Fresh Outta College

Thank you to everyone who has tuned into this podcast. It's been an absolute pleasure hosting it. Keep an eye out for the "Blessed for Success podcast", my next podcast that will be even bigger and better than this one. 

Tanveer Tuesday - Tanveer provides his insight and input on various relevant topics relevant to millennials and the next generation. (episodes are recorded on Tuesday's and launch on Wednesday's)   In today's episode, Tanveer talks about finding a career that you can care about, pour yourself into, and actually enjoy. 

In this episode I interview Sam Demma, a 19-year-old Canadian youth speaker, social entrepreneur & one of the top 25 under 25 environmentalists all throughout Canada. After building and scaling the social venture PickWaste to over 4 cities, filling 1000+ bags of litter and attaining national news coverage, Sam has become a very passion-driven, motivated speaker and entrepreneur. Sam and I talk about what it was like dropping out of school to pursue his passion, his driving philosophy in life, and how one of his teacher's drastically changed his trajectory. 

Tanveer Tuesday - Tanveer provides his insight and input on various relevant topics relevant to millennials and the next generation. (episodes are recorded on Tuesday's and launch on Wednesday's)   In today's episode, Tanveer goes over 4 healthy tips and tricks you can use to relieve stress instead of resorting to bad habits. Stick around for a bonus tip.    

In this episode I interview the host of the Humans 2.0 Podcast, Mark Metry. Humans 2.0 is a Global Top 100 Rated Podcast and Mark has interviewed Billionaires, NYT Best Selling Authors, and World Class individuals such as Naveen Jain, Seth Godin, and Rock Thomas. He also founded and operates VU Dream, a growing and innovative virtual and augmented reality marketing & advertising agency based in Boston. Mark and I talked about practicing meditation, the ketogenic diet, his interest in VR and much, much more. Drop a review if you enjoy the episode!

In this episode I interview relationship coach Kevin Crenshaw, aka The Heart Guy. Kevin dropped out of school to pursue his entrepreneurial endeavors full time and hasn't looked back since. For many years he ran his own fitness coaching and personal training practice, Kevin Crenshaw Fitness, and in doing so was able to have a massive positive impact on many of his clients. Kevin has since moved on to becoming a well known relationship coach and he also has his own podcast called "The Heartbeat" and can be found on instagram as @the.heart.guy.  We discussed everything from relationships to intimacy to self love and much, much more. This was one of the most intriguing episodes I have done so far and it was a ton of fun recording this one. 

In this episode I interview the always positive and happy-go-lucky Camila Bousquet, also known as the 5ftbeast on Instagram. She is always on the go and carries an impressive resume including experiences such as creating her own jewelry line,  doing door-to-door marketing, becoming an administrator at a big chain company, drove health and safety audits across the country, worked in a rapidly growth tech-startup, bought an online utilities brokerage franchise, became a member of the board of directors at a financial institution and now is currently a success coach manager at GenM, an online learning and apprenticeship platform.  Camila and I go way back from when we worked together at Nordstrom as professional stylists in my first year of University. We discussed how she has battled adversity, how she has kept a positive state of mind throughout all her endeavors, and the best way to create opportunities for ourselves.   

In this episode I interview one of the top student entrepreneurs and marketing professionals in Southern Ontario, Sarosha Imtiaz. She is the co-founder of Aiva Labs and a graduate of the Google for Entrepreneurs program, a highly selective growth program for fast growing startups. She works with brands such as Futurism, GNC, Startup Grind, and Rocketbook. Sarosha has had a very unconventional journey throughout her university career with a switch from life sciences to business and psychology. She is also a distinguished pitcher, securing over $150,000 to grow her company in the past year. We discussed how to best manage your courses while working on a business, making the switch from science to business, and how to pitch yourself in any situation.

In this episode I interview social responsibility enthusiast Quinn Underwood. Quinn is a man of multiple interests and as a serial entrepreneur he has tried and tested many of his business ideas and successfully founded three tech companies and one non-profit.  Ranging from health technology and AI-powered diagnostics; to Social Network Analysis and marketing; to building schools for children in Northern India, Quinn has prolific experience building successful ventures centered around social impact.  Quinn is also involved in the world of academia as a researcher at the University of Toronto, and focuses on global health and mobile technology, from the investigating the role mobile technology has to play in the diagnosis and treatment of child malnutrition to modelling and understanding the digital social networks of refugee populations.  We discussed the importance of social responsibility, why you should always be experimenting, and when you should take big risks in life. 

