24 episodes

The Commute to Class is a podcast brought to you by the Blackstone Launchpad at Syracuse University Libraries. The series sits down with Launchpad Alumni and current students who have created successful ventures. From Forbes 30 under 30 recipients to CEOs getting multi-million dollar investments, the guest list is quite expansive. Hosts Patrick Linehan(Season 1) and Jack Lyons(Season 2 & 3) sit down with them to discuss a wide variety of topics. As you listen, you might just become more motivated to follow your passions.

The Commute To Class Blackstone LaunchPad

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The Commute to Class is a podcast brought to you by the Blackstone Launchpad at Syracuse University Libraries. The series sits down with Launchpad Alumni and current students who have created successful ventures. From Forbes 30 under 30 recipients to CEOs getting multi-million dollar investments, the guest list is quite expansive. Hosts Patrick Linehan(Season 1) and Jack Lyons(Season 2 & 3) sit down with them to discuss a wide variety of topics. As you listen, you might just become more motivated to follow your passions.

    Jack of All Trades

    Jack of All Trades

    For the final episode this season, I sit down with Jack Ramza, a Hunter Brooks Watson Scholar, Remembrance Scholar, and former executive board member of Orange Seeds, a first-year leadership empowerment program. We discuss combining entrepreneurship and impact and how to integrate volunteering into your life. 

    • 18 min
    Service with a Smile

    Service with a Smile

    This week I sit down with Justin Monaco, founder of Illumenar, a company reimagining preventative dental care to ensure happy and healthy smiles. We discuss the similarities between dentistry and entrepreneurship as well as the massive issue of dental inaccessability.

    • 16 min
    Write It Out

    Write It Out

    This week I sit down with Emma Rothman, author of “Things My Therapist Doesn’t Want me to Say: 10 Years Post Heart Transplant.” We discuss the therapeutic nature of writing, starting her non-profit Hearts for Emma, and the scariness of post-grad life.

    • 25 min
    Writing for Impact

    Writing for Impact

    This week I sit down with Randy Ginsburg, a freelance content writer and author of the book Adversity to Advantage: How to Overcome Bullying and Find Entrepreneurial Success. We discuss building your side hustle, making an impact through writing, and working for mission-driven companies.

    • 18 min
    The Volunteer Spirit

    The Volunteer Spirit

    This week I sit down with Matt Keenan, a senior from Boulder, Colorado and the project lead for Light the Way. Light the Way takes recycled glass bottles from restaurants in the Syracuse community and employs new Americans through the two refugee organizations to up-cycle them into candles.

    • 17 min
    A Never Ending Exile

    A Never Ending Exile

    Today I sit down with @themortazaismailzada founder of Eagle Life Program an initiative with the goal to teach and inspire Afghan high school students to learn life-changing academic and leadership skills that are never taught in their classrooms.



    To learn more about the Eagle Life Program click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6zvaYfGwTw

    • 21 min

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