Making the Grade Podcast

About Making the Grade Podcast

Making the Grade is a podcast about executive function—how we manage time, energy, emotions, and goals in real life. Hosted by former educators turned executive function coaches, we explore the brain-based skills that drive success both personally and professionally. Each episode features real stories from entrepreneurs, overwhelmed professionals, parents, and experts in executive function. We dive into the habits, challenges, and strategies that help people build (or rebuild) motivation, focus, organization, and emotional regulation. Why do so many of us feel stuck, even when we’re trying our best? What does success really look like—and how do we get there on our own terms? The pressures of modern life are real, but so are the solutions. Making the Grade offers honest conversations, practical tools, and a reminder that success isn’t about perfection—it’s about showing up for yourself every day. Subscribe and leave a review if you like what you hear! https://makingthegradeproject.com/executive-function

Publisher

Christine and Georgia

Category

business · education · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Feb 2023

Latest episode

16 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

11 of 84 episodes have a transcript.

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   16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Season 4, Episode 55 - Building a Business Through Relationships, Community, and Better Systems with Matt Quinlan

   Host Christine interviews Massachusetts and New Hampshire Realtor Matt Quinlan about building a real estate business through relationships, community, and effective systems.

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   19 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S4 EP 54 | Taking a Chance, Finding Your Creative Path & Building a Career on Your Own Terms: A Conversation with Chris

   Host Christine interviews her husband, freelance animator and motion designer Chris, about his journey building a creative career on his own terms.

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   15 Jul 2026

   S4 EP 53 l Building Businesses, Leading Teams & Prioritizing What Matters: A Conversation with Sergey Kuperman

   Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered what it really takes to build a business while balancing family life, leadership, and your own well-being? On this episode of Making the Grade podcast, Georgia sits down with her husband, entrepreneur and deVINE Naturals co-founder Sergey Kuperman, to discuss his journey from sales to entrepreneurship, growing deVINE Naturals from a single storefront into multiple retail locations, and how systems, habits, and self-care have shaped both his business an...

Inside a recent episode

Season 4, Episode 55 - Building a Business Through Relationships, Community, and Better Systems with Matt Quinlan

Published 16 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So absolutely. Sorry. You're you're holding a lot of dynamite in your hand. And how do you prevent it from exploding? And the more prepared you are going into it, the better. Thinking about and any advice you would have for someone who might be in a professional spot where they're going through a transition or they're seeking their next opportunity, what advice do you have for someone who might be starting out? I think back to that last conversation about gathering information, like learning, just ask questions over and over and over again. And surround yourself with people that you trust and people that are going to be able to support you in in that transition. […]

Who has been a guest on Making the Grade Podcast

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

• Matt Quinlan
• Chris
• Maryanne Betso
• Olivia Odileke
• Andrea Bitner

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

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

Quality

58

Social presence

91

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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Books guests

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