Starting Over, Again and Again
Debra Self has reinvented herself many times, transitioning from being a chemist to a lawyer to a stockbroker to a teacher to a mediator. She’s established careers and friendships around the country, and even overseas. How does she adapt so easily to new situations? How did she end up exhibiting her calligraphy at Soka University? Listen.
A Student of Life is a weekly interview show (KUCI 88.9 in Irvine, CA) that examines how to maximize your talents despite a college degree. The host is Judy Alexander, author and photographer.
Swimming with Real Sharks
Richard Theiss has been able to pursue a series of creative endeavors, one after another, first as an aspiring rock star, then as a Hollywood video assistant, corporate marketing executive, and now as an underwater videographer. Listen.
A Student of Life is a weekly interview show (KUCI 88.9 in Irvine, CA) that examines how to maximize your talents despite a college degree. The host is Judy Alexander, author and photographer.
Mike was a waiter finishing his MBA degree. But it wasn't a school counselor who got him into the corporate world. Find out how his talent for sales has enabled him to establish his own company and also break into book publishing. Listen.
A Student of Life is a weekly interview show that examines how to maximize your talents despite a college degree. The host is Judy Alexander, author and photographer.
Success Leaves Clues
Dave Phillipson went from umpiring baseball to coaching the stars of corporate America. How did he do it? Listen.
A Student of Life is a weekly interview show that examines how to maximize your talents despite a college degree. The host is Judy Alexander, author and photographer.
Ron Carlson Never at a Loss for Words
You can write a novel spending just 20 minutes per day, or at least Ron Carlson can. He's the director of UCI’s M.F.A. program in fiction and professor of English as well as an award-winning author of several short story collections and six novels, including the newly published The Signal. Listen.
A Student of Life is a weekly interview show that examines how to maximize your talents despite a college degree. The host is Judy Alexander, author and photographer.
Paint Your Way to Independence
Kirk Miller is a successful artist, painting instructor, author, and owner of the Kirk Miller Art Studio. He traveled from Selma, Alabama to Sydney, Australia, to Southern California to become the artist he was meant to be. Listen.
A Student of Life is a weekly interview show that examines how to maximize your talents despite a college degree. The host is Judy Alexander, author and photographer.
Community Is More Important than Money
Lori Nadeau was a preschool teacher who asked for more money and didn't get it. She decided it was time to establish her own company. So she strapped on her roller skates and went door-to-door asking to wash windows. As the owner of A Lady's Touch, she's still washing windows, but also able to give back to her community. Listen.
A Student of Life is a weekly interview show that examines how to maximize your talents despite a college degree. The host is Judy Alexander, author and photographer.
Photo by Judy Alexander: Lori Nadeau, left, gives a birthday card to her grandmother.
