Fri, 29 May 2026 11:26:02 -0400 https://fromtheretohere.buzzsprout.com en-us © 2026 From There to Here yes f5076c97-b540-5641-8efd-b48c4184cab0 Maranda Dziekonski episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Maranda Dziekonski https://storage.buzzsprout.com/5noskuejllqzmhqx7eexx6dqtsk5?.jpg Who Did You Help Today? with David Sakamoto David and I chatted about a little bit of everything. His twins, raising kids in San Francisco, surfing, childhood dreams, backpacking in Europe, how he got into Customer Success, and much much more. 

]]> David and I chatted about a little bit of everything. His twins, raising kids in San Francisco, surfing, childhood dreams, backpacking in Europe, how he got into Customer Success, and much much more. 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-11531201 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:00:00 -0700 1988 1 36 full false It's Never Too Late with Kevin Leonor Kevin was physically at our office right before the world shut down for the pandemic. Crammed in for one last hoorah. We reminisce about that time and chat about his journey to CS and the various jobs he had along the way. 

]]> Kevin was physically at our office right before the world shut down for the pandemic. Crammed in for one last hoorah. We reminisce about that time and chat about his journey to CS and the various jobs he had along the way. 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-11530687 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:00:00 -0700 1820 1 35 full false Being Present with Jared Orr In this conversation with Jared, we talked about everything from some of his childhood experiences to mechanisms he's adopted to help with his learning disability and everything in between. Jared also opened up about the moment in his career that was pretty pivotal to the success that he is realizing right now... spoiler alert, it was a performance plan!
You won't want to miss the stories that Jared shared with me. 

]]> In this conversation with Jared, we talked about everything from some of his childhood experiences to mechanisms he's adopted to help with his learning disability and everything in between. Jared also opened up about the moment in his career that was pretty pivotal to the success that he is realizing right now... spoiler alert, it was a performance plan!
You won't want to miss the stories that Jared shared with me. 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10644354 Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0700 1427 1 34 full false Embrace Who You Are with Jay Nathan I chatted with Jay about his story and I have to tell you, this is a good one!! We covered everything from his childhood dream of being either an astronaut or a pilot,  his journey from Blackbaud to PeopleMatter, and how we are seriously aging gracefully. We touched upon some of his first jobs, one of his worst jobs, and had a serious conversation about starting a Customer Success rock band! 

]]> I chatted with Jay about his story and I have to tell you, this is a good one!! We covered everything from his childhood dream of being either an astronaut or a pilot,  his journey from Blackbaud to PeopleMatter, and how we are seriously aging gracefully. We touched upon some of his first jobs, one of his worst jobs, and had a serious conversation about starting a Customer Success rock band! 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10644349 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0700 2244 1 33 full false Reentering with Elizabeth Andrew I had a great conversation with Elizabeth about her personal journey and her experience reentering a career. There are so many great tips in this conversation that applies not only to folks reentering the workforce but also for people that are making career shifts.  We also chatted about our time working together at HelloSign, our experiences working together, and a few fun other things!

]]> I had a great conversation with Elizabeth about her personal journey and her experience reentering a career. There are so many great tips in this conversation that applies not only to folks reentering the workforce but also for people that are making career shifts.  We also chatted about our time working together at HelloSign, our experiences working together, and a few fun other things!

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10644344 Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0700 1544 1 32 full false A Little Bit of Everything with Tanya Strauss I really enjoyed my conversation with Tanya. We discussed so many topics. Some deep. Some fun. Working from home with kids and COVID, first jobs, marriage, divorce, personal growth, loss of loved ones, and more. 

]]> I really enjoyed my conversation with Tanya. We discussed so many topics. Some deep. Some fun. Working from home with kids and COVID, first jobs, marriage, divorce, personal growth, loss of loved ones, and more. 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10644284 Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 -0700 1213 1 31 full false Positive Impacts with Alex Farmer Alex Farmer and I sat down to discuss The Customer Success Excellence Awards that will be happening in just a few weeks. We also touched base on his early years when he wanted to be a lawyer or a politician, personality tests, and his overall journey that took him to where he is today. 

]]> Alex Farmer and I sat down to discuss The Customer Success Excellence Awards that will be happening in just a few weeks. We also touched base on his early years when he wanted to be a lawyer or a politician, personality tests, and his overall journey that took him to where he is today. 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10644303 Mon, 23 May 2022 00:00:00 -0700 1695 1 30 full false Give Your Life a Sense of Purpose with Sue Nabeth Moore Sue and I talked about her passion for Customer Success, her dream of becoming a journalist or a reporter, particularly a sports journalist, her time playing sports, and how her childhood experiences shaped her into where she is today. We also discussed how her parent's divorce early on helped her learn about human relationships, empathy, and beyond. 

