How Much Can I Make? - Career Insights For Your Job Search
Jobs & Career Insights with Mirav Ozeri
Your inside scoop on the job market. Whether you’re chasing your first job, switching careers, or dreaming of being an entrepreneur, this podcast gives you the career advice you actually need.
We go beyond the job titles—breaking down what careers are really like, how do you brake in, how much you can earn, and the skills it takes to succeed. From career insights to real-world job stories, you’ll hear from people who’ve navigated the in and out of the job market and came out on top.
If you’re exploring new career possibilities or just want practical, straight-up job advice, this is the podcast for you.
Nominated for 2025 Women Podcasters award.
Episodes
57 episodes
The Job of A Medium - Conversations With the Other Side
Being A MediumPam Meredith has a remarkable job: she’s a professional medium who helps people connect with loved ones who have passed away.In this episode, she shares her career journey, offering unique insights into...
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Season 1
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Episode 56
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33:21
Entrepreneurs Insights - The Art of Boutique Hospitality
Boutique Hotel Entrepreneurs Quit your job, move to the mountains, and become a hotel entrepreneur—easy, right? Martin Torres and Joe DiThomas actually did it, leaving NYC careers behind to run Graham...
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Season 1
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Episode 55
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24:25
Pharmacist Career Insights - Surviving A Rigged Game
Pharmacist Career InsightsHave you ever wondered why your neighborhood pharmacy close down while chain stores keep multiplying? The answer lies in a healthcare system that is broken to its core.Dr. Neal Smoller -
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Episode 54
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25:41
Academic Career: Insights from a Professor of Literature and Music
Academic Career Dive into the world of academia with valuable career insights and job tips from English Professor Tom Kitts. Tom has spent 45 years teaching English at St. John’s University - when he wasn’t in th...
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Season 1
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Episode 53
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24:10
Physical Therapist Career Insights: A Journey to Improve Lives
Physical TherapistSeven years of school to become a physical therapist? Yep—you heard that right! Trisha Groff, Director at AccessPT in Woodstock, NY, spills the beans with her career insight on what it really takes to brea...
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Episode 52
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19:43
Zoe Lewis' Music Career - From Freight Trains to Netflix.
Zoe LewisZoe Lewis—aka “a band in a body”—takes us on a whirlwind tour of her music career, from her childhood in England to jamming her way through 70+ countries. Along the way, she’s collected grooves, stories, and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 51
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25:33
Be A Consultant: Turn Your Skills Into High-Paying Jobs.
Be a ConsultantEver thought about ditching your 9-to-5 job and calling your own shots? Amy Rasdal did just that—and she’s here to tell us how. Amy went from a corporate job to living that sweet consultant life and building ...
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Episode 50
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22:16
Custom Shirt Making: Career Insights from a NYC Entrepreneur
Custom Shirt Maker Ever wonder how a guy chasing love in NYC ends up dressing Broadway stars and Hollywood legends? Meet Carl Goldberg—a shirtmaker, entrepreneur, and all-around fabric whisperer. He ...
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23:12
Inside the Operating Room: An OR Nurse's Career
OR NurseEver wonder what really goes down behind those mysterious operating room doors? In this episode, longtime OR nurse Patti Columbia Walsh spills the tea on her 40-year career in one of the most high-stress, h...
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Season 1
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Episode 49
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24:11
The Art of Keynote Speaking - Career Transformation Insights from Jennifer Brown'
Keynote Speaker What do you do when you literally lose your voice—and your career along with it? For Jennifer Brown, it was the surprising beginning of a brand new job as a keynote speaker and one of today’s l...
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Episode 48
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30:38
A Goat Farmer - Job Opportunities in Agriculture
A Goat FarmerEver wonder what it’s really like to run a goat farm? In this episode, Victoria Balentine—owner of Shady Farms in upstate New York— shares her career insights in goat farming and tips for making m...
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Season 1
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Episode 47
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24:55
Acupuncturist's Career Insight
Acupuncturist Career Insight - Exploring Alternative Healthcare Job.What do you do when your job turns into a calling? Victoria Balentine built a thriving career as a Manhattan acupuncturist, specializing in women’s r...
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Season 1
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Episode 46
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23:02
Kate Pierson (B52's) - Exploring a Music Career on a Cosmic Solo Flight
Kate Pierson - A Songwriter's CareerFrom “Love Shack” to solo tracks, Kate Pierson takes us on a wild, inspiring journey through her music career, — from global fame with the B-52s to the creative freedom of he...
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Season 1
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Episode 45
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40:41
Dawn DeKeyser - Sitcom Writing Career Insights
Sitcom WriterJoin us to explore career tips from sitcom writer Dawn DeKeyser, who shares insights and job advice for the aspiring writes,What does it really take to make people laugh for a living? That’s the job of <...
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Season 1
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Episode 44
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35:53
Building a Career as a Travel Designer: Tips from Kelli Carpenter
Travel Designer6/24/25Ever wonder if your love of travel could actually be your job? In this episode, we’re jet-setting with Kelli Carpenter, co-founder of KelliGregg Travel, who turned her travel obsession ...
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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27:06
Cybersecurity Expert Tips for Job Seekers: Prevention vs. Recovery
CybersecurityWhat does it take to keep hackers out of your inbox—and your life? In this episode, I chat with Rivka Tadjer—cybersecurity pro, journalist, and all-around digital bodyguard for everyone from top executiv...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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45:41
Yoga Teacher Career Insights: From Living Room Classes to Studios.
Yoga TeacherThinking about making a career change into the wellness world? Meet Linda Winnick—she went from a fast-paced fashion industry job to owning not one, but two successful yoga studios. In this episode, she gives ...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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28:52
Indie Filmmaker - Blood, Sweat, and Tax Incentives
Indie FilmmakerFilmmaker Ben Sottak tells us about his journey to making his first horror film "Hallowarrior" amidst challenges while sharing the financial and creative realities of independent film making. Seve...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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25:57
Health Food Store Buyer - Work While You Study
Health Food Store BuyerEver wondered who decides what goes on the shelves at your favorite health food store? Meet Matthew, a Health Food Store Buyer who's turned this behind-the-scenes job into a flexible, practical career ...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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23:10
Teaching In A Blue State
California TeacherWhat does teaching look like on the progressive West Coast? After exploring education in a red state last week, we turn our microphone toward the challenges and rewards of teaching in San Francisco—one of America...
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Episode 38
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14:23
NYC Real Estate Agent
NYC Real Estate AgentMaggie Kent of Core Real Estate, shares her journey from growing up in a real estate family in Canada to becoming a successful agent in New York City's competitive luxury market. A business where the ba...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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26:30
Theatre Director - Beyond the Curtain
Theatre DirectorWhat’s it really like to build a career as a theater director? In this episode, Mirav sits down with two-time Obie Award winner Oliver Butler to pull back the curtain on the job of directin...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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30:42
Teaching In A Red State
Florida TeacherIn this episode, Danielle Goodman from Florida joins Mirav to talk about the state of teaching. Florida is a difficult place to be a teacher: factors like low earnings and the cultural climate make a challeng...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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23:54
