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- How to get an analytics job at Google feat. Gabriela Garcia Fischnaler
Welcome to a new episode of Latinos who tech, my name is Hugo Castellanos.
This a podcast about the stories of latinos working in the tech industry and tools to help you take your career to the next level.
In this episode we spoke with Gabriela Garcia, a Civil Engineer turned Sr. Analytics Consultant at Google in London.
We spoke with Gabriela about her day to day as an analytics consultant, must have skills for the job and how to land a role in data science and analytics.
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Connect with Gabriela: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriela-garcia-fischnaler/
Connect with Hugo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugocastellanos/
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35 min - How to retire by 40 (while working in STEM) feat. Lennis Perez, Wellness Engineer & Speaker
Welcome to a new episode of Latinos who tech, my name is Hugo Castellanos.
This a podcast about the stories of latinos working in the tech industry and tools to help you take your career to the next level.
In this episode we explore the FIRE Movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early) and what does it mean to retire before 40.
I spoke with my friend Lennis Perez, a chemical engineer and speaker that achieved financial independence after working 16 years in the industry.
The kicker: she achieved it while making less than six figures a year.
Imagine how fast you could do it with a six figure tech job?
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**### Connect**
Hugo Castellanos https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugocastellanos/
Lennis Perez https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennis-perez/
and check out her website at https://lennisperez.com/
📧 Feel free to say hello via hello(at)latinoswhotech(period)com
## Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
9:48 - Icebreaker
11:56 - Tell us about yourself and working in Chemical Engineering
16:36 - Breaking away from the 9-5 mentality
17:25 - What is FIRE anyway?
20:18 - The 4% rule : How much money do you actually need?
23:48 - Doing FIRE is like building your own pension
25:20 - 401k and 401k matching
30:38 - How tech workers get paid. Cash + Stock
31:40 - Did you have to do any lifestyle changes? aka - Prenups are not only for rich people
32:07 - Divorce and how it can affect your Financial Independence plan
34:30 - Moving to a different state can be a great move to accelerate FIRE
35:30 - How to calculate your FIRE number
40:27 - Financial Independence WITHOUT retiring early
41:00 - Living a full life at 3K a month
43:00 - Financial Literacy
45:00 - Why Hugo pursued FIRE
47:00 - Burnout and pursuing FIRE to avoid it
51:31 - Unlimited PTO is a SCAM
54:00 - Different kinds of FIRE: CoastFIRE, FatFIRE, LeanFIRE, Regular FIRE
55:46 - 2 sides of FI Podcast
59:00 - Lennis reinvention as a Wellness Engineer
1:11:00 - Breaking away from 9-5 mentality and immigrant guilt
1:15:00 Becoming a money archetype coach and making sense of IRAs, 401ks and brokerage accounts
## Resources we mentioned:
Mister Money Mustache Blog:
https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2018/11/29/how-to-retire-forever-on-a-fixed-chunk-of-money/
Rich, Broke, Dead calculator
https://engaging-data.com/will-money-last-retire-early/
Ramit Sethi - I will teach you to be rich https://www.amazon.com/Will-Teach-You-Rich-Second-dp-1523505745/dp/1523505745/ref=dp_ob_title_bk
https://engaging-data.com/will-money-last-retire-early/
1 hr 18 min - What is it like to pursue a career in Academia feat. Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto, PhD Assistant Professor @ Penn State University
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### Shownotes
In 2016, a study out of the University of California San Diego stated
that there were 587 Latino faculty members in the United States. Out of
those 587, 485 were men, and only 102 of them were women.
Today we spoke with one of those 102. Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto, PhD
is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Penn State University. We
spoke about her decision to pursue academia and what is it like to run a
lab and the day-to-day of being a faculty member.
📧 Feel free to say hello via hello(at)latinoswhotech(period)com
### Connect
Hugo Castellanos https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugocastellanos/
Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto, PhD https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariantgutierrez/
https://www.ae.psu.edu/department/directory-detail-g.aspx?q=mvg5899
### TimeStamps
00:07 1 of only 102 latina engineering faculty in the USA
02:53 Icebreaker: What would you do with 10 extra hours?
