Kathryn Minshew didn't intend to ever found her own business, but life is full of surprises. After finding other job searching sites frustrating to navigate, Kathryn decided that she needed to do something about it. She left her stable job at M

S3E8: How I Became A Martial Arts Master with Master Rahsun Herkul

Nov 23rd, 2020 37m 25s

Master Rahsun was passionate about music and martial arts growing up in Brooklyn. He took on martial arts because he wanted to learn how to defend himself when he was younger so he could always have the upper hand in a street fight. However, as

S3E7: How I Became A Floral Designer With Chelsea Fuss

Nov 16th, 2020 40m 27s

Chelsea Fuss was obsessed with flowers when she was growing up. When other kids were at the mall or playing sports, she had grown her own cottage garden at the age of 14. She studied art history at college but would draw flowers in the margins

S3E6: How I Became A Therapist With Dr. Therese Mascardo

Nov 9th, 2020 36m 51s

When Dr. Therese Mascardo was little, she wanted to be a doctor, or failing that, the first female president. Well, neither of those goals worked out exactly, but it’s safe to say that Therese has definitely found her calling. Once she realized

S3E5: How I Became An Architect with Michael Riscica

Nov 2nd, 2020 37m 20s

Today’s guest proves you don’t have to know what your dream career is when you’re still in school. Michael Riscica struggled with school - in his own words he was a special ed student - and he didn’t have a plan for graduation. In fact, he just

How I Became a Creative Producer for Instagram with Hannah Cecille

Oct 26th, 2020 49m 43s

Whether it’s a bad job interview or disappointing grades, we’ve all had those moments where things don’t work out how we hoped (or, if it’s 2020, a whole year of things not going to plan).But for this episode’s super-inspiring guest, it’s all

S3E3: How I Became A Stunt Coordinator with Eric Linden

Oct 19th, 2020 53m 2s

If you’ve ever had that quarter life crisis where you feel like you’re stuck in a Groundhog day loop, you’re not the only one. Eric, at the age of 25 decided that he wasn’t in the career that he wanted to do for the rest of his life. After real

S3E2: How I Became a Manager at a Luxury Resort with Caroline Shone

Oct 12th, 2020 56m 15s

If you love hosting events for your friends and family, have you ever considered doing it for a living? We’re all familiar with the hotel industry, but don’t really know what goes on behind the scenes. Caroline Shone gives us the inside scoop o

S3E1: How I Started My Own Aerospace Company with Othniel Mbamalu

Oct 5th, 2020 50m 49s

Have you ever looked up at the stars and wondered about what goes on outside of our own world? Othniel Mbamalu discusses his own experience of how he founded a corporation that is helping advance human space flight and leading the way to better

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The New School is back for Season 3!

Oct 3rd, 2020 2m 31s

The New School is coming back for Back to School season this Monday, October 5!We got some amazing guests for you: Othniel Mbamalu, who grew up in rural Nigeria yet was able to start his own aerospace company at age 28; Caroline Shone, who was

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The New School is back next Monday for Back to School Season!

Sep 30th, 2020 2m 30s

Season 3 of The New School is back next Monday, October 5!We got some amazing guests for you: Othniel Mbamalu (who grew up in rural Nigeria yet was able to start his own aerospace company at age 28), Caroline Shone (who was one of the youngest

S2E10: How I Became a Hypnotherapist with Juliet Obodo

Jul 13th, 2020 47m 53s

I always used to feel self conscious growing up because I didn’t have a single passion and always felt jealous of others who knew exactly what they wanted to be when they grew up. Even on the show, we’ve had a few guests who told me there’s onl

S2E9: How I Became a Pro Skater with Matt Miller

Jul 6th, 2020 35m 52s

When I was growing up, I remember stressing about how to make money after school especially as high school graduation approached. I never even really considered if I just focused on casual hobbies I enjoyed they could be a way to make money. Th

S2E8: How I Became a Hollywood Reporter with Sanyee Yuan

Jun 29th, 2020 43m 53s

Growing up, I used to binge interviews with my favorite celebrities on TV and Youtube. What’s it like to be the person on the other side interviewing celebs on TV and on the red carpet? I get the answers today from Sanyee Yuan. She’s achieved h

S2E7: How I Became a Concert Lighting Designer with Jeff Maker

Jun 22nd, 2020 41m 14s

If you’ve ever gone to a live concert, I’m sure you’ve noticed not just the music but the amazing lighting that really gives you the full concert experience. But who is behind designing this lighting? Today, I’m getting the answers from Jeff Ma

S2E6: How to Climb the PR Ladder with Emily Johnston

Jun 15th, 2020 54m 46s

If you’ve binged Sex and the City like me, you’ve probably been obsessed with Samantha Jones and her job, PR. Is it really as glam as the show? Do you really get to go to exclusive parties all the time and work with celebrity clients daily? Tod

S2E5: How I Became a Marine Biologist with Dr. David Shiffman

Jun 1st, 2020 52m 1s

For some people, their favorite time of year is Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. I’ve always wondered why some people are so fascinated with a creature they fear as much as sharks. Today, I chat with someone so into sharks he made it his job, Dr

S2E4: How I Live as an Astrologer with Janelle Belgrave

May 25th, 2020 52m 16s

In a time of astrology apps like Co-Star and The Pattern, there’s clearly a lot of people interested in learning what their horoscope says about them. However, if you type in “Do you believe in astrology?” into Google, you’ll find equally divis

S2E3: How I Became a Culinary Director with Lucas Sin

May 18th, 2020 51m 17s

When I first met Lucas Sin, he was running a pop up restaurant every Friday night in the basement of a Yale dormitory. Little did I know he would go on to design the entire food menu for the successful chain of fast-casual restaurants, Junzi Ki

S2E2: How I Became CMO with Blair Shane

May 11th, 2020 36m 20s

How does one become a C-Suite executive at a major company? I get the answers today from Blair Shane, who has been CMO of multiple huge brands including Sequoia Capital, one of the top venture capital firms, Stanford Business School, and the Ca

S2E1: How I Became a Foreign Correspondent and won an Emmy with Alex Pena

May 4th, 2020 49m 28s

What’s it like to be a foreign correspondent? Are you actually putting your life on the line regularly just for a story? How do you even become one? I get the answers today from Alex Pena, digital journalist and producer at CBS. In this episode

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The New School returns next Monday!

Apr 27th, 2020 1m 18s

Next Monday, The New School is back and better than ever, with amazing new guests including a Emmy Award-winning foreign correspondent, the former CMO of Sequioa Capital, the culinary director of Junzi Kitchen, and much more. Subscribe to stay

S1E6: How I Got My Own Vegas Magic Show with Jen Kramer

Feb 17th, 2020 40m 55s

When I first met Jen during college ski team weekend trips, she’d wow us with her magic tricks at the cabin. Now she’s Vegas' only headlining female magician with her own magic show at Westgate Resort & Casino every Wed-Sat. She has also been f

S1E5: How I Live Off Playing Video Games with Fan Yang

Feb 3rd, 2020 45m 19s

Fan Yang started playing Heroes of the Storm as a way to hang out with his friends. They entered competitions together until one day he realized he was making more money from HOTS tournament money than from his day job, so he left to play HOTS

S1E4: How I Started a Nonprofit (and won an Oscar at age 19) with Sophie Ascheim

Jan 20th, 2020 40m 25s

When Sophie Ascheim was just 16, she helped start a non profit called the The Pad Project, which gives access to menstrual products and pad making machines for women in low income communities throughout the world. In India alone, 23 million gir