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Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job
Have you been trying to find a job with little success? Perhaps it's time to ask someone to help you. In this episode, Find Your Dream Job guest Ellen Recko shares why it's a poor strategy to job search alone. Job search mentors can offer more than just available openings; they can help you find clarity in what you want in your next position, as well as boost your confidence in what you have to offer. Ellen says one of the best ways to speed up your job search is to reach out to people who can help. That can be a formal mentor, a friend, or a paid career coach. About Our Guest: Ellen Recko (http://linkedin.com/in/ellenrecko) is a career coach with Lake Grove Job Seekers (https://lakegrovejobseekers.org/). Resources in This Episode: If you're going through a job transition and you need help clearing the mind clutter, learn how Ellen and her team can help you through their website at lakegrovejobseekers.org/. (https://lakegrovejobseekers.org/) From our Sponsor: Find Your Dream Job is brought to you by TopResume.(http://macslist.org/topresume) Top Resume has helped more than 400,000 professionals land more interviews and get hired faster. Get a free review of your resume today from one of Top Resume's expert writers. (http://macslist.org/topresume)
The VCpreneur: Startups | Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Fundraising
In this episode, Ben Mathias (Managing Partner, Vertex Ventures), joins our host Digjay, to talk about his path leading up to Vertex Ventures, history & thesis at Vertex, key defining moments in evolution of India's startup ecosystem, why it is important for startups to focus on building capital efficient businesses, advice for first time VCs, nuances of investing in growth stage startups, adding value to founders beyond Series A rounds, outlier founders from the Vertex SEA portfolio & what differentiates them from the rest, how being a VC has influenced Ben's personality over the years and more. Vertex Ventures is a global network of operator-investors who manage portfolios in the US, China, Israel, Southeast Asia & India. Vertex SEA & India has invested in more than 60 startups including 5 unicorns in their portfolio. Some of their marquee investments include startups like Grab, NIUM, FirstCry, Recko, CloudCherry, Active AI, Licious, and Kapiva among others. Prior to Vertex, Ben was a partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) where he launched their India presence. While at NEA, he led several investments in the Technology and Healthcare sectors. Prior to joining NEA, Ben had a successful software career in Silicon Valley where he held senior positions at E2open and i2 Technologies (acquired by JDA Software). You can connect with him here on Linkedin or Twitter. ---- Show notes – (01:42) Ben's background & path leading up to Vertex (04:36) About Vertex Ventures - thesis & history of the fund (11:02) Key moments in India's evolution as a startup ecosystem (15:02) The current macro backdrop; Why is it important for startups to focus on building capital efficient businesses? (18:44) Advice for first time VCs (21:38) Nuances of investing in growth stage startups (24:41) What does ‘value add' mean for founders at and beyond Series A funding? (29:27) Outlier founders from the Vertex portfolio; What differentiates these founders from the rest? (32:42) Internalizing that venture capital is a long game; Challenges faced as a VC (37:14) How being a VC has influenced Ben's personality over the years? (38:17) Rapid fire and closing remarks ---- If you liked our episode, you can subscribe to our podcast on any podcast platforms of your choice (like Spotify & Apple iTunes). We would appreciate if you could leave us a review on Apple iTunes. This helps others discover the podcast organically. You can visit thevcpreneur.com and follow us on Twitter @thevcpreneur_ & Instagram @thevcpreneur for more episodes and interesting insights on the startup ecosystem. You can also follow our host Digjay here on Linkedin & Twitter
“Treat your team members like adults- they know what work needs to be done. Communicate openly with them, and help them prioritize their work. Give them the flexibility to pick their hours & projects as well. Let them choose the direction in which their career is headed.”Tanya D Souza is a psychologist turned people person and currently brings her 6+ years of work experience to Lummo (formerly BukuKas) where she helps growth-oriented entrepreneurs unlock their full potential through D2C SaaS solutions.Post her Master's in Psychology, she was looking for a more exciting and engaging role, and HR felt like the last piece of the puzzle. She describes the HR field as challenging, engaging, and exciting. Prior to joining Lummo, she worked at GSN Games and Recko, Inc. Here's what we discuss with Tanya:What are some of the pillars