Connect with Amir on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amir-azarbad-14a6142/

Timestamps

01:25 - Amir’s career startup after graduating from the University of Waterloo (Canada)

03:10 - Creating your own job oppportunities and dealing with initial challenges in your career.

08:40 - Shifting to consulting and working with Deloitte as an Analyst

10:25 - Initial consulting bootcamp and adjusting to the consulting lifestyle

12:25 - Mentorship, networking, and controlling your own career in consulting

14:30 - Choosing to move to a small consulting startup (Invoyent)

17:20 - Decision making and advice around work transitions and career moves

22:50 - Differences between a career in industry vs. one in consulting

30:50 - Stepping away from industry and starting a consulting firm

35:00 - Advice on finding mentors to help navigate your career and industry

36:55 - Disrupting the consulting industry and what Inspirant Group is all about

43:09 - The Inspirant Group leadership team, culture, and more about the company

46:45 - Final advice from Amir on your career

Episode Notes

Inspiring Group, Inc: https://inspirantgrp.com

University of Waterloo: https://uwaterloo.ca/

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