From consulting to entrepreneur, our guest Angela shares her journey finding her purpose, learning about living an authentic life, and how she now helps others realign with their own purpose.

In this episode, Shiv chats with Binita about whether she believes her journey through law school has been worth it; especially given the significant investment and sacrifice her family took to make this goal possible.

In this episode, Norma chats with Alejandro about his journey to, through, and post business school. He tells an honest narrative about being first gen and his rationale for taking debt for business school.

In this episode, Alejandro chats with Francisco about how he leveraged his skills and experiences as a high school Spanish teacher to break into the tech industry.

In this episode Luz chats with Daniel about what his journey has been like to become a physical therapist, what his job entails, and what his experience was like paying for it.

In this episode, Shiv invites Shukan to share his experiences pursuing undergraduate internships and navigating the full-time job market as he graduated mid-pandemic.

In this episode, Ginny chats with author and financial aid counselor Trae about the financial aid process and FAFSA, including questions like what happens if my financial aid gets denied or can I appeal my financial aid?

In this episode, Alejandro chats with Antoinette about how she drew from her strengths in financial literacy, academia, and career preparation to build her side hustle in college.

In this episode Angel reflects on what it meant for him and his family to take on $80,000 of parent loans. Angel very thoughtfully discusses how and why he made the decision to transfer out of art school before incurring any more debt. He ultimately answers if it was worth it for him and his family and if he would do it all over again.

In this episode we hear from our very own intern Destiny who transferred schools after her first year in college into a Historically Black College/University (HBCU). She tells us about why she made the decision and how the experience at a HBCU compares.

In this episode, Ginny sits down with junior student Tati to discuss her journey transitioning from a two year college to a four year university. Tati discusses how she felt before and after her transition and whether she would choose the same path again.

In this episode, Shiv invites his fiancée Sanam to share her experiences as a first-gen medical student, nonprofit founder, and woman in healthcare.

In this episode we hear from fellow first gen and parent Blanca who reflects on her educational journey and how that led to her life’s mission of helping other parents understand the college journey.

In this episode, Alejandro invites Iman to share her experiences attending a predominantly white institution and how she found spaces where she felt seen.

In this episode, Ginny sits down with freshman student Kristy to talk about the adjustment for high school and college and how she has changed her study habits from first to second semester.

In this special partnership episode with FGS we chat about preparing your list of colleges to apply to, including considerations to take, recommendations for a thought out list, and challenges that can arise.

Meet Shiv and Denise, our newest co-hosts who join our team with a passion for giving back to their community. In these short episodes, each of them will introduce themselves and share a little about their own journey. 

In January many people set goals, but how do we sustain these goals over time so that they become habits? Lilian talks about some habits that will help first gens make their journey enjoyable and sustainable post every January.

In this episode, Alejandro chats with Zafar, an HBCU graduate, to discuss his journey to building his career in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and how first-generation students can enter the profession.

In this episode, Ginny sits down with Florida Consortium executive director to discuss how being involved on campus can benefit a student during their college journey.