In Chapter 2 of 13, college radio DJ Caroline Giegerich experiences an array of character building experiences including managing Catholic community outrage and superstar personalities, including Tori Amos. Giegerich worked at Providence, Rhode Island's WBRU while attending Brown University and studying philosophy and pre-med.
In Chapter 9 of 13, Howard University graduate Phil McKenzie recounts building Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity relationships and how the bonds remain relevant 16-years after graduation. Phil McKenzie graduated from Howard University and earned an MBA from the Duke University Fuqua School of Business. Before starting FREE DMC and the Influencer Conference, McKenzie worked for eight years in sales and trading at Goldman Sachs.
In Chapter 9 of 9 in her 2009 Capture Your Flag interview, lawyer and public defender Julia Green shares how she learned about forgiveness and redemption from her parents. By leading by example repeatedly through her childhood, Green witnesses her parents set a precedent fighting for the underdog, offering forgiveness, and enabling redemption. Their actions embolden their daughter to make a greater difference in her career. Beyond education and law school experiences, Green finds motivation to fight for her clients and offer them a second chance. Julia Green is a federal public defender working in New York City. She earned a law degree from Georgetown and a bachelors degree from the University of Michigan.
In Chapter 5 of 9, attorney Julia Green finds the human element more intense than anticipated in transitioning from corporate litigation law to public defense. She recounts courtroom and relationship gravity defense law presents and how she acclimated to an environment where jail sentences and associated emotional family response shape daily life.
In Chapter 4 of 9, after several years practicing corporate law, attorney Julia Green is drawn to service-focused public interest law, namely fighting for individuals who have never had anyone fight for them before. The underdog appeal - going against the United States of America or the State of New York and its prosecutors - reinforces Green's transition into practicing public defense law.
In Chapter 3 of 9, a post-law school Kramer Levin corporate litigation attorney role working long hours fails to inspire purpose or meaning for lawyer Julia Green. Working on behalf of a corporate entity battling another corporate entity, she looking beyond litigation to more individual-focused and less document-focused law careers. This transition into a role with a greater human interest element, she arrives at a family law vs. criminal law crossroads, ultimately choosing criminal law.
In Chapter 9 of 15, music executive traces his relationshp with music from pre-high school Pink Floyd and Grateful Dead concert experiences. Not only does this early experience blossom into deeper appreciation for live music, especially the Grateful Dead and, later, Phish, but also it shapes way Epstein later will participate in this relationship as an Island Def Jam record label operations executive.
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