Global Grads Presents

Join us as we talk with 4 recent graduates who share their highs and lows of finding work after graduation, navigating OPT, and even some interview nightmare stories. EEK! Yes, it happens. Our guests include:

Manav Patel, India, Game Design MFA

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Mario Rangel, Peru, Film Production MFA

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Renan Souza, Brazil, Digital Arts and Design BS

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Lisa Fremder, Australia, Media Communications BS

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Kaiel Eytle is a 2013 Film Graduate from Guyana, and Aryana Roberts is a 2014 Film Graduate from the Bahamas. Relax, grab your preferred beverage, and listen to how they manage their film production business. Learn about their journey after Full Sail University and the projects they worked on. This episode also celebrates Caribbean Heritage Month, which is honored in June.

Join us as we discuss an amazing career from Colombian Recording Arts graduate, Sebastian Zuleta, as he explains his career as both a music composer and film music editor. Hear his story about how his move to LA eventually led to working with the great Hans Zimmer.

You can find his body of work on IMDB and contact at [email protected].

2016 Recording Arts graduate, from Germany, shares her secret to success in the over 160 projects since graduation. You can connect with Thera here:

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Today's recent graduates include:

Rebecca Keenan from England, Ray Taretiya from India, Patricio Garay from Mexico, Kanmi Afolabi from Nigeria, and Fernando Augustino from Brazil.

You'll hear how they found their first jobs, and why one grad turned down his dream job to work for WWE.

2013 Entertainment Business Grad from Brazil, Cesar Munhoz shares his journey at Full Sail and his career which spans performance, composition, advertising, and optimization. Listen as he talk about making the decision on what career to pursue with an Entertainment Business Master's degree with so many options. He can be reached:

www.cesarmunhoz.com

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In this episode, we talk with 2016 Game Art Bachelor of Science graduate, Esther Didini-James. Listen as we discuss her career with Firaxis Games, how she feels about her interview with "Asked and Answered With Women of Marvel" and what's new and exciting in her life. You can find her digital footprints here:

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherdidini/⁠ 

⁠https://www.instagram.com/esther.didini/⁠ 

⁠https://www.artstation.com/estherdidini⁠ 

⁠https://estherdidini.blogspot.com/⁠#! 

⁠https://www.marvel.com/articles/culture-lifestyle/asked-answered-women-of-marvel-midnight-suns-esther-didini-james⁠ 

Listen to these three recent graduates; some are in OPT while others found an alternative route, and tell their stories of how they prepared for not only graduation but also OPT. They will give advice on ways to make the transition smooth. Presenting today is Alvaro Valenzuela, Film U.C from Chile., Bowen Liu, M.S. Game Design from China, Dushyant Garg, B.S. Game Design from India.

Paula Fiuza is a 2015 M.S. Entertainment Business from Brazil. Relax, grab your preferred beverage, and listen to how she balances her freelance business in Brazil and he classes at Full Sail University. Now she travels around the world managing her own business and projects with multiple clients, spending seven months of the year traveling.

More about Paula: She has more than 15 years of marketing and communications experience, with seven working in the U.S. with events in the hospitality industry, with Disney World Parks and Resorts, Universal Orlando, SeaWorld, Hyatt, Hilton, and Marriott, among others. Since 2019, Paula has had her own business. She serves clients such as VANS in the U.S. and Brazil, Invygo in the UAE, and Grupo Marista, Brazil's most prominent educational conglomerate with marketing and business consulting. She has also had the pleasure of mentoring 50+ mentees who are finding success and happiness in their lives and careers.

Pedro Zimmer is a 2017 Music Production Grad from Brazil. Listen in and get inspired by Pedro's story and how his perspective on learning changed after attending Full Sail University. He has worked with multiple well-known companies like Spotify, Amazon, Warner Bros. Discovery, Badoo, Bumble, Wix.com, Globo, Leo Burnett, and many others. He also manages his own company keeping himself very busy!