The gOOhay: Recent Episodes
William C Jones
The gOOhay is about mobilizing the USNA alumni network to share actionable, timely and valuable information, without pretense or politics. The podcast is a forum for Shipmates to help Shipmates without expectations except to make a new connection, learn something new or connect to a new opportunity. My objective is to create a regenerative cycle of assistance, insight, and engagement among USNA alumni for "whenever two or three shall meet . . . "
Juliana removes the mystery of the inner workings of U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and clearly explains her role as a Trustee as well as the work she does to drive value for Alumni through improved USNA Alumni Services.
Julia gives us The gOOhay on how she's helping The Long Gray Line, USMA's Alumni Network, connect to meaningful employment and stay connected to each other.
Dave Schantz, a DoD SkillBridge Program and Credentialing Expert, joins The gOOhay to explain the DoD SkillBridge Program, his experience with it and how it benefits transitioning military service members.
Since resigning his commission in 1996, Daron has found and landed 10 executive, high-profiles roles at well-known, global, Fortune 500 companies.
He's joining us on the gOOhay to share his experience and tell us how he controls his career every step of the way.
Tom Kent is CEO/Founder of Career Nerds.com, a professional coaching and networking strategy firm. He joins us to give us The gOOhay on how he helps Service Academy graduates find and land the dream jobs they want and deserve in 90 days.
Thomas spent a (frustrating) year pursuing a role in government service. He's joining us on The gOOhay to give veterans the do's and don'ts for successfully and efficiently transitioning from active duty to government service.
Harvey Berman shares with us his approach to living his best life. Spoiler Alert: It requires you to get out of your comfort zone, make an enemy of complacency and challenge yourself by doing something goofy.
Dr. Mark Deets, USNA '90, joins us on The gOOhay to give us the deets (pun intended) on how and why he decided to follow his passion for teaching and studying African history into his dream job as an assistant professor in Cairo, Egypt.
Lisa, a certified Independent Educational Consultant, gives us The gOOhay on how to successfully navigate the college admissions process while maintaining our sanity and relationship with our high schoolers.
As we celebrate trailblazing women during Women's History month, I'm honored to have as my guest a woman currently making her own professional and personal history.
Laura joins us to share her experience in Corporate America after retiring from the U.S. Navy. She explains why life in a cubicle wasn't for her and how she became her own boss doing what she loves - photography.
Donald Pearson is a Certified Financial Planner for WestPac Wealth Partners. He stopped by The gOOhay to share how he discovered his passion for finance while serving as a Marine Officer and turned that passion into his dream career.
In this short and sweet episode, I share a few insights and one hack I learned about Linkedin that's helped me connect with Shipmates an find new opportunities.
This episode is the culmination of several hours I spent with Jerry learning about a career as a business performance and life coach.
Along the way, Jerry provides us with a primer on becoming a franchise owner, and leaves us with a haunting visual of a life-changing moment for him at Navy.
William C. Jones, aka Will Jones, '90 launches the inaugural episode of The gOOhay podcast.
In this episode, I set the table for the focus of the podcast, explain why I launched it and make my case for why you should listen and follow.
Go Navy . . .