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Tom & Maria Geffers   – College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 50 w/ Tom & Maria Geffers   Tom & Maria Geffers are the owners of Career and College Counselors located in eastern Pennsylvania. They have finance and education backgrounds which they use to help those looking for the right career and/or college. Since 2010 Tom & Maria continue to help those applying and entering into a new college or job.   Listen to this final informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with the hosts Tom & Maria Geffers about top tips for choosing and applying to a college. Here is what to expect on this week’s show: -Why essays are crucial -Developing a portfolio of your work -Importance of FAFSA and mistakes -Negotiate with your college for financial package -Finding the best major      -How to save for college   Connect with Tom & Maria:   Links Mentioned: https://www.careercollegecounselors.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rod Meeker   – College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 49 Rod Meeker Rod Meeker is Rod Meeker is an independent education consultant who will show you how to navigate through the rough waters of college planning so that you don't graduate and spend the rest of your career paying off a large student debt. Rod is passionate about helping families maximize college funding and decrease their debt load. Rod was born & raised and now back to living in Cortland, Ohio. He has two daughters and is very active outdoors often competing in triathlons, road races, and coaching. Rod started a non-profit organization that helps raise money for various charities through those people who compete in running events and triathlons. Rod has previously worked as a Financial Consultant and has 20+ years of student-athlete experience. This ranges from helping student recruitment to understanding the rules, academic guidelines, processes and scholarship opportunities.   Listen to this informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with Rod Meeker about what information you need to get the best price for college. Here is what to expect on this week’s show: ●     Being on the board of National College Advocacy Group       ●     How his company helps families pay for college ●     Steps for parents to take ●     Coaches available for areas of the application process   Connect with Rod: Links Mentioned: Collegeplanningsolutions.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patricia Marino   – College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 48 Patricia Marino   Patricia Marino is a philanthropic consultant who brings over 30 years of knowledge and experience in grantmaking and development to help funders and nonprofits achieve their charitable and organizational goals.  Pat worked for three Fortune 500 Oakland-based corporations in her career. She was President of The Clorox Company Foundation, co-chaired the East Bay Funders, a collaboration of 16 Bay Area foundations focused on Neighborhood revitalization in Oakland and Richmond. She recently completed a $10 million capital campaign for the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Leandro. Pat brings a love of and background in education and youth development to her work.   Listen to this informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with Patricia Marino about athletic scholarships. Here is what to expect on this week’s show: ·       How Patricia helps parents of athletes to apply and get athletic scholarships. ·       What is a common mis-step that parents do when helping their child get athletic scholarships? ·       Opportunities for athletic scholarships in Division 2 & 3 colleges. ·       The biggest hurdle that an athlete faces when applying for a athletic scholarships in Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3 colleges.   Connect with Patricia: https://getathleticscholarships.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Frailey   – College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 47 Michael Frailey   Michael Frailey is the owner of one of the oldest insurance agencies in PA. His Nationwide agency was started in 1937 by his grandfather, and Michael now continues to represent Nationwide plus many other insurance providers as a General Agent. In addition to Property and Casualty Insurance, Mike has expanded his agency into broad based Financial Planning. Mike lives in the Pocono Mtns with his wife Leigh and daughter Elizabeth. He is very active in his community with Kiwanis, the Chamber of Commerce, and his church     Listen to this informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with Michael Frailey about insurance careers and insight. Here is what to expect on this week’s show: -His family’s history in the insurance industry -What school courses Michael took -All the different positions available in the insurance industry -Why you should look into the insurance careers -The future of insurance   Michael Contact Info: https://frminsurancegroup.com/ https://twitter.com/fraileyins https://www.facebook.com/FraileyInsurance/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Silver   Reinventing the Educational System – College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 46 Sam Silver Sam Silver is Sam Silver is the Vice President of Business Development at Heron Books, After using the curriculum as a teacher for twenty years, he is now dedicated to providing many more students a chance to study materials that put them in the driver’s seat. Listen to this informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with Sam Silver about changing the educational system.  Here is what to expect on this week’s show: Starting a new type of school Going from a teacher to a publisher of school textbooks What makes his school different Testing curriculum on homeschoolers The new school Student Learning Guide  How the new textbook style is laid out and works Connect with Sam: Links Mentioned: https://www.facebook.com/delphianschool https://twitter.com/delphianschool https://www.heronbooks.