The Way to College Podcast

Jose L. Saldivar

The Way to College Podcast examines the multiple roads we take to get to college and beyond. Guests share their individual stories of success, failure, and what they did to push forward to find success.

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The Way to College Podcast

Episodes (214)

Mar 30th Climbing Your Way Through the Trees, Literally, with Climbing Arborist, Kayla Mendez
Mar 24th Pivoting with Funeral Director, Arielle Caraveo
Mar 9th The Power of Mentorship with Speaker and Author, Ken Miller

The Way to College Podcast

Mar 30, 2026
42½ minutes
57 MB

In this episode of The Way to College Podcast, Dr. Jose Saldivar sits down with Kayla Mendez, a climbing arborist and business owner based in San Antonio, Texas. Kayla shares how an unexpected entrepreneurship class during her final semester of college helped shift how she saw her future and opened her mind to building something of her own. Their conversation explores uncertainty, entrepreneurship, comparison, persistence, and the pressure young people feel to have everything figured out early. Kayla speaks honestly about choosing an unconventional path, building a business through setbacks, and learning to follow curiosity rather than...

The Way to College Podcast

Climbing Your Way Through the Trees, Literally, with Climbing Arborist, Kayla Mendez

Jose L. Saldivar

00:00 -41:32