During Episode XVII, the new Future Institute Executive Director. Sam Davis. meets with Dan Green, Future Institute Board President. They speak about Future Institute's new initiatives, goals, and Dan's experience with Future Institute. Dan Gre

Reflections of a Successful Concept Graduate with Kendann Coleman

May 27th, 2022 32m 2s

During Episode XVI, Nichole Pientka sat down with Kandann Coleman, Associate Regional Director of State Government Affairs at Everytown for Gun Safety, and spoke about how she successfully managed the post-college transition and chose her caree

Future Legacies' Impact on a High School Senior

Apr 27th, 2022 13m 46s

Future Institute understands that the transition from high school to college is a big deal, so Iara Aldape had a follow-up conversation with Mariam Fadiga who is graduating later this month. They first spoke in November 2021 when Mariam was sta

A FLI Senior's Reflections Before College Graduation

Mar 28th, 2022 18m 12s

As the end of the academic year approaches, college seniors like Ethan Schreiber have a lot to reflect on as well as look forward to. Nichole Pientka, FLI Program Officer, sat down with Ethan to discuss his road to completing his bachelor's deg

Emerging Adults' Mental Health & College Transition with Jesse Viner, M.D.

Mar 1st, 2022 33m 54s

Dr. Viner has four decades of experience applying the clinical and research knowledge of psychiatry and psychoanalysis to the challenge of creating meaningful and pragmatically effective treatment programs. Mr. Cengiz Karatas, Executive Directo

Meet a Future Legacies Workshop Presenter

Jan 31st, 2022 16m 40s

Mr. Trevor Ramos is a Certified College Planning Specialist and presented a workshop on Paying for College to 35 high school seniors in the Future Legacies program. Ms. Iara Aldape interviewed Mr. Ramos about his experience presenting the works

Senior Year Internships with Future Institute

Jan 2nd, 2022 14m 30s

Future Institute is starting out 2022 with gratitude for having two phenomenal interns during the Fall 2021 semester! Sara Dietrich, Communications Assistant Intern, and Chris Sessions, Development Assistant Intern are both seniors in college,

An Immigrant's Story of Servant Leadership with Margaret Wong

Dec 3rd, 2021 23m 25s

In the season of giving, Mr. Cengiz Karatas sat down with a long-time sponsor of Future Institute, Ms. Margaret Wong. Ms. Wong is an award-winning practicing immigration lawer and founder and managing partner of Margaret W. Wong & Associates, L

Meet an Incoming Future Legacies Participant

Nov 1st, 2021 9m 36s

To begin the Future Legacies program for the year on a high note, Ms. Iara Kirchner spoke with Mariam Fadiga, an incoming program participant and high school senior, about her goals prior to and after graduation. Ms. Fadiga enjoys helping her c

The Importance of Internships & Hands-On Experience

Sep 30th, 2021 12m 24s

To start off the 2021-2022 school year, Ms. Nichole Pientka welcomes Mr. Abenazer Mekete, college senior and participant in the Future Leaders Initiative (FLI) Program, on the podcast. Mr. Mekete speaks about his internship with Microsoft over

Paying It Forward with Lisa Meredith

Sep 3rd, 2021 21m 52s

During the seventh episode of the Future Talks Podcast, Lisa Meredith and Cengiz Karatas talk about preparing the future generations for success by paying it forward. Ms. Meredith, Regional Director at ProVisors, elaborates on the merits of men

Leading to Succeed with David Nissen

Jul 30th, 2021 28m 21s

In the August 2021 episode, Mr. Cengiz Karatas discusses business and community leadership with David Nissen, CPA/ABV, CVA, CEO/President of PKF Mueller. Mr. Nissen speaks about PKF Mueller's successes, community involvement, vision, and divers

The Importance of Being a Mentor

Jun 29th, 2021 17m 7s

In the July 2021 episode, Ms. Nichole Pientka has a conversation with Christina Wagener, Precious Taiwo's mentor in the FLI Program who was on a previous episode. Christina speaks about not having much support as a first-generation college stud

Meet a Future Legacies Program Participant

May 26th, 2021 10m 29s

In the June 2021 episode, Ms. Iara Aldape speaks with Jesus Barragan, a high school graduate and a participant in the Future Legacies program. Jesus talks about his struggles in the beginning of his senior year in high school and how he has ove

Discussing Community Leadership with Phil Krone

Apr 28th, 2021 13m 8s

In the May 2021 episode, Cengiz Karatas discusses community leadership with Philip Krone. Mr. Krone is the President Productive Strategies, Inc. and a long-time supporter of Future Institute and Concept Schools. In addition to supporting Future

Meet a Future Leaders Initiative (FLI) Program Participant

Mar 30th, 2021 25m 34s

We are excited to post the second episode of Future Institute's Future Talks segment! Future Talks is a monthly podcast organized and hosted by Future Institute, a non-profit organization committed to growing student success and building a bett

Future Talks: Introducing Future Institute

Feb 22nd, 2021 17m 48s

Welcome to the first episode of Future Institute's new and improved Future Talks segment! Future Talks is a monthly podcast organized and hosted by Future Institute, a non-profit organization committed to growing student success and building a

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