Pursue The Passion started as a series of cross country road trips that a group of recent college grads took to interview people about their career paths. These road trips captured interviews with more than 300 people about their career journeys, and turned into a book.
Today, Pursue The Passion continues on as a home to interviews and insights from professionals about their career journeys.
Informational Interviews
Maximizing the Impact of Scientific Conferences In the world of academia, scientific conferences hold a significant place, often misunderstood as mere opportunities for travel or reunions.…
Embracing Cultural Sensitivity: A Journey Through Global Marketing In the fast-paced pursuit of progress, it's easy to overlook the importance of reflecting on our journey. In this personal…
The Pursuit of Passion vs. the Imperatives of Economy: Unraveling America’s Educational Dilemma In the realm of academia, passion often fuels the pursuit of knowledge and expertise. However, what happens when passion intersects…
Raymond Karam – Ice Cream Tastemaster & Chef Interview: How To Become an Ice Cream Taster My name is Raymond Karam and my job title is Senior Tastemaster…
Cindy Dach – Changing Hands Bookstore Interview: How To Open A Bookstore I have a couple lives. I have a whole arts career in downtown Phoenix,…
Susan Krane – Art Museum Director Interview: How To Become an Art Museum Director I’m Susan Krane. I’m the director of the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary…
Shirley Furlong – Golf Instructor Interview: How To Become a Golf Instructor I’m Shirley Furlong. I’m a golf instructor for Bird Golf Academy. We’re here…
Lisa Clinchy – Battalion Chief, Phoenix Fire Department Interview: How To Become a Firefighter Battalion Chief I’m a Battalion Chief with the Phoenix Fire Department. In the City…
Tim Meckener – Baseball Equipment Manager Interview: How To Become A Baseball Equipment Manager Tim Meckener is the Minor League Equipment Manager for the Tampa Bay…
Rene Gutel – Public Radio Journalist Interview: How To Become a Freelance Journalist in Public Radio As a freelance journalist, I’m basically my own boss. I…
Dan Subaitis – Director of Animal Management, Phoenix Zoo Interview: How To Become a Zookeeper I oversee the entire living collection. Everything that’s an animal and plants. And everyone…
Lonnie Williams Jr. – Lawyer Interview: How To Become a Trial Lawyer I consider myself a dispute resolver. When these people actually go to court,…
Joel Dickinson, Chemical Engineer Interview: How To Become a Chemical Engineer This is the story of Joel Dickinson. He’s not rich. He’s not famous.…
How To Start a Coffee Company Interview: How I started a coffee company Tommy Thwaites is the Owner of Coda Coffee, a wholesale coffee company. We…
Christopher Barr, Freelance Photographer Interview: How To Become a Freelance Photographer My first job was in photojournalism. In my mid twenties, I saw the…
Leon Yong – W Hotel General Manager Interview: How To Become a General Manager of a Hotel I was playing ball in college for maybe six months…
Noah Kagan – Internet Entrepreneur Noah Kagan, president of software development company Kickflip, will tell you what he does for a living, but don’t make…
Nathan Kaiser Nathan Kaiser, founder of npost.com, was not sure what to do with his degree in microbiology from the University of…
How To Become a Screenplay Writer Josh Olson is an Academy Award nominated screenplay writer for his work with the movie History of Violence. Josh just…
Linda Harrison – Fainting Goat Rancher The last television appearance we had was on NBC-Nashville. The segment aired that Friday night, and even though I didn’t…
Jesus Delgado Jesus Delgado-Jenkins, founder and president of JNI, LLC, knows something about hard work and commitment. As the son of Cuban…
Tommy Spaulding Tommy Spaulding, CEO of Up With People, almost went to trade school, because dyslexia left him at the bottom of…
Dave Mathews Dave Mathews is an extrovert inventor that has been taking things apart and finding innovative ways to put them back…