After School with Dylan Mak

In this episode, we interview Subir Lall, a deputy director of the Middle Eastern and Central Asian Department at the International Monetary Fund. Subir specializes in Macroeconomic and financial markets analysis and policy; economic forecasting, economics of technology, foreign exchange, and fixed-income markets. In this episode, we interview Subir to ask him about his journey into economics, his methods to keep up with the trends, his mindset when he makes mistakes, and everything in between.

In this episode, we interview Jenna Hammond, a children's author known for the beloved barnyard yoga book, "Downward Mule." However, she was editor-in-chief at a desk job and led family yoga classes on the weekends. Beyond writing, Jenna works as a special needs classroom aide, volunteers with kids, and enjoys sports with her family and rescue dog. Today we interviewed Jenna to ask her how and why she wanted to write children’s books, how an unforeseen passion in yoga shaped her writing career, how she deals with rejection and writer’s block, and everything in between.

In this episode, we interview Ayman Mukerji Househam, Founder at Jivika - Mindfulness through Micro-habits. Ayman helps frontline caregivers prevent burnout by using mindfulness techniques. She has also hosted her own Ted Talk where she shared her own personal experiences and how they shaped her. Today, we interview Ayman to ask her about where she got her courage from, how she grew to be so outspoken, and everything in between.

In this episode, we interview Ricky Yu, a tech-loving connoisseur who has worked as a software engineer at IBM and climbed the ranks to become the Director of Product Marketing at Meta (formerly known as Facebook). Ricky shares his journey, discussing the tech boom's impact on his life, his love affair with technology, the early reception of Facebook among Ivy League students like himself, his path to leadership, and everything in between.

In this episode, we interview Walter Baddoo. Walter was born and raised in Accra, Ghana, and is also passionate about the power of technology-enabled businesses to unlock access to Africa’s trillion-dollar informal economy. He is now Co-Founder and General Partner of 4DX Ventures. However, before Walter spent a decade at Morgan Stanley. In this episode, we interview Walter and ask him how he started his company, what it takes to be an entrepreneur, how his mindset has helped him get through life, and everything in between.

In this episode, we interview Douglas Caroll, who is an engineer, previously in the US Navy, avid hockey lover and player, and now pilot for American Airlines. Doug served in the military for thirty seven years, and has been an airline pilot for the last twenty two years. Today we interview Doug to ask him about his journey into the flying world, who and what inspired him, how he got there, lots of behind the scene pilot questions , advice for aspiring children, and everything in between.

In this episode, we interview Chris Belden, a musician, movie lover, and writer. He attended the University of Michigan and received a B.A. in Film & Video Studies. Chris is the author of the novels Carry-on and Shriver, where a version of Shriver, titled A Little White Lie, was turned into a movie! Today we interview Chris to pick apart his writing process, what it takes to be a funny writer, how he decided and got to where he is now, what traits a good writer has, and everything in between.