Degree Free

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Episodes: 146

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Welcome to Degree Free! It’s our job to share fundamentals we’ve discovered and the mistakes we’ve made while self educating, getting work, building businesses, and making money. We’ll tell you how to make it happen, no degree needed!

Episode Date
How I Helped Someone Turn Their In-Person Job Into Full Remote Work and How You Can Too (DF#145)
Apr 17, 2024
What Your Young Adult Can Do After High School and Stories from the Degree Free Launch Program (DF#144)
Apr 10, 2024
Master the Art of Asking Great Questions with This Simple 3-Step Framework (DF#143)
Apr 03, 2024
Repeal of FAFSA Graduation Requirement in Louisiana and What Filling It Out Does for You And Your Child (DF#142)
Mar 27, 2024
SAT Goes Digital and Uncoupling Your Identity From Your Job (DF#141)
Mar 20, 2024
Keeping the End Goal in Mind and Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone (DF#140)
Mar 14, 2024
The Secret to Life and Living Every Day Like It’s Your Last (DF#139)
Mar 06, 2024
Building Your Own Apprenticeship and How to Make Employers Say Yes (DF#138)
Feb 29, 2024
Artificial Intelligence vs. Managers and Gen Z's Preference for Career Advice (DF#137)
Feb 22, 2024
Massachusetts Joins the Degree Free Movement and Eliminates Degree Requirements (DF#136)
Feb 14, 2024
Why Hard Work Doesn’t Matter and How to Choose the Right Vehicle for Your Success (DF#135)
Feb 07, 2024
Picking A Bone with “Knowledge Worker” and the Framework to Learn New Skills (DF#134)
Jan 31, 2024
Top Jobs People Are Leaving and How to Do Cold Outreach in 2024 (DF #133)
Jan 24, 2024
The Shift in Hiring Practices: What They Don’t Tell You About Jobs (DF#132)
Jan 17, 2024
Your Permission to Start Now! And How to Help Your Teen Be Degree Free in 2024 (DF#131)
Jan 10, 2024
Degree Free Healthcare?!, AI is Taking Over, and the Other 2024 Predictions (DF#130)
Jan 03, 2024
Portfolio Building, Seizing Career Opportunities, and the Most Important Lessons from 2023! (DF#129)
Dec 27, 2023
30 Seconds to Stand Out?!, Breaking into Recruiting, and Navigating Careers as an Introvert with Linda Le (DF#128)
Dec 20, 2023
College Marketing Secrets and $800,000 in Debt for a Photography Degree?! (DF#127)
Dec 13, 2023
Degree Free is Starting to Catch!, Minnesota Eliminates Degree Requirements from Jobs, and Why Skills > Degrees (DF #126)
Dec 06, 2023
3 Conversations to Have With Your Child Before They Buy a Degree (DF#125)
Nov 29, 2023
Debunking the College Monopoly: How To Pursue True Education & Get The Job You Want (DF#124)
Nov 22, 2023
The Papered Mindset: The Disconnect Between College Education and Employment (DF#123)
Nov 15, 2023
4 Ways to AI Proof Your Child’s Future (DF#122)
Nov 08, 2023
How We Made $1,000,000+ Capitalizing on Internet Trends With Degree Free Internet Entrepreneurs Brandon Chin and Christian Chin (DF#121)
Nov 01, 2023
From Construction to Bitcoin Developer in Less Than 18 Months: Tips for Breaking In and Building a Portfolio with Damian Goodenough (DF#120)
Oct 25, 2023
Is College Worth $500,000? and The Future of Work in an AI World (DF#119)
Oct 18, 2023
Breaking the Degree Requirement Myth in Tech Jobs: Aligning Education and Employment Trends (DF#118)
