Be More Like You Tyler Lafferty

Excited for you all to get to know Matt Nelson.  Currently, he's a Global Digital Commerce Program Manager at Nike. Matt explains his philosophies of how he took his determination as a Division 1 athlete to getting a one way ticket to Portland, 115 informational interviews and landing a dream job at Nike.  He has some wonderful perspectives and interesting goal-setting rituals to share.

As a thank you to every guest for coming on the podcast, we honor them by donating $100 to the charity of their choice. Matt chose the Children's Cancer Association. They deliver Joy-based programs that create immediate and measurable improvement to the mental and emotional wellness of young patients.  Great choice Matt!!!

In Episode #2 of the Be More Like You podcast, we talk to the incredibly kind and amazing Dave Allee, who is the founder of Almond Surfboards (https://almondsurfboards.com/). His beautifully crafted, hand-built surfboards are sold in boutique surf shops all over the world. Since 2006, from Costa Mesa, California, he’s been following his passions and growing this timeless brand of boards, clothing and gear. He talks to us about the iconic connections he made early on that fueled his endeavors and the struggles he faced along his journey and what it took to persevere.

As a thank you to every guest for coming on the podcast, we honor them by donating $100 to the charity of their choice. Dave chose the Surfrider Foundation who is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s ocean, waves and beaches, for all people, through a powerful activist network.

Sarah Fretwell is a photographer, videographer and storyteller whose work takes her all over the world.  Her clients include the United Nations, the World Bank, USAid, Tara Expeditions Foundation, The Royal Academy of Engineering and many others.  Her work has been featured in the LA Times, Sports Illustrated, Outside Magazine, American Photo magazine and Photo District News. Sarah's done a TEDx Talk titled "Unreasonable Activism in Democratic Republic of Congo."

She is truly living into her passions and purpose in life.  We could all learn a lot from her.

Thanks so much for your interest in the Be More Like You podcast! I'm excited to share everything I can with you about finding your professional passions and how to break into an industry that you'll love.  

This first episode is a little bit of background on me and what you can expect from future episodes.  Thanks again for being here!