the dreamcatchers podcast

S10, E2: Part 2 of Why should recent grads (or anyone!) search for jobs alone?

Welcome to Season 10 of the dreamcatchers podcast! the dreamcatchers is a career strategy and job search firm founded by sisters, partners and former recruiters Marissa Klein and Jamie Sztoser. With a refreshingly personal and empowering approach, they transform the job search process into a journey of clarity, confidence, and success for all job seekers, especially college students, early-career professionals and recent graduates. While the dreamcatchers will always help anyone find a job no matter where they are in their stage of career, Marissa & Jamie are putting most of their efforts lately on a specific group: RISING & RECENT COLLEGE GRADS & THOSE JUST ENTERING THE WORKFORCE. Why? Because they need help and the dreamcatchers know it first hand. Meet Iris, a current client (or a dreamSEEKER in their love language). Like many of her peers, Iris completed her college chapter under the Covid cloud. She has grown up and graduated in the most over-connected and yet under-networked chapter in job search history. A hidden truth about what the dreamcatchers see daily: this group (Gen Z) is coming out of school with little to no guidance or direction on what to do professionally & how to find their way (outside of their supportive parents). Not to mention they're graduating into a challenging job market and many are now attending college in states far from where they eventually want to live. Marissa & Jamie are helping (teaching???) this group how to network on LinkedIn, button up their resumes, figure out what their 'dream job' is, strategize and organize their job search. This episode sheds light on "the Iris journey" so that others might not feel so alone. Iris currently lives and works in Ohio, has always wanted to chase the NYC dream job, and came to Marissa & Jamie to try to figure out what was next. Listen in for words of wisdom, the opportunity to feel seen and validated, and most of all to feel inspired and hopeful about your own job search. A heart felt thank you to Iris for bravely sharing her experience with the dreamcatchers.

S10, E1: Why should recent grads search for jobs alone? Why should any of us for that matter?

Welcome to Season 10 of the dreamcatchers podcast! the dreamcatchers is a career strategy and job search firm founded by sisters, partners and former recruiters Marissa Klein and Jamie Sztoser. With a refreshingly personal and empowering approach, they transform the job search process into a journey of clarity, confidence, and success for all job seekers, especially college students, early-career professionals and recent graduates. While the dreamcatchers will always help anyone find a job no matter where they are in their stage of career, Marissa & Jamie are putting most of their efforts lately on a specific group: RISING & RECENT COLLEGE GRADS & THOSE JUST ENTERING THE WORKFORCE. Why? Because they need help and the dreamcatchers know it first hand. Meet Liam, a current client (or a dreamSEEKER in their love language). Like many of his peers, Liam has grown up and graduated in the most over-connected and yet under-networked chapter in job search history. A hidden truth about what the dreamcatchers see daily: this group (Gen Z) is coming out of school with little to no guidance or direction on what to do professionally & how to find their way (outside of their supportive parents). Not to mention they're graduating into a challenging job market and many are now attending college in states far from where they eventually want to live. Marissa & Jamie are helping (teaching???) this group how to network on LinkedIn, button up their resumes, figure out what their 'dream job' is, strategize and organize their job search. This episode sheds light on Liam's experience so that others might not feel so alone. A Gettysburg College 2024 grad with a double major in psychology and business, Liam got a job working in HR right after graduation, then got laid off, and came to Marissa & Jamie to try to figure out what was next. Listen in for words of wisdom, the opportunity to feel seen and validated, and most of all to feel inspired and hopeful about your own job search. A heart felt thank you to Liam for bravely sharing his experience with the dreamcatchers.

S9, E9: *Special Edition* Dreamcatchers x Feed your FIRE: Nourishing Friendship

a SPECIAL share brought to you via The Dreamcatchers platform! Marissa was recently at her college reunion (not telling the year but you can guess) and was honored to be interviewed about friendship by roommate, magic maker, hustler, dreamer and fellow University of Richmond almuni - Kim Baker of Kim Baker Foods. Her Feed Your Fire is a mashup discussion about life topics and food. Kim has a beautiful way of marrying her work and her passions... a true dreamcatcher, which is not surprising but is always refreshing. In this episode Kim shares a fun and easy recipe to kick off the summer season while she unpacks friendship and the nourishment of forever bonds. Marissa wanted to share with The Dreamcatchers audience because it was a dose of powerful magic. For more- follow Kim @kimbakerstudios, @kimbakerfoods or @prochiplantenergy LOVE YOU KIMMY!!! And I am so proud of you. xo MLKAY

S9, E8: What's the WORD: EXCEL with EXCEL HOUSE

Who would have ever thought that our new version of work life balance would yet again become well- slightly unbalanced? Russell and Katherine Kommer did! The dynamic duo (and the second married couple on the podcast this season) decided that they were going to answer the new age old question: What if you could "work close to HOME but NOT AT HOME?" Ha! Enter their Excel House, a state of the art facility offering a vibrant coworking community to professional conference rooms, evening classes, and the convenience of business mailboxes. YES, PLEASE!!! Marissa and Jamie tackle the word EXCEL - they do love a double entendre- and enjoy learning all about their incredible career pivots, yin and yang professional relationship, and dreams for the business and the community. And not to worry, The Dreamcatchers will be teaching out of those gorgeous digs soon enough= stay tuned!

S9, E7: What's Your STORY: Lisa Ascolese

Is there anything better than when the dreamcatchers time travel to interview their episode guest? That is a rhetorical questions! In episode 7, Marissa and Jamie reunite with fellow Northern Valley Old Tappan alum, Lisa Ascolese of My Home Hoboken -Engel & Volkers Hoboken & Jersey City. The girls all grew up together in the small same town (your foundation is the beginning of your network!) of Harrington Park, NJ. Lisa catches her old friends up with her story both corporate and personal. From running kids birthday parties just like Jame did once upon a time, to her Siena College and advertising world adventures... her blood and roots drew her back to real estate (she is the sole owner of the giant My Home Hoboken team of EV) and her and her husband Pat (also a NVOT classmate) are in the process of launching pretty much the most brilliant app ever for those in the real estate world and BEYOND. Taking bets that ReStaged will be a household word in the future & you will have heard it via the dreamcatchers first. Genius. Oh yeah, and she tells us all about her road to motherhood. As per usual, M & J could have chatted all day but wrapped a jammed packed catch up session for you to listen to, enjoy, and best of all learn from. #HPPRIDE