Oct 11, 2023
5 Ways to Gain Your First Work Experience (DF#117)
Oct 04, 2023
How to Help Your Child Be Degree Free Right Now: Vocational Creativity (DF#116)
Sep 27, 2023
How to Break Six Figures in Six Months with Hannah Maruyama (DF#115)
Sep 20, 2023
From Unemployment to $185,000/Year with Hannah Maruyama (DF#114)
Sep 13, 2023
Creating Success in Tech: Sean’s Journey from Small Tech Roles to Amazon with Sean Dubois (DF#113)
Sep 06, 2023
Finding Wealth in Relationships: A Customer-Centric Approach to Presales Engineering with Gene Torres (DF#112)
Aug 30, 2023
How to Become a Content Machine and Building a Business from Scratch with Colton Sakamoto (DF#111)
Aug 23, 2023
Learning Beyond the Classroom: From Pool Tech to Tech Solutions Engineer with Matt Walters (DF#110)
Aug 16, 2023
Breaking into Code: How to Launch Your Software Engineering Career with No Experience with Matthew Young, AWS Software Engineer (DF#109)
Aug 09, 2023
Becoming a Software Engineer Without a Degree with Garrett Graves, a Twitch Engineer (DF#108)
Aug 02, 2023
Future-Proof Your Career: Positioning Yourself for Success in the AI Era with Drake Porter (DF#107)
Jul 26, 2023
Debunking ’Follow Your Passion’ as Career Advice, The Rise of Downcredentialing & Skill Based Hiring (DF#106)
Jul 19, 2023
Biggest Job Lies #4: “We Only Want What’s Best For You” (DF#105)
Jul 12, 2023
Use This Framework If You’re Thinking About Going (Back) to College (DF#104)
Jul 05, 2023
Mastering Job References & The Decline Of College Enrollment (DF#103)
Jun 28, 2023
How to Make Difficult Decisions and Why I Decided to Give Up Firefighting (DF#102)
Jun 21, 2023
Why College Degrees Shouldn’t Be Required For Entry Level Jobs & Unveiling the Truth Behind ”Highest Paying Jobs for College Grads” (DF#101)
Jun 14, 2023
Welcome to the Degree Free Community | New? Start Here! (DF#100)
Jun 07, 2023
From Solitude to Success: Transforming Your Job Search with the Degree Free Network (DF#99)
May 31, 2023
14 Tips to Use ChatGPT In Your Job Search (DF#98)
May 24, 2023
Nearly Half of Undergrads Are Considering Dropping Out, MBA Grads Getting Paid Not To Work & Iowa Expanding Health Careers Through A $13.5M Apprenticeship Program (DF#97)
May 17, 2023
The 5 Degree Free Pathways (DF#96)
May 10, 2023
Certify Your Success: How to Use Certifications to Stand Out in the Job Market with Matt Scicchitano (DF#95)
May 03, 2023
The Rise of Contract Work, Why College Is Making People Miserable, Another State Getting Rid of Degree Requirements (DF#94)
Apr 26, 2023
Lying On Your Resume, ChatGPT vs College & How Many Applications To Land a Job (DF#93)
Apr 19, 2023
Which Jobs Are Going To Be Replaced by AI? & The Unrealistic Salary Expectations Of College Grads (DF#92)
Apr 12, 2023
3 Lessons From a Degree Free Billionaire, The New Collar Workforce & What’s The Deal With Honorary Degrees? (DF#91)
Apr 05, 2023
PA Drops Degree Requirements For 92% of Jobs, UPS Drivers vs. Doctors, Who Makes More?, And Why You Should Never Say You’re Unqualified (DF#90)
Mar 29, 2023
A Mindset Shift To Change Your Life (DF#89)
Mar 22, 2023
Tech Giant Pays College Grads NOT to Work for Them, Mass Hiring and Mass Layoffs? (DF#88)
Mar 15, 2023
7 Tricks to Make Your Interviewer Love You (DF#87)
Mar 08, 2023
How to Make Your Career Change (DF#86)
