Journey to Jupiter: Discover the Life You'll Create

Anitra Deen is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Anitra Deen Consulting. She serves her clients as a fractional Chief Operating Officer (COO) and strategic planner to organize her clients' operations, plans, and processes for their business growth. She’s on a mission to support women entrepreneurs and small business owners to move from being stuck and disorganized to having the clarity, structure, and momentum to take that next, first step. She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration at Mercer University and a Masters of Education at James Madison University. Anitra is currently writing a book, Organize Your Ducks: Strategies to Establish Longevity In Your Business. In this episode, Anitra shares: An internship experience that helped her determine law was not the right fit career field for her to pursue Why she shifted her goal from following her passion to pursuing the path that allowed her to make the impact she wanted to make in the world How she discovered what she values most and how knowing what’s most important to her made it easy to walk away from careers in both law and higher education The importance of recognizing the value in transferrable skills and why graduate degrees aren't always necessary Two limiting beliefs that oftentimes keep us stuck in jobs that aren’t the right fit Connect with Anitra at www.anitradeen.com! ----- Sign up for my contact list to be the first to know about new offerings and to receive my note on all things! You can also stay connected with Journey to Jupiter via..... · Email: jetaun@jetaundavis.com · Website: jetaundavis.com · Instagram: @JourneyJupiter · Twitter: @JourneyJupiter · Facebook: @JourneyJupiter ----- Produced by Ken Inge of Dead End Hip Hop

Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Casby Bias earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism at Marquette University and a Master of Arts in Television, Radio, and Film at Syracuse University. She is currently a podcast producer for iHeartMedia as well as the podcast animator, Executive Producer and host of “Adulting 101 with Casby Bias,” a podcast that teaches young professionals how to survive the life-after-college transition. In this episode, Casby shares: The challenges she encountered upon moving out to California to pursue her dream of making it in Hollywood as an animator How she pivoted from pursuing a career as a creative to working in corporate communications, and how working in corporate communications lead her back to the creative space she was seeking in the first place The sense of failure she felt when moving back in with her parents and tips on how to navigate similar feelings when things don’t go as planned Why the pandemic inspired the birth of her adulting podcast How producing her own podcast lead to her current job at iHeartMedia and what a podcast producer’s day-to-day on the job looks like Mentioned in this episode: Inroads Connect with Casby at casbyb@gmail.com and check out her podcast "Adulting 101 with Casby Bias" for more tips on adulting! ----- Sign up for my contact list to be the first to know about new offerings and to receive my note on all things! You can also stay connected with Journey to Jupiter via..... · Email: jetaun@jetaundavis.com · Website: jetaundavis.com · Instagram: @JourneyJupiter · Twitter: @JourneyJupiter · Facebook: @JourneyJupiter ----- Produced by Ken Inge of Dead End Hip Hop

Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Brian McLaughlin earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Business Administration from Boston University. He was also an Army major who commanded a paratrooper unit, served in Afghanistan in special operations, and later returned as the media production advisor to General Petraeus and produced documentary short films with an Afghan crew around Afghanistan. Today, he is a producer and co-president of Emerald Elephant Entertainment where he’s produced four feature films – all acquired for distribution – and have eight in development. Two of his films are also on Amazon Prime Video. Brian is also on the PGA’s Education, Mentoring, and One Guild committees and recently completed a role for The Walt Disney Company as a program manager for health and safety. In this role, he oversaw the COVID compliance department on various TV series, including American Horror Stories and The Other Black Girl. As a writer, Brian has written two feature film screenplays, one of which was a PAGE Awards quarter-finalist and selected for the Producers Guild’s Diversity Workshop. He was subsequently invited to be a mentor in that phenomenal program as well. As a member of Imagine Entertainment’s invitation-only Impact Community, he’s one of 500 writers accepted from 20,000 applicants who applied to join this exclusive community. Brian is an alumnus of the Writers Guild Foundation’s Veterans Writing Project and has continued as a volunteer in that training. He’s also been published in The Hollywood Reporter and Produced By magazine. In this episode, he shares: How a hobby led him from working as a business analyst to a new career in film & television The importance of building relationships and being engaged in professional organizations specific to your field His journey in finding the space he wanted to inhabit in the film & television industry as a producer and writer The challenge of balancing working for hire with making progress on one’s own projects How having a business background has worked to his advantage in the film & television industry ----------- Check out Brian's media mentions and projects: Brian mentioned in articles: Produced By magazine feature The Hollywood Reporter Oscars’ Diversity Dilemma Produced ByHire a Vet Navigating COVID in the Post-lockdown Era Films Produced by Brian: Good Boy D*I*Y Red 71 -------- Connect with Brian via LinkedIn and imdb! ----- Sign up for my contact list to be the first to know about new offerings and to receive my note on all things! You can also stay connected with Journey to Jupiter via..... Email: jetaun@jetaundavis.comWebsite: jetaundavis.comInstagram: @JourneyJupiterTwitter: @JourneyJupiterFacebook: @JourneyJupiter ----- Produced by Ken Inge of Dead End Hip Hop

