An immigrant from Sri Lanka, Sajith talks about his success in real estate investment and finance, despite starting out with limited resources and connections. He advises on the importance of creating your own opportunity, pushing through rejections, and how to make yourself into the type of candidate employers want on their team.

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Ashleigh shares his story of growing up in an immigrant family and how his experience in the military led him to a career in commercial real estate. He speaks frankly about “being the only” and bringing your whole self to work. Hear how one of Ashleigh’s most pivotal career moments was all about how he simply “followed up!”

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Travel the world with Jeff as his career takes him from Ireland to Germany, London and New York. By trying out a variety of things in his education, following his interests, and building relationships, Jeff realized that people are more willing to help than you may think. And when in doubt—pick up a book and read!

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From immigrant parents and dyslexia to collegiate soccer and an MBA, Christina Scarlato dishes on life, her career at The World Bank, and getting your foot in the door. Hear about how it doesn’t matter what your major is, personal connection is everything, and mistakes are the best way to learn.

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NorthBridge's co-founder and CIO Greg Lauze shares his story as a first gen student grappling with imposter syndrome, his career path of asking questions, networking, starting his own company, and loving what you do, and his realization that nobody ever has it all figured out.

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A conversation with Tom Rutledge, whose winding career has made him a veteran of not only the commercial real estate industry, but the trading floors of Wall Street, the newsroom at NPR—and two days on Jeopardy!

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Hear the origins of How I Got My Job, why it means so much to Bea and Dean, and themes to look for in upcoming episodes.

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