Bentley Launches New Alumni Podcast
Want to know what it’s really like to own a business, make it to the corner office or make a comeback after losing it all? Bentley has launched a podcast, How I Made It, featuring alumni entrepreneurs and executives who share the ups and downs of building their business, navigating their career and discovering their second act.
Host Kristin Livingston, associate director of content development at Bentley, dives into topics ranging from tackling homelessness to transforming a 1970s exercise empire to landing a Disney dream job.
Season 1 episodes include:
- How I Made Father Bill Proud with John Yazwinski ’96: a plan to end homelessness
- How I Made Total Gym 2.0 with Jesse Campanaro ’02: taking the family business into the next century — Chuck Norris and all
- How I Made Middle Schoolers Unite with Kim Harrington ’96, MBA ’00: demystifying the publishing game and rallies for her #metoo novel
- How I Made It, Lost It ... And Made It Back with Mike Mangini ’01: advice about building a startup from ground zero
- How I Made My Disney Dream Job with Pauline Han ’91: ensuring every Disney product has a happily ever after
- How I Made Sweat Fixx with Elise Caira ’11, MSA ’12: making the case for ditching the 9-5 for a hobby you love
- How I Made Laundry Locker with Arik Levy ’96: pouring blood, sweat and dirty clothes into the little things that make life easier
- How I Made Mamie's Pies with Kara Romanik ’85: the winning recipe for taking your business from the back of your SUV to QVC
All season one episodes of How I Made It are available for download at bentley.edu/howimadeit. You can also subscribe on Apple Podcast and Stitcher, or listen on your favorite platform: Google Podcasts, Spotify and TuneIn.
About the Podcast Host: Kristin Livingston has been a Bentley storyteller since 2015. You can find her writing in Bentley Magazine. Her favorite interview so far: John Fagan ’34, age 106. (And it’s not because of the whiskey shots.) She loves hearing a great story — and hopes you do, too. How I Made It is her first podcast.