Wow, How'd You Get That Job?

Ryan is joined by former Callaway Golf colleague Nate Stout, who now works in Indiana as Regional Sales Manager for Johnson Outdoors, selling products such as trolling motors and fishfinders. Nate discusses his childhood ambition to become a farmer, bouncing from Purdue to Indiana U to a golf academy in Orlando, and landing jobs in the enviable golf and fishing industries.

Ryan is joined by Last Call Trivia's Brianna LeCompte, who serves not only as her company's National Sales Manager, but takes on a variety of other roles within the company including a bar trivia hostess. Find out how Brianna went from aspiring actress to studying Marketing at Xavier University to a dream job in the bar trivia industry. She may even drop an interesting trivia question on the audience!

Ryan is joined by Newt Anderson, Digital Coordinator at Avera Health in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Like Ryan, Newt graduated from the Computer Graphic Design program from Dakota State University. See how Newt abandoned his Psychiatry education to focus on graphic design, and his career path from working at a group home to a furniture store to the health sector.

Ryan is joined by Kaci Gillen, who along with her husband Cory, are owners and operators of White Lake Hunting Lodge in South Dakota. Find out how the Gillen family acquired the lodge and host hundreds of pheasant hunters from around the country each fall, complete with guides, lodging, meals, and hospitality.

Ryan is joined by Northern Nebraska United Mutual Insurance agent Katie Clausen to discover how one gets into the field of insurance. Katie explains that her early interest in agricultural fields led her to pursue a degree and career in the industry, but an interesting series of events saw her change course and be recruited into insurance.

Ryan is joined by Dr. Richard Bleil, an experienced chemist who's in the process of opening a scientific consulting firm, KIRB, LLC. Bleil talks about his interest in chemistry from a young age, his path through grad school at Boston College, a moment of sheer ecstasy celebrating a discovery, and his time as Professor of Chemistry at Dakota State University.

Ryan is joined by renowned baseball writer and West Coast League commissioner Rob Neyer. A published author and former longtime ESPN columnist, Neyer explains how he became interested in baseball, how he worked under Bill James, and the path he took to jobs with STATS Inc, ESPN, and SBNation.

Ryan is joined by radio personality Kim Kelley, the morning show host and production director for 97.9 KTAG in Cody, Wyoming. Kim's passion for music led her to a career in radio, where she earned her degree at Brown College in Minneapolis and worked at a variety of stations in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Wyoming.

Ryan is joined by University of Wisconsin Eau Claire associate mathematics professor, Chris Ahrendt, Ph.D. Chris explains the long road to becoming a professor, from obtaining bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees, and then having to find a job in an extremely competitive field. Ryan uses the opportunity to run a few math-related questions by Dr. Ahrendt as well!

Ryan is joined by two longtime friends, Jason and Jeff LaPlant, to discuss how they opened a pop culture memorabilia and collectibles store in Nebraska City, Nebraska. The brotherly duo catapulted to YouTube fame with their daily video series Adventures in Pop Culture, and when the time was right, opened a store by the same name.

Ryan is joined by Liz DeJongh, a fellow graduate of Willow Lake High School and owner of Well Simplified. Liz and her sister Ginny's business in Pipestone, MN helps people end their struggles with weight and be happier, healthier, and more productive. Follow Liz's journey from her dreams of becoming a pro basketball player to working for county health offices to finally owning her own business.

Ryan is joined by Travis Scott (a Spokane-based marketer, not the rapper) to find out how he landed his current role as Director of Marketing for a Denver manufacturing company. Scott's whirlwind 20+ year journey featured a major career change, a stint at Microsoft, and even launching his own business before landing in his current Director role.

In the pilot episode, host Ryan Glanzer explains how he went from dreaming of becoming a baseball broadcaster as a teenager to 20 years later leading a successful career as an email marketer. The show's first guest is Brian Mego, a software developer who shares the steps he took to land his dream job developing bank software.