of performance that you focus on? Which performance metrics will now determine compensation?How can leaders sustain the value of empathy in their appraisal systems? Some of the initiatives Tanya has panned out well around performance and rewardsWhat can leaders do better to encourage employees and ensure clarity of goals?Follow Tanya on LinkedInProduced by: Priya BhattPodcast Host: Ishika JaniAbout Springworks:Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organization that is building tools and products to simplify recruitment, on-boarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:SpringVerify — B2B verification platformEngageWith — employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company cultureTrivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-buildingSpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, andSpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.Springworks prides itself on being an organization focused on employee well-being and workplace culture leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company
The VCpreneur: Startups | Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Fundraising
In this episode, Sanjay Swamy, Managing Partner @Prime Venture Partners (Prime), joins our host Digjay, to talk about his journey as an entrepreneur & now as a VC, the genesis story & investment philosophy at Prime, adding value as an operator VC, finding investor-founder fit, identifying & backing category creating startups and the VC-founder relationship at Prime. Prime VP is an early-stage VC fund focused on backing category-creating tech companies out of India building for the local and global markets. It has a portfolio of 25 startups so far, which includes startups like Recko, MyGate, MoneyTap & Dozee among others. Before starting Prime in 2012, Sanjay took up multiple roles at companies like mCheck & Ezetap. Sanjay also co-founded ZipDial, which was later acquired by Twitter in 2015. Sanjay started his career in the Silicon Valley in 1992, working with companies like Integrated Systems, Xerox, Portal Software before returning to India in 2003. Sanjay is also a volunteer at iSPIRT and played a prominent role on the UIDAI project under the leadership of Nandan Nilekani. You can connect with him here on Linkedin / Twitter ---- Show notes – 1. (01:43) Sanjay's background & path leading up to Prime 2. (07:57) The opportunities that led him to start Prime along with his co-founders; The investment philosophy at Prime 3. (11:27) Adding value to the portfolio companies as an Operator VC; Finding investor-founder fit 4. (17:38) Evolution of the startup landscape & Prime's investment approach since starting the first fund in 2012 5. (21:31) Why Prime VP likes to back category creating startups? How to evaluate & identify such startups? 6. (30:23) Advice for young VCs – Building trust & supporting founders 7. (34:23) Rapid fire and closing remarks ---- If you liked our episode, you can subscribe to our podcast on any of the major podcasting platforms like Spotify & Apple iTunes. We would appreciate if you could leave us a review on Apple iTunes. This will help others discover the podcast. You can visit thevcpreneur.com and follow us on Twitter @thevcpreneur_ & Instagram @thevcpreneur for more episodes and interesting insights on the startup ecosystem. You can also follow our host Digjay on Linkedin & Twitter
AFBF Education Foundation Outreach Director Julia Recko shares an award winning book.
Are you feeling "5 & Alive"??? Whether you are in need of a little midweek inspiration or you are hoping to continue riding the wave of productivity, look no further! This week's guest, Amanda Recko-Downing, is just the spark of energy YOU need to keep choreographing the journey toward your personal and professional goals. Listen as Amanda walks us through her crazy packed day to day, her new professional endeavor, the ins and outs of juggling #momlife (https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/momlife?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCtah3QM8iTNXhKK6mGhqQRnd0RboZeR923EjLAj12_Dt79UHOSaGT7_tjHq5FdyOoNea195xjhcvMsoey177oQOYDgeIVCrHnWhF-ag1KRT2PXZkXbmQg11lMbOAou10B8hah67hCjq1Wln1dczUoP9YmAxlIsSmnTDf3RJTvSB4Z67hZK8Xadz3zABi61I9gb-8HMnPYvZcwT6IO7nMPZYikS74W-F2vlfAvHqaoyj_55aUPrD0RKwJRV1JLKq9MXa_Swnqgop5OzsJdtZE-17D1eMwPTe953yOCFH5NDEtdtm7BaBvgLuuaPo7eoC-rDVFTKPCoStEaupRnsA7c&__tn__=%2ANK-R) and #worklife (https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/worklife?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCtah3QM8iTNXhKK6mGhqQRnd0RboZeR923EjLAj12_Dt79UHOSaGT7_tjHq5FdyOoNea195xjhcvMsoey177oQOYDgeIVCrHnWhF-ag1KRT2PXZkXbmQg11lMbOAou10B8hah67hCjq1Wln1dczUoP9YmAxlIsSmnTDf3RJTvSB4Z67hZK8Xadz3zABi61I9gb-8HMnPYvZcwT6IO7nMPZYikS74W-F2vlfAvHqaoyj_55aUPrD0RKwJRV1JLKq9MXa_Swnqgop5OzsJdtZE-17D1eMwPTe953yOCFH5NDEtdtm7BaBvgLuuaPo7eoC-rDVFTKPCoStEaupRnsA7c&__tn__=%2ANK-R) and what it means to be "5 & ALIVE"!
