Best Todd Hayden Podcasts (2024)

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How to Do an Intentional Job Search, with Hayden Iverson Todd 24:30

1d ago24:30

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If you’re looking for a job, you’re being intentional, right? Not necessarily, says Find Your Dream Job guest Hayden Iverson Todd. Hayden defines an intentional job search as knowing the type of position that will benefit your overall lifestyle. We spend too much time at work to apply for any and every job we come across. Hayden suggests approachin…

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The Song Remains the Same | Asheville Symphony Chorus and Asheville Youth Choirs 29:59

1h ago29:59

29:59

Choral groups were among the hardest-hit and slowest to rebound from the pandemic. Two of the region’s enduring choirs are still finding their footing both artistically and in the wider public. Today, we hear from the choirs’ two artistic directors—Kyle Ritter of Asheville Symphony Chorus and Emily Floyd of Asheville Youth Choirs. They’re performin…

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A Voice in the Huddle | Katie Cornell of ArtsAVL 39:53

1d ago39:53

39:53

Just as Asheville’s arts community has evolved, so too has ArtsAVL. It changed its name just a year and a half ago from the Asheville Area Arts Council and, even before the pandemic, refocused its mission from service to advocacy. My guest today is Katie Cornell, executive director now in her fifth year with ArtsAVL. We talk about that mission shif…

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Field Trips | City Facilities Manager Chris Corl 34:11

4d ago34:11

34:11

Want to know what’s happening with McCormick Field, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium and the Western North Carolina Nature Center? My guest has the answers. Chris Corl is General Manager and Director of Community & Regional Entertainment Facilities for the City of Asheville. We go into detail about the upcoming trip around the bases for McCormick Field’s re…

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The Enduring Vinyl Revival | Harvest, Static-Age, Earth River Records 49:04

7d ago49:04

49:04

Asheville is very much a music town—not just for musicians, but also for fans, as evidenced by the six record stores dotting the city. As we approach the annual Record Store Day, April 20, we talk with Mark Capon of Harvest Records, Jesse McSwain of Static-Age Records and Morgan Markowitz of Earth River Records. We talk about the evolution of their…

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Placing a BID on Downtown | Hayden Plemmons, Zach Wallace, Dana Frankel 42:28

9d ago42:28

42:28

Downtown business owners, workers and residents spent a lot of 2023 imploring Asheville officials to get a handle on crime, trash and vagrancy. All along, many were pressing to take matters into their own hands by working with city leaders to form what’s called a business improvement district. A business improvement district—or BID—is a tax assessm…

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How to Create and Share Your Personal Brand, with Michael Ramirez 25:13

9d ago25:13

25:13

We hear a lot about branding in the job market, but what does it mean to create a personal brand? Find Your Dream Job guest Michael Ramirez says you already have one, whether intentional or not. Michael defines a personal brand as the way you communicate your values and strengths to a company or hiring manager. Self-confidence is enhanced when your…

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A New Season of Parks and Rec | Director D. Tyrell McGirt 31:28

11d ago31:28

31:28

D. Tyrell McGirt says his career path was blazed as a 10-year-old in Greensboro, when his mother signed him up for a lifeguarding class. He ran parks and recreation departments in Alabama, Arizona and Alaska before moving two years ago to lead the department in Asheville. In this conversation, McGirt talks through his department's recent decision t…

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(Re)Happening Happening | Claire Elizabeth Barratt and Swannatopia 38:48

13d ago38:48

38:48

Seventy years ago, Black Mountain College was a petri dish for experimental art, sound and performance. It was also the birthplace of so-called “happenings”—events where practitioners strived to transcend the bounds of existence and expression. Today, the Black Mountain College Museum and Arts Center throws an annual “(Re)Happening.” The 12th (Re)H…

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Finding the Missing Middle | A Housing Panel Discussion from Mountain True 53:49

16d ago53:49

53:49

Middle housing is all the rage in planning and urban development circles—that is, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, clusters of homes with no garages but maybe a shared park, in walkable neighborhoods close to transit. Basically, it's housing with many of the functions of traditional single-family homes but developed with equity, the environment and…

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What Your Resume is Missing, with Cassie Ademola 23:12

16d ago23:12

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Every job seeker knows that a great resume is the ticket to their dream job, but what makes a resume stand out to hiring managers? According to Find Your Dream Job guest Cassie Ademola, your resume needs certain things to stay out of the No pile. It’s crucial to include specific details about your professional achievements; spell out what you did, …

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The Politics of Prosecution | Buncombe County District Attorney Todd Williams 38:53

18d ago38:53

38:53

The Buncombe County District Attorney’s office prosecutes dozens of cases every week, from capital murder to trivial infractions. But DA Todd Williams seems at least a bit frustrated by the public’s lingering interest in what, on paper, resulted in guilty verdicts for misdemeanor trespassing. Some are holding up the charges as veiled attacks on fre…

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Innovating a Career in IT: Kelly Noack’s Job Search Success Story 18:05