Mar 01, 2023
How to Break into Marketing with No Degree or Experience with James Stewart (DF#85)
Feb 22, 2023
Launch Your Salesforce Career: Everything You Need to Know with Bradley Rice (DF#84)
Feb 15, 2023
Unlock Opportunities in Operations - No Degree Needed! with Diana Spencer (DF#83)
Feb 08, 2023
Level Up Your Career: Achieving Tech Success Without a Degree with Billy Cosentino (DF#82)
Feb 01, 2023
Worst Failures #3: Waiting For The Right Idea - Ep. 81
Jan 25, 2023
Your Biggest Problem in Finding a Job: Self Elimination - Ep. 80
Jan 18, 2023
How to Brute Force Your Way Into Work: Volume Applying - Ep. 79
Jan 11, 2023
How to Find a Job Backwards - Ep. 78
Jan 04, 2023
Biggest Job Lies #3: ”You’ll Hear From Us Either Way” - Ep. 77
Dec 28, 2022
The Secret to Landing a Job at Microsoft with Jerry Condra - Ep. 76
Dec 21, 2022
How To Get a $100,000+ IT Job with Bootcamps & Certifications with Eric Ostler, Senior Incident Manager at Nike - Ep. 75
Dec 14, 2022
Breaking Into Cybersecurity: The Power of Accidents & Saying Yes To Everything with Jason Tugman, Director of Information Security - Ep. 74
Dec 07, 2022
How to Network the Right Way, Keys to Marketing with Milo Speranzo, Senior Director Marketing North America at Dell - Ep. 73
Nov 30, 2022
Why The Best Time To Find A Job Is NOW! | Julia Pollak, Chief Economist at ZipRecruiter - Ep. 72
Nov 23, 2022
College Degree vs. No College Degree: The False Dichotomy - Ep. 71
Nov 16, 2022
Why Branded Tech Certifications Are Worth It - Ep. 70
Nov 09, 2022
Vocational Creativity #2: If You’re Thinking About Social Work, Check Out These 5 Careers First - Ep. 69
Nov 03, 2022
Vocational Creativity: The Superpower That Will Find You Your Next Job - Ep. 68
Oct 26, 2022
How To Have a Successful Career Without a College Degree with Praxis’s CEO, Cameron Sorsby - Ep.67
Oct 19, 2022
Breaking Into Tech: How To Become a Self-Taught Developer with Kent Utterback - Ep. 66
Oct 12, 2022
BONUS Episode: Supercharge Your Career in a Sh*t Economy (Virtual Event by Career Hackers)
Oct 07, 2022
How To Repurpose Your Education And Achieve Financial Freedom with Zakiya Akerele, Ph.D. - Ep. 65
Oct 05, 2022
4 Professional License Jobs That Pay Over $60,000 - Ep. 64
Sep 28, 2022
How To Go From Unemployed to Making $385,000/Year with Drake Porter, Meta Product Manager - Ep. 63
Sep 21, 2022
Worst Failures #1: Worst Interview Of My Life - Ep. 62
Sep 14, 2022
How To Find Jobs Not Posted On Job Boards - Ep. 61
Sep 11, 2022
Robyn Altucher, Master of Soft Skills - How to Go From Apprentice to Having 70+ Employees - Ep. 60
Aug 31, 2022
Why You Should Separate Your Work and Your Job - Ep. 59
Aug 24, 2022
How Learning To Sell Can Change Your Life - Ep. 58
Aug 17, 2022
How To Address A Work Gap On Your Resume - Ep.57
Aug 10, 2022
Career Hacking: Supercharging Your Job Search with Joel Bein - Ep. 56
Aug 03, 2022
6 US Cities That Will Pay You Over $10,000 To Work Remotely In 2022 - Ep. 55
Jul 27, 2022
Making Some Noise: Audio Engineering, Podcast Production, and College with Jay Yow - Ep. 54
Jul 20, 2022
Biggest Job Lies #2: “Salary Depends on Experience” - Ep. 53
Jul 13, 2022
Standing Out Amongst The Crowd: How To Win In Life and Work with James Quandahl - Ep. 52
Jul 06, 2022
3 Reasons You Need to Be Willing to Relocate for a Job - Ep. 51
