Mindful Mentoring w/Tom Martin

Send us Fan Mail Hannah Robinson is a College of Charleston Communication graduate from the class of 2017. At the age of 7, she played a younger version of Hilary Duff in the movie “A Cinderella Story.” Today, Hannah is a business strategist, brand consultant, and founder of HVR STUDIO, a boutique consulting and creative studio built at the intersection of storytelling, strategy, and meaningful connection. She earned her MBA in International Management and has worked across 45 countries, help...

Send us Fan Mail The final year of college can be stressful. The prospect of graduation and entering the working world can be daunting. But what you do in that final year of college can have a powerful impact on attracting the attention of employers. How do you balance all these competing forces, and still have fun? Four Martin Scholars--Casey Riley, Jacqueline Jevtich, Evan Malcolm, and Blakesley Rhett--share their stories about how they juggled school, work, and outside activities, and stil...

Send us Fan Mail Ever since COVID-19 changed the nature of work, remote and hybrid jobs have become increasingly common, especially for graduates entering the workforce for the first time. Remote work presents its own challenges. How do you get to know colleagues and clients when you only interact with them on Teams, Zoom, Slack, or 6Sense? How do you build a network when you’re working alone in your apartment all day and night? Four recent College of Charleston graduates--Melanie Wolfertz an...

Send us Fan Mail How do you capture a recruiter's attention? What can you do to make yourself stand out? How do you bring value to a networking relationship? Why does your tenure in a job matter to a recruiter? Today’s guest has the answers to these questions and more. He's one of my former students, Ken Hansell, who graduated in 2016. He’s the founder and CEO of Connectwork, where he connects talent with opportunities through innovative recruitment solutions. He's also an angel investor in f...

Send us Fan Mail How do you nail that first internship after graduation? What are the keys to prepare for the pivotal interview? Today's guests, Evan Malcolm and Keith Lindenburg provide the answers. Evan is a Martin Scholar who just graduated in May. He was matched for the year with Keith Lindenburg, a longtime member and past chair of our National Advisory Council. Keith recently retired from Brodeur Partners, a full service communications agency. Evan will be interning with Brodeur at thei...

Send us Fan Mail How does someone who graduated only eight years ago change lives? She does it one protégé at a time. Recently the Martin Center awarded its annual Emerging Mentor Award to Taylor Shawver, senior vice president and co-founder of Integral, an employee engagement consultancy based in New York. Taylor graduated in 2017 and she was a member of the inaugural class of Martin Scholars. Despite her young age, she has already served as mentor to four Martin Scholars. This episode featu...

Send us Fan Mail How can a mentor help you as you face key life decisions early in your career? What can a mentor learn from her protege? The Martin Center's Mentor-Protégé program matches Communication students—usually in their junior year—with a member of our National Advisory Council or another seasoned communication executive. The matches are for at least one year and often two. On this episode, a current mentor and her protege discuss how they have made their match work effectively. The ...