18d ago18:05

18:05

What would it be like to create your own job instead of looking for one? On this bonus episode of Find Your Dream Job, Kelly Noack (http://linkedin.com/in/kelly-noack) shares how she expanded the job she was doing for one arm of a larger company. Kelly’s success in IT security and compliance gave her confidence that she could expand her role to inc…

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How to Build Effective Relationships When You Network, with Sophia Wellons 23:34

23d ago23:34

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If you see networking as large meet-ups and one-off coffee dates, it’s time to rethink your networking strategy. Find Your Dream Job guest Sophia Wellons stresses the need for building long-term relationships through networking. Networking isn’t simply meeting someone and asking them if they have a job for you; it building relationships that will s…

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Post-Traumatic Theater | Poet and Storyteller Barbie Angell 31:28

28d ago31:28

31:28

Barbie Angell is a poet and storyteller, children’s book author and emcee. Threading all of it, she’s a survivor. She’s candid about the range of abuse she experienced throughout her youth, and a quarter-century of ongoing psychological abuse she alleges from a domestic partner. The last few years have been particularly difficult for my guest today…

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The Front Lines of Violence and Abuse | Jackie Latek of the SPARC Foundation 40:47

1M ago40:47

40:47

If the nonprofit world awarded medals for bravery on the battlefront, the counselors and volunteers for the SPARC Foundation could be the most decorated in Asheville. SPARC works with people who’ve committed child abuse, domestic abuse and street violence to find other paths of behavior. My guest today is Jackie Latek, the founding executive direct…

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How to Use ChatGPT in Your Job Search, with Nicole Blevins 25:49

30d ago25:49

25:49

Are you afraid of using new technology in your job search? Don’t be, says Find Your Dream Job guest Nicole Blevins. ChatGPT is a tool that can help you be more efficient and can give you the information you need to find the perfect fit. Nicole says ChatGPT can save you hours when creating cover letters and resumes. She also recommends using it to r…

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Asheville City Schools' Deficit and Decisions | Greg Parlier of Mountain Xpress 36:57

1M ago36:57

36:57

Just last week, Asheville City Schools voted to merge Montford North Star Academy into Asheville Middle School. The move will reduce the district’s $4.5 million budget shortfall by as much as half, but it also raised a lot of anger, sadness and questions from affected parents. My guest today is Greg Parlier, a reporter who covers education for the …

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Catching Plein-Air | Landscape Artist Chris Jehly 29:49

1M ago29:49

29:49

Chris Jehly says he used to mock artists who painted the natural landscape. At the time, he was a graffiti artist inspired by BMX and metal music. Since his move to Asheville, he’s become one of the artists he used to dismiss. The plein-air paintings documenting his local hikes and other sojourns into the woods are on through the end of March at Ty…

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The Beauty in Death | Performance Artist Edwin Salas 33:43

1M ago33:43

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Watch any of his performances or study his visual art, the easy takeaway on Edwin Salas is he's one disturbed artist. And how could he not be? When I profiled him in 2019 for Asheville's public radio station, he told me about the rape he suffered 30 years earlier and about the murder of his mother when he was just 5 years old. Indeed, much of his c…

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Why It's Good to Find a Job That Really Excites You, with Arturo Rodriguez Flores 23:26

1M ago23:26

23:26

Not every job will have us excited to get up in the morning. Sometimes, we have to take positions to pay the bills. But if you see an opening that excites you, Find Your Dream Job guest Arturo Rodriguez Flores says you should go all in on the opportunity. Arturo suggests using that excitement to fuel your cover letter writing and to research the co…

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Won't You Be My Neighbor? | One Couple's Path Through Eminent Domain 33:22

1M ago33:22

33:22

Last year, the North Carolina Department of Transportation began the process of claiming properties through eminent domain for the widening of Interstate 240 and construction of the I-26 Connector. Rob and Sarah Shearan noticed the NCDOT offering their neighbors full replacement value on their properties. Not so for them. While the project maps sho…

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How to Network with Your Target Employers, with Claudia Bruce-Quartey 23:29

1M ago23:29

23:29

In a crowded job market, if you don’t stand out, you’ll miss out. The best way to network with target employers is by getting clear on your values, says Find Your Dream Job guest Claudia Bruce-Quartey. Know the type of company culture that brings out your best. Claudia also suggests you practice questions to ask in these conversations and also how …

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How to Embrace Authenticity: Shae Noble’s Job Search Success Story 17:01

2M ago17:01

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Do you find yourself hesitant to be authentic in job interviews? Why does it matter? On this bonus episode of Find Your Dream Job, Shae Noble (http://linkedin.com/in/shaenoble) shares her journey to authenticity and how it led her to take on a specific role. Shae says that knowing what you truly want from a job matters more than where you end up. S…

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Strings Attached | Violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley 21:04

