The RxProfessor

In my continuing effort to document what it’s like to go from comfortably employed to suddenly unemployed to launching a business in very short order, Episode 7 will cover the week of September 13. You can read all of my previous Episodes on my website. Mood: Excited. Several opportunities popped up this week as a… [Read more]

In my continuing effort to document what it’s like to go from comfortably employed to suddenly unemployed to launching a business in very short order, Episode 6 will cover the week of September 6. You can read all of my previous Episodes on my website. Mood: Doubt started seeping back in on Thu as it became… [Read more]

In my continuing effort to document what it’s like to go from comfortably employed to suddenly unemployed to launching a business in very short order, Episode 5 will cover the week of August 30. You can read all of my previous Episodes on my website. Mood: My “zero” occurred on Wed: My last direct deposit paycheck… [Read more]

In my continuing effort to document what it’s like to go from comfortably employed to suddenly unemployed to launching a business in very short order, Episode 4 will cover the week of August 23. You can read all of my previous Episodes on my website. Mood: Increasingly confident. Before writing this episode, I went back and read Next!, Episode 1, Episode… [Read more]

Episode 3 will cover the week of August 16. Catch up with Episode 1 and Episode 2. Mood: At this point, I’ve mostly forgotten what it’s like to have an employer dictate your priorities. Instead, I’m the boss, and that has its obvious pros and cons. I have developed a rhythm, although that will change when I… [Read more]

While writing a journal can be therapeutic, my goal for making it public is to provide some insights into the process for others that are going thru / will go thru similar circumstances. Regardless of my platform, I am not excluded from what the lack of a safety net tastes like. Hopefully my journey can… [Read more]

There are few things in life that come with an expiration date. Milk. Y2K (yes, it was real). Apparently my gallbladder. And a severance package. Monday Aug 2 officially started my journey towards the “zero” of direct deposit paychecks. I’m not the only person in the history of the world that’s had this kind of… [Read more]

By Mark Pew, Senior VP, Preferred Medical Tim Benak (QLI) and I hosted Episode 3 of our Between Two Coasts podcast on December 19. Our guests were Rafael Gonzalez of Cattie & Gonzalez and Claire Muselman of Continental Western Group. Our theme was “Having Fun in a Suit” and they both epitomize what that means.… [Read more]

By Mark Pew, Senior VP, Preferred Medical This is a feel good story for the holidays that offers lessons for every single person. I published an article on October 15, 2020 entitled “A Woman of Integrity” (originally published on April 4, 2018) that focused on Justine Irizarry. She saw it on LinkedIn and reached out… [Read more]