Deep 'n Funky1) Higher Ground - Blonde f. Charli Taft (Original Mix)2) Smoke Machines & Laser Rays - Umut Akalin (Saccao & Lou Van Rmx)3) I Wanna Feel - Yam Nor (Original Mix)4) My Man - Tocadisco & Koen Groeneveld (Original Mix)5) Extraordinary - Clean Bandit f. Sharna Bass (Original Mix)6) Jubel - Klingande (Nora en Pure Rmx)7) Liberate - Eric Prydz (Lane 8 Rmx)8) I'm Not The Only One - Sam Smith (Armand van Helden Rmx)9) Stay - Sharam Jey & West K (Original Mix)10)Make Me Feel Good - EDX (Original Mix)11)51 Degrees Nord - Eelke Kleijn (Original Mix)12)Imprint Of Pleasure - Tube & Berger (Monkey Safari Rmx)13)Na Na - Trey Songz (Cedric Zeyenne Rmx)14)True - Nora en Pure (Original Mix)15)No Rest For The Wicked - Lykke Li (Joris Voorn Rmx)16)Setting Sun - Dirty Vegas (Nore en Pure Rmx)17)Bloesem - Sam Feldt & De Hofnar (Original Mix)18)Seeya - Deadmau5 f. Colleen D'Agostino (Original Mix)19)Dance Like A Light - Foreign Boy (Original Mix)20)Work 2014 - Andrey Exx & Hot Hotels f. Diva Vocal (Original Mix)21)Blow Up Like Dynamite - Me & My Toothbrush (Original Mix)22)Do What You Wanna Do - Nile Rodgers (MYNC Club Mix)23)Troubled - Stan Kolev (Croatia Squad Rmx)24)Glorious - Foxes (Great Good Fine OK Mix)25)In The City - The Swiss (Original Mix)
Corey Recko, author of "A Spy for the Union: The Life and Execution of Timothy Webster."
Corey Recko, author of "A Spy for the Union: The Life and Execution of Timothy Webster."
Corey Recko, author of A Spy for the Union: The Life and Execution of Timothy Webster.