2M ago21:04

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Noah Bendix-Balgley is a revered violinist—concertmaster with the Berlin Philharmonic and a soloist who performs with orchestras internationally. He’s also a native of Asheville. I talk with him about the details on his ambitious, weeklong residency with the Asheville Symphony, beginning March 11. We talk about his training and career path and how …

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PART TWO: City Council Candidates | Iindia Pearson, CJ Domingo, Kim Roney 33:25

2M ago33:25

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This is the second of two episodes recorded from the Feb. 20 Asheville City Council candidates mixer at Citizen Vinyl, thrown by the Asheville Downtown Association. You'll hear my short conversations with candidates Iindia Pearson, CJ Domingo and Kim Roney. The previous episode, posted Monday, features my conversations with candidates Bo Hess, Keva…

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Why Your Network Matters In Your Job Search, with Katy Byrtus 22:21

2M ago22:21

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We all know we need to network, yet the thought of being in a room full of strangers making small talk turns many of us off. What if networking could be as natural as speaking with a friend? It can, according to Find Your Dream Job guest Katy Byrtus. Katy says the best network is made up of those people you already know. Katy suggests reaching out …

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PART ONE: City Council Candidates | Bo Hess, Kevan Frazier, Sage Turner 31:35

2M ago31:35

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Three seats on Asheville’s City Council will be filled in November’s general election, but to get there, we need to first get through a small-stakes primary. I say small stakes because of the seven candidates on the ballot, only one will drop off after the March 5 primary. Still, that didn’t keep locals from packing Citizen Vinyl last Tuesday for a…

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Mission Control | Andrew Jones of the Asheville Watchdog 36:23

2M ago36:23

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Andrew Jones of the Asheville Watchdog is so busy covering Mission’s past, present and future, he has nine bylined stories about the hospital so far in February alone. I talked with him just yesterday to get the latest, including details of alarming findings from the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the so-called Immediate Jeopardy…

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Priming the Polls | Voter Outreach in Western NC 29:46

2M ago29:46

29:46

The North Carolina primary election is March 5 and early voting is already underway. But the Republican supermajority in the stage legislature has passed laws making voting more difficult. My guests today are Robin Lively Summers of Indivisible Asheville and Leslie Boyd of the Poor People’s Campaign. They’re part of a coalition of nonprofits workin…

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How to Build Relationships that Work in Your Career, with Francina Harrison 23:29

2M ago23:29

23:29

Trying to find a job by sending out mass resumes will only lead to frustration in your job search. You need people who are on your side and who can help you. Find Your Dream Job guest Francina Harrison calls these R-E-A-L relationships; human-to-human interactions that lead to the information you need. As you seek out these REAL relationships, foll…

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Psychedelic Evolution | Asheville Journalist Daniel Walton 33:55

2M ago33:55

33:55

It should surprise no one that Asheville and other parts of Western North Carolina have become launching pads for a nascent industry of psychedelics. What is surprising is the recent state-sanctioned research into psychedelics and the legislative openness to legalization. My guest today is Daniel Walton, an Asheville journalist who reported and wro…

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Hugging Community | Artist and Activist Dewayne Barton 34:10

2M ago34:10

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Dewayne Barton is an artist, activist, social entrepreneur and voice of vision—all from the vantage of uplifting his Burton Street community. He escaped the scourge of crack cocaine while growing up in D.C., moved to Asheville after time in the U.S. Navy and devoted his life to building up community. He co-founded the nonprofit pathway to employmen…

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How to Make a Cold Networking Request, with Emma Britton 27:46

2M ago27:46

27:46

It’s easy to reach out to friends and family when we need information during a job search. But have you ever considered networking with a stranger? Making a cold networking request might not be the easiest step you could take, but it can open up opportunities you wouldn’t have known about otherwise, says Find Your Dream Job guest Emma Britton. Even…

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Wage Against the Machine | Vicki Meath and Jen Hampton of Just Economics 39:48

2M ago39:48

39:48

If you’re not earning at least $22.10 an hour, you can’t afford to live in Asheville. That’s according to Just Economics of WNC, which last month updated its living wage rate for Buncombe County. It climbed $2 an hour in less than a year. My guests today are Vicki Meath, Director of Just Economics, and Jen Hampton, the organization’s Housing and Wa…

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The 7 Steps To Career Change Success, with Amechi Udo 25:35

2M ago25:35

25:35

You feel like you want a change in your career, but you’re scared. Should you change, or should you stay put and appreciate the job you have? A change can be a positive thing, giving you new opportunities in your day-to-day responsibilities, says Find Your Dream Job guest Amechi Udo. Before making any career change, Amechi suggests asking yourself …

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Exploring New Horizons: Rowena Paz Norman’s Job Search Success Story 17:14

2M ago17:14

17:14

Careers typically evolve on a fairly linear path. You graduate college, get your first job or internship, and proceed to grow in your field. But what if you turned this path on its head? What if, instead of getting a new job after fifteen years in the workforce, you go back to school and then begin an internship? On this bonus episode of Find Your …

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