]]> Sue and I talked about her passion for Customer Success, her dream of becoming a journalist or a reporter, particularly a sports journalist, her time playing sports, and how her childhood experiences shaped her into where she is today. We also discussed how her parent's divorce early on helped her learn about human relationships, empathy, and beyond. 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10644201 Thu, 19 May 2022 00:00:00 -0700 1494 1 29 full false Dream Big and Take Chances with Dave Blake I really enjoyed my chat with Dave. We talked about everything from growing up in a large family to his experience working at Arthur Andersen during the Enron scandal. We also dove into his thoughts around balancing out being a compassionate leader with what are at times difficult decisions that need to be made and much much more. 

]]> I really enjoyed my chat with Dave. We talked about everything from growing up in a large family to his experience working at Arthur Andersen during the Enron scandal. We also dove into his thoughts around balancing out being a compassionate leader with what are at times difficult decisions that need to be made and much much more. 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10603954 Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 -0700 1569 1 28 full false Getting Sh*t Done with Jeff Kushmerek I had a great time talking with Jeff about his experiences growing up, some of the learnings he's had through his self-reflections, and much much more. 

]]> I had a great time talking with Jeff about his experiences growing up, some of the learnings he's had through his self-reflections, and much much more. 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10476769 Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00:00 -0700 1714 1 27 full false Giving Back with Francisco Oller Garcia I had a great conversation with Francisco. We talked about his experience growing up with a disability and how it has impacted his outlook on life, his approach to communication, and much much more. 

]]> I had a great conversation with Francisco. We talked about his experience growing up with a disability and how it has impacted his outlook on life, his approach to communication, and much much more. 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10476732 Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0700 952 1 26 full false Commit To Continuing with Aaron Thompson Aaron and I chatted about a little bit of everything. We talk about his journey through education, struggles he had along the way, lessons learned, and much more. 

]]> Aaron and I chatted about a little bit of everything. We talk about his journey through education, struggles he had along the way, lessons learned, and much more. 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10476654 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0700 1887 1 25 full false Seize The Opportunity To Explore with Melissa McMillan Melissa and I spoke about her journey in tech, some things that she's learned along the way, her advice to her younger self,  who she'd invite to her dinner, and much much more!

]]> Melissa and I spoke about her journey in tech, some things that she's learned along the way, her advice to her younger self,  who she'd invite to her dinner, and much much more!

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10435471 Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0700 1460 1 24 full false When Future Meets Present with Amer Jandali I really loved my conversation with Amer. Amer Jandali hails from New Mexico, is a first-generation Arab American, and spent his summers with his family in Syria. We talked about his memories of spending summers in Syria and what he did to help raise money for the humanitarian crisis that resulted from the war that unfolded in 2011. He's such an interesting person that is doing a lot of big things to help make the world a better place. 

]]> I really loved my conversation with Amer. Amer Jandali hails from New Mexico, is a first-generation Arab American, and spent his summers with his family in Syria. We talked about his memories of spending summers in Syria and what he did to help raise money for the humanitarian crisis that resulted from the war that unfolded in 2011. He's such an interesting person that is doing a lot of big things to help make the world a better place. 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10376012 Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0700 1435 1 23 full false What's the Best Thing That Can Happen with Anne Hildebrand I loved my conversation with Anne! We chatted about her adventures thru-hiking, spending time in nature, meditation, supporting people is just good business, how curiosity has helped map her to where she is today, and much much more. 

]]> I loved my conversation with Anne! We chatted about her adventures thru-hiking, spending time in nature, meditation, supporting people is just good business, how curiosity has helped map her to where she is today, and much much more. 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10308426 Mon, 04 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0700 1209 1 22 full false Helping Other People with Jennifer Chiang I had a great conversation about her adventures in living in various regions, her love of animals, her time working in Washington DC, her journey to the startup world, and much much more! 

]]> I had a great conversation about her adventures in living in various regions, her love of animals, her time working in Washington DC, her journey to the startup world, and much much more! 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10308369 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0700 1543 1 21 full false Recognize, Release, and Replace with Tom Miller Tom and I had a pretty deep conversation about the mistakes he's made, his struggles with addiction, and how he turned that around to be one of the most inspirational people I have the pleasure to know. 

