The Story Behind My Work

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Why did you choose your career, and how did you get there?Every job title starts with a story behind it. Tune in to explore the stories of accomplished industry leaders and the pivotal moments, people, and resources that got them to where they are now. In this career exploration lab, students will get to “experiment” with different industries and jobs, so they can explore and discover the path that best fits them.

Adele Shen


    • Apr 2, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 21m AVG DURATION
    • 6 EPISODES


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    From Engineer to Ayurvedic Doctor (an ancient Indian science) with Preeti Gupta

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 20:04


    Follow along the journey with Preeti Gupta on how she went from a career in engineering to founding her own Ayurveda clinic!

    Lawyer Turned Fashion Tech Entrepreneur with Nicole Phillips (CEO of Qatch)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 19:01


    Follow along with Nicole Phillips's entrepreneurial journey to learn about how she used her legal background as an invaluable asset to succeed in the fashion technology space! 

    Why companies lose money using AI with Kurt Stein (AI-strategy consultant)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 19:25


    Kurt Stein is the founder of DCT Strategy, where he helps strategize and implement AI to future-proof businesses. In this podcast, we covered the following topics: Centering AI implementation around the company's core strategy,Readiness assessment on whether a company has infrastructure to adopt AI,The word “pivoting” is misused, andHow he builds company culture based on trust.

    Software, Startups, and Spirituality with Calvin Correli (serial entrepreneur)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 19:35


    Calvin Correli is a serial entrepreneur passionate about software and spirituality. So he founded Simplero, a fully integrated platform for coaches to transform lives at scale. In this episode, he talks about his unique journey as a child of an entrepreneurial family, and the lessons he learned along the way.

    Behind MIT Technology Review with Amy Nordrum (journalist & executive editor)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 25:01


    Our guest today Amy Nordrum is the executive editor of operations at MIT Technology Review. Her career mission is to build profitable newsrooms that empower journalists to do their best work. She's the project leader of the 10 Breakthrough Technologies for 2024, compiling a list of the most important technologies that change our lives.Every year, her team looks for promising technologies poised to have a real impact on the world, spending months coming up with ideas for this annual list and vigorously debating each item.

    Take control of your learning with Mark Upton (principal & CEO)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 28:31


    Our guest today Mark Upton has 40 years of experience in the education industry. He's the headmaster and principal of international schools, a researcher at Cambridge, the CEO of a school start-up development consultant company, and established his own educational charity.In this episode, we'll learn about the journey of an educator navigating through:bridging teachers from the Chinese and Western educational systems,managing experiential learning hubs, andlifelong learning as an educator and a parent.

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