Learn Educate Discover

Matteus Pan, Principal Product Manager at Bina Technologies, a genomics based cancer diagnostics company, and formerly Group Product Manager at Dropbox, talks about working as a Product Manager in the Biotech space. Bina Technologies was acquired by Roche Sequencing recently. Matt has a bachelors in Economics and Computer Science Engineering from University of Pennsylvania. Some of the things that Matt touches upon in this episode include: 1. Examples of problems that biotech companies are working on 2. Dimensions to think along when considering working in biotech 3. Types of projects a PM in biotech might work on 4. Differences between PMing in Biotech vs Tech 5. Team members you work with as a PM in biotech 6. Helpful books for developing some level of basic expertise and understanding of biological systems for laymen 7. How working in this space can be very rewarding 8. Challenging aspects of this job 9. Skills and qualities in someone who would excel as a PM in biotech 10. How to decide between PMing i

Nimit Maru, Co-Founder of Fullstack Academy, shares his thoughts on startup recruiting for MBAs. Fullstack Academy is a Y Combinator backed startup that offers a top ranked coding bootcamp in the US. Some of the areas that Nimit touches upon in this episode include: 1. How to figure out the ideal startup size for yourself 2. Which roles can be a good fit for MBAs 3. How to sell a startup on the value you bring in. 4. Startups value doers. That it's important to show them you are good, not just tell them 5. How to get to know people in the startup ecosystem 6. How to find good companies 7. Compensation range you can expect Thank you for listening!! Follow the show on Twitter @LED_Curator Website www.learneducatediscover.com/ Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/learneducatediscover/ Email us at hello@learneducatediscover. We will reply!! Subscribe to the show on iTunes itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/learn…ver/id1049159321

Priyadarshini Routh, Director Sales Strategy and Operations @SalesforceIQ, goes into great detail on what working in Sales Strategy and Ops entails. Priyadarshini has an MBA in Marketing and Operations from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining SalesforceIQ, Priyadarshini has worked in Management Consulting with McKinsey & Co., in Business Development at Cisco, and was a Senior Manager for Kindle Content Acquisition at Amazon. Some of the areas we touch upon in this episode include: 1. What kind of problems does someone in Sales Strategy & Operations work on. Eg: Defining sales quotas, identifying territories, etc. 2. Examples of typical projects that someone might work on in this function 3. Qualities needed in someone to enjoy working in this function. Eg: Analytics Skills, Problem Solving, Ability to Influence, etc. 4. Interesting and challenging aspects of working in this function 5. Advice for candidates interested in working in this function Thank you for listening!! Foll

Kim Hess, a high altitude climber, shares her journey on how she is carving a career as a professional mountaineer. Over the span of her career, Kim has climbed many peaks, including Everest, Denali and Kilimanjaro. In this discussion, Kim talks about: 1. Some scary and beautiful moments that Kim has experienced while on her expeditions 2. How to looks for corporate sponsors - how it needs finding a unique message and platform that you can provide that sponsors like 3. How you can get creative with who sponsors you. Eg: Kim was sponsored by a healthcare company. It's not just outdoors companies that you can approach. 4. How she deals with the fear of dying or something going horribly wrong - that she'd rather die doing something that she enjoys than dying in a traffic accident 5. That for Kim, this is about pushing herself and testing her boundaries - mentally, physically and emotionally 6. How being good at the sport is only a starting point - then you need to be a good storyteller and humble in order to ma

Richard Ruback and Royce Rudkoff, Professors at Harvard Business School and Authors of the book HBR Guide To Buying A Small Business, talk about how apart from going into a traditional job or starting your own company, there is now a third option to consider - buying a small business and running it like your own company. Some of the areas Richard and Royce touch upon in this episode include: 1. Why buying a small business is a great option for those who want independence but perceive starting your company from scratch as too risky 2. How to search for a small business to buy 3. What the search process looks like 4. The kind of businesses that you can buy - and how they typically yield between $500K - $2-4M in annual profits 5. Recommended resources Thank you for listening!! Follow the show on Twitter @LED_Curator Website www.learneducatediscover.com/ Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/learneducatediscover/ Email us at hello@learneducatediscover. We will reply!! Subscribe to the show on iTunes itunes.