]]> Tom and I had a pretty deep conversation about the mistakes he's made, his struggles with addiction, and how he turned that around to be one of the most inspirational people I have the pleasure to know. 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10308322 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0700 1565 1 20 full false Don't Sweat the Small Stuff with Mary Poppen In this episode, I chatted with Mary about why she loves startups, growing up in the midwest, her time as a carhop at A&W, her fascination with Orcas, imposter syndrome, and much much more! 

]]> In this episode, I chatted with Mary about why she loves startups, growing up in the midwest, her time as a carhop at A&W, her fascination with Orcas, imposter syndrome, and much much more! 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10308227 Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0700 1424 1 19 full false Impacting and Empowering People with Nils Vinje In this episode, I talk with Nils about his experiences growing up in LA, going to school with celebrities, his struggles as he juggled family, work, school, and much much more.

]]> In this episode, I talk with Nils about his experiences growing up in LA, going to school with celebrities, his struggles as he juggled family, work, school, and much much more.

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10179026 Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0700 2039 1 18 full false Better Leaders Create Better Lives with Kristen Hayer In this episode, I spoke with Kristen Hayer about growing up in New Guinea, a few learnings as a female leader in the tech space, starting her own company, and much much more!

]]> In this episode, I spoke with Kristen Hayer about growing up in New Guinea, a few learnings as a female leader in the tech space, starting her own company, and much much more!

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10178925 Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0700 1952 1 17 full false Giving Back with Moises Rico In this episode, I spoke with Moises about everything from his early childhood, to losing his job the day before his third child was born, his current work on becoming a coach, and much much more. 

]]> In this episode, I spoke with Moises about everything from his early childhood, to losing his job the day before his third child was born, his current work on becoming a coach, and much much more. 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10178840 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0700 1507 1 16 full false A Little Bit of Everything with Matt Myszkowski In this episode, I spoke with Matt about everything from growing up in London, his public advocacy for mental health, his past aspirations to be a sports photographer, and much much more! 

]]> In this episode, I spoke with Matt about everything from growing up in London, his public advocacy for mental health, his past aspirations to be a sports photographer, and much much more! 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10178750 Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0800 2307 1 15 full false Don't Allow Anyone to Cut Your Wings with Marija Skobe-Pilley In this episode, I got to chat with Marija about everything from growing up in Croatia, her love of music, imposter syndrome, and much much more. 

]]> In this episode, I got to chat with Marija about everything from growing up in Croatia, her love of music, imposter syndrome, and much much more. 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10178679 Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0800 1406 1 14 full false With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility with Meredith Bordoni In this episode I got to chat with Meredith about growing up in a small town, her original goal of working in juvenile justice, being a female leader in tech on the tech side of the business, and much much more. 

]]> In this episode I got to chat with Meredith about growing up in a small town, her original goal of working in juvenile justice, being a female leader in tech on the tech side of the business, and much much more. 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10178610 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0800 1914 1 13 full false Kindness is Free with Anika Zubair In this episode, Anika shares her experience moving from California to living in Europe, her thoughts on what she'd like her legacy to be, a mistake she made in her career, and much more!!

]]> In this episode, Anika shares her experience moving from California to living in Europe, her thoughts on what she'd like her legacy to be, a mistake she made in her career, and much more!!

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10053950 Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0800 1588 1 12 full false Educate, Empower and Enable with Shari Srebnick In this episode, I chat with Shari about what got her to where she is today, a mistake or two she made along the way, and more! 

]]> In this episode, I chat with Shari about what got her to where she is today, a mistake or two she made along the way, and more! 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10015435 Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0800 1834 1 11 full false Every Human Has Superpowers with Shreesha Ramdas In this episode, I speak with Shreesha about his journey to tech and what brought him to where he is today. 

]]> In this episode, I speak with Shreesha about his journey to tech and what brought him to where he is today. 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10015410 Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0800 1340 1 10 full false Fired in 45 minutes with Andrew Marks In this episode, I speak with Andrew about everything from his first job, his love of the Grateful Dead, and everything in between. 

]]> In this episode, I speak with Andrew about everything from his first job, his love of the Grateful Dead, and everything in between. 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10015359 Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0800 1657 1 9 full false Making People Happy with Ben Winn In this episode, I talk with Ben who shares a few stories from his early years, some of his biggest pet peeves, and he teaches me something very important!

