Talkin' 'Bout Praxis

Hannah Phillips [http://www.hannahphillipsmedia.com/] is living the dream life she had been envisioning for herself since she was a kid: she's a full-time entrepreneur making a living off of creating art. She lives in a sunny studio apartment 10 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh where she paints, does photography, videography, design, and runs her company, Piper Creative [https://pipercreative.co/], which she co-founded with her friend Aaron Watson [https://www.instagram.com/aaronwatson59/]. Hannah previously was homeschooled and worked as a server and tennis instructor when she started her first media company, HP Media, in high school. She started taking photos and videos for a local ultimate frisbee team, where she found out about Praxis through one of the team members, Aaron Watson. Hannah heard his podcast interview with a Praxis team member and decided to apply.  She apprenticed at Flying Cork Media [https://flyingcork.com/] in Pittsburgh while continuing to work on her entrepreneurial projects. HP Media took off, and she went with it full-time upon completing her apprenticeship. From there, she co-founded Piper Creative, a media company offering documentary-as-a-service or "Vlogging 2.0." Listen to the full podcast episode to hear more about Hannah's experience with Praxis, how she became a full-time entrepreneur at 19, and the significance the color blue holds in her life. Follow Hannah's life here: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/hpmedia/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/hannahpmedia] Personal website [http://www.hannahphillipsmedia.com/] Piper Creative website [https://pipercreative.co/] Piper Creative YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-TQPfKOAH5f9vmVnGT9GPQ/videos]

Emily Cozzens had never flown on a plane on her own before starting Praxis. She left school during her senior year of high school and worked at a cheese shop before she found Praxis and thought, “This seems too good to be true.”   Despite her parents' initial objections and some of her own skepticism, she joined the program and flew from Colorado to San Francisco for two weeks of training, and then to St. Petersburg, FL to work for her Praxis business partner, PandaDoc.    Even though she initially wanted a marketing role, Emily took a position as a customer support specialist. She leveraged what she learned in customer support and over the course of 9 months, she fought her way into a dynamic marketing role where she’s built a customer referral program, nurtured relationships with customers, and built a strong and happy customer base.   She plans to use what she’s learned in marketing at PandaDoc to build a career in the permaculture space.

In this episode of Talkin' 'Bout Praxis, Hannah and TK chat with Praxis graduate William Nava on his Praxis experience and how he's carved a space for himself in the philosophy space without a liberal arts degree.

Matt Cannizzo left a well paying job to join Praxis and work in sales at a tech start-up. Although it looked like Matt had it set from the outside, he wanted more from his life and his career, and on this episode he shares why he took a leap of faith to join Praxis and start a new career. Matt shares what it was like changing careers and how working at a tech start up was different from his expectations, and how he dealt with that. He also shares the evolution of becoming a confident salesman, some of his favourite books, and what’s next for him in his journey. Enjoy! Discussed in this episode: * Transitioning out of a full-time job and into working for a tech start up * Why Matt wanted to work in sales * What it was actually like to work at a start-up and how it was different than expectations * How to temper expectations * How to keep the negative inner voice in check * Developing confidence and competence and the evolution of that from the beginning * What’s next for Matt on his journey * How did Matt’s friends and family react to his change in his life and his career * The books that were the most helpful to Matt during his Praxis experience Learn more at discoverpraxis.com [http://discoverpraxis.com]

Cassius Carvalho moved from his home country of Brazil to San Francisco to work for MetaData for his Praxis apprenticeship. Since starting at MetaData in customer success, he has moved into a sales role and now into an advertising role. On this episode of the podcast, Cassius shares what it was like to move from Brazil to the United States, including the challenges, the cultural differences, and what he’s learned. He also shares some of his favourite resources for personal development and how he has worked towards becoming his best self through reading, learning, and building good habits. He also shares how the Praxis program helped him to move up with MetaData and meet his goals to learn sales. Enjoy! Discussed in this episode: * Moving from Brazil to the States to work at a startup - what his family thought, the challenges, adjusting to the culture, and more * Why it’s important to find out the things that you are good at, make the most out of your opportunities and always work to be the best version of yourself * The 8 roles that Cassius has worked in 2 years * Some of the content that has impacted Cassius the most, including “The Last Safe Investment”, the MBTI test, Tim Ferris, Tony Robbins, and Impact Theory * Cassius’ personal decision making system and how he has put it into practice in his life * How the PDP method helped Cassius follow through with projects and achieve goals * What Cassius is working on now Learn more at discoverpraxis.com [http://discoverpraxis.com].