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Heronbooks/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Herzberg – College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 045 Dan Herzberg Daniel Herzberg is the founder and owner of Optimum Educational Solutions, a comprehensive internet-based college admissions advisory service for families of college bound youth.  He has personally helped over 8000 families over the past 28 years gain admission to their target schools.  Daniel is one of the nation's leading experts on the SAT and the ACT, having effectively memorized over 50 full length SAT and ACT exams over the past 28 years, and created the leading one-on-one internet-based SAT/ACT prep program in the US. Listen to this informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with Dan Herzberg about whether or not college admissions tests are still relevant. Here is what to expect on this week’s show: - Validation of a winding path where changing your mind works out -The SAT and the ACT as interchangeable tests -The 5000 hours students spend on their academic profile  -“Test-Optional” as code for, “required” -The best way to prepare for the SAT and ACT -Individualizing a test prep strategy based on the student -Shopping around for test prep and finding the professional that knows what they are doing Connect with Dan Herzberg Guest Contact Info: Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.optimumedsolutions.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lance Morgan – College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 044 Lance Morgan Lance Morgan is the Amazon Best-Selling Author of the Retirement Scholarship Strategy book and founder of College Funding Education, LLC. He and his team help hundreds of families every year to pay for college to the school of their choice without sacrificing your lifestyle or retirement. Even if you don’t have enough saved and feel like it’s too late. Listen to this informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with Lance Morgan about the new ways to pay for college and why you haven’t heard about them! Here is what to expect on this week’s show: - How the right investments are about financial strategies and not financial products - Why you don’t have to sacrifice and work your whole life to send your kids to college - Making payments for college as opposed to cash by working the interest rates - IRA’s, 529’s and all of the other financial products you don’t understand - Not making any financial decisions until you know how I can help - Comparing the opportunity costs associated with all of the different ways to pay for college Connect with Lance Morgan Guest Contact Info: Website: http://www.collegefundingcall.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lyman Winner – College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 043 Lyman Winner Lyman Winner is the executive chef and co-owner of The Frogtown Chophouse. The Frogtown Chophouse is a family affair. Lyman and his wife Ann partnered with Eric Noone and his wife, Christina, bringing New American Cuisine, and over thirty years combined of restaurant experience to the resort area of the Poconos. Lyman is a graduate of the prestigious Culinary College in Baltimore.  Listen to this informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with Lyman Winner where we talk about all you need to know about a career as a chef and restauranteur. Here is what to expect on this week’s show: - What you do when you realize that your parents aren’t there to take care of you anymore - Making a pivot when realizing that the path you were on was not quite for you - Getting a start in a kitchen with Captain Ray - Opportunities to work in exotic places as a chef - The exciting lifestyle that comes with working in restaurants and how to navigate it - Culinary school as a path to continued growth in the restaurant industry -A typical day in the life of a chef -The transition from chef to restaurant owner -The unconventional schedule that comes with a career in a restaurant and how to balance your home life and work life Connect with Lyman Winner Guest Contact Info: Website: www.thefroghousechophouse.com Email: [email protected]  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shawn Stewart – College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 042 Shawn Stewart Shawn Stewart is the owner and lead photographer of LightMaster Studios which is based in the Poconos. Before becoming a full-time photographer in 2018, Shawn was a Music Teacher in New Jersey for 22 years. He attended Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ where he met his wife, Carrie. They have been married for 25 years and have 3 adult children.  Shawn has had a passion for photography since high school, and in 2008 started LightMaster Studios as a part-time studio. In 2017, the family moved from New Jersey to the Poconos, and in 2018, Shawn made the switch for LightMaster Studios to be a full-time business. Shawn's passion has built this company from the ground up and we are excited to see where things will take it in the future!  Listen to this informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with Shawn Stewart where we talk about pursuing a career in the arts. Here is what to expect on this week’s show: -A music education major as giving you several paths to a career in the arts -Combining your passion with your purpose to find fulfillment in your career -Overhauls needed in the education system to better align with the information age -Discovering gifts at any point in your life and fostering them -Photography as a viable career path -The skills above and beyond operating a camera needed for a career in photography -The ever-expanding frontier of online education -finding the willing experts in the area of your interest to share their expertise Connect with Shawn Stewart: Guest Contact Info: Instagram: @lightmasterstudios Facebook: @lightmasterstudios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tai DeSa – College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 041 Tai DeSa Tai DeSa lost it all and then pulled off a great comeback. Tai is the oldest of 11 children. He graduated first in his class from Notre Dame High School of East Stroudsburg. Tai earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Wanting