Cristina Cordova, first Business Development hire at Stripe and former Head of Business Development at Pulse (acquired by LinkedIn), talks at length about a career in Business Development in Tech. As part of Stripe, Cristina has led complex deals to rapidly expand Stripe’s business through partnerships with companies including Apple, Facebook, Freshbooks, GoDaddy, Intuit, OpenTable, Pinterest, Twitter, Volusion and Xero. At Pulse, Cristina sourced and closed partnerships with hundreds of media organizations, including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Fox News, Reuters, Bloomberg & BBC News. Cristina has a Bachelors in Political Science from Stanford University. Some of the areas that Cristina touches upon in this episode include: 1. What is business development and how is it different from Sales 2. Examples of projects she has worked on, such as getting Pulse app pre-loaded on Kindle Fire 3. How BD deals can vary from product partnerships to simple cross-marketing/distribution deals

Pascal Finette, VP Startup Solutions and Entrepreneurship Chair at Singularity University, talks about Exponential Thinking and Singularity University in this episode. Pascal was previously Director of Open Innovation Group and Mozilla Labs at Mozilla Corporation. He was also Portfolio Manager at Google.org. Some of the areas that Pascal touches upon in this episode include: 1. What is Singularity University 2. Types of programs offered at Singularity University including those for startups and a 10 weeks program (which is sponsored so free for candidates) 3. Examples of people you may find at Singularity University 4. Linear vs Exponential thinking 5. Resources to expose yourself to exponential thinking 6. Pascal's journey - how he realized early on that he is good at starting things and stuck with that 7. How going above and beyond in every job has helped him be successful and surround himself with great people. 8. Pay it forward and help people 9. Life happens in 2-3 year episodes. Your career will l

Sanjana Tandon, Director of Business Development at Hulu and previously in Business Development at Dropbox and Intuit, talks about what working in Business Development is like. Sanjana has worked on a number of strategic partnerships during her tenure, including driving a deal with American Express while at Intuit. Sanjana has BA in Economics from Stanford University. Some of the areas that Sanjana touches upon in this episode include: 1. What is Business Development 2. How having a strong network can be a big benefit in BD, especially if you work at a smaller company 3. How this role tends to vary depending on the size of the company 4. How to assess whether Business Development is important at a company or not 5. Skills and qualities found in successful BD professionals 6. Typical project in BD 7. How BD professionals need to be great negotiators 8. Interesting and challenging aspects of the job 9. Recommended resources Thank you for listening!! Follow the show on Twitter @LED_Curator Website www.learn

Annie Liu, Global Consulting Director at OgilvyRED, the consulting arm of the well known advertising and marketing agency Ogilvy & Mather, talks about what working in Brand Consulting is all about. Annie has a Bachelor of Science, Economics from Carnegie Mellon University and MBA from The Wharton School. Some of the areas Annie touches upon in this episode include: 1. What is a brand and what is brand consulting 2. Type of projects that a brand consultant might work on 3. How brand consulting is a mix of creativity and analytics 4. Examples of methodologies used by brand consultants for research 5. Difference between brand and management consulting 6. Interesting and challenging aspects of the job 7. Suggested resources for interested candidates Thank you for listening!! Follow the show on Twitter @LED_Curator Website www.learneducatediscover.com/ Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/learneducatediscover/ Email us at hello@learneducatediscover. We will reply!! Subscribe to the show on iTunes itunes.a

NYT Bestselling Author of "Positive Intelligence" and Faculty at Stanford and Yale Business Schools, Shirzad Charmine, talks about his research on the inner saboteurs within our minds, and shares tips and suggestions on how to improve our performance and realize our full potential. Shirzad was previously CEO of the largest coach-training organization in the world, having trained coaches and managers in most of the Fortune 500 companies. A preeminent C-suite advisor, Shirzad has coached hundreds of CEOs and their executive teams. His background includes PhD studies in neuroscience in addition to a BA in psychology, an MS in electrical engineering, and an MBA from Stanford. Some of the areas that Shirzad touches upon in this episode: 1. The positive and negative forces inside our minds 2. The fateful day at his own company many years ago that transformed Shirzad and led to him doing this research 3. Exercises that each of us can do to take our minds to a more positive state, in as few as just a few minutes. 4