Today, we build upon our discussion from episode 106, “Certainty is Rare: How to Prepare Beyond Job Outlook.” While having a holistic approach to life and career planning is important, having concrete steps to take to provide security for our futures is also important as well. In this episode, we look at three steps to take to prepare for your next job before you need it. Mentioned in this episode: Episode 106 Episode 97 - The Journey of a Chemist: Meet Dr. Kristin Cederquist LinkedIn Page Important Networking Statistics Everyone Should Know ----- Sign up for my contact list to be the first to know about new offerings and to receive my note on all things! You can also stay connected with Journey to Jupiter via..... jetaun@jetaundavis.com jetaundavis.com @JourneyJupiter @JourneyJupiter @JourneyJupiter ----- Produced by Ken Inge of Dead End Hip Hop

When considering careers or preparing for a career change, we oftentimes want to be as certain as possible we're pursuing a field that'll offer strong opportunities for employment as well as opportunities for growth and promotion into new positions with greater pay. Even when we do our research and choose a career with strong indicators of continuous growth, however, this still doesn't mean that our success is guaranteed. In today's episode we review a couple of examples in which industries traditionally known for their security have actually had to lay employees off due to unforeseen circumstances caused by the economy. Then, we discuss a planning strategy beyond just considering job outlook that will help protect your career pursuits in the years to come. Mentioned in this episode: Job Outlook: What Is It and Why It's Important?Big tech layoffs have claimed more than 70,000 jobs.The real aim of big tech's layoffs.As Hospitals Lose Revenue, More Than a Million Healthcare Workers Lose JobsYearCompass episode 105 Episode 8 ----- Sign up for my contact list to be the first to know about new offerings and to receive my note on all things! You can also stay connected with Journey to Jupiter via..... jetaun@jetaundavis.comjetaundavis.com@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter ----- Produced by Ken Inge of Dead End Hip Hop

Happy New Year everyone! In this first episode of 2023, we take a look at a tool called YearCompass that helps you close 2022 with deep reflection on all you experienced and plan the year ahead with intention. There are many helpful tools to help plan your future, but this tool is different in that it gives you space to consider your past experiences so you can refine your goals and tweak your approach to accomplishing them in the new year. Also mentioned in this episode: Episode 8 ----- Sign up for my contact list to be the first to know about new offerings and to receive my note on all things! You can also stay connected with Journey to Jupiter via..... jetaun@jetaundavis.comjetaundavis.com@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter ----- Produced by Ken Inge of Dead End Hip Hop

In our last episode, our guest Nicholas Sapp shared his college journey that included taking a leave of absence after having withdrawn from one too many classes. He highlighted the fact that there’s much conversation about the importance of going to college while there’s less discussion about what it takes to actually be successful in college. Today, we review four things to consider before dropping or withdrawing from classes as well as some tips for college success. Mentioned in this episode: Episode 103 ----- Sign up for my contact list to be the first to know about new offerings and to receive my note on all things! You can also stay connected with Journey to Jupiter via..... jetaun@jetaundavis.comjetaundavis.com@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter ----- Produced by Ken Inge of Dead End Hip Hop

Born and raised in Atlanta, GA, Nicholas Sapp grew up in the city’s Cascade neighborhood. He graduated from the University of Chicago with a major in Comparative Human Development. While on a leave of absence from his undergraduate studies, Nicholas’ interest in Student Affairs was sparked by the programming offered by Georgia State University’s Office of Black Student Achievement. Currently, he spends his 4th year working at Emory University with the goal of providing similar programming opportunities to its student population. Outside of work, Nicholas is passionate about Black American street dances and is eagerly learning, competing, and teaching. In this episode, Nicholas shares: Connect with Nicholas via email at nsapp612@yahoo.com and LinkedIn! ----- Sign up for my contact list to be the first to know about new offerings and to receive my weekly note on all things! You can also stay connected with Journey to Jupiter via..... jetaun@jetaundavis.comjetaundavis.com@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter ----- Produced by Ken Inge of Dead End Hip Hop

