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Nov 2020
45m 30s

Career & Life Advice From My Old Man

EMILY DURHAM
About this episode

This week, we welcome the show’s first ever guest. This guest is not only someone who has overcome adversity, and has an unbelievably successful career at VP of Sales and Marketing for Skjodt Barrett Foods- he also happens to be my father. Get ready for an episode full of candid career advice, and some laughs. My ego is already bruised.

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