Progressive Thinking: Ending 2013 with Energy1. Intro2. Sex Cult - Black Boots (Club Mix)3. DNA - Empire of the Sun (Calvin Harris Extended Rmx)4. Elastic Heart - Sia feat. Diplo and The Weekend (Steve Pitron and Max Sanna Club Mix)5. Now Or Never - Tritonal feat. Phoebe Ryan (Original Mix)6. Beam - Mako feat. Angel Taylor (Dannic Rmx)7. The Spark - Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson (Tiesto v. Twoloud Rmx)8. Turn This Love Around - Armin van Buuren and NERVO feat. Laura V (Starkillers Rmx)9. Rasta Funk - Danny Avila (Original Mix)10. Wild Out - Borgore feat. Waka Flocka Flame and Paige (Original Mix)11. Pillz - Flosstradamus and Yellow Claw feat. Green Velvet (Original Mix)12. Live For The Night - Krewella (W and W Rmx)13. Under Control - Alesso and Calvin Harris feat. Hurts (Extended Mix)14. Not Taking This No More - NERVO and Ivan Gough feat. Beverly Knight (Original Mix)15. Love Comes Again - Tiesto feat. BT (Exodus and Hugo Rizzo Rmx)16. Bring You To Life (Transcend) - Steve Aoki and Rune RK feat. Ras (Original Mix)17. Blow - Martin Solveig and Laidback Luke (Original Mix)18. Born To Rage - Dada Life (USA Version)19. A Light That Never Comes - Linkin Park and Steve Aoki (Twoloud Rmx)20. Carol Of The Bells - Papercha$er (Original Mix)21. Circles - Audien feat. Ruby Prophet (Original Mix)22. Confront - DNS Project (Original Mix)
Progressive Thinking: Summer Beat Therapy 20131-Intro2-Wake Me Up (Extended Mix) - Avicii f. Aloe Blacc3-Echoes (Original Mix) - Henrik B., Niklas Gustavsson and Peter Johansson 4-Together (Marco V Rmx) - Feenixpawl and Jason Forte5-We Have Tonight (Festival Mix) - Jochen Miller f. Dogs with Jeans6-Footrocker (Original Mix) - Mightyfools7-Center of the Universe (Remode) - Axwell8-Rampage (Original Mix) - Starkillers, Kai and Richard Beynon9-Gangsta (Original Mix) - Promise Land10-Lost in Orbit (Original Mix) - Adam K and Soha11-Ain't a Party (Original Mix) - David Guetta and Glowinthedark12-Ray Bomb (Original Mix) - Afrojack13-Legend (Borgore and Carnage Rmx) - Borgore14-Alienz (NYMZ Rmx) - DallasK15-Thinking About You (Michael Brun Rmx) - Calvin Harris f. Ayah Marar16-Heartbeat (Original Mix) - Klaas17-Adagio for Strings (Blasterjaxx Rmx) - Tiesto18-Animals (Original Mix) - Martin Garrix19-Springen (Original Mix) - MAKJ20-Dance with Me (Original Mix) - Basto21-Violetta (Original Mix) - Orjan Nilsen
Spring Sampler 2k131. Left Your Love – Climbers f. Yasmine Azaiez (Director’s Cut Signature Mix)2. Never Knew Love – Delicious (ClubMix)3. Mad Skillz – Baby Anne (Original Mix)4. Tell Me When You Ready – Flo Rida f. Future (Original Mix)5. Get Lucky – Daft Punk f. Pharrell & Nile Rodgers (eSQUIRE Extended Mix)6. Young & Beautiful – Lana Del Ray (Shahaf Moran Rmx)7. Crystals – DANK f. JACQ (Original Mix)8. Take Me – Tiesto f. Kyler England (Original Mix)9. Solar – Reuben Keeney & AudioFun (Original Mix)10. Fusion – Acti & Delayers (Original Mix)11. Messiah – Monsta (Dirty South Extended Mix)12. Signal – Carnage f. New Used (Original Mix)13. Molly – Tyga f. Wiz Khalifa & Mally Mall (Original Mix)14. Treat Me Right – Keys N Krates (Original Mix)15. LRAD – Knife Party (Original Mix)16. Get Loose – Showtek & Noisecontrollers (Tiesto Rmx)17. Walking On Air – Daddy’s Groove & Dino (Extended Mix)18. Phat Bass – Warp Bros. (Joeysuki Bootleg)19. Calling Champs – Moguai v. Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso (Dannic Mashup)20. Never Say Goodbye – Hardwell & Dyro f. Bright Lights
