Laurie Gardner - Wildly Curious

About this episode

Laurie Gardner discusses his diverse career experiences and perspectives on life with host Mac Bogert.

Laurie Gardner and I share the dearth of a concept: career. We could be politely described as peripatetic, by others taken with sarcasm as short attention-spanned. Laurie has tended bar around the world, including competing and doing well in mixology competitions. He has been cabin crew for an airline, and even worked in the construction industry for starters. We cover money, 'too much truth,' being a contrarian (that's a librarian who breaks the rule of silence :), 'too nice,' psycholo...

People in this episode

Host: Mac Bogert

Guest: Laurie Gardner

Topics covered

• career exploration
• mixology
• contrarian thinking
• personal growth
• life experiences

Keywords

• career
• mixology
• personal development
• contrarian
• life choices

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