Khirika Jamison, Senior Account Manager at Mapbox, shares her journey – from growing up poor to succeeding in her sales career.

In this conversation, we talked about:

• Overcoming a tough childhood

• Hitting the numbers vs integrity in sales

• Building more fulfilling relationships

• Improving self-awareness

• and more!

INTRIGUED THE PODCAST

Intrigued The Podcast aims to uncover stories from people of all industries, at all levels. If you are a young person feeling lost with regards to your career path, then this podcast is for you.

Host: Raisa Gandi Putri

Stephen Darlington, Principal Software Engineer at Trimble Maps, shares the story behind his career journey.

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Host: Raisa Gandi Putri

Zach Januik, Product Owner at Trimble Maps, shows that you don’t need to follow a linear path to have a fulfilling career. He explains how and why he pivoted from a mechanical engineering master’s degree to become an electrician, a QA engineer, and eventually, a product owner.

“There’s plenty of things I don’t know, but there’s nothing I can’t learn – if I try.” — Zach Januik

Host: Raisa Gandi Putri

Subathra Chandrasekaran, QA Analyst at Trimble Maps, chats about her career journey with our host Raisa Gandi Putri. Subathra explains how she adapted to a new country, navigated two career breaks, and moved from software engineering to software testing.

Stephanie Hughes, a Software Engineer, talks with our host, Raisa Gandi Putri, to walk through her career journey. First, Stephanie explains how her interest in Disneyland morphed beautifully into a passion for coding. She then shines a light on the mentors who encouraged her to go outside of her comfort zone and pursue computer science at a more serious capacity.

She shares how she has blazed an amazing trail for herself while lifting other people up along the way — she captained her robotics club in high school, founded the Association of Computing Machinery Women's Chapter at Oregon State University (OSU), and co-founded a $30,000 scholarship to send her fellow female students at OSU to the Grace Hopper Conference.

Aparna Velpuri Venkata sits with our host, Raisa Gandi Putri, to discuss her career journey and what she’s learned along her adventure. Aparna talks about how she pivoted from her chemical engineering background to a career in software testing (QA), and then again from QA to software engineering, where she is now leading a team of developers.

In this conversation, Aparna discuses her serendipitous journey of moving to the United States and adapting to a new country. Finally, she gives pointers on how/when to switch career paths and she shares some advice for those feeling lost in their careers.

Christy Taylor sits with our host, Raisa Gandi Putri, to discuss her career journey and what she’s learned along her adventure. As a generalist and a seeker of variety, Christy has worn many hats. Here are just some of the titles she’s held so far:

Business Analyst. Project Manager. Program Manager. Engineering Manager. Engineering Director. Senior Manager, Product Operations.

In this conversation, Christy discuses her experiences with gender discrimination in her career, her tough balancing act between motherhood and work, and how she has supported women in her workplace. Christy also shares some tips on how to be adaptable, when/how to switch careers, and how to become a better human being.

Tatyana Graesser joins our host, Raisa Gandi Putri, to talk about how she started her multifaceted career. From cello, coaching, to coding, Tatyana has done it all.  

Tatyana talks about how her mother changed her life trajectory – not just once, but twice. Then, she battled through imposter syndrome – not just once, but twice. After struggling to find her footing at performing arts high school and then struggling to fit in as a new Computer Science major at the NYU School of Engineering, she shares how she came out on the other side as a software engineer, vibin’ and thrivin’.

Kelly Loizos sits with our host, Raisa Gandi Putri, to discuss her journey from not knowing what to major in at university, to finding her passion in Geography, and then transitioning through different roles until landing her current role as a product manager in the transportation industry.