DJ Recko's Peak Hour Mix, Vol.21. That Power ~ Will.i.Am f. Justin Bieber (Original Mix)2. Try ~ Pink (Cosmic Dawn Club Mix)3. Kiss You ~ One Direction (Sharoque Rmx)4. As Your Friend ~ Afrojack f. Chris Brown5. Little Talks ~ Of Monsters & Men (Electroshoot Rmx)6. Bad Habits ~ Brass Knuckles (Extended Mix)7. Is This Love ~ Alex Gaudino f. Jordan Sparks (Killgore Rmx)8. Carry Me ~ Morgan Page f. Nadia Ali (Nilson & The 8th Note Rmx)9. You Make Me Feel ~ Donald Glaude & Robert Ortiz (Original Mix)10. Gimme All (Ring My Bell) ~ Princess X (Hoxton Whores Club Mix)11. Song 2 ~ Criminal Vibes (Club Mix)12. Toot ~ Emynd & Top Billin f. Big Ramp (Nola Bounce Mix)13. Everytime The Beat Drop ~ DJ Icey (Original Mix)14. The Code ~ W&W f. Ummet Ozcan (Psychic Tape Rmx)15. Harlem Shake ~ Baauer (Original Mix)16. Representin ~ Ludacris f. Kelly Rowland (Original Mix)17. Can’t Hold Us ~ Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f. Ray Dalton (Original Mix)18. Gangnam Style ~ Psy f. 2 Chainz & Tyga (Diplo Rmx)19. Here With You ~ Asher Monroe (Dave Aude Club Mix)20. Feel This Moment ~ Pitbull f. Christina Aguilera (Jumpsmokers Extended Rmx)21. Sexy People (All Around The World) ~ Arianna f. Pitbull (Liam Keegan Rmx)22. It’s Time ~ Imagine Dragons (Kat Krazy Rmx)23. Stay ~ Rihanna f. Mikky Ekko (Alessio Silvestro Rmx)24. Rockin’ ~ Feri & Multi (Original Mix)25. Meet Her In Miami ~Gareth Emery (Original Mix)26. Afterdark ~ Style of Eye f. Tom Staar (Club Mix)27. Searching ~ Mync f. Neil Ormandy (Club Mix)28. My Melody ~ Erick Morillo, Harry Romero & Jose Nunez f. Shawnee Taylor (Club Mix)29. Children ~ Robert Miles (Maison & Dragen 2012 Reboot)30. Let The Love ~ Starkillers & Dmitry KO f. Amba Shepherd (Original Mix)
DJ Recko - Peak Hour Mix I1. I Love It – Icona Pop f. Charli XCX (Cobra Starship Rmx) 2. Gold – Neon Hitch f. Tyga (Disco Fries Rmx) 3. Death By Robot – Feed Me (Original Mix) 4. Sovereign Light Café – Keane (Afrojack Rmx) 5. Drinking From The Bottle – Calvin Harris f. Tinie Tempah (Extended Mix) 6. Say Nothing – Example (Hardwell & Dannic Rmx) 7. Some Nights – Fun. (Madera Bootleg) 8. Satellite – The Wanted (Original Mix) 9. Satisfaction – Benny Bennassi f. The Biz (RL Grime Rmx) 10. Thrift Shop – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f. Wanz (Original Mix) 11. Throwback – DJ Fixx (Original Mix) 12. Superman – Defkline & Red Polo (Se7en Deadly Breaks Mix) 13. Million Booties – Defkline & Red Polo (Breaks Mix) 14. 4 a.m. – Scooter (Club Mix) 15. Pump Up The Jam – Criminal Vibes (Federico Scavo Rmx) 16. Mr. Vain – Culture Beat (CJ Stone & Re-fuge Bootleg) 17. Beam Me Up (Kill Mode) – Cazzette (Vocal Mix) 18. Big Banana – Havana Brown f. R3hab & Prophet (Extended Mix) 19. Freak – Stereo Missile v. Carlotta Chadwick (Original Club Mix) 20. Supercharged – Kwanza Jones (Original Mix) 21. Carried Away – Passion Pit (Tiesto Rmx) 22. We Come Running – Youngblood Hawke (Tiesto Rmx) 23. Troublemaker – Olly Murs. f. Flo-Rida (Cutmore Club Mix) 24. We Are Young – Vassy (Dave Aude Extended Mix) 25. Get Up – Deorro (Original Mix) 26. Pumped Up Kicks – Foster The People (Skeet Skeet Rmx) 27. Joy – Fonzerelli (Original Mix) 28. Clarity – Zedd f. Foxes (Extended Mix)
