A jam-packed episode on the importance of your 20's. Drew Moser joins Sharpen to share key themes from his newly launched book, Ready or Not. A few highlights that we chat about: 1. Vocation-- what that word means 2. Dimensions of one's life, in your 20's and beyond 3. Some practical challenges to make your 20's really count

Claire Couch is a great example of someone who noticed the value of intentional peer to peer mentorship and acted on that thought to create a group to support emerging marketing professionals. She also shares with us the road map for creating a group like this in our own geographies, along with some key operating values.

For this special edition of Sharpen in conjunction with American Farm Bureau's County Leaders week, we welcome Lindsay Calvert to discuss a seat at the table for women in all industries. A few key themes from our time together include: 1. The business case for having women at the table 2. Biases we each come with 3. The importance of sponsorship

Greg Enas likes to call himself a "venture catalyst" lately, and you will learn what he means by this title, along with his wisdom around living an integrated life. We talk about his powerful childhood experiences, his integration model, and much more on Episode 19.

President and Founder of M2 Investments, Mark Muselman, joins us on this episode of Sharpen to chat about a life of adventure. For this 7 on the Enneagram, it seems only fitting! A few highlights from the time together: 1. We talk about what it means to live life with a spirit of adventure. 2. Mark shares how King David of the Bible can teach us all about adventure. 3. We talk about practical ways to live this out like courageous conversations.