How to get the most out of the Praxis Community & Slack
Career
About the workshop
In this workshop Jenavieve and Maddox share with the Praxis community some networking tips & tricks and best practices to get the most out of the Praxis Community/Slack!
About the host
Jenavieve is Praxis' Community Manager & Module 1 Advisor. Maddox is Praxis' Placement Advisor & an SDR at PandaDoc. They are both 2021 alums and have joined forces to master the world of remote networking.
Use Social Media, But Don't Let it Use You
Alumni
About the workshop
In this Praxis Monday workshop, we are joined by Lolita Allgyer, Praxis Alum and community & sales leader at Copy Chief. A few months ago Lolita made the decision to shut down most of her social media and instead focus on connecting through other online communities. We dive into how she came to that decision and workshop how you can get more return on your investment of attention in the social media that you use.
About the host
Lolita Allgyer is a Praxis alum and an alumni of the Praxis team. She is currently a Community & Sales Leader at Copy Chief and a freelance copywriter.
Building Your Career After Praxis
Sales
About the workshop
In this Praxis Monday session, we're joined by Charles Porges and Austin Zitting to talk about building your career after you've finished Praxis!
About the host
Charles Porges is the Sales Manager at Grayscale and Austin Zitting does new business operations at Grayscale. Both are alumni of Praxis.
How to Live and Work Intentionally with Silas Mahner
Career
About the workshop
Silas talks about his career discovery process and how he got to where he is now at Next Wave Partners by being intentional and deliberate with this time and energy.
About the host
Silas is a Praxis alumnus and Consultant at Next Wave Partners.
How To Get Good At Copywriting Fast
Marketing
About the workshop
Praxis alumna Lolita Allgyer outlines the basics of building a copywriting career.
About the host
Lolita currently works as a Community Leader at Copy Cheif, a Copywriter at GROWFAST, and as a Freelance Copywriter for her own company Lita Creative LLC. Prior to this, she spent some time with Praxis as a participant, Advisor, and Content Strategist. If you’re looking to learn a bit about copywriting from a Praxis mindset, you’re not going to want to miss this session!
My Marketing Career as a Discovery Process
Marketing
About the workshop
Praxis alumni Randi Hill explains her Praxis story — her experience in the program, with her apprenticeship, and how a series of seemingly unrelated events led to her starting her own freelance marketing company.
About the host
Randi Hall is a Praxis alum. She served as a Relationship Development Specialist, then Strategy & Brand Specialist at Ama La Vida, then she started her own freelance marketing company. She is currently the Founder and Chief Marketing Mastermind at cre8tives.co and a manager at a local business.
How to build a Philosophy Career without a Degree
Career
About the workshop
Praxis alumni Gabriel Mitchell explains how to read philosophy selfishly, how to build a professional philosophical network, and provides lots of resources for getting your philosophy career started.
About the host
Gabriel was an early adopter of the Praxis program. While working with his business partner in 2014 he learned he could use his work to promote the ideas he cared about. He's an armchair philosophy nerd who learned to get paid for his passion.
Building Mastermind Groups with Nick Rundlett
Alumni
About the workshop
Nick Rundlett explains how mastermind calls can exponentially increase your problem-solving. Then, he opens up the group for a live mastermind call.
About the host
Nick Rundlett is a Praxis alumnus who is skilled in the areas of sales and building connections through Mastermind calls. He is currently the Founder of Mastermind Army.
Using Substack to Build An Audience
Writing
About the workshop
Jed Mahrle explains how he used Substack to build an audience that unlocked professional opportunities in the sales world.
About the host
Less than a year after completing Praxis, Jed became the leading SDR, built repeatable outbound playbooks, scripts, and sequences for our SDRs/AEs, and broke several company records at PandaDoc. He now manages a team of 11 SDRs to scale PandaDocs outbound team.
My Non Profit Career as a Discovery Process
Career
About the workshop
Nate Baker tells us about his career as a discovery process. Ultimately he landed a career he loves in the non-profit space in an operations role.
About the host
Nate Baker is an early adopter of Praxis and is currently the Deputy Director of Grassroots Operations at Americans for Prosperity- Mississippi.
Copywriting + Customizing Your Praxis Experience
Writing
About the workshop
Jerrod Harlan walks us through how he approached his Praxis experience and used the program to help him launch a copywriting career — in which he’s now making six figures.
About the host
Jerrod Harlan is a Praxis alum that has built a career as a successful freelance copywriter. He is also heavily involved in the sales subcommunity of the program.
