She tells us her story of immigrating to the United States during a revolution, and how her passion for politics, activism, and nature led her down the path of her own career.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

-Learn more at sacredheadwaters.org

-Learn more at amazonwatch.org

-Facebook: facebook.com/amazonwatch

-Twitter: twitter.com/AmazonWatch

-Instagram: instagram.com/amazonwatch

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On his show, Jordan deconstructs the playbooks of the most successful people on earth and shares their strategies, perspectives, and practical insights with the rest of us. His entire career path, from creating his own degree in school to studying psychology and social skills to stand out in his law firm, is incredibly fascinating.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

-Learn more at jordanharbinger.com

-Facebook: facebook.com/thejordanharbingershow

-Twitter: twitter.com/jordanharbinger

-LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jordanharbinger

-Instagram: instagram.com/jordanharbinger

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He talks about networking, find a job that’s right for you, and not being afraid to change careers multiple times in your life.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

-Learn more at robbiesamuels.com

-10 Tips for Conference Connections: robbiesamuels.com/dormroom

-Read Croissants vs. Bagels: Strategic, Effective, and Inclusive Networking at Conferences

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For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

-Learn more at greenchoicenow.com

-GreenChoice’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/greenchoicenow

-Galen’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/galenkarlanmason

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For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

-LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/courtneyhagen

-Learn more at littlejohnllc.com

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For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at dorieclark.com
• Stand Out Self-Assessment Workbook: dorieclark.com/join
• Twitter: @dorieclark
• Instagram: @dorieclark

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Classcraft is a platform that empowers teachers to address social-emotional issues, and to manage, sustain, and develop engagement in school by making it feel like a game. It’s not a game though, it's a platform where teachers can give points to students for completed work, for showing empathy, for helping each other as they go through quest lines and adventures. All of this was inspired by their experiences as students and as working adults.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at classcraft.com
• Instagram: @classcraftgame
• YouTube: youtube.com/c/classcraftgame
• Facebook: facebook.com/classcraftgame
• Twitter: @classcraftgame

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Based on his experience of trying to find roommates in New York and Singapore, and the similar experiences of his co-founder, Lauren, they saw a gap in the market to streamline the experience. Instead of just offering the possibility to find apartments on a real estate platform, Whoomies offers the possibility to find people from all around the world who match your interests. You take a survey to give your interests, and the app will match you up with roommates who are the right fit for you.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at whoomies.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alexandreassal
• Twitter: twitter.com/assalalexandre

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For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

-Learn more at lisaloeb.com

-Twitter: twitter.com/lisaloeb

-Instagram: instagram.com/lisaloeb

-Facebook: facebook.com/lisaloeb

-Pinterest: pinterest.com/thereallisaloeb

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Kalsoom is a third culture kid, which means that she spent most of her developing years outside of the country she was born in and have picked up on all different cultures. She lived in Bangladesh for elementary school and Pakistan for middle and high school. A third culture kid can feel like they belong everywhere and also belong nowhere, so their identities can be hard to pin down. This plays into how their identity develops as well.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at invest2innovate.com
• Follow Kalsoom: twitter.com/kalsoom82
• Facebook: facebook.com/Invest2Innovate

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While at college, Stephen developed an interest in startups and began looking around his world for problems that needed solving. This led to multiple apps and businesses, two patents, and one company acquisition. All of this from asking bigger questions and looking for the next level.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at stephenost.com
• Learn more at paradox.ai
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/stephenost/
• Facebook: facebook.com/stephen.ost
• Twitter: twitter.com/StephenOst

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For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Workstream: workstream.is
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mynameisdesmond
• Twitter: twitter.com/mynameisdesmond

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Movement Strategy is a full-service social media agency. When Eric and Jason came out of school, social media was a space that they were both spending a lot of time on. Facebook was just getting started, as well as some of the other big players today. So they wanted to help companies figure out how to be really effective on social media.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at movementstrategy.com
• Instagram: @movementstrategy

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After a two-year tour of duty in Silicon Valley as a product designer, Norman realized that the real bugs weren't in software, but they were in people. Since then, he has shifted from designing screens to designing learning experiences.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at tradecraft.com/
• Medium: @norman_tran

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For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at pilleve.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/pillevecommunity
• Twitter: twitter.com/Pilleve1

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“I'm really passionate about helping these entrepreneurs who are doing amazing things go from feeling like this hidden gem that no one knows about,” Selena says, “and then becoming a household name in their niche.”