]]> In this episode, I talk with Ben who shares a few stories from his early years, some of his biggest pet peeves, and he teaches me something very important!

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-10015342 Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0800 1375 1 8 full true Lessons in Life with Remco de Vries In this episode, I talk with Remco about the fascinating journey that brought him to where he is today. 

]]> In this episode, I talk with Remco about the fascinating journey that brought him to where he is today. 

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-9967296 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0800 2034 1 7 full false Finding Your Voice with Kristi Faltorusso In this episode, I talk with Kristi about her fascinating journey. We had a blast hanging out and discussing everything from footwear to finding our voices along the way. Tune in to hear more!!

]]> In this episode, I talk with Kristi about her fascinating journey. We had a blast hanging out and discussing everything from footwear to finding our voices along the way. Tune in to hear more!!

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-9960687 Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0800 1770 1 6 full false Finding Balance with Ashna Patel In this episode, I talk with Ashna about her journey. We discuss her early move from India to the US,  what she does when she's not gracing us with wisdom on LinkedIn, and some learnings from mistakes she's made along the way. Ashna leaves us with some very valuable advice and thoughts. Tune in to hear more!!

]]> In this episode, I talk with Ashna about her journey. We discuss her early move from India to the US,  what she does when she's not gracing us with wisdom on LinkedIn, and some learnings from mistakes she's made along the way. Ashna leaves us with some very valuable advice and thoughts. Tune in to hear more!!

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-9960622 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0800 1515 1 5 full false Religion, and Snakes, and Life...oh my! with Josh Zamora In this episode, I talk with Josh about pretty much everything. From his experiences growing up, parenthood, a Houdini snake, and more!  The conversation was so good and jam-packed with a ton of fun anecdotes and lessons. Tune in to hear more!!

]]> In this episode, I talk with Josh about pretty much everything. From his experiences growing up, parenthood, a Houdini snake, and more!  The conversation was so good and jam-packed with a ton of fun anecdotes and lessons. Tune in to hear more!!

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-9938681 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0800 2055 1 4 full false Just a Little Patience with Emilia D'Anzica In this episode, I talk with Emilia about her journey. We discuss her early move from Italy to Canada, her passion for equality for women, and working to leave the world a better place for all. She leaves us with some very valuable learnings and advice! Tune in to hear more!!

]]> In this episode, I talk with Emilia about her journey. We discuss her early move from Italy to Canada, her passion for equality for women, and working to leave the world a better place for all. She leaves us with some very valuable learnings and advice! Tune in to hear more!!

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-9938650 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0800 1250 1 3 full false Passion, Determination and Life Lessons with Dana Soza In this episode, I talk with Dana about her exciting life journey. From growing up with a single mom in Southern California, to going door to door to make a dream come true. We dive in and learn we have a lot in common. Tune in to hear more!!

]]> In this episode, I talk with Dana about her exciting life journey. From growing up with a single mom in Southern California, to going door to door to make a dream come true. We dive in and learn we have a lot in common. Tune in to hear more!!

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-9938456 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0800 1701 1 2 full false Dare To Pursue Joy with Vijay Mehrotra In this episode, I talk with Vijay about his interesting life journey. From growing up in the midwest and his path to Stanford, moving from a career in tech to becoming a professor, not to mention adventures at Burning Man and more. He leaves us with some very valuable learnings and advice! Tune in to hear more!!

]]> In this episode, I talk with Vijay about his interesting life journey. From growing up in the midwest and his path to Stanford, moving from a career in tech to becoming a professor, not to mention adventures at Burning Man and more. He leaves us with some very valuable learnings and advice! Tune in to hear more!!

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-9901124 Tue, 18 Jan 2022 06:00:00 -0800 1737 1 1 full false Intro to From There to Here Welcome to "From There To Here"! Join me, Maranda Dziekonski, as I speak with various folks about their personal and professional journeys. I am a huge believer that we are the sum of many parts. Our experiences shape and mold who we are. So pop in an air pod, go for a walk, and join me as we dig in on some of those experiences that have made us who we are today.

]]> Welcome to "From There To Here"! Join me, Maranda Dziekonski, as I speak with various folks about their personal and professional journeys. I am a huge believer that we are the sum of many parts. Our experiences shape and mold who we are. So pop in an air pod, go for a walk, and join me as we dig in on some of those experiences that have made us who we are today.

]]> Maranda Dziekonski Buzzsprout-9897639 Sun, 16 Jan 2022 19:00:00 -0800 34 full false