Jessica Brody, Director of People & Talent at Crunchbase, shares her tips and insights for startup recruiting for MBAs. Crunchbase is a database spun out from TechCrunch that charts startups, other tech companies, the people who work for them, and those who fund them. Here's a sneak peak at what Jessica shares in this episode: 1. While there may be a notion that startups do not value MBAs, Jessica disagrees 2. Pretty much all roles are open to MBAs such as Business Development, Marketing, PM, HR etc. There do tend to be more MBAs in Marketing and BD sort of roles that use the MBA skill set more 3. Product roles can also be filled by MBAs - with or without technical backgrounds. Depends on what kind of product you'll be building. 4. Recruiting for startups is not structured at all - candidates need to pursue the startup rather than the other way around. 5. If you don't see a role that's a good fit on the careers page of a startup, don't despair! Still email them and tell them you want to work for them, and

Justin Watzka, Founder of The Coachman Hotel in South Lake Tahoe, California, shares his experience of starting a hospitality business. Coachman Hotel was featured among the "Most Instagrammable New Hotels" in Vogue in Sept 2016. Prior to starting his own hotel, Justin was with Marriott for about 7 years (Marriott Vacation Club and Ritz-Carlton). He did his undergrad from Cornell University and has an MBA from The Wharton School. Some of the areas Justin touches upon in this episode include: 1. How Justin decided to start something to create his own mark and be in charge 2. How he attracted their first guests in the beginning 3. How he traveled extensively to gather good ideas to include in his hotel - eg: Learning from the emphasis on customer service in Asia 4. How it can be hard to raise money from banks for first timers in this space, since they tend to look for people with operational experience. 5. Rule of thumb - you can spend 1000 times the rate you can expect for a room 6. How hiring a great team

Jan Konetzki, Director of Wine at Four Seasons London and former Head Sommelier at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay (Royal Hospital Road, London), talks to us about what working as a sommelier is all about. Jan has worked across several Michelin star restaurants, and today he counts as one of Europe’s most talented and exceptional sommeliers. You can check out his website at http://www.jankonetzki.com/ Some of the areas Jan touches upon in this episode include: 1. How a great sommelier needs to be both passionate about wine as well as helping guests have a great time 2. Importance of training as an apprentice for becoming a sommelier 3. How to develop your palette - that anyone can do it, start with noticing the smells and flavors around you 4. Sommeliers need to be good at reading guests - ask the right questions to avoid language confusion 5. How Jan keeps all the information about so many wines in his mind - using visual aids such as maps and recording his answers to questions which he listens to during his comm

Michael Kirk, Marketer Researcher with Procter & Gamble, talks about working in Consumer Insights and Market Research in CPG. Michael has over 6 years of experience working in this space, across globally known brands such as Pantene, Braun, and Fabric Care (eg: Tide, Ariel, etc.). Some of the areas that Michael touches upon in this episode include: 1. What makes a good consumer insights and illustrative examples 2. The job of someone in Market Research in CPG 3. Example of a typical project and the activities a market researcher would engage in 4. How the success of someone in Market Research is assessed 5. Qualities in someone would enjoy working in this space and the importance of storytelling 6. Interesting and challenging aspects of the job 7. Tips for interested candidates - how to apply, and how to stand out Thank you for listening!! Follow the show on Twitter @LED_Curator Website www.learneducatediscover.com/ Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/learneducatediscover/ Email us at hello@learneduca

Kartik Parija, Co-Founder @AdoriLabs and Ex-VC, describes how acting as a "connector" for the people around you, can be a very very simple yet effective way to become a trusted member of your network, as well as to build and grow your own network. Thank you for listening!! Follow the show on Twitter @LED_Curator Website www.learneducatediscover.com/ Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/learneducatediscover/ Email us at hello@learneducatediscover. We will reply!! Subscribe to the show on iTunes itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/learn…d1049159321?mt=2

