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Welcome to the "PFA Show," your essential podcast for all things related to the Proof of Financial Ability to Operate (PFA), a mandatory document when applying for a healthcare license in Florida. Hosted by Sandy Lenner, CPA, this show caters to a diverse audience, including business owners, healthcare professionals, lawyers, healthcare consultants and fellow CPAs. We will cover Initial Applications and Change in Ownerships (CHOW) for healthcare clinics, home health agencies, home medical eq ...
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Join Courtney as she talks with people from all walks of life about their career journeys. Courtney explores how folks have found success in all sorts of industries to help listeners chart their own career paths. Listen to this podcast if you’ve ever been curious about exploring a different industry, want to learn how others have made decisions in their careers, and what folks wish they had learned earlier on in their careers.
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Shell Mendelson: ADHD Career Coach, Speaker, Mentor, Teacher and Masterclass Facilitator
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With a master's in counseling and emphasis on career, Shell Mendelson has helped hundreds of ADHD adults and young adults over the past 35 years find a fulfilling and sustainable career direction. On this week's episode of Uncharted Careers, hear how Shell has navigated her own share of jobs in order to help her realize her strengths. She has built…
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College Internships and Being a Paralegal with Sam Hartman
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This week, Courtney's sister Samantha joins the conversation. Sam is a few years out from having graduated with her undergraduate degree from Tulane University in New Orleans. She had an incredible experience there from volunteering within the community to internships in various parts of the music industry. Hear how Sam took advantage of what New O…
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On this episode of Uncharted Careers, Courtney talks with Sandy Lenner who spent his four decade long (and counting) career as a Certified Public Accountant. Listeners will gain an understanding of what it takes to become an accountant, the benefits of becoming a CPA, how to distinguish yourself in a big accounting firm and become a partner, and wh…
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How Shara Ruffin Became a Licensed Social Worker and Built a Business Helping Others Do the Same
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Shara Ruffin is now a mentor and coach guiding social workers to pass required exams, as well as an author, therapist, podcaster and LinkedIn Advisor. On this episode of Uncharted Careers, Courtney learns all about Shara's journey becoming a licensed social worker herself. Along the way she was publicly documenting her challenges which created an i…
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Gynecology and Intimacy Coaching with Dr. Sadaf Lodhi
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Dr. Sadaf Lodhi joins Courtney to discuss her journey from medical school, to working as a Gynecologist while expanding her work to include intimacy coaching, podcasting, and opening her own clinic. Dr. Sadaf has over 22 years of experience as an OBGYN, working in private practice, hospitals and community health centers. On her work spreading sexua…
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Whether you're acquiring a home health agency, a healthcare clinic, or any other healthcare business in Florida, you'll encounter special rules and documentation requirements set by the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). A Change of Ownership is more than just a transfer of ownership. It is an event where the licensee sells or transfers …
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Andrew McKenzie's Journey to Being a Professional Musician
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Andrew McKenzie is living the dream, having turned his passion of playing music into his full-time career. On this episode of Uncharted Careers, Andrew joins Courtney to talk about how he started playing guitar at a young age and started to take paid gigs in High School. He continued to play music on the side while working in technology sales, and …
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Introduction to the Proof of Financial Ability to Operate
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The Proof of Financial Ability to Operate (PFA) form serves as a method for healthcare applicants seeking licensure to demonstrate that there is a financial plan to maintain financial stability to ensure the delivery of healthcare services, equipment and products to the residents of Florida. In this episode, Sandy Lenner will introduce some of the …
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Healthcare Technology Sales with Josh Riger
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This week on Uncharted Careers, Courtney talks with her cousin, Josh, who is a Senior Client Experience Manager at a publicly traded healthcare technology company, Phreesia. Josh graduated from college in 2018 and found a job at Phreesia as a Business Development Representative. He spent a lot of time putting in the hard work as a BDR, making many …
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Building a small business 101 with Melissa Lenner
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If you've ever had a thought for a business and just didn't know what to do next, this episode of Uncharted Careers will be a great listen for you. Join Courtney as she talks with Melissa Lenner about how she took the idea for a business with her husband to full operalization. Hear about what sort of software Melissa used to start her business, wha…
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On Balancing a Full-Time Job and Monetizing a Parenting Blog Simultaneously with Chad Montgomery
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Chad Montgomery and his wife have most recently started a blog, Parent Intel, that is now generating extra income for their household that includes three young kids. He's also had a long career, however, in various fields including an electrician and construction estimator. Hear about how Chad charted his own path through various trade schools and …
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Exploring Marketing with Alessandra Heinen, Director of Media Operations
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Aless Heinen joins Courtney on Uncharted Careers to discuss her work as Director of Media Operations at a marketing agency. On this episode, listeners will hear about Aless' experience working at the same agency for over 8 years and how she worked with her company to build her own path to growth and develop her own position. Listen to this episode …
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Leaving the Finance World to Found a Software Company Supporting Homecare Workers with Alex Oosterveen
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Alex Oosterveen has a remarkable story to share. After graduating from college, he went into the finance world and felt he was burning the candle at both ends. He was jolted a few years in when he started to experience some significant health issues that would force him to evaluate how he was living his life. From there, he looked to found a compan…
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Producing Featured Sports Stories with Chris Jones
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Courtney talks with five-time Emmy winner, Chris Jones, about his accomplishments in feature producing and what he learned along the way. With a passion for sports, Chris searches for and develops human interest pieces and short documentaries around Bay Area athletes. His welcoming and opening demeanor help him to relate and guide the production of…
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Founding a B2B Software Company with Michael Tuso
