The Full Potential Podcast by Nick Wagner Sr‪.‬ The Full Potential Podcast

Episode 32 of The Full Potential Podcast features Miracle Olatunji. Miracle and I discuss her career journey as a young professional including her entrepreneurial endeavors and her co-op positions as part of her education at Northeastern.  Miracle is a true inspiration who has been innovating since high school and has a life mission of helping others.  

If you would like to learn more about Miracle's business ventures, book and public speaking, please visit her website: https://www.miracleolatunji.com/

You can also connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miracleolatunji/ 

Thank you Miracle for such an inspiring conversation!

Episode 31 of The Full Potential Podcast features Ellen Griesedieck, founder of the American Mural Project. Ellen is a painter, illustrator, photographer, and visionary. Early in her career, she photographed for Sports Illustrated, People, Road and Track, Ladies Home Journal, World Tennis, Golf, and more. She also covered major sports events, including NFL Football, Wimbledon, PGA Golf and Masters, and the final five Mohammed Ali fights. Over the years, her paintings have been exhibited at Spectrum Gallery, N.Y.; Seagram’s Gallery, N.Y.; Royal Orleans, L’Art & L’Automobile, N.Y.; Haber Plaut Gallery, Sharon, CT; Gallery Henoch, N.Y.; Gallerie de Poche, Paris. In the 90s she was commissioned to do paintings for Times Mirror Magazines, General Motors, CBS Television, Miller Brewing Co.,The New York Times, and New York Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. She designed the original Newman’s Own labels and serves as consultant for the company's ongoing label designs.  

We discuss her career journey as a photographer that led her to her current project, the American Mural Project. This mural is dedicated to the American worker and is an inspiration for anyone that sees it.  

To learn more about Ellen and the American Mural Project, visit their website: https://www.americanmuralproject.org/

Episode 30 of The Full Potential Podcast features Jazna Stannard discussing her career journey as an entrepreneur and philanthropist. We discuss some of her amazing business ventures and her current position at Launch Hartford.  Jazna discusses her entrepreneurial experiences that started in high school, continued through college and are still driving her to this day.   
To connect with Jazna, check her out on Linkedin.

Season 4, Episode 29 of The Full Potential Podcast features David Conelias, co-founder of Milestone C. This former engineer now runs a company focused on STEM education. We discuss how he combined his passion for engineering and education into the company he leads today. Dave dives deep into the decision to leave his corporate job to start his own business and what went into that decision. He also shares more about the world of ed-tech and how he is empowering educators and inspiring students across the country.  

To learn more about Milestone C: https://www.milestonec.com/

To connect with Dave: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-conelias/

Episode 28 of The Full Potential Podcast features Rachael Gnatowski and Emily Orzada. We discuss their career journeys as professional dancers and their current venture, the New England Ballet Theatre. These two inspirational women began their careers with professional dance companies and then decided in early 2020 to create their own. Learn about the world of professional dance and their experiences starting their own non-profit dance company in our latest episode.

Learn more about the New England Ballet Theatre

Connect with Rachael on LinkedIn

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Episode 27 of The Full Potential Podcast features Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative. We discuss his career in manufacturing and the work he does today leading a non-profit. Harry shares some fantastic advice for early career individuals looking to get into the manufacturing industry.   

We also learn how Harry's passion for manufacturing led him to be the president and chairman of a company that had over $100M in revenue his last year leading the organization. In retirement, Harry hasn't slowed down and still focuses on manufacturing leading his non-profit, the Reshoring Initiative.  This organization is a non-profit that helps bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. by providing free tools for manufacturers to compare the costs of offshored and domestically sourced work.   

To connect with Harry, visit his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harry-moser-58a8024/

To connect with the Reshoring Initiative, visit their website: https://reshorenow.org/