07:29 Why did you decide on Academia?
09:14 Life as a professional athlete
18:57 Professors PLAY tennis
20:09 Studying Natural Disasters
21:48 How she structures her time: Day to day of a professor
30:04 How do researchers tailor their grant writing to attract more funding?
36:16 Constraints fuel innovation
41:27 What is it like to run your own lab?
49:07 How to contact Mariantonieta if you are interested in research and grad school
51 min - Is working in Silicon Valley in 2023 overrated? feat. Carolina Baquero PMM @ LinkedInShownotes:
Connect with Carolina Baquero on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugocastellanos/
Connect with Hugo Castellanos on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinabaquerov
Join our Discord Community: https://latinos-who-tech.captivate.fm/discord
Sign up for our mailing list and attend our next virtual networking event: https://latinos-who-tech.captivate.fm/email
Timestamps:0:00 - Intro and catching up after a hiatus
3:46 - Interview starts
4:19 - Carolina's background: Ecuador, DR, NYC
6:08 - Is Remote Work isolating? Does it have to be that way?
10:21 - Hosting meetups and ways to build community
11:40 - Getting Hired as a remote worker
13:25 - Why Carolina is so passionate about remote work: a personal story
19:25 - Is Silicon Valley overrated in 2023? Do you need to move there to work in tech anymore?
22:33 - Different company sizes for different experiences
23:54 -The Miami Tech Community
27:58 - Return to the office and conflict
30:56 - Productivity and salary stagnation
32:57 - How to find a remote job in 2023
36:08 - RemoteOK and async jobs
38:00 - Working at Twitter vs working at LinkedIn or a startup
40:39 - How to deal with imposter syndrome
44:09 - The brag sheet - a tool to help you remember your accomplishments
59 min - My SHPE Story feat. Aileen Tapia
Aileen Tapia is a daughter, a sister and a nieta. She is a first-gen industrial engineer and currently serves as a Strategy & Management Consultant @ Accenture.
We spoke during the first Virtual SHPE 2020 Convention in October. She told us her story breaking into the industry and gave us an intimate look and the challenges she has faced and how she overcomes them every day.
You can learn more about Aileen via her LinkedIn
This episode is brought to you by Triplebyte, the best way for Software Engineers to find their next opportunity.
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49 min - Remote Work and building a career in HR feat. Jose Paz Castro from Microsoft
Are you feeling stressed out because of remote work? Do you feel there is a blur between your personal life and work life? Is it hard for you to close your laptop at the end of the day? Don’t worry, you are not the only oneIn this episode I spoke with Jose Paz Castro, an HR professional and Sr. Manager with Microsoft. We spoke about working remote and strategies that have helped us stay sane and healthy during the current situation. Jose also shared with us his story and how he broke into tech and some great advice for professionals doing soul searching and wanting to break into HR. You can listen to Jose’s episode wherever you get your podcastsIf you’d like me to post the video version of this episode on YouTube comment below with a #HR #remotework #remotelyworking #hardwork #hardlyworking #microsoft #latinxintech
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44 min - Career Coaching for Tech Professionals feat. Cristina Costa, Outco Inc
Cristina Costa is a learning and development professional and career coach focused on humanizing tech. She hails from Boston, Mass and has been part of organizations like Drift, HubSpot and Women With Purpose. We had a very enriching conversation about the human side of tech. She told us her story and how networking helped her break into the industry, how she builds authentic connections with professionals and dispelled a few myths about career coaching. Cristina currently serves as a Career Program Manager with Outco Inc, a coaching and skill sharpening service for software engineers. Since 2016, Outco has helped more than 1,600+ software engineers land jobs at top companies such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon. Learn more about Outco by going to outco.io
