Job Tales - I interview professionals to help you become who you wish to be

Do you need to be able to sketch and draw to be a good architect? How long does it take to become an architect? How much art and how much math are blended in this discipline? Mary Kell, architect at the City of Tulsa in Oklahoma, tells us about the experience she built over the last 3 decades. Mary’s recommendations on how to get into architecture will help you assess whether this is something for you.

Mary isn’t only an established architect, she is also an up and coming voice over artist. To learn more :  www.kellvoice.com

If you have questions for Mary, contact me!

And don’t forget to propose your interview ideas: [email protected]  

10 years ago you would not encounter many cryptographers, and it was surely not a buzzword.

Today cryptography, block-chain, cryptocurrency, secret coding are professions, and very interesting ones indeed.

Jean Philippe Aumasson is based in Switzerland and has a great background in this field.

His last startup is called Taurus: https://taurushq.com/.

Here you can find his publications and bio: https://aumasson.jp/.

Today there are many applications of cryptography, such as zero knowledge proofs, multi-party computation, secret sharing.

Listen to this episode to learn more if this could be a potential profession for you.

For more litterature, JP recommends enthusiasts to check these:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Code_Book
https://github.com/

Please write me if you have specific questions about JP and cryptography.

If you have come across the book by Dan Ariely "Predictably Irrational" and have been mesmerised by his field of study, then you have heard about the job of behavioural scientist.

Aline Holzwarth is an applied behavioural scientist. She works at Duke University with Dan Ariely, and she runs her own podcast: https://www.habitweekly.com/behavioral-design-podcast.

You can find out more about Aline and her profession here:
www.alineholzwarth.com

Enjoy the episode, and don't forget to write me for comments, suggestions and ideas!  | [email protected] 

Stephane is one of the first internet specialists I have met in my life. Back in 2020 he was already member of the Internet Society. He is a self taught professional with a curiosity for things and an interest in sharing his knowledge with others. He teaches at schools, he lectures at univerisites, and he runs his own business.

Mike Teasdale comes from the advertising world. He owns Harvest Digital, UK-based digital marketing agency:
https://www.harvestdigital.com/

Mike tells his professional story of advertiser, from the days before Google to today’s fully digitalised world of social media.

Listen to this podcast episode to learn whether this could be the job you are looking for.

Leonora, a freelance archaeologist, is fulfilling her passion combining it with a full-time job. 

According to her, passion, sense of adventure and open mindedness are the essential traits of an archaeologist. Hi Leonora! Welcome to my podcast.

What a world I have come across: the world of cocktails, a passion that can turn into a full-time profession. 
Marion Moutte is based in Switzerland and she has won quite a few cocktail contest, including the Swiss championship. And of course, with Switzerland involved, she included an element of cheese in her masterpiece. Let's listen to her tale.

Nicolas created his first company in his late teens, and continued for the next 2 decades. His interest spans from video gaming to children book publishing, and from music rap all the way to space. Today he is fully committed with Space Cargo and Orbite. Want to know more? Listen to episode 27 of Job Tales. Thank you, Nicolas, for being on my podcast!

Nicolas' ventures in space:

Orbite: https://www.orbitespace.com/
Commercial human spaceflight training program

Space Cargo Unlimited: https://space-cu.com/
microgravity science research projects

Okay, it’s quiz time!  

What do these phrases mean:

online advertising; content marketing, campaign management; native advertising?

My guest today, Steffi, does all of them, and so much more.  If you work in marketing, you really should know every one of them. But whether or not you work in marketing, you will find Steffi’s story fascinating.

Margaret Cooney came to my online interviewing room to describe her professional experience as a funder and a fundraiser in the charity sector. Listen to the podcast and tell me what you think!