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

Welcome to Job Tales: the show where we find out about different professions from the people who know. This week is a special edition. I don’t usually tie my episodes to a specific time of the year, but because of an event taking place next week for future young professionals, I am talking to a student at EPFL, Theodore Decaux, who is in the organising committee of the EPFL Forum.

Taking the opportunity, I interview for the first time a student and explore job tales from the perspective of my own listeners. 

Remember 9-13 October 2023: the EPFL Forum https://www.forum-epfl.ch/en/

Disclaimer: please note that any reference to external websites is the result of my own discretion only. They are not sponsorships; links help listeners go further in their research for their best suited job. My podcast’s content is unbranded. So, voilà. Enjoy! Laura Leoncini.

Welcome to Job Tales: the show where we find out about different professions from the people who know. Each week I speak to a new guest with a fascinating job. 

You’ll hear about their personal paths to doing what they do, the skills required, and the tools they use for the job… 

I’m Laura Leoncini and today my guest is Bianca Tassinari, Biology teacher. From her studies in Bologna, to her PHD in Ireland, Bianca tells us what fascinates her in the world of biology, from bio (life) and logos (study) , the study of living organisms. Today she teaches biology in Munich, Germany.

Welcome to Job Tales: the show where we find out about different professions from the people who know. 

Today is a bit of a special edition, as I am the guest!

In the next 35 minutes, you will learn about my own professional story and also why I decided to start Job Tales. Now, who’s interviewing me? You may remember him on one of my earliest episodes. Dr Troy Hiduke Campbell is a behavioral scientist, innovation consultant, and marketing professor. In his classes, he shares Job Tales episodes with students to help them see the opportunities, paths, and details of the many jobs out there. So here you go!

Welcome to Job Tales: the show where we find out about different professions from the people who know. Each week I speak to a new guest with a fascinating job. 

I talk to DJs, Rally organisers, atronauts, mathematicians*, you name it… You’ll hear about their personal paths to doing what they do, the skills required, and the tools they use for the job… 

I’m Laura Leoncini and today my guest is my high school friend Valentina Donini, researcher, PHD in comparative law, and in charge of teaching culture of integrity at the Italian Anticorruption authority . 

Welcome to Job Tales: the show where we find out about different professions from the people who know. Each week I speak to a new guest with a fascinating job. 

I talk to marketers, veterinarians, professional snowboarders, astronomers*, you name it… You’ll hear about their personal paths to doing what they do, the skills required, and the tools they use for the job.

I’m Laura Leoncini and today my guest is Marco Alberti, Italian Ambassador in Kazakhstan and an advocate of open diplomacy. 

An interesting tale not only because it brings us insight on the career of a diplomat, but because it enlightens us on the future of diplomacy and the challenges ahead.

Welcome to Job Tales: I am Laura Leoncini and this is the podcast where I interview professionals about their personal path to their job.
 
 Adam Rote is VFX Supervisor at various film productions and Professor at Chapman University. He teaches Motion Capture, VR, Motion Builder, Maya, 3DS Max, All Adobe, Digital Illustration, Compositing, Character Animation, Game Design, Facial Capture, and has 20 years + experience in the industry.

Listen to this episode of Job Tales to scrape the surface of what it means to be a VFX (Visual Effects) Supervisor.
 
 

Welcome to Job Tales: I am Laura Leoncini and this is the podcast where you listen to professional stories from all walks of life, and find the job that suits YOU. 

Today my guest is Peter McGraw, Professor of Marketing and Psychology at the University of Boulder, Colorado. We will talk about academia, the humor research lab and The Single Person’s Guide to a Remarkable Life.

Welcome to Job Tales: the podcast where you listen to professional stories and find the job that suits YOU. 

If you are attracted by the world of Human Resources, then listen to this episode. 

Conrad Riddle has a good personal story of working his way up out of college making smart choices along the way. 

As the Vice President, HR Shared Services at a Hospitality company in Texas, Conrad leverages his skills of math and strategy, meaning being logical but also very caring. He works with a lot of modern ideas like how to pay, train, lead people in new flexible ways. 

From his debut at Disney all the way up to his present job, Conrad’s story is inspiring to the young (and less young) generations.

Welcome to Job Tales: I am Laura Leoncini and this is the podcast where you listen to professional stories from all walks of life, and find the job that suits YOU. Today we talk to Victor Dorribo, occupational physician and aeromedical examiner. If you want to know how you can specialise after your medical studies, stay tuned for the next 20 minutes. 

Welcome to Job Tales: the podcast where you listen to professional stories and find the job that suits YOU. 

Did you know that you can study comics? And that you can teach comics too. Katherine Kelp-Stebbins is an Associate Professor at the University of Oregon. She organises her work around research, teaching and service. She gives us tips on what are the best skills in academia, and she shares her opinion about technology and its interaction with the academic world. 

You are about to find out what it takes to become a professor, what is a life dedicated to academia and a few myths about this job.