Jun 29, 2022
Top 3 Lessons We’ve Learned From You - Ep. 50
Jun 23, 2022
4 Side Hustle Ideas to Start Today (Part 2) - Ep. 49
Jun 15, 2022
4 Reasons You Need To Start a Side Hustle (Part 1) - Ep. 48
Jun 08, 2022
Summer Jobs and 4 Alternative Project Ideas - Ep.47
Jun 01, 2022
9 Jobs Restaurant Workers Are Already Qualified For - Ep. 46
May 25, 2022
The Top 5 US Cities for Job Growth - Ep. 45
May 18, 2022
The Biggest Job Lies: ”You Need to Love Your Job” - Ep. 44
May 11, 2022
How Often Should You Be Applying For Jobs Even When You Have One? - Ep. 43
May 04, 2022
How Many Resumes Should You Have? - Ep. 42
Apr 27, 2022
How to Become a Teacher Without a College Degree - Ep. 41
Apr 20, 2022
Which Jobs You Think Require a College Degree But Don’t - Ep. 40
Apr 13, 2022
How to Get Over Imposter Syndrome After Getting a New Job - Ep. 39
Apr 06, 2022
Jobs That ACTUALLY REQUIRE College Degrees - Ep. 38
Mar 30, 2022
Why You Should Write a Book - Ep. 37
Mar 23, 2022
How to Become a Published Author and Start Making Passive Income - Ep. 36
Mar 16, 2022
How to Talk to a Teenager About Going Degree Free - Ep.35
Mar 09, 2022
How to Become a Consultant - Ep. 34
Mar 02, 2022
How to Turn Your Current Job into a 1099 Role and Make More Money - Ep. 33
Feb 23, 2022
What To Do When You Suddenly Lose Your Job - Ep. 32
Feb 16, 2022
How to Handle Rejection and Keep on Going - Ep. 31
Feb 09, 2022
How to Start a Services Business - Ep. 30
Feb 02, 2022
What Does A Salesforce Admin Do - Ep.29
Jan 27, 2022
How To Prepare For Job Interviews - Ep 28
Jan 20, 2022
How to Stay Motivated When Applying - Ep.27
Jan 13, 2022
How To Study For A Tech Certification As An Adult - Ep.26
Jan 06, 2022
How to Negotiate Remote Work - Ep. 25
Dec 31, 2021
How to Get a Sales Job With No Sales Experience - Ep. 24
Dec 23, 2021
Why You Should Apply For Jobs During the Holiday Season - Ep. 23
Dec 10, 2021
How to Tell Your Family You Are Not Going to College - Ep. 22
Nov 25, 2021
Why You Should Get A Sales Job - Ep. 21
Nov 23, 2021
What Does an IT Business Analyst Do? - Ep. 20
Nov 11, 2021
Where Are the Best Places to Find Jobs Online? - Ep. 19
Nov 04, 2021
How Do You Know if You Should Drop Out of College? - Ep. 18
Oct 28, 2021
Things You Need to Know Before Job Negotiations - Ep. 17
Oct 21, 2021
How to Interview When You Have No Experience - Ep. 16
Oct 14, 2021
How to Teach Yourself Valuable Skills - Ep. 15
Oct 07, 2021
How to Pick Employable Skills - Ep. 14
Sep 30, 2021
Should You Finish Your Degree? - Ep. 13
Sep 23, 2021
How to Leverage Marriage/Partnership to Help Grow Wealth - Ep. 12
Sep 15, 2021
Always Be Ready to Job Leap - Ep. 11
Sep 08, 2021
How to Job Search Without a College Degree - Ep. 10
Sep 01, 2021
How to Get a Job You Want Without a College Degree - Ep. 9
Aug 25, 2021
What are Some of the Highest Paying Jobs without a Degree? - Ep. 8
Aug 18, 2021
How to Get Tech Certifications? - Ep. 7
Aug 11, 2021
What to do Instead of Go Back to College? - Ep. 6
Aug 04, 2021
What Types of Businesses to Start Without Going to College - Ep. 5
Jul 30, 2021
Do You Need a College Degree in 2021? - Ep. 4
Jul 22, 2021
Why Degree Free? and a Little About Us - Ep. 3
Jul 10, 2021
College Degree NOT Required - Ep. 2
Jun 28, 2021
What is Degree Free? - Ep. 1
Jun 25, 2021