ATL Career Journey
Welcome to the ATL Career Journey podcast! I'm your Atlanta-based host Paul Varnedoe and created this podcast to help mentor and share experiences and career pivots of successful people. Whether you are in high school, college, or have started your career, this podcast can help get you inspired with your career journey.
ATL Career Journey
Latest Episodes
Episode 60 - Jess Mints, Retired USN
What does it look like when life knocks you off course — and you keep going anyway? In this episode, Paul sits down with Jess Mints, a Georgia Tech grad, Navy veteran, and cancer survivor whose journey is anything but straight. From pivoting ma...
Episode 59 - Jackson Aimiuwu, Head of Solutions Architecture, AWS
From Benin City, Nigeria to the halls of Amazon — Jackson Aimiuwu's career journey is proof that grit outpaces a head start. Jackson shares how he went from never touching a keyboard to crushing computer science, navigating three countries, and...
Episode 58 - Alan Swan and Maria Babilon, Province Data Solutions
My guests for Episode 58 is Alan Swan and Maria Babilon from Province Data Solutions. Alan is the Managing Partner and Maria is a Partner at PDS and they've joined me today to talk about the fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence. We disc...
Episode 57 - Robert Lescano, Retired Amazon and Microsoft Executive
My guest for Episode 57 is Robert Lescano, who I worked with at Amazon Web Services. He was the East Area Director in the AWS ProServe consulting division. He had a long and successful career in technology and was fortunate to retire in 2...
Episode 56 - Stacy Borocz - Owner, etuHOME
My guest for Episode 56 is Stacy Borocz , who is the owner of etuHOME. She has an incredible story about courage and perseverance from her start in New York to college at UGA and ultimately owning her current business. She always de...