Mychal Threets, Mychal the Librarian

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Giant Steps with Leilani Brown (formerly Your First Job)

Giant Steps, LLC

25 episodes

1 week ago

Giant Steps with Leilani Brown (formerly Your First Job, the podcast) On each episode, author, speaker, and CEO Leilani Brown sits down with leaders, innovators, creators, everyday people, and trailblazers to uncover the pivotal decisions, bold reinventions, and daring choices that turned ordinary careers into extraordinary lives. Whether you’re just starting out, ready to make a career move, or looking to reinvent yourself, you’ll find both information and inspiration here. Big change doesn’t happen overnight—sometimes it starts with a single step, a small spark, and one amazing conversation.

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Mychal Threets, Mychal the Librarian | Your First Job

Giant Steps with Leilani Brown (formerly Your First Job)

27 minutes 44 seconds

1 year ago

Mychal Threets, Mychal the Librarian | Your First Job

Host Leilani is joined by Mychal Threets, a librarian, literacy ambassador, and mental health advocate. Threets discusses his journey from a homeschooled library kid to Spirit Halloween employee, to his current role as PBS’ resident librarian. Mychal emphasizes the importance of libraries as community hubs, providing resources for job seekers, including computer access and job fairs. He advises aspiring librarians to volunteer and gain entry-level experience. Michael's work now includes advocating for mental health and literacy.

ABOUT Mychal

Mychal Threets is a librarian, literacy ambassador, and mental health advocate. He grew up in libraries as a homeschooled kid, and eventually got his first job at the library where he was raised. He is obsessed with library joy, and insists that everyone belongs in the library just as they are. He is also adamant about reminding people it is okay to not be okay, to journey towards okay, and to focus on making it to tomorrow.

ABOUT THE SHOW

Your First Job is a podcast hosted by Leilani M. Brown, CEO of Giant Steps, LLC, exploring the early career experiences of successful individuals across various industries.

Each episode features in-depth interviews with established professionals, executives, and thought leaders who share the challenges they faced and the lessons they learned in their first jobs.

By debunking myths about overnight success and showcasing diverse career paths, the podcast aims to inform and inspire the next generation of talent, encouraging them to embrace and learn from their own initial work roles and every step—and stepping stone—along the way.