DJ Recko - Aural Pleasures Volume 2: Pre-Summer Anthems 2012
Aural Pleasures Volume 21. Don’t Stop (The Colors On The Wall) - Foster The People (dBerrie Rmx)2. Back In Time - Pitbull (DJ Luciano Extended Club Mix)3. Famous - Audio Playground (Razor N Guido Vocal Rmx)4. Respect - Melanie Amaro (Gregor Salto Rmx)5. Domino - Jessie J (eSQUIRE v. OFFBeat Mix)6. Let’s Get Naughty - Jessie And The Toy Boys (Jump Smokers Rmx)7. International Love - Pitbull (Jump Smokers Extended Mix)8. Let It Go - Dragonette (Laidback Luke Rmx)9. Sexy And I Know It - LMFAO (DallasK Rmx)10. Naked - Dev ft. Enrique Iglesias (DJ Kue Rmx)11. Pursuit Of Happiness - Kid Cudi (Steve Aoki Dance Rmx)12. Feel So Close - Calvin Harris (Special Features Rmx)13. Let’s Go - Calvin Harris ft. Ne-Yo (Extended Mix)14. Silenced By The Night - Alesso v. Keane (Alesso Rmx)15. Beating Of My Heart - M-3ox ft. Heidrun (Matisse And Sadko Rmx)16. Young Blood - The Naked And Famous (Tiesto And Hardwell Rmx)
DJ Recko - Beginnings1. Can’t Stop Me - Afrojack & Shermanology (Club Mix) 2. Girl Gone Wild - Madonna (Avicii Rmx) 3. Live My Life - Far East Movement ft. Justin Bieber (Miami Life Rmx)4. Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye ft. Kimbra (Tiesto Rmx) 5. Glad You Came - The Wanted (Avicii At Night Rmx)6. We Are Young - Fun (Alvin Risk Rmx) 7. What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction (Dave Aude Extended Mix)8. She Gets Down On Her Knees - Ono (Dave Aude Club Mix) 9. She Plays Me Like A Melody - Da Hool (Global Deejays Rmx)10. Starships - Nicki Minaj (Dale Play Rmx) 11. Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen (Milkman Rmx)12. 2012 (If The World Would End) - Mike Candys ft. Evelyn & Patrick Miller (Polar Mix) 13.Never Forget - Dave Aude ft. Lena Katina (Club Mix)14. Where Have You Been - Rihanna (Hardwell Club Mix) 15. In My Mind - Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl ft. Georgi Kay (Axwell Mix)16. Wild Ones - Flo Rida ft. Sia (Basto Rmx)
Aural Pleasures Volume 11. The Night Out - Martin Solveig (Maison & Dragen Rmx)2. Drive By - Train (H.Schulze Rmx)3. Oh My Goodness - Olly Murs (Almighty Club Mix)4. Turn Up The Music - Chris Brown ft. Rihanna (Miami Life Rmx)5. Paradise - Coldplay (Tiesto Rmx)6. I Can Only Imagine - David Guetta ft. Chris Brown & Lil’ Wayne (Matt Nevin Extended Mix) 7. 1234 - Laidback Luke ft. Chuckie & Martin Solveig (Original Mix)8. Molly - Cedric Gervais (Original Mix)9. Neon - Sharam Jey & Mr. Wonk (Original Mix)10. Hey Baby 2012 - Melleefresh vs. Deadmau5 (Starkillers & Dmitry KO Club Mix)11. Changed The Way You Kissed Me - Example (Mike Candys Rmx)12. FU Betta - Neon Hitch (DJ Chuckie Rmx)13. Elephant - Alexandra Burke (Harry Romero & Jose Nunez Club Mix)14. Greyhound - Swedish House Mafia (Rule of Eight Bootleg Mix)15. Boom Boom - Rye Rye (Digital Lab Rmx)16. Devil’s Work – Dirty South & Miike Snow (Dirty South Rmx)