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1 hr 1 min - Getting Ish Done: Making time for all the things that matter feat. Ish VerduzcoGetting Ish Done: Making time for all the things that matter@ishverduzco is one of the hardest working people I know. Wether he is at his day job as Director of Growth & Marketing for @craveitsf , DJing, podcasting, writing or doing community outreach via webinars or social media. He likes to keep busy and it shows. But, how does he manage all of this? He has a system. He is very particular on how he manages his time and most importantly his energy and attention. He even wrote a book about it called “How Successful People Get Ish Done”. On it he synthesized 900+ hours of research on productivity, mentorship, career development with a focus on making the content accesible to underrepresented groups. You can find it in @amazon and his website ishverduzco.comYou can watch the full conversation on YouTube or listen to it on any podcast platform —- You’ve often heard me talk about SHPE and how it’s helped me become the professional I am today. I am happy to announce that this episode is brought to you by @shpenational. If you are looking for your dream job or internship, the SHPE National Convention happening October 26th-31st is the easiest way to land your next opportunity. Join thousands of professionals on this virtual gathering offering cutting-edge content and workshops, and a best-in-class career fair. The event includes:🚀250+ world class companies and universities actively recruiting 📣More than 200 live and on-demand sessions that will be recorded and available for a full year after the convention👩🏽💻Unparalleled opportunities to network with other Hispanics in STEM👨🏽💼Resume reviews, special events, competitions, and more#latinx #latinosintech #podcasting #UCMerced #CraveitSF---Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/latinoswhotech/message56 min
- Delivering Great Virtual Presentations feat. Zoraida Martinez, Programmer Analyst @ Foster FarmsDo you remember the last time you had to give a presentation for work? Do you think you could have done a better job? No worries, you are not alone. Public speaking is not easy and in our current reality even less so. Not only do we have to overcome issues like bad wi-fi or unexpected household noises, but we also need to talk to the camera naturally while still delivering our message. It’s exhausting. Nevertheless, there are lots of resources to help you become a better speaker and virtual presenter. One of them is Toastmasters. A global organization with the mission to help individuals improve their communication and leadership skills. My friend Zoraida Martinez has been a Toastmasters member and club officer for years and spoke to us about how it has helped her as well as her process to deliver memorable virtual presentations. All the way from crafting a compelling story to practicing a great call to action.Learn more about Toastmasters and find a virtual club to join: https://www.toastmasters.org/ If you are in the job market you can register for the upcoming SHPE Convention where +250 companies will be recruiting: https://www.shpe.org/events/nc2020---Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/latinoswhotech/message1 hr 55 min
- The Future of Higher Education feat. Vanessa Diaz, PhDLatinos Who Tech is back! After a couple months of hiatus I want to welcome you back to our newest season. We have 10 episodes ready for you exploring the intersection of Latinos, Technology and Authenticity.Fall 2020 is going to be an interesting time for higher education to say the least. In this new episode of Latinos Who Tech I spoke with Vanessa Diaz, PhD about the challenges of teaching classes on a virtual manner, life and college skills for first-generation students and her take on the future of higher education.Professor Diaz is a Research Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech. Her areas of study include bilingualism, theory of mind and language development. She also makes a mean sourdough.You can follow her on Twitter @vdiaz_psy and check out her research on https://support.psyc.vt.edu/users/vdiaz—-Follow us on instagram @ LatinosWhoTechAlso, feel free to email me your questions at hello @latinoswhotech.com Or sign up to our newsletter at latinoswhotech.com—-Check out or sponsors: https://platzi.com/conexiones : Platzi is an online learning platform for the new economy. The easiest way to learn how to validate, launch and grow your startup.Learn from Y-Combinator alumni and tech professionals on subjects such as VC funding, programming, UX design and more.http://audibletrial.com/latinos : If you want to catch up on your audiobooks you can subscribe for a 30-day trial of audible using my code “latinos” AND claim a free audiobook. #GoHokies #VATech #HigherEd---Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/latinoswhotech/message1 hr 3 min
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