After the Bell (Podcast)
I work with young professionals who want clarity — not noise.
Our conversations are structured, practical, and honest.
If you’re looking for therapy or a formal coaching program, I’m not the right fit.
If you’re looking for perspective, discernment, and momentum — you’re in the right place.
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You Lack Focus: What Young Professionals Need to Hear Right Now
Young professionals are distracted more than ever. So, what do they need to hear right now?
In the first episode of After the Bell , Nick Kaufmann Mamisashvili sits down with Max Zimmerman for an honest conversation about the things young professionals need to hear right now: thoughts on growth, direction, discipline, and stopping the mid-20s drift.
If you're trying to level up professionally and personally, or you've felt stuck, this episode is for you.
Young professionals are distracted more than ever. So, what do they need to hear right now?
In the first episode of After the Bell , Nick Kaufmann Mamisashvili sits down with Max Zimmerman for an honest conversation about the things young professionals need to hear right now: thoughts on growth, direction, discipline, and stopping the mid-20s drift.
If you're trying to level up professionally and personally, or you've felt stuck, this episode is for you.
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Why So Many Young Professionals Give Up Too Early
Most young professionals don't fail because they lack talent.
They quit too early.
Success rarely looks glamorous in real time.
It looks like persistence
It looks like rejection.
It looks like showing up again anyway.
S/o to Faith Kopecky - professional singer, opera teacher, and former mentee.
Most young professionals don't fail because they lack talent.
They quit too early.
Success rarely looks glamorous in real time.
It looks like persistence
It looks like rejection.
It looks like showing up again anyway.
S/o to Faith Kopecky - professional singer, opera teacher, and former mentee.
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Talented People Stay Invisible for One Reason
In this episode of After the Bell, I sat down with Innocent Jean-Marie — a 21-year-old photographer and the eldest of 7 siblings in a refugee household.
What started as a conversation about photography quickly became a deeper discussion about identity, influence, and confidence.
This conversation reminded me that people don’t just need opportunities.
They need belief. They need guidance. They need environments of expectation.
In this episode of After the Bell, I sat down with Innocent Jean-Marie — a 21-year-old photographer and the eldest of 7 siblings in a refugee household.
What started as a conversation about photography quickly became a deeper discussion about identity, influence, and confidence.
This conversation reminded me that people don’t just need opportunities.
They need belief. They need guidance. They need environments of expectation.
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How One Young Woman Turned Pain Into Purpose
You do NOT have unlimited energy.
That’s why purpose matters.
Every “yes” costs you time. Every distraction costs you focus. Every unclear goal drains your energy.
Most people burn out because they never decide what actually matters.
That’s why we created The Purpose Filter to help you determine your why with clarity and follow up with laser-focused execution. (Find it under Additional Resources)
You do NOT have unlimited energy.
That’s why purpose matters.
Every “yes” costs you time. Every distraction costs you focus. Every unclear goal drains your energy.
Most people burn out because they never decide what actually matters.
That’s why we created The Purpose Filter to help you determine your why with clarity and follow up with laser-focused execution. (Find it under Additional Resources)
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From Directionless to Law School : Ian's Story
Being “average” feels like a setback.
But when nobody expects greatness from you…
You get room to experiment.
Room to fail. Room to figure yourself out.
That’s where a lot of real growth happens because there's a difference between feeling “average” vs. being "average."
Being “average” feels like a setback.
But when nobody expects greatness from you…
You get room to experiment.
Room to fail. Room to figure yourself out.
That’s where a lot of real growth happens because there's a difference between feeling “average” vs. being "average."
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The Question Every High Achiever Asks
In this episode, I sat down with a former CEO and my personal mentor, Sean Hart, to talk about what success actually feels like after decades of leadership, risk, achievement, failure, and growth.
When you have success, people start believing in you because of your resume… not because they actually know you. And eventually every high achiever wonders: “Could I do this all again from zero?”
In this episode, I sat down with a former CEO and my personal mentor, Sean Hart, to talk about what success actually feels like after decades of leadership, risk, achievement, failure, and growth.
When you have success, people start believing in you because of your resume… not because they actually know you. And eventually every high achiever wonders: “Could I do this all again from zero?”
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Stop Shrinking Yourself. The World Needs Your Ambition.
Ambitious young professionals spend too much time apologizing for being driven.
Stop shrinking yourself.
If you’re healthy… if you’re growing… if you’re building something meaningful… then own your ambition.
The world needs people who care deeply and execute relentlessly.
Ambitious young professionals spend too much time apologizing for being driven.
Stop shrinking yourself.
If you’re healthy… if you’re growing… if you’re building something meaningful… then own your ambition.
The world needs people who care deeply and execute relentlessly.
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The Old Irish Wisdom Young Adults Are Missing
Young professionals are burning out chasing careers they don’t even love.
The goal was never just money.
The goal was purpose. Community. People. Meaning.
Find work that keeps you showing up for others.
That’s the kind of work worth building a life around.
Young professionals are burning out chasing careers they don’t even love.
The goal was never just money.
The goal was purpose. Community. People. Meaning.
Find work that keeps you showing up for others.
That’s the kind of work worth building a life around.
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Borrow Confidence Until You Build Your Own : Career Lessons from a Career Specialist
Nobody is born confident.
It’s earned and nurtured.
Behind every confident person…
is usually a parent,
teacher,
coach,
mentor,
or friend…
who believed in them first.
Nobody is born confident.
It’s earned and nurtured.
Behind every confident person…
is usually a parent,
teacher,
coach,
mentor,
or friend…
who believed in them first.
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A Georgian Entrepreneur's Advice for Young Professionals
No matter where you live, young professionals are asking the same questions - and mentorship is a powerful answer.
Anano’s advice:
Start before you feel ready.
Create opportunities where none exist.
Build confidence through action.
No matter where you live, young professionals are asking the same questions - and mentorship is a powerful answer.
Anano’s advice:
Start before you feel ready.
Create opportunities where none exist.
Build confidence through action.