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Mara Brazer, Founder & CEO of Brazer Communications, a PR firm that boasts of companies such as GAP and Lucasfilm as clients, shares her thoughts on how someone can build and grow their network. Some of the areas Mara talks about include: 1. If you're shy, find the other shy people at events 2. Ask questions that make the other person open up. Mara shares examples. 3. Have your elevator pitch ready 4. Follow up with the people you meet at an event 5. Use volunteering and interest based activities as a good way to begin meeting people 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!!

Virali Modi was paralyzed neck down when she was just 14. Today, she is a Top Quora Writer (68.5K followers), a published writer across many esteemed publications including Slate, Buzzfeed, etc., and Miss Wheelchair India 2014 Runner Up. In this episode, Virali shares her story, how she was paralyzed - a harrowing 23 day period during which she had near death experiences, thrice. While suffering from depression for a long time and coming close to attempting suicide, today Virali is a positive and ambitious person, with a very hopeful attitude towards life. Virali's motto in life is "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming" from the movie Finding Nemo. In this episode, she shares her story and message with LED listeners. 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 re

Ariel Lee, Former Category Manager at CVS Health, shares with us what the role of a Category Manager at a large Retail company is all about. At CVS Health, Ariel was responsible for $300M P&L and 16+ partners across 7,800 stores and CVS.com. Ariel has a BA in Neuroscience from Cornell University, and an MBA with a focus on Marketing and Strategy from Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University. Some of the areas we touch upon in this episode include: 1. What is Category Management 2. The day to day job of a Category Manager in Retail 3. Importance of understanding consumer behavior to be a good category manager 4. Dealing and negotiating with multiple partners for your category 5. The kind of person who would do well in this job - dealing with multiple stakeholders, lot of data analysis, deadlines, etc. 6. Interesting and challenging aspects of the job 7. Tips for interested candidates Thank you for listening!! Follow the show on Twitter @LED_Curator Website www.learneducatediscover.com/ Subscr

Sairee Chahal, Founder & CEO of sheroes.in, an India based careers destination for women with >1M members, shares her journey, how she started Sheroes, the decisions she took and her approach towards life and career overall. Nominated for the Editor’s choice for L’oreal Femina Women’s Award, she is also a Cartier Women’s Award Initiative for 2012 alumni, a TED speaker, Business Today, Most Powerful Women in Indian Business 2012 and has been featured on shows like Young Turks, Pioneering Spirit and What Women Want. Some of the areas we touch upon in this episode include: 1. Sairee's childhood and beginnings 2. Her voracious appetite for reading 3. Her first foray into startups - Newslink, a company that provided local news to ships 4. How she started Fleximoms, which later inspired Sheroes 5. Qualities that have led to her success 6. Her realization that she could have been even more ambitious 7. Advice for overall career greatness! Thank you for listening!! Follow the show on Twitter @LED_Curator Website

Ritu Dalmia, Indian Celebrity Chef and Restaurateur, shares her experiences from her career as a successful chef and her thoughts on how someone can build a career as a chef. Ritu is the chef and co-owner of the popular Italian restaurant "Diva" in New Delhi, India. Her other restaurants include "Latitude 28" and "Cafe Diva". She hosted a cooking show called "Italian Khana" for NDTV Good Times for three seasons, and has published five cooking books. Today, she hosts a travel and cooking show called Travelling Diva that airs on NDTV Good Times channel. Some of the areas we touch upon in this episode include: 1. How Ritu got into a career in cooking 2. Ritu's beliefs on whether going to a cooking school is needed 3. What being a chef is all about and how it's much more about leadership and management than just about cooking 4. How she always follows her gut 5. The experience she tries to create in her restaurants 6. Great food movies! 7. Qualities in someone who should consider becoming a Chef 8. Ritu's lit

Miwa Gardener-Page, Strategic Partner Manager at Google, shares some great tips for building your network including how you can be more effective at events and how to connect with people on LinkedIn and other similar platforms. 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!!

In this holiday episode, Vishal Srivastav, currently a Product Manager at Amazon, and who was also the very first guest on LED (Episode 1 on Product Marketing Management), shares his suggestions on books and podcasts for you to check out in the coming year. Vishal shares some great suggestions, from biographies, to personal growth, to physics and books in a number of other genres. 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

Andrew McCoomb, Litigation Lawyer with Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, gives a great in-depth account of what working as a lawyer entails. This is a great listen for anyone interested in exploring a career in law. Some of the areas we touch upon in this episode include: 1. How Andrew's interest in debating contributed to his decision to get into Law 2. What someone in Corporate Litigation does 3. Andrew walks us through a typical case, from beginning to end 4. What it's like to argue your case in court 5. Interesting and challenging aspects of the job 6. Advice 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.apple.com/us/podcast/learn…ver/id1049159321

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 shares what he learnt when he was diagnosed with cancer, and his message for others as they go through their own lives and careers. Thank you for listening!! Follow the show on Twitter @LED_Curator Website www.learnedu

Michelle Taylerson, Senior PR Manager at Amazon, shares her thoughts on working in Public Relations. With more than 15 years of experience in PR, Michelle shares a number of great stories and insights from here career so far in this episode. Some of the areas we touch upon include: 1. What the job of a PR manager entails 2. Examples of projects that a PR manager works on 3. What a crisis situation might look like for someone in PR 4. Difference between working at a PR agency vs being in the PR deptt of a large company 5. Interesting and challenging aspects of the job 6. Importance of relationships in PR 7. Helpful resources for candidates interested in working in PR 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

James Eder, Founder of The Beans Group and CausrApp, shares a number of great tips for how you can build and grow your network, including thinking about Networking more as "Net-Giving". Great way to add value to those around you and build your network! 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

This is an in-between episode where Simon Kirk, Co-Founder @RaisedBy.Us and Director of Business Development @InVisionApp, draws on his experience of organizing events over the last 10 years, and shares tips and insights on how to organize events to build your network. Some of the areas we touch upon in this episode include: 1. What kind of event to organize depending on the situation - Breakfast, Cocktail Hour/Happy Hour, Dinner 2. Whom to invite 3. How to get people to come when you're still new to the scene and don't know many people 4. How to "socially engineer" an event to make sure people have a good time 5. How a host's priority should be that attendees extract a lot of value from the event 6. Lots of resources and other tips for organizing events 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 i

Ankur Bansal, Co-Founder @SnapSaves, went from starting SnapSaves to getting acquired by Groupon in just 11 months. In this episode, Ankur shares what that journey was like and shares advice for aspiring entrepreneurs. Some things that Ankur talks about: 1. How he came up with the idea for SnapSaves 2. How he and his team had a great understanding of their strengths (Sales and their Network) and started from there 3. How he and his team focused on sales and revenue right from the beginning 4. How the Groupon conversation came to be 5. Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs 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!! Fol

Alexandra Breedlove left a steady, well paying job in Management Consulting and moved to Tanzania to try and have an impact at a grass-roots level. In this episode, Aly shares with us the various projects she worked on while in Tanzania, including as a contractor with well known organizations such as Acumen Fund and TechnoServe, and her experiences working in International Development. Aly has a Bachelors in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and is currently pursuing an MBA from Cambridge Judge Business School. Some of the areas we touch upon in this episode include: 1. The kind of projects Aly worked on with Acumen Fund and TechnoServe 2. The kind of challenges Aly ran into when working on the ground in Tanzania 3. Importance of knowing the local language when working in International Development 4. Highlights from Aly's 5 years in Tanzania 5. Importance of relationships for finding work in this sector 6. Recommended resources for people interested in working in International Dev

This is an in-between episode, where James Eder, Founder of The Beans Group, a UK based media company, shares his journey and his take on what he has done that he thinks has enabled him to see the success that he has seen today. Some of the areas we touch upon in this episode include: 1. How James started Student Beans 2. Importance of getting over the fear of failure and rejection 3. Importance of putting yourself out there 4. Not being afraid to ask for help 5. Many many anecdotes and stories that show how James has been able to "manufacture serendipity" in his life 6. Cold calling and following up 7. Book recommendations 8. James's latest project Causr, an app that seeks to connect professionals on the go - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/causr/id1129819484?mt=8 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

Jonathan Karpfen, Experience Researcher at Airbnb and Principal UX Researcher at LinkedIn before Airbnb, goes into the details of a what working as a UX Researcher is all about in this episode. Some of the areas we touch upon in this episode include: 1. How and why did Jonathan go into UX Research 2. What is UX Research 3. Example of a project that Jonathan worked on at LinkedIn as a UX Researcher 4. What kind of problems does Jonathan work on as an Experience Researcher at Airbnb 5. How UX Research comes down to being able to understand people and their behaviors 6. Interesting and challenging aspects of the job 7. A list of books for budding researchers or for anyone curious about how great products are designed 8. Recruiting tips 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/

Akash Mayur, Manager at Management Consulting firm A.T. Kearney, Inc., shares some of the things that he does to excel in his role as a Management Consultant. Some of the areas that we touch upon in this episode include: 1. The role of a Management Consultant 2. The 3 layers to a great Management Consultant - Analytics/Problem Solving, Communication skills, and Emotional Quotient 3. Examples in each of the three layers to illustrate how this can make a difference 4. Akash's tips on how to excel in each of these areas 5. Other best practices for current and aspiring consultants 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

Tom is an international bestselling author, who has written many books including "The Kindle Publishing Bible," "The Amazon Analytics Bible," "Rich By 22: How To Achieve Business Success At An Early Age," "Facebook For Business Owners," "How To Make Money With Twitter" and "The Kindle Writing Bible," among others. Today, Tom not only has a successful business around writing and selling ebooks, but he also teaches new and established authors and writers how to emulate his success in writing. Tom is also the founder of TCK Publishing, which partners with fiction and non-fiction authors as the publisher and marketing expert to help writers get their message and story to millions of readers all over the world. Learn more at www.TCKPublishing.com Some of the areas we touch upon in this episode include: 1. The process of self-publishing a book 2. Key aspects to consider when self-publishing: Branding, Name of the book, Description, etc. 3. What makes a good book title 4. How to construct a good book description

This is an in-betweenisode (term borrowed from the Tim Ferriss show), where we share how sharing your passion, interests, opinions and thoughts with people around you can slowly open up doors and opportunities for you, and help you build your tribe. Our guest on this episode is Neetal Parekh, Founder @Innov8social, Author of the book "51 Questions on Social Entrepreneurship", and a regular speaker at various Social Impact focused events. She started with a blog on social impact, and today gets routinely invited to speak at events and conferences, including at places such as Stanford Law School, Santa Clara University Law School, The Good Radio Network, etc. Some of the areas we touch upon in this episode include: 1. How and why Neetal started her blog 2. What stops people from sharing their work and interests, and how to get around this fear 3. The kind of opportunities that opened up for Neetal once she started putting her work out there 4. Importance of showing up and raising your hand 5. Your personal b