You may have heard the saying that we all have the same 24 hours in a day. Yet, we know that some seem to get a lot done while others seem to get very little done in this same amount of time. A critical factor in getting the most from our time is practicing good time management. In today’s episode, we discuss: Also mentioned in this episode: Increasing Your Income by Creating a Portfolio of Work How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions in 2020What Is Time Management?” --- Sign up for my contact list to be the first to know about new offerings and to receive my note on all things! You can also stay connected with Journey to Jupiter via..... jetaun@jetaundavis.comjetaundavis.com@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter ----- Edited by Ken Inge of Dead End Hip Hop

Raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sean currently works as Director of Enrollment Analytics for Queens University of Charlotte in Charlotte, NC. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from St. Ambrose University in Iowa and a Master of Arts in Higher Education from Ashford University. Sean’s career journey was fueled with an unrelenting ambition to do the heart work and honor his family’s legacy as educators. Unfortunately, he oftentimes pursued this journey at the expense of his personal identity and those around him. After suffering from multiple mental health challenges, he sought help, refocused his priorities and purpose. All of this has helped him cultivate a teachable strategy to inspire anyone to become enthusiastic about using their unique gifts to shape what is needed to move forward without losing themselves. In this episode, Sean shares: Also mentioned in this episode: Episode 99 Episode 100 Episode 95 Connect with Sean! TwitterLinkedInFacebookswjeeperes@gmail.com --- Sign up for my contact list to be the first to know about new offerings and to receive my note on all things! You can also stay connected with Journey to Jupiter via..... jetaun@jetaundavis.comjetaundavis.com@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter ----- Edited by Ken Inge of Dead End Hip Hop

Today, we round out our discussion of embracing self-awareness and self-acceptance (in episode 98) while also considering the fact that various jobs and career fields offer different pay (episode 99) with a solution for those considering a career in traditionally lower paying fields: increase your income by creating a portfolio of work. We also review previous guests who have adopted this approach to give examples of how anyone might pursue this path as well. Mentioned in this episode: Episode 74 Episode 21 Episode 39 Episode 25 Episode 96 Episode 31 Episode 98 Episode 99 --- Sign up for my contact list to be the first to know about new offerings and to receive my note on all things! You can also stay connected with Journey to Jupiter via..... jetaun@jetaundavis.comjetaundavis.com@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter ----- Edited by Ken Inge of Dead End Hip Hop

In this episode, we discuss the hard fact that salaries vary across industries. Therefore, it's important to consider this reality when choosing a job. Doing so ensures the career you choose will support the lifestyle you want to have. At the same time, however, pay shouldn't be the only factor you consider when deciding on a career. We review salary projections for the Class of 2022 as well as average salaries across various majors and compare them to college students' expectations. Then, we take a look at an example of the potential consequence of choosing a career based on pay and prestige when said career isn't in alignment with your personal values. Mentioned in this episode: USA Today article Questioning and Understanding Our Need to Achieve --- Sign up for my contact list to be the first to know about new offerings and to receive my note on all things! You can also stay connected with Journey to Jupiter via..... jetaun@jetaundavis.comjetaundavis.com@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter ----- Edited by Ken Inge of Dead End Hip Hop

In this episode, we take a pause from discussing career-focused topics to revisit a topic introduced in episode 8: developing and embracing self-awareness. We also discuss the importance of self-acceptance and how developing it following the development of self-awareness is critical to doing what we can do have a better experience this school year regardless of what unforeseen circumstances or events the world may bring our way. Mentioned or referenced in this episode: What’s More Important Than College --- Sign up for my contact list to be the first to know about new offerings and to receive my note on all things! You can also stay connected with Journey to Jupiter via..... jetaun@jetaundavis.comjetaundavis.com@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter ----- Edited by Ken Inge of Dead End Hip Hop

Dr. Kristin Cederquist was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Penn State University in central Pennsylvania, she traveled to Toronto, Canada for a postdoctoral fellowship. She’s been working to develop and further diagnostic testing techniques for over 15 years and now calls San Diego, California home. In this episode, Kristin shares: Connect with Kristin via LinkedIn or Twitter! --- Sign up for my contact list to be the first to know about new offerings and to receive my note on all things! You can also stay connected with Journey to Jupiter via..... jetaun@jetaundavis.comjetaundavis.com@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter ----- Edited by Ken Inge of Dead End Hip Hop

