Don't limit yourself to being a "one-trick pony"; instead, strive to be a versatile professional who can artfully and gracefully apply their skills across various domains.

In this pod, we go over 4 comprehensive steps to help you develop a diverse skill set and embrace the generalist mindset.

Exploring the truth about networking in the real world and how you can be uncommon in the face of mediocrity.

This episode was previously recorded in April 2023.

Is what you want right now what you will want in 5-10 years? Enter progression bias and how to hack it for success.

Learn how to supercharge your internship search in less than 5 steps from your host, Fayez Shaikh!

Here’s Hanna, in a nutshell: 

Welcome to the Project Innovate Podcast where we empower students to think like founders and drive change by bridging the gaps between theoretical concepts taught in class and the practical skills required and demanded in order to navigate the business world today. I hope you guys enjoy, subscribe, rate and review our podcast!

Here’s Stephanie, in a nutshell: 

Luki’s purpose is to help you find yours! He is a career coach who wants to help you find meaning and purpose in the work you do. If you're a bootcamp or computer science grad looking to land your first job, you know the job-search process can be tough this is where Luki comes in! Whether you need help with your resume, interview prep, networking skills, LinkedIn, overall soft-skills, confidence, or finding your purpose. 

He has "been there, and done that", starting out as a stereotypical shy-introverted computer scientist, then moved out of his comfort-zone into management consulting, then found his "calling" to be a career-coach who teaches effective communication and how to network, among other things! Luki is the founder of Focus Inspired, which aims to provide career success for all...By weaving mentorship into the fabric of society...Their view is that the world has so much untapped potential simply by unlocking strengths and having people grow. With a little bit of FOCUS, we can help you be INSPIRED with your job to make it a career and eventually find your calling. 

They share SIWIKE "Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier": their experience in recruiting, lessons learned from working in industry, and sharing perspectives and practical activities based on research. He is also a published author of "Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier: How to unlock your career potential" for young professionals.

Join us in this episode to learn about some of the career exploring tips that you can apply on your journey!

Listen to the second half of the episode featuring James Costa once again as he talks about a typical day in the life of a product manager, some other product career opportunities and the future of working from remote!

James is a senior product leader focused on building products that people want and growing teams that people want to work on. With over 13 years of product experience with scaleups and enterprises, he brings a product practice that balances human-centric design and data-informed execution to develop real, forward-looking strategies. He has worked as a product manager at various roles as well as exercising his entrepreneurial muscle in the startup space in building Phuse: design services focused on building the future of web and mobile for companies across aerospace, education, pharma, and beyond. He’s a mentor at ADP list, as well as a chapter co-lead at APM Toronto.

Listen to the first half of the episode to learn about product management and how to break into product management!