Improving Your Public Speaking Using Human Connection
Communication
About the workshop
This session’s topic: the importance of human connection as a communicator, and how to use connection to level up your public speaking. This is a great workshop for anyone looking to level up their communication skills.
About the host
Abigail Kish is a Praxis alumna that has 3 national championship speaking titles, has presented at a number of conferences and events, and is the founder of Lyceum Communication.
From Apprentice to VP
Career
About the workshop
In this workshop, Mitchell shares his career story of how he made it from entry-level to leadership, along with the biggest things he got right early on in his career to help you think long-term at your first career opportunity as well.
About the host
Mitchell Broderick is a grad from the very first Praxis class (back in 2014!). He rose from apprentice all the way to VP at his original Praxis placement, Advantage Media Group, before joining the team at Platform Marketing (where he made partner last month!).
How Data Works (and How to Use It)
Skill
About the workshop
In this session, Jon talked about how data works, and how to think about data to get better at your job (even if you’re not a numbers person).
Data is everywhere — but it’s only useful if you know how to understand it and use it.
About the host
Jon Elordi is a Praxis alum, who works as a Data Analyst at JPL Creative, a digital marketing agency (and Praxis BP) that works with companies as well-known as Hershey, Rite Aid, and Penske.
How Business Finance Works
Skill
About the workshop
Eion joins us to talk about what corporate finance is and how it works, what the finance department of a company actually does, and how it all affects you and your role.
About the host
Eion Donnelly is a Praxis alum working in the finance department at PandaDoc.
How to Create Your Own Position at a Company
Career
About the workshop
In this session, Praxis alum Austin Brown discusses how to think about growth beyond an entry-level role and then create a position that doesn’t exist on a team. All through the lens of his own career story at PandaDoc.
About the host
Austin Brown is a Praxis alum and PandaDoc's first-ever UX Researcher.
Crushing it in a Sales Role
Sales
About the workshop
Olivia Van Wormer, Reid Anderson, and Luke Ruffing were some of the first Praxis hires at PandaDoc (one of our largest BPs). All three have grown and excelled in their individual roles on the PandaDoc sales team — crushing their numbers, setting themselves up for promotions, and creating growth opportunities within the company.
About the host
Olivia Van Wormer, Reid Anderson, and Luke Ruffing are all Praxis grads doing awesome things. Connect with them on Slack or via the Participant Directory!
Being Successful in Sales
Sales
About the workshop
In this call, Nick gives us a primer on being successful in sales— what works and why, how to think about your customer, how to think about your product, how to be effective via email and over the phone, and how to close the deal.
About the host
Nick Rundlett started his career as an SDR at Reliant Technology, a BP that’s based in Atlanta, GA. He had minimal sales experience, but over the course of just a few months, went from struggling to figure things out to becoming the top-performing sales rep in his department.
Thinking Strategically about Role Transitions
Career
About the workshop
In this workshop, we’re joined by three Praxis alums — Eion Donnelly, Jan Aclan, and Emily Cozzens — for a conversation on transitioning from department to department within your company and strategically placing yourself to do the types of work you want to do.
About the host
Eion Donnelly, Jan Aclan, and Emily Cozzens are all Praxis grads doing awesome things. Connect with them on Slack or via the Participant Directory!
Learning Out Loud + Leveraging Your Personal Brand
Alumni
About the workshop
In this workshop, Praxis alumna Madison Kanna joins us to talk about her Praxis experience, her journey becoming a developer, and how she’s used the art of learning out loud and the habit of documentation to open up opportunities and build a powerful network.
About the host
Madison Kanna is a Praxis alumna and self-taught developer.
How to Crush Your First 6 Months at a Startup
Alumni
About the workshop
This workshop is all about succeeding in your first "real" career opportunity. Olivia covers things like embracing the discomfort, moving to a new city, finding balance, and thinking long-term while staying patient.
About the host
Olivia Van Wormer is a Praxis alumna and advisor who is working at PandaDoc. Olivia started her career in a sales role and was quickly promoted to account executive.
How to Hit the Ground Running at Your BP
Alumni
About the workshop
In this workshop, Praxis alums Sarah Iddings, Nick Rundlett, and Emily Cozzens share their program experiences and their top insights on being successful once you land your first major job offer.
About the host
Sarah Iddings, Nick Rundlett, and Emily Cozzens are all Praxis grads doing awesome things. Connect with them on Slack or via the Participant Directory!
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