Jim McCarthy works with executives to build happy, high-performance teams. He is an internationally acclaimed leadership consultant and motivational speaker. Jim’s workshops often include scientific research, anecdotes, writing exercises, group discussion, action items, and daily practices. Jim has more than 19 years of executive and board level experience at Silicon Valley startups. He became employee # 258 at Yahoo in 1997, and later worked at NexTag, BlueLithium, and Drawbridge. Earlier in his career, Jim was an English teacher in Frankfurt, a business journalist in Madrid, and a McKinsey consultant in Munich. Audiences deeply appreciate Jim’s unique perspective — as a Stanford MBA, Internet pioneer, world traveler, father, and person living with a cancer diagnosis. In this episode, Jim talks about the concept of "Affirmations", and how they can be used to train your mind for success. Jim has come on the show before on Ep 65 titled "Live As If You Have Cancer" - http://www.learneducatediscover.com/live

Amy Chiu, Partnerships Development Manager for IBM Watson Health, describes her role in detail. Prior to joining IBM, Amy Chiu was in Strategy & Operations at Sutter Health. She has a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Yale University and MBA, Healthcare Management from The Wharton School. Some of the areas Amy touches upon in this episode include: 1. What does a Partnership development manager do? 2. How her role is different compared to a Partnership Manager for a mature product, and has components of Business Development, Product Management and Project Management. 3. Elements of a typical project she works on 4. Interesting and challenging aspects of the job 5. What kind of person would enjoy this role 6. Advice and resources for interested candidates Thank you for listening!! Follow the show on Twitter @LED_Curator Website www.learneducatediscover.com/ Subscribe on iTunes geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/jus…180382202?mt=2 Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/learneducatediscover/ Email us at hello@

Doris Huang, Founder & CEO at Fete New York, talks about how her journey to starting Fete New York - a food court she plans on launching soon in New York. Prior to starting Fete, Doris was a Senior Manager at Godiva Chocolatier. She has a Bachelor of Arts, Government from Harvard University, MSc in Latin American Studies from University of Oxford, and MBA from The Wharton School. Some of the areas Doris touches upon in this episode include: 1. How Doris got the idea for Fete New York 2. Validating her idea - how Doris gathered data by observing people in coffee shops! 3. How Doris is cold calling people - what's worked and what's not worked 4. Being a solo founder and the importance of a support group 5. How she got funded 6. Challenges of starting a brick and mortar business vs something online 7. Advice for entrepreneurs Thank you for listening!! Follow the show on Twitter @LED_Curator Website www.learneducatediscover.com/ Subscribe on iTunes geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/jus…180382202?mt=2 Like us on

Christopher Lochhead is the co-author of "Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets". Marc Benioff, founder and CEO of Salesforce.com says “Every entrepreneur looking to alter the landscape and every CEO looking to reimagine their business can learn from Play Bigger.” Christopher is a former three-time public company CMO and entrepreneur. Fast Company Magazine calls him a "Human Exclamation Point” and The Economist calls him "off-putting to some”. In this episode, Chris talks about the concept of "Category Design", and how individuals can apply it to their careers. Thank you for listening!! Follow the show on Twitter @LED_Curator Website www.learneducatediscover.com/ Subscribe on iTunes geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/jus…180382202?mt=2 Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/learneducatediscover/ Email us at hello@learneducatediscover. We will reply!!

Ashley Kirk, the first Data Journalist at The Telegraph, gives a detailed account of what working as a data journalist entails. Data journalism is a relatively new space that is emerging as a "hot" career these days. Prior to The Telegraph, Ashley has written for several publications, including the Guardian, the Independent and City A.M. Ashley has a Bachelor in English degree from University of Birmingham and a Master in Interactive Journalism degree from City University London. If you're curious about the kind of story a Data Journalist would work on, here are 3 stories that Ashley has written for The Telegraph: 1. What Africa will look like in a 100 years - http://s.telegraph.co.uk/graphics/projects/Africa-in-100-years/ 2. Hillary Clinton failed to win over Black, Hispanic and Female voters -http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/09/hillary-clinton-failed-to-win-over-black-hispanic-and-female-vot/ 3. The claims that won it for Brexit, fact checked - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/22/eu-refer