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EP 101: From DJ to Business Growth Expert - Reading Rooms in Boardrooms and Beyond
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What happens when a DJ who started spinning tracks at 16 becomes a startup advisor, college professor, and business growth expert? He is building and developing, leveraging all of his diverse...
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Episode 100 with Dr. Lola Adeyemo: Reflecting on A Journey of Stories, Growth, and Belonging
A milestone celebration and heartfelt reflection on 100 episodes of authentic storytelling
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What started as a simple mission to capture immigrant workplace and career stories in August 2022 has...
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Dr. Meklit Workneh on Curiosity, Courage, and Career Pivots: An Immigrant Physician's Journey to Biopharma Leadership
What if the "wrong" career moves are actually the right ones? And what happens when a physician decides the traditional path isn't enough? For Dr. Meklit Workneh, the answer to these questions was a journey that took...
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Turning Transferable Skills into Career Success: Priya Venkatesan's Journey from Break to Breakthrough
What happens when a 16-year career break becomes the foundation for a more purposeful professional life? Priya Venkatesan's story challenges everything we think we know about linear career paths and proves that...
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The Winding Path to Purpose: Dr. Maggie Marcus on Career Pivots, Cultural Bridge-Building, and Finding Your Thread
What do you do when you realize you don't want to be "a cog in a very big machine"? For Dr. Maggie Marcus, the answer was a career pivot that led from the CIA to the classroom to leading a family foundation—all while...
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Building Bridges Between Worlds: Simone W. Johnson-Smith on Thriving as a Third Culture Professional
What happens when personal loss becomes the catalyst for finding your voice? For Simone W. Johnson-Smith, a personal loss in 2021 ended six years of procrastination and launched a movement that now reaches over 100...
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Food Stories: A Blended Journey Through Culture and Connection
A solo episode with a twist featuring the voices of Dr. Christina Padilla, Summie Yeung, and Horatio Morgan
What if the most powerful diversity and inclusion tool in your workplace isn't a training manual or policy...
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Breaking the Box: Neelima Parasker's Journey from Corporate Engineer to Tech Revolutionary
From a $3,500 investment to an eight-figure tech company—all without VC funding. Neelima Parasker's story spans 25 years in corporate tech before making the leap to entrepreneurship at age 40+. This isn't just a...
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The Healthcare Innovator's Journey: How Dr. Ekaette Expanded from Patient Care to Population Transformation
What does it take to completely reimagine your career in a new country? Dr. Ekaette Joseph-Isang proves that it's never too late to bloom where you're planted—even when that means leaving medicine behind to become a...
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The Science Behind Peak Performance: How a Neuroscientist and Engineer Are Revolutionizing Health for STEM Professionals
What happens when cutting-edge neuroscience meets precision engineering in the pursuit of human optimization? You get a revolutionary approach to health that's changing how high-performers think about their bodies and...
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Breaking the Safe Path: Dr. Stanley Lewis on Risk, Purpose, and Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment
What does it really mean to take a risk in your career? Dr. Stanley Lewis, founder and CEO of A28 Therapeutics, discovered that staying in a "safe" job was actually the riskiest move of all. His mentor's profound...
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Your Mid-Year Career Audit: Three Essential Checks for Professional Growth and Belonging
June and July - those pivotal months right between your year's ambitious start and when we accept that the year is ramping down. That means it's time for a career pulse check! In this timely solo episode, host Lola...
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