Selena shares her college experiences, why business school didn’t really prepare her to create a business (but how she still got some value from it), and how mentorship helped her create a business following her passion.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at selenasoo.com
• Read: “Confessions of a Highly Sensitive Entrepreneur”
• Read: “I’m turning 37! My biggest life + business lessons…”

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For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at commonbond.co
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/daveklein
• Twitter: twitter.com/davidxklein

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Today, Tayo works with institutions of all sorts to help them connect effectively across cultures. He helps them create systems that ensure everyone in the company feels like they belong and their policies are inclusive. He then helps them attract people from diverse backgrounds, making sure that the talent and the leadership reflects the world that we live in.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at tayorockson.com
• Book: Use Your Difference to Make a Difference
• Podcast: As Told by Nomads
• Twitter: twitter.com/TayoRockson
• Instagram: instagram.com/tayorockson/

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A lot of companies are now struggling with retention and keeping young people longer than six months, a year, which is incredibly costly. Millennial turnover alone costs U.S. companies $30 billion a year because it's incredibly costly to hire someone, train them, and then have them leave after a couple months.

So, Adam is trying to change workforce mindsets and cultures by helping people think about how they can make young employees feel happy, engaged, purpose-driven, and focused on growth in the workplace. “Which I think is possible, but is definitely a little bit of a different paradigm than the traditional workforce engagement.”

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at smileyposwolsky.com
• Read: The Quarter-Life Breakthrough: A Guide for Millennials to Find Meaningful Work by Adam Smiley Poswolsky
• Instagram: instagram.com/whatsupsmiley
• Twitter: twitter.com/whatsupsmiley

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In our episode today, Ronit shares how she transitioned from drama to political science in college, fusing your interests in a career that is creative and fulfilling, and why improv is a skill that everyone should learn, regardless of your discipline.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at localized.world
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ronitavni/
• Twitter: twitter.com/ronit_avni

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For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Instagram: @_rubylee_ 
• Facebook group: Own Your Hustle

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Then, in 2010, Dwight founded Groove U, a revolutionary two-year Music Industry Entrepreneurship career program located in Dublin, Ohio. Most traditional music education programs, like many formal education programs, don’t actually consider the application of knowledge in the working world – but at Groove U, careers in the industry are front and center. Appropriately, they boast an impressive 96% job placement rate for graduates.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at grooveu.edu
• Twitter: twitter.com/dwightheckelman

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For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at skglobalentertainment.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/xianli

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For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

But before Ben worked at Mintz, he held a wide variety of roles in some very different organization: he was a Managing Director and General Counsel of an international impact investment firm; led a team at American Express fueling high-growth entrepreneurship in the United States; helped start Indego Africa, which is a lifestyle brand and social enterprise partnering with thousands of female entrepreneurs in Rwanda and Ghana; and founded Dollar a Day, a web platform for people to discover small nonprofits, with the founder of Kickstarter.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Check out mintz.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/benjaminstone1

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For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at paulenglish.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paulenglishboston/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/englishpaulm/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/englishpaulm

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For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginger-gregory-95788a5/

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For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at Uniteamerica.org
• Connect with Nick at nicktroiano.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicktroiano/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickTroiano

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Claude's unique perspective on servant leadership and team building comes both from her training in Positive Psychology and her experience in talent management, leader development, coaching, workplace culture, and people operations for 800 plus employees across VaynerX – conversations that have given her a lot of insight into the school-to-workplace transition.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at https://www.claudesilver.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/claudesilver/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/claudesilver
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casilver/

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Before becoming an entrepreneur, Jon was a Wall Street investment banker with eight years of mergers and acquisitions experience at Citigroup. But then, he left Wall Street to launch his first startup RewardStock, which was featured on Shark Tank, where Jon secured an investment from the influential investor Mark Cuban.

Jon reminds us that you don’t have to be born extraordinary to solve problems – regular people do the extraordinary every day. So whether you’re considering a high-stress career like investment banking or aspire to be an entrepreneur, Jon has some great advice and insight.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Check out rewardstock.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RewardStock/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rewardstock/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/rewardstock

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For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at https://angeladuckworth.com
• Read: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angeladuckworthgrit
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/angeladuckw

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It was a long and winding road that brought Kymberlee from dancing to doodling, but today she shares the mindset and strategies that helped her break into the dance industry without a traditional dance background and then start her own digital communications company.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Kymberleejay.com
• Doodledirect.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kymberleejay/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kymberleejay/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/KymberleeJay/

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Stephanie and Her Campus have a great story, and it’s one that we’re so happy to share on this podcast because it is truly a case of the dorm room being the boardroom – at least, at first.

