How Did We Get Here?

About How Did We Get Here?

Welcome to "How Did We Get Here?" - the podcast where our two Talking Heads, Jess Bost and Mark Newfield, bring on guests to learn more about their past lives before landing where they are today. As you know, life is super simple, straightforward and never makes people ask "Wait, you did what?!" So join us for an honest convo on career exploration, overcoming setbacks, considering when to pivot, and offering encouragement on how to find value in your career and life choices. Let's ask the question, “Holy crap, how did I get here?" together!!

Publisher

Jess Bost and Mark Newfield

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Aug 2024

Latest episode

11 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

38 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Sept 2025

   38. From First Hello to Last Goodbye (For Now)

   We started this show wondering “How did we get here?” and after 36 guests, a hundred tangents, and probably too many bad jokes from Mark, the answer is… still complicated. What we do know is this: the people we met were driven by passion, fueled by purpose, and honest enough to share the messy parts along with the wins. That mix of grit, curiosity, and a refusal to quit made every conversation unforgettable. This is the final episode of the season, and we’re walking away with full hearts, new...

2. 

   14 Aug 2025

   37. From Door-to-Door Sales to the Front Seat at PodPony with Brodrick Lothringer

   When the founder of your podcast studio becomes the guest, you know it’s going to be something special. In this season finale, we sit down with Brodrick Lothringer, who believed in this show when it was just a conversation starter, and who quietly built something extraordinary. From selling toys door-to-door as a kid to navigating the loss of his home while launching a business, Brodrick's story is one of trust, process, and faith. He didn’t just build a company. He built a place where creati...

3. 

   31 Jul 2025

   36. From Orange Juice Ads to RIA Chief Marketing Officer with Mary Kate Gulick

   Our guest for this episode has a marketing career that started with ads about cheese and orange juice… She’s Mary Kate Gulick, and her journey from journalism student to fractional CMO is anything but predictable. She fell in love with financial services by leading marketing at TD Ameritrade Institutional, which led her to start her own firm. Ever since, she’s believed strategy is a non-negotiable in every growing financial business, and empathy is the cornerstone of her leadership. Mary Kate...

Who has been a guest on How Did We Get Here?

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Elena Krasnow
• Matt Hobson
• Phil Pearlman
• Justin Carbonneau
• Morgan Ranstrom

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

45,998

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

25 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

70

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

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