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Michael combined his passion for sales and his entrepreneurial spirit to found a software company that maximizes revenue from company's existing client base. Listen to this episode to learn more about Michael's journey from being a top sales performer at Chilipiper to building his own company. Michael discusses the importance of relationships and l…
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Earning a Doctor of Psychology Degree and Starting a Private Practice as a Psychologist with Erika Bach
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Dr. Erika Bach joins Courtney to discuss her path to becoming a licensed clinical psychologist and starting her own private practice. Learn about what drew Erika to embark on this incredibly fulfilling journey guiding clients through life and facilitating major positive personal developments. She discusses the various tracks to becoming a therapist…
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From Budding Prosecutor to Deputy Bureau Chief: On Being an Assistant District Attorney for 35 years with Robbin Hartman
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Courtney's mom, Robbin, joins Courtney this week to discuss her 35-year tenure at the Suffolk County District Attorney's office, where she just retired from. Hear how Robbin became a supervisor in the Case Advisory Bureau and how she managed a team of ADAs to help them gain experience and move into more specialized bureaus depending on where they'r…
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Exploring UI/UX and what great software design means with Chris Nguyen
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Chris moved to New York to be a video game designer, and as he was exposed to different types of design including user experience he found his career interests changing. He became so fascinated with the field of UI/UX, because it is, as he describes it, "the crossroads of technology and human behavior." Join Courtney as she learns more about how de…
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Successfully Leading Customer Success Teams at Software Companies for Over a Decade with Lauren Raulerson
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Lauren is the Director of Customer Success at a software company that supports over 75% of all schools in the US. She leads high retention teams with a huge focus on diversity and equity. Lauren discusses how she values the relationships of the clients and colleagues she works with, what psychological safety is and why it's important in the workpla…
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Leaving the Corporate World and Manifesting a Successful Career as a Life and Business Coach with Julia Martin
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Julia Martin is a Manifestation & Business Coach whose mission is to help women ignite the fire & passion in their lives & careers. After a successful 12 year career in Business Development at Google and Twitter, Julia realized it was time to start sharing what she knew about manifestation with the world. She combines her deep understanding of the …
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Working in Finance Remotely While Moving Abroad to Greece with Matt Croteau
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Talking with Matt always feels like a "blueberry day" - a Greek term for when there's not a cloud in the sky and the temperature is perfect. Hear how he and his wife moved with their three kids from their house in New Hampshire to full time remote travelers currently living abroad in Syros, Greece. Matt majored in Finance and minored in Geography a…
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Leading Product Teams and Co-Founding a Healthcare Technology Company with Chris Young
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Chris took a circuitous route to working in software as he moved from the idea of practicing law, to working in finance and then found himself at a software-as-a-service company in customer service. Hear how he made the move into product, and how after an illustrious career in technology companies since, he's now joined Redesign Stealth as a co-fou…
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Managing Social Media for University of Florida Athletics with Rachel Riger
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Rachel grew up in the gym with renowned basketball coaches in her family. She always felt a deep connection to sports and wanted to create a career that could keep her there. Join Rachel and Courtney as they discuss graduating from college during COVID, going into social media at university athletics, and what she's learned along the way. You'll he…
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Combining Luxury Design Sales and Mindfulness Practice with Rebecca Parker
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Rebecca started her career on the hospitality end of the design business with a luxury wallpaper company, and has since developed into a top performing Visual Comfort salesperson working with members of the trade - from interior designers to builders and developers. Listen to Rebecca discuss how she took her passion for design combined with her nat…
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Changing Lives as a Physical Therapist with Amanda Gropack
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Amanda's deep interest in how the brain affects the body led her to becoming a physical therapist specializing in brain and spinal injuries. Hear how she's created a life where her physical therapy work supports her travel-heavy lifestyle and how she became a practicing PT in New Zealand. On celebrating the wins her patients experience in physical …
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After graduating law school and practicing law, Bob decided to take on new challenges overseeing operations at a variety of companies. Listen to Bob discuss how he's found himself running a company that provides vehicles for tv and movie productions. If you've ever wondered where those old timey vehicles come from in period pieces, Bob may have had…
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Copy Directing at Vogue with Grace Edquist
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Grace has built a decade long career in her life-long passions, journalism and magazines. Learn how Grace has taken on new roles at Conde Nast over her six year tenure with the company, and how she continues to feed her affection for writing about art at the same time. Hear how Grace has made decisions in her career along the way and the decisions …
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An Inside Look at Being a Physician Assistant with Deanna Matthew
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Listen to Deanna discuss how she decided to go back to school to become a Physician Assistant and how working in an Emergency Department in a hospital enables her to live a fulfilling life balancing personal travels and a challenging job. “It's very important to shadow people in these professions and to get experience doing the professions or just …
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Being a Leader in Customer Service with Joe Gilgoff
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Joe Gilgoff has had an illustrious career as he’s worked toward becoming a leader in Customer Experience/Customer Service. Learn how Joe started his career and grew into a VP role in a field he’s passionate about. “I couldn't even help him 100%. I just did my best to kind of send him on his way and help him out with his issue and he told me at the …
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Gaining a seat at the table takes time. Uncharted Careers provides a glimpse into the careers of people in a variety of industries to give listeners honest insight into how successful professionals have gotten to where they are. They share the good, the bad, and what they’ve learned along the way. Join Courtney Hartman as she talks with people from…
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