Born in Portland, Oregon, Travis Opocensky graduated from Portland State University with a degree in psychology after dabbling in mathematics, journalism, and jazz drumset for many years. After graduation, he moved to Shanghai to work as a music education consultant teaching Chinese teachers how to teach American style marching band. Then, he moved to Sydney Australia to pursue Peace and Conflict Studies in graduate school. He also holds a certificate in Health and Humanitarian Supply Chain Management from Georgia Tech. Now living in Atlanta, Georgia, Travis works in international development at Palladium International as the climate and environment lead for the procurement, logistics, and supply chain management portfolio during the day. In his other time, he runs RightBoot, a humanitarian start up that works to bring the principles of the circular economy to humanitarian aid. In this episode, Travis shares: Connect with Travis via email! --- Sign up for my contact list to be the first to know about new offerings and to receive my note on all things! You can also stay connected with Journey to Jupiter via..... jetaun@jetaundavis.comjetaundavis.com@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter ----- Edited by Ken Inge of Dead End Hip Hop

We're practicing what we preached in episode 95 and making the time to take a moment to reflect on the current events. Episode 96 will release on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Take care.

Along with graduation season comes excitement and anticipation of the adventures and success that lie ahead. We just can’t help but think about what’s next. While looking to the future is a generally good practice, there is also great importance in taking the time to live in the moment. In this episode, we discuss Alan Watt’s 1959 speech "Live Fully Now" and why making space for some balance in our lives is just as critical as planning for the future. Mentioned or referenced in this episode: Live Fully Now Live Fully Now 5 Traits of GenZ in the Workplace HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself Click movie --- Sign up for my contact list to be the first to know about new offerings and to receive my note on all things! You can also stay connected with Journey to Jupiter via..... jetaun@jetaundavis.comjetaundavis.com@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter ----- Edited by Ken Inge of Dead End Hip Hop

Graduation season is upon us, so like we do each year, we have some words of wisdom to help graduates along their journey to Jupiter. The two tips shared: Also mentioned in this episode: Episode 8 Episode 48 Episode 72 I Do This --- Sign up for my contact list to be the first to know about new offerings and to receive my note on all things! You can also stay connected with Journey to Jupiter via..... jetaun@jetaundavis.comjetaundavis.com@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter ----- Edited by Ken Inge of Dead End Hip Hop

Ryan Scott earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame in 2005 with a major in political science and completed his Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in finance and macro economics at Columbia University in 2014 all the while working full-time at Morgan Stanley. During his time at Columbia Business School, he focused on the nexus between economics and international relations. Ryan has over a decade of experience in the financial sector with roles ranging across asset classes and all parts of the capital structure. He’s learned to develop scaled and bespoke insight to asset managers, endowments, family offices, and company investor relations teams and currently focuses on advising liability driven investors on how to mitigate investment risks in their portfolios via de-risking their portfolio exposure. Ryan has also provided subject matter expertise in equities, credit, EM, municipals and interest rate individual securities. He looks forward to helping his future stakeholders learn to more effectively incorporate ETFs and indexed-based strategies into their respective investment and risk management processes. In this episode, he shares: --- Sign up for my contact list to be the first to know about new offerings and to receive my note on all things! You can also stay connected with Journey to Jupiter via..... jetaun@jetaundavis.comjetaundavis.com@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter ----- Edited by Ken Inge of Dead End Hip Hop

In light of the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and the repassing of the Crown Act in the House of Representatives, we revisit the topic of executive presence from Episode 51 and reflect on what these events mean for the future of what is deemed “professional”. Also mentioned in this episode: Episode 50 Episode 51 talk with Shades of Ebony Sources: https://www.glamour.com/story/the-crown-act-passed-by-the-house-of-representatives-2022 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2022/ketanji-brown-jackson-school-career/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/26/us/politics/biden-supreme-court-black-woman.html https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/house-passes-crown-act-banning-discrimination-black-hairstyles-rcna20617 --- Sign up for my contact list to be the first to know about new offerings and to receive my note on all things! You can also stay connected with Journey to Jupiter via..... jetaun@jetaundavis.comjetaundavis.com@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter@JourneyJupiter ----- Edited by Ken Inge of Dead End Hip Hop