In this episode I interview writer extraordinaire Samantha Ste Marie. Samantha is a serial entrepreneur and digital marketer who loves to build her businesses and who loves to build the businesses of others. Ultimately, she loves helping people achieve their goals. Whether that's to hit a certain revenue number, a certain number of followers, or even just being their own boss. We discuss how she used her passion for writing to get where she is today, the experience of getting laid off, and how to take full advantage of your passions.

In this episode I interview young financial literacy guru Arian Beyzaei. As a recent graduate Arian has witnessed first hand how unprepared the average person is when it comes time to face the real world of MONEY. Looking for a solution Arian teamed up with Enriched Academy to educate people on the important subject of money management. Since joining Enriched Academy, Arian has read hundreds of personal finance books, attended multiple courses and has interviewed experts on this topic.  As a result, he has been featured in the Globe & Mail and has done over 200 presentations teaching thousands of students and entrepreneurs the key skills and lessons behind wealth creation and career success. His speaking engagements have included the top Royal LePage and RE/MAX offices across the country. We discussed how millennials should be managing their money, being persistent to get his dreamjob, and the extreme importance of being financially literate. 

In this interview I interview the 20 year old serial tech entrepreneur himself, Manu Goswami aka Swish as known by many. He has been named to Canada's Top 20 Under 20, has been selected as Canada's Young Entrepreneur of the Year, is a UN Youth Ambassador, is a keynote speaker on stages such as the TEDx stage, started his own venture capital fund with NBA player Trevor Booker and so, so much more. Manu's latest venture is called Trufan, a new-age media company looking to bridge the gaps between influencers, brands and fans. It is a mobile application (iOS/Android) and web platform that helps influencers, agencies and brands identify and reward their top fans by aggregating data from Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. We discussed how to get taken seriously as a millenial, why everyone should invest into their personal brand, and building a superstar network which for Manu includes the likes of Gary Vaynerchuk, NBA Commisioner Adam Silver, Brandon Steiner, and Michele Romanow from Dragon's Den.

In this episode I interview the coffee loving Linkedin superstar Michaela Alexis. She recently became a full-time entrepreneur as a Linkedin Coach, Keynote Speaker, and Personal Branding Consultant. She has been published in CNBC, Success.com, Buzzfeed, Inc. and more, and has spoken on international stages, most recently at the Sony Centre in Toronto alongside Gary Vaynerchuk! She has more than 110 000 followers on Linkedin and has garnered multiple millions of views, comments, and shares on her articles, videos, and coffee fueled content. We discussed how to use Linkedin effectively, becoming a solopreneur, finding the right career, and so much more!

In this episode I interview Jay Wong, Host of The Innerchangemaker Podcast .  Jay Wong is a serial entrepreneur, real estate investor and The Inner Changemaker is a consistently rated top 100 podcasts in iTunes Canada. He recently got named as one of the Top 40 Millennial Influencers to follow in 2018 and constantly creates content around the theme of legacy over currency. Jay’s mission is to create empowering media that summarizes all of the great lessons covered in on his show by other successful changemakers, in hopes that these combined journeys will help business owners grow their business through online marketing and elevate their leadership. We discussed bouncing back from broke, almost failing out of business school, and the high's and low's of entrepreneurship.

In this episode I interview a Managing Director from the Student Life Network, Hamza Khan. Hamza is another mentor of mine who I actually interviewed once before in 2016 for my YouTube channel, TanveerTV. He has been a professor at Ryerson University, Rotman School of Management, and has lectured at universities around the world. He is a published author with a book called The Burnout Gamble that discusses the growing health epidemic of stress and is also a 2x TedX speaker.  Hamza previously co-founded a digital marketing startup called Splash Effect which assisted companies in the education sector grow their business.  We discussed growing up in a South Asian household, how he went from being an uninterested student to an engaging professor, and how to stand out from your peers in a competitive environment. 

In this episode I talk to one of my mentor's George Khalife who soon after this episode was recorded, accepted an offer as a Director at the largest Mid-Market Tech M&A firm in Canada, Sampford Advisors. George previously worked as a Sales Associate at TMX Group (Toronto Stock Exchange), he is the CEO and Co-Founder of BookBack (a new app that lets students buy, trade, and sell books), and hosts his own podcast on Youtube called Let's Grab Coffee with George Khalife. George graduated from the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Major in Finance. We discussed George's upbringing as an immigrant, how he found his passion for finance, and how to grab the bull by the horns.   

In this episode I talk about who I am, why I started the Fresh Outta College podcast, and what I hope it can accomplish. I wanted to keep it short and sweet so you will notice that there's some fluctuations in volume during the recording but as they say "if you wait for something to be perfect to launch it, you've launched too late".  If you enjoy the episode, please leave a 5 star review for it on whichever platform you're using to listen to this, I would really appreciate it!