Shawn Royster

Wonder what a hedge fund is? Alecsa will find out when she speaks to a hedge fund manager. She'll learn that it takes more than financial knowledge to successfully manage people's investments. Then, if you're into basketball, you'll want to see our second career. Shawn meets up with an NCAA basketball referee and learns how he got his job and what goes into officiating college games.

Shawn starts us out by meeting up with a sound designer. We'll hear about how he integrates music, sound and effects into films, TV and plays. It makes a world of difference in the finished production! Then Alecsa will visit a university and speak with the head volleyball coach where we'll learn that coaching involves a lot more than teaching volleyball skills.

Alecsa will meet a character artist who designed some of the famous Disney merchandise you see in stores and at the Disney parks and resorts. You'll want to see what he's doing now. And we'll also meet another type of artist when Shawn visits a nail technician and learns how she uses her steady hand to make people's fingers and toes beautiful.

Alecsa will start us off at the dentist's office where she speaks with a general dentist. She learns what he spends most of his time doing and why he loves working with families. Developments in engineering are happening at warp speed. Shawn will learn about what's hot in the engineering field and how advances impact so many aspects of our world.

Did you know more than one in seven people have a substance abuse problem? We'll talk with an addictions professional and learn about the challenges in treating those with drug addictions. For those of you interested in aviation, we're going to bring back Shawn's interview with a director of Career Services at an aviation and aerospace university.

Have you been wondering about what our field reporter, Alecsa is really like? Well, wonder no more because Shawn is going to start off the show interviewing Alecsa. We'll get to know both of them better! Then, Alecsa will take it from there and introduce us to a dental hygienist. We'll see how this is a job that works well for someone who wants a career in the dental field.