From There to Here
Welcome to "From There To Here"! Join me, Maranda Dziekonski, as I speak with various folks about their personal and professional journeys. I am a huge believer that we are the sum of many parts. Our experiences shape and mold who we are. So pop in an air pod, go for a walk, and join me as we dig in on some of those experiences that have made us who we are today.
Episodes
37 episodes
Who Did You Help Today? with David Sakamoto
David and I chatted about a little bit of everything. His twins, raising kids in San Francisco, surfing, childhood dreams, backpacking in Europe, how he got into Customer Success, and much much more.
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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33:08
It's Never Too Late with Kevin Leonor
Kevin was physically at our office right before the world shut down for the pandemic. Crammed in for one last hoorah. We reminisce about that time and chat about his journey to CS and the various jobs he had along the way.
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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30:20
Being Present with Jared Orr
In this conversation with Jared, we talked about everything from some of his childhood experiences to mechanisms he's adopted to help with his learning disability and everything in between. Jared also opened up about the moment in his career th...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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23:47
Embrace Who You Are with Jay Nathan
I chatted with Jay about his story and I have to tell you, this is a good one!! We covered everything from his childhood dream of being either an astronaut or a pilot, his journey from Blackbaud to PeopleMatter, and how we are seriously a...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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37:24
Reentering with Elizabeth Andrew
I had a great conversation with Elizabeth about her personal journey and her experience reentering a career. There are so many great tips in this conversation that applies not only to folks reentering the workforce but also for people that are ...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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25:44
A Little Bit of Everything with Tanya Strauss
I really enjoyed my conversation with Tanya. We discussed so many topics. Some deep. Some fun. Working from home with kids and COVID, first jobs, marriage, divorce, personal growth, loss of loved ones, and more.
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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20:13
Positive Impacts with Alex Farmer
Alex Farmer and I sat down to discuss The Customer Success Excellence Awards that will be happening in just a few weeks. We also touched base on his early years when he wanted to be a lawyer or a politician, personality tests, and his overall j...
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Episode 30
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28:15
Give Your Life a Sense of Purpose with Sue Nabeth Moore
Sue and I talked about her passion for Customer Success, her dream of becoming a journalist or a reporter, particularly a sports journalist, her time playing sports, and how her childhood experiences shaped her into where she is today. We also ...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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24:54
Dream Big and Take Chances with Dave Blake
I really enjoyed my chat with Dave. We talked about everything from growing up in a large family to his experience working at Arthur Andersen during the Enron scandal. We also dove into his thoughts around balancing out being a compassionate le...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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26:09
Getting Sh*t Done with Jeff Kushmerek
I had a great time talking with Jeff about his experiences growing up, some of the learnings he's had through his self-reflections, and much much more.
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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28:34
Giving Back with Francisco Oller Garcia
I had a great conversation with Francisco. We talked about his experience growing up with a disability and how it has impacted his outlook on life, his approach to communication, and much much more.
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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15:52
Commit To Continuing with Aaron Thompson
Aaron and I chatted about a little bit of everything. We talk about his journey through education, struggles he had along the way, lessons learned, and much more.
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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31:27
Seize The Opportunity To Explore with Melissa McMillan
Melissa and I spoke about her journey in tech, some things that she's learned along the way, her advice to her younger self, who she'd invite to her dinner, and much much more!
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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24:20
When Future Meets Present with Amer Jandali
I really loved my conversation with Amer. Amer Jandali hails from New Mexico, is a first-generation Arab American, and spent his summers with his family in Syria. We talked about his memories of spending summers in Syria and what he did to help...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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23:55
What's the Best Thing That Can Happen with Anne Hildebrand
I loved my conversation with Anne! We chatted about her adventures thru-hiking, spending time in nature, meditation, supporting people is just good business, how curiosity has helped map her to where she is today, and much much more.
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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20:09
Helping Other People with Jennifer Chiang
I had a great conversation about her adventures in living in various regions, her love of animals, her time working in Washington DC, her journey to the startup world, and much much more!
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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25:43
Recognize, Release, and Replace with Tom Miller
Tom and I had a pretty deep conversation about the mistakes he's made, his struggles with addiction, and how he turned that around to be one of the most inspirational people I have the pleasure to know.
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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26:05
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff with Mary Poppen
In this episode, I chatted with Mary about why she loves startups, growing up in the midwest, her time as a carhop at A&W, her fascination with Orcas, imposter syndrome, and much much more!
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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23:44
Impacting and Empowering People with Nils Vinje
In this episode, I talk with Nils about his experiences growing up in LA, going to school with celebrities, his struggles as he juggled family, work, school, and much much more.
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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33:59
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Better Leaders Create Better Lives with Kristen Hayer
In this episode, I spoke with Kristen Hayer about growing up in New Guinea, a few learnings as a female leader in the tech space, starting her own company, and much much more!
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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32:32
Giving Back with Moises Rico
In this episode, I spoke with Moises about everything from his early childhood, to losing his job the day before his third child was born, his current work on becoming a coach, and much much more.
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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25:07
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A Little Bit of Everything with Matt Myszkowski
In this episode, I spoke with Matt about everything from growing up in London, his public advocacy for mental health, his past aspirations to be a sports photographer, and much much more!
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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38:27
Don't Allow Anyone to Cut Your Wings with Marija Skobe-Pilley
In this episode, I got to chat with Marija about everything from growing up in Croatia, her love of music, imposter syndrome, and much much more.
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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23:26
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility with Meredith Bordoni
In this episode I got to chat with Meredith about growing up in a small town, her original goal of working in juvenile justice, being a female leader in tech on the tech side of the business, and much much more.
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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31:54