We learn how these three undergrads started a media empire from their dorm rooms, how Her Campus is giving college students the opportunity to get work experience today, and why you – yes, YOU – should stop waiting and start that thing while you’re still in college.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at HerCampus.com
• Apply for a job at HerCampusmedia.com/careers
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/HerCampus/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HerCampusMagazine
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/HerCampus

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Today, Seth continues to play a role with the company as “TeaEO Emeritus,” but has also taken on an additional role as Executive Chairman of Beyond Meat, a fast-growing, plant-based protein that's redefining the way we eat meat.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-goldman-234bb7124/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/HonestSeth

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Priya is also a self-described serial entrepreneur who has had the privilege of serving on five high-growth organizations since she graduated college. By training, she is a scientist. By practice, she is a makeshift statistician. And through it all, she is a working mom.

Priya gets a lot done, she does it all very well, and she keeps an exceptionally positive outlook on life – and today, we’re going to learn how she does it all!

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Check out https://www.shyftanalytics.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/priya-bhargava-sapra-8981a81/

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For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at http://www.musicparadigm.com/
• Read: Maestro: A Surprising Story About Leading by Listening by Roger Nierenberg
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogernierenberg

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Lynn was a Senior Associate at Autonomy Ventures prior to founding and being the CEO of Pivt, and at Autonomy Ventures, she helped find startups that would be investable for the firm, managed teams, and helped these startups build and grow. She is also a Board Member and the Vice President of Panels for the New York Venture Community and a mentor at For Women in Business at Yeshiva University and Astia.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at http://pivtapp.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-greenberg-3515865a/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/lynngreenberg10

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Robert is 21 and runs a tech startup, but refuses to wear a hoodie and jeans to work. He runs a platform that connects startups with investors and enables them with the tools they need to grow, but despises startup culture as we know it. He has a fundamentally different way of envisioning and mapping his company's growth and avoids thinking in buzz words. He believes in growing on a balance between hustle, radical clarity, and grounded but intense optimism.

In the same way Mark Zuckerberg runs the most successful social network in history but may be the most socially awkward founder in the planet, Robert may be the least startup-y startup founder you have met in a long time.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at oneh.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertharary/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/robertharary?lang=en
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robertharary/?hl=en

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He has been doing Bullet Journal full-time since April of 2018, but it took a long time to get there. Before that, he was a digital product designer – and before that, he was just trying to make ends meet.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Check out https://bulletjournal.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bulletjournal/?hl=en
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/rydercarroll
• Watch: “How to declutter your mind -- keep a journal | Ryder Carroll | TEDxYale”

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If you’re not familiar, Harvard Business Review is the world's premier management magazine and publication. They publish articles, podcasts, videos, books, and other media with the goal of trying to help people be better managers, get more out of their careers, be better bosses, have more of an impact on the world.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at https://hbr.org/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/skgreen
• Women at Work Podcast: https://hbr.org/2018/01/podcast-women-at-work
• HBR IdeaCast: https://hbr.org/2018/01/podcast-ideacast
• Dear HBR: https://hbr.org/2018/01/podcast-dear-hbr

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There are over 700,000 people subscribed to the Morning Brew, and if you’re an aspiring or emerging business leader, you probably should be too.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Subscribe to Morning Brew: https://www.morningbrew.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-lieberman-168a8154/

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Siqi received her MBA from Stanford, her MPA from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, and her BA in Economics from Stanford University. She was awarded Inc. Magazine's 30 Rising Stars Under 30 in 2018 and L'Oreal's Women in Digital in 2017.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

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Previously, Georges was a fellow with Blue Ridge Labs at the Robin Hood Foundation, and a Product Manager at General Assembly, leading the expansion of General Assembly's business programs around the world. He was recently selected as a Forbes 30 Under 30 in Law and Policy, a World Economic Forum Global Shaper, and an American Express Emerging Innovator.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at https://www.justfix.nyc/
• Georges on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgesclement/

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Maya also hosts a video series called How I Got Here, which highlights professionals with unique stories and shares their professional journeys.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Maya on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayapopechappell/
• How I Got Here: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/howigothere/

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Kathryn has worked at Google for about a decade, leading projects related to employee onboarding, recognition, performance management, empowerment, citizenship behaviors, and virtual collaboration. Currently, she leads a team of social scientists inside Google that conduct in-depth research about how to improve employees' happiness, health, and productivity, as well as promote employee voice.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at rework.withgoogle.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/kathryndekas
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kdekas/

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Kitu Life now has 20 full-time employees, and Jim’s role with the company has changed dramatically. Now CEO, he has transitioned from working in the company to working on the company; from making deliveries, stocking shelves, and sending invoices to leading a team of people who can do all of that even better.

For more information, visit: http://Brandeis.edu

Resources:

• Learn more at https://www.kitulife.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimmydecicco5/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-decicco-b482874b/

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