Some of you might know that I worked at a school in The Bahamas for a few years. Most of my family and friends thought I was just teaching SCUBA diving to kids. When in reality, teaching diving was about 10% of my job, the other 90% was teaching human ecology, designing curriculum, coaching, advising, and generally keeping students alive on a remote island.

In all seriousness though this unique experience had a profound effect on the trajectory of my career. I was working in a place surrounded by people who loved the ocean and who were passionate about environmental issues and got to teach hundreds of students that came through each semester.

In this episode I spoke with Chris Maxey, the co-founder of The Island School on Eleuthera, who went from being a navy seal to a conservation focused teacher. Chris talks about how he came up with the original idea for the school and then explained about why student-leadership is vital for the future of us dealing with environmental issues.

To learn more about The Island School: http://www.islandschool.org/

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Yewande is a professional football player where she started her career playing at the University of Maryland as a goalkeeper.

Yewande came on the podcast last November to talk about her journey with pursuing football professionally. She left the sport after finishing in college and went on to pursue other career endeavors. Yewande talks about what made her decide to go back and play professionally even though she had doubts that it was 'too late'.

She shared that her dream was to be called up to the Nigerian Women's National team for the 2023 World Cup. Fast forward to now and her dream is being fulfilled and she is out in Australia representing the Nigerian Super Falcons on the field.

You can follow Yewande here: https://www.instagram.com/yewandeful/

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Thinking of making a big career move into more meaningful work, but aren't sure where to start, or if it even might be possible? Tune into this episode to hear how a former military employee left her military career and became a life coach.


Shikina Tellis is a Life Coach and founder of TWS Coaching and Consulting Group LLC. She helps professional women over 35 who are frustrated and attempting to do it all, find harmony in their personal and professional lives.

In this episode, Shikina talks about her journey from switching out of her 25 year career in the military to becoming a life coach. She talks about when the idea first came to her to want to make a change in a completely different industry and what helped her take the leap and shift gears into a new professional path. Shikina also shares the skills and experience she gained working in the military and how many of those skills have been transferrable to her work as a coach.

To connect with Shikina and learn more about her work:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shikina-tellis/


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