Let's Talk Jobs

In this episode, we have invited Ben Christensen, one of the Co-founders of Handshake. His love for solving innovative and engaging challenges in creative ways led him to use his talents to make a difference, whether it is optimizing product quality, securing a system, or the usability of device connectivity. Today, Ben discusses how Handshake assists in transforming how job growth centers, students, and employers communicate and collaborate.

If you caught part 1 of our conversation with Ken Okoroafor then you definitely don’t want to miss part 2! Catch up with our latest episode as we continue on how Ken's incredible journey, from cleaning floors to becoming the CFO of @thehumblepenny. So much was shared in the first episode and we have a lot more for you!

In today’s episode of Lets Talk Jobs Ken Okoroafor, founder of 'The Humble Penny', shares his journey from cleaning floors, being laid off to becoming CFO and now CEO of The Humble Penny. Ken's story, experiences, and wisdom is a much-needed light in the area of finances.

Ken now often shares his financial wisdom on platforms like the BBC, Metro,, and The Guardian. There was so much to learn from our discussions we had to split the episode into 2 parts! Watch Part 1 available now and stay tuned for part 2!

You don’t want to miss our fun-filled, transparent conversation with Mister Lego as he discusses how he started with a blog well ahead of its time and is now a freelance Senior marketing brand strategist for some of the biggest brands in the world, Nike, Fader Magazine, Adidas and Apple to name a few. Through the laughter and many stories, one of the few things we can take away from our talk is to push for excellence and never settle!

“I’M DONE WITH THE CORPORATE WORLD!” who else has been in the shoes of Francine Leach?

Watch our latest episode with Francine Leach as we explore how she took a leap, working as an executive assistant to then becoming a creative editor. Francine’s portfolio boasts of big names like Netflix Disney and HBO! Was it easy? No. Did she do it anyway? Yes. It’ll be fun, resourceful and inspiring. Maybe its time for your leap?

This week Helen Olaniyan shares her journey from London to Toronto.

Helen started off in the entertainment industry before taking an hiatus. Helen then moved to Toronto and landed her dream job as a Production Manager.

Helen shares advice on how to network and accelerate your career; even when starting a fresh in a new city.

This weeks episode of Let’s Talk Jobs features Marcus Rountree.

Marcus shares his career journey, from science teacher and middle school

basketball coach to senior product marketing manager . Marcus shows us why negotiation is a critical stage of the job process (sadly, it’s a stage that many of us skip).

Listen as Marcus shares his unorthodox journey into the Tech industry.

We hope it’s as fun for you to hear, as it was for us to record.

This weeks episode of Let’s Talk Jobs features Ashton Elizabeth. Ashton shares her journey, from minimum wage to Software Engineer. Through her struggles, successes & funny stories, we learn so much about her and the industry.

Ashton talks us through the importance of speaking up in the workplace. She shares on how she has gone about doing this in different roles, thorough the years.

Listen as Ashley shares her unconventional journey into the Tech industry. And we hope it’s as fun for you to hear as it was for us to record.