Northwood alumni have continued to go into various incredibly interesting careers. Mr. Steve “Reno” Reed’s new podcast, “From Campus to Careers,” tells the stories of the transition from college into these careers.
Mr. Michael Aldridge, Northwood’s Creative Director, and Mr. Reed have paired up to produce this podcast to tell the stories of alumni careers. Their idea sparked from Alumni Pathways, a program that has run for several years. During Alumni Pathways, four alumni come together to discuss their professions with students and the larger Northwood Community.
With the podcast, Aldrige wanted to build on this idea but make it more personal and focus on one person. Talking to one person at a time gives Mr. Reed a chance to go more in-depth with his questions and conversions.
During each episode, Mr. Reed discusses how alumni came to their professions, their involvement in their professions, and their successes and struggles as they learn the ways of their careers.
Mr. Reed chooses alumni whom he feels comfortable with and who have gone into interesting professions. They then work together to build questions and topics to discuss during the podcast.
“Mike Aldrige is the engineer,” says Mr. Reed. Mr. Aldridge runs all the tech behind the calls and carefully edits and pieces together bits of Mr. Reed’s calls with alumni to create the podcast.
They have already made tremendous progress, with three posted episodes, three in the queue, and three more getting done just this month.
“It’s been a lot of fun,” Reno said. “It’s a great chance for me to get involved with some alumni that I know very well, some from way back in the early 70s and others more recently,” he added.
The podcast can be found on Spotify for Podcasters.