to be a better leader and wishing to serve his country, Tai decided two weeks before graduating from college that he would join the military. He spent five years deployed overseas as a naval intelligence officer, including three deployments to combat zones. Tai then decided to leave the Navy and become a full-time real estate investor. As the housing bubble burst, Tai lost his life savings in bad real estate investments. While in the midst of his financial problems, Tai met his future wife Amira. They fell in love and married just over a year after their first date. Today, Tai and Amira are real estate investors and operate real estate brokerage businesses in Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Out of everything he has done, Tai is most proud to be a father to twin girls. Listen to this informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with Tai DeSa where we talk about what a first-class business degree and military training can do for you. Here is what to expect on this week’s show: -Insight into one of the most prestigious business schools in the country -The military as an opportunity to see the world, serve, and learn leadership skills -The military’s Officer Candidate School -Active duty, drilling reserves, and inactive reserves -Serving in the military during the midst of 9/11 -Life on an aircraft carrier -Transferring skills learned in the military to the business world -A career in real estate brokerage -Facing professional failures and overcoming the challenge to succeed Connect with Tai DeSa Guest Contact Info: Email: [email protected]  Phone: 484-626-1278 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joanne Kaminski – College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 040 Joanne Kaminski Joanne Kaminski spent three years as a classroom teacher and was quickly promoted to the Reading Curriculum Coordinator. As the Coordinator, she was in charge of all the reading interventions in the school and coached the teachers in reading strategies that would help bring their students to the next level. Joanne fell in love with teaching reading and went back to school to get her masters as a Reading Specialist so that she could help develop the most successful Reading programs for the readers of her school. As Joanne developed those skills, she became frustrated that most of her time was spent on classroom management coaching vs. reading instruction.  In an effort to be more present for her own children, Joanne started her own online reading tutoring business. She didn't follow the traditional method of starting an online tutoring company, which she believes has led her to the success that she now has. Joanne has worked with students in Australia, London, Canada, Dominican Republic and kids from the West coast to the East Coast in the US. and has been booked solid several times throughout the years.  Joanne has now dedicated her life to teaching other people how to start an independent online tutoring business. She then helps them book their own online tutoring business solid so that they can be more present for their families and have the freedom and flexibility that they could have only once dreamed of. Joanne has created several programs to help other tutors start their online tutoring business.  Listen to this informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with Joanne Kaminski where we talk about the opportunities for teachers found outside of the classroom. Here is what to expect on this week’s show: -Classroom management as a skill learned on the job -Ditching authoritarianism and building relationships to gain the respect of a classroom -Opportunities to teach teachers rather than students -Failing at 5 different businesses and still believing the sixth one would work -Faster results by tutoring online than in person -Building a community of people to further your mission -Leadership as stewardship -The importance of, “You’re doing a great job,” and, “Thank you!” -Reaching children all across the globe with online tutoring -Home-schooling as empowering parents to have more choices regarding their children’s education -Professional freelance education Connect with Joanne Kaminski Guest Contact Info: Website: www.onlinetutorcoach.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/303391446535402 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bolanle Williams-Olley – College Financial Aid and Career Navigation with Tom & Maria Geffers and Seth Greene Episode 039 Bolanle Williams-Olley Bolanle Williams-Olley is the chief financial officer and part owner at Mancini Duffy, a technology-first design firm based in NYC, where she oversees the firm's financial and operational performance. She has over 12 years of experience working in the AEC industry with a strong background in financial analysis and strategic initiatives. At her core, she thrives on building relationships between finance and management teams to ensure the overall financial success of projects and her firm. She is also the author of Build Boldly: Chart your unique career path and lead with courage. Her clients include American Airlines, Soho House, Brooklyn Nets, Boqueria, Verizon, and NBC Sports Group.    Listen to this informational College Financial Aid and Career Navigation episode with Bolanle Williams-Olley where we talk about cultivating your unique self and crafting your own career playbook. Here is what to expect on this week’s show: -Recalibrating your educational path when discovering interests more aligned with your passions after your first semester -Allowing your unique self to come through in the interview process -Being courageous and crafting your own career playbook -How just one elective course can open doors for you that you may not have imagined -What a CFO is and their relationship to all of the numbers of a business -Architecture and the many ways it can be applied  -Exploring all of our varied interests and passions -All the ways in which you can give back to your community Connect with : Bolanle Williams-Olley Guest Contact Info: Instagram: @bolanle_hq LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bolanlewo/ Website: https://manciniduffy.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices