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#87 Our Future Careers in Consulting: Marcos Aull, Incoming Associate at BCG on Dream Job Mindset

December 24th, 2020  |  11 mins 35 secs

In Episode 87 on the Our Future Careers series, I chat with Marcos Aull, the first student at University of Cincinnati to land into Boston Consulting Group (BCG) one of the world's top consulting firms. He discusses trading dining halls for networking talks as a scrappy young networker, how you can prepare for case interviews to crush them, and the mindset necessary to land your dream job. This was an inspiring conversation with a smart, focused, and victorious young leader who overcame the odds to plant his stake in the consulting industry.

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#86 Shamin Abas, President & CEO of Shamin Abas Communications on Ultra-Luxury Marketing

December 23rd, 2020  |  17 mins 20 secs

In Episode 86, listeners hear from Shamin Abas, President & CEO of Shamin Abas Communications, one of the world's leading marketing agencies for ultra-luxury brands and high net worth clientele. Her company collaborates with clients who manufacture "big toys" like helicopters, sports cars, and yachts, to deliver exclusive experiences.

In Episode 86, listeners hear from Shamin Abas, President & CEO of Shamin Abas Communications, one of the world's leading marketing agencies for ultra-luxury brands and high net worth clientele. Her company collaborates with clients who manufacture "big toys" like helicopters, sports cars, and yachts, to deliver exclusive experiences.

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#85 Alex Lieberman, CEO & Co-Founder of Morning Brew on the Importance of Making Big Asks

December 21st, 2020  |  18 mins 9 secs

It happened! In Episode 85, I'm honored to be joined by one my greatest role models, fellow Michigan Wolverine, and business barista, Alex Lieberman, CEO & Co-Founder of Morning Brew, the famed business newsletter that educates over 2.5 million young professionals every day. Alex recently made history when he and his co-founder, Austin Rief (also a Michigan man), sold a majority stake in the Morning Brew to Business Insider in October, valuing the business at $75 million dollars and setting the company up for its ambitions to transition from a newsletter company to a media company. The origin of the Morning Brew lied within Alex's realization that young people didn't enjoy reading the Wall Street Journal when he was a senior at Michigan Ross, so he decided to build a better news product for an audience of college students (I like to think of Our Future the same way for podcasting). Alex is a huge inspiration to me as I look to build my own business media brand delivering value to young people, and this podcast was made possible by a big ask I made when publicly auditioning for the Morning Brew Talk Show in August, which is one of the core themes of this episode. The business barista himself also discusses his new life of podcasting through the Founder's Journal and the future of the Morning Brew in this new post-acquisition phase.

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Alex's Twitter: https://twitter.com/businessbarista?s=20

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#84 LIVE SPECIAL: Dan Kellogg, Hotelier / Inventor / Game Show Winner / and Family Man on Serendipity and Self-Belief

December 20th, 2020  |  16 mins 32 secs

LIVE FROM PALM SPRINGS! In the second-ever live episode of Our Future, I talk to world-class entrepreneur, business builder, and family man Dan Kellogg, who I was lucky to randomly meet by the pool during my recent vacation to palm springs. When he was 19-years-old, in a stroke of luck + fate, Dan won the "Price is Right" Game Show in 1985, netting over $30,000 in earnings (more like $70K today), which served as the impetus for his career in building hotels. My friends and I were lucky enough to meet the entire Kellogg crew (awesome family), and in my own weird stroke of luck, I decided to pack my laptop and microphone to the poolside that day, and the result was an amazing in-person podcast conversation! This awesome episode is a testament to the fact that crazy stuff happens, you just have to be open to new opportunity and position yourself to get lucky.

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#83 Carolyn Tisch Blodgett, Former Head of Global Marketing at Peloton on Creating a Cult-Following

December 17th, 2020  |  17 mins 52 secs

In Episode 83, futurists learn from Carolyn Tisch Blodgett, Former Head of Global Marketing at Peloton, the $40B fitness startup that revolutionized at-home exercise. Carolyn brings us back to 2016 when Peloton had almost no brand awareness and the founders were still struggling to convince the world of their vision to combine fitness hardware, software, and content into one company. She dives into the differences of her marketing roles, starting at an agency and then moving to Pepsico's Mountain Dew division before joining a small, unknown fitness upstart, and reflects on the successes in marketing Peloton, how it rode into the mainstream, and how other companies can apply those lessons. Further, she dropped some awesome career advice throughout the podcast, emphasizing the circuitousness nature of one's career and the perks of starting out at a big company.

I used an audio clip in this interview from an Superbowl ad Carolyn worked on for Mountain Dew Kickstart, and I do not own it.

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#82 Our Future Careers in Accounting: Matt Kocsis, Incoming Audit Intern at PWC, Former Corporate Finance Intern at Kellogg's, Supply Chain Intern at Steelcase

December 16th, 2020  |  14 mins 28 secs

LIVE EPISODE! In Episode 83, futurists hear from Matt Kocsis, an incoming Audit Intern at PwC, the world's most prestigious accounting firm. Matt shares key insights on why you should consider accounting as a career path, and how it's so much more than number-crunching and a story above all-else. He dives into his journey recruiting the big four and emphasizes the importance of showing up to networking events and coming armed with a personal story to define yourself and stand out.

Matt is one of my best friends and we recorded the FIRST EVER in-person Our Future episode from our vacation villa in Palm Desert, where I was lucky enough to take a week off to hang out in the sun with Matt and our two friends Peyton and Lea.

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#81 Dr. Rao Mulpuri, Chairman & CEO of View Inc., on the Future of Smart Glass

December 8th, 2020  |  21 mins 54 secs

In Episode 81, listeners hear from Dr. Rao Mulpuri, the CEO & Chairman of View Inc., the world’s leading smart glass manafacturer and a company I was lucky enough to intern at in high school. The company has raised over a billion dollars to date, and Rao explains why the company is going public via the Cantor Fitzgerald SPAC to unlock a trillion dollar market, mitigate climate change, and create new human experiences.

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#80 Our Future Careers in Business of Tech: Joseph Choi, former Business Operations Intern, Incoming Technical Writer at Salesforce and Co-Founder of Tech Pod

December 3rd, 2020  |  10 mins 35 secs

In Episode 80, listeners hear from Joseph Choi, an incoming Technical Writer at Salesforce and the co-founder of Tech Pod, a media platform designed for young people interested in careers in tech that don't have a CS degree or coding knowledge. Joseph and I had an awesome conversation about how over 4/10 roles at the biggest tech companies are non-technical positions and why if you're an economics, business, or comms student you should know working in the tech industry is an option for you. I have a great deal of admiration for the platform Joseph has created through Tech Pod, sharing resources and his passion for career education at scale.

Join Tech Pod to learn how to recruit tech without tech skills: https://techpod.substack.com/

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#79 Kayla Dixon, Brand Marketing Manager at TikTok, on Authenticity and Activating Advocates

December 2nd, 2020  |  17 mins 16 secs

In Episode 79, listeners hear from Kayla Dixon, Brand Marketing Manager at TikTok, about the platform's evolution from lip syncing to becoming the epicenter of culture, the winning strategy behind the company's college ambassador program (+ how you can join), what the "ocean spray guy" video meant to the platform, and her career advice to young people looking to launch their careers.

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#78 Our Future Careers in Tech: Shekar Ramaswamy, Machine Learning Intern at Nuro, SWE Intern at Instagram, and Co-Founder of Orbyt

November 27th, 2020  |  13 mins 49 secs

Our Future Careers is a mini-series where students who have landed the coolest jobs and internships share the tips, tricks, and strategies so you can do the same. In today's episode, listeners hear from Shekar Ramaswamy, a CS student at Brown University, a former Machine Learning Intern at Nuro and SWE Intern at Instagram, and the Co-Founder of networking startup Orbyt.

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#77 (Pt. 2) Chris Brandt, CMO of Chipotle on Thinking Bigger

November 25th, 2020  |  12 mins 27 secs

In Episode 77 (Cont.), listeners hear Pt. 2 of my conversation with Chris Brandt, Chief Marketing Officer of Chipotle, about the company's adaptation to crises, the importance of thinking bigger and borrowing from other industries, and why you need to find what you're good at to thrive in your career.

#77 (Pt. 1) Chris Brandt, CMO of Chipotle on Social Marketing

November 24th, 2020  |  13 mins 57 secs

In Episode 77, listeners hear Pt. 1 of my conversation with Chris Brandt, Chief Marketing Officer of Chipotle, about the company's massive victories in digital marketing to unlock young audiences, the keys for brands to excel on social channels, and how Chipotle's loyalty program grew to 17M members in less than two years.

#76 Akshaya Dinesh & Andrew Tan, Co-Founders of Ladder on Building Community

November 20th, 2020  |  17 mins 6 secs

Nothing fuels my fire more than learning from the student founders shaping our future. In Episode 76, listeners hear from Stanford students Akshaya Dinesh & Andrew Tan, Co-Founders of Ladder (formerly Remote Students), a professional community platform for the next generation to find opportunities, get advice, and grow their careers together.

Here's the Link to Join Ladder: https://ladder.to/signup?access_code=rwAKZCvxUbNLGMfT5AMLzkUKWL72

#75 Our Future Careers in Consulting: A.J. Eckstein, Former Intern at Disney, Incoming Strategy Analyst at Accenture, Founder of Career Coaching Company

November 18th, 2020  |  13 mins 55 secs

Our Future Careers is a mini-series where students who have landed their dream jobs share the tips, tricks, and strategies so you can do the same. In today's episode, listeners hear from A.J. Eckstein, an former intern at Disney's Business Leader Rotational Program, an Incoming Strategy Analyst at Accenture, and Founder/CEO of the Career Coaching Company. You will learn the importance of a powerful leadership experience, the value of indirect networking, how to craft your personal story in recruiting, and why A.J. decided to launch a company teaching these strategies.

Check out The Career Coaching Company: https://www.careercoachingcompany.com/

Check out A.J.'s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-aj-eckstein/

#74 Dilbagh Gill, CEO of Mahindra Racing Formula-E Team on the Future of Motorsports

November 17th, 2020  |  16 mins 2 secs

In Episode 74, listeners hear from Dilbagh Gill, CEO & Team Principal of Mahindra Racing, a cutting-edge motorsports team that competes in Formula E, the highest level of competition for electric vehicles and a proving ground for the future of mobility. Gill discusses what it took to launch a race team from scratch, the importance of Formula E from a sustainability and innovation perspective, and why you should celebrate your successes.

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#73 Saturday Special: Entrepreneurship During COVID-19 with Wade Fletcher, Creator of Covintern.com and Founder of UndercoverVC

November 14th, 2020  |  16 mins 26 secs

So much amazing entrepreneurship has come out of COVID-19. Nothing fills me with more passion than learning from people who have built movements and unlocked exponential opportunities during this crazy time. Wade Fletcher is a student at Indiana University, the recipient of the 2019 South Carolina Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and the creator of Covintern.com, a jobs board he started in March for students looking for internships during COVID-19 which was featured in major publications and was visited over 100k times. Now, he's looking to democratize venture funding for student founders through Undercover VC, a social network which aims to connect college entrepreneurs with funding outside of the top five campuses.

If you're a student looking to raise money or want to become a venture fellow on your campus, email Wade at [email protected] !

Check out their website too: https://undercover.vc/

Learn more about Wade on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wadefletch/