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My Career In…
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This page provides links to sample videos in Educate.Today’s My Career In… video series.

In this video series, practitioners in a wide variety of career fields share experience, insights, and inspiration.

To see each sample video, click on the hyperlinked title below or click on the thumbnail image to the right.

My Career In Weather:  Why I Became a Meteorologist
Hear meteorologists from the National Weather Service describe whey they decided to pursue their career.

My Career In Music: A Night in the Life of a Jazz Artist
Terell Stafford and Tim Warfield have been wowing crowds for years.  The jazz musicians travel the world sharing their music.  Stafford’s trumpet and Warfield’s alto sax do most of the talking, but the artists shed light on a profession that requires impeccable timing, precision, and at times humility.

My Career in STEM:  Changing the World Through Science–Lan Yang is an Inspiration for Women 
Lan Yang, PhD, is a leader among women at Washington University in St. Louis.  The Edwin H. and Florence G. Skinner Professor at the McKelvey School of Engineering holds the most patents and disclosures of any female faculty member.

My Career in the Military:  Flying a Military Cargo Plane
How does a huge military cargo plane get off the ground and fly its load of supplies to soldiers around the world?  Find out as Major Mallory Nordquist (USAF) shares her experiences doing just that.

My Career in Restaurants:  Building a Career–A Conversation with Joan Elhoffer
Joan Elhoffer, owner of seven McDonald’s Restaurants in the St. Louis area, shares her story of rising from working at a McDonald’s counter at age 16 to being an owner/operator today.  During the conversation she shares her insights on setting goals, the importance of education and training, and running a successful business.

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