This week, Alea and Megumi are joined by Uchenna Godwin-Offer as they talk about storytelling! Uchenna is a fellow Georgia Tech student who has a passion for storytelling, in specific animation. He and the hosts discuss how storytelling can impact lives and influence the environment around us.

This episode, Stephen Ralph joins Alea and Megumi to talk about entrepreneurship as a college student. Stephen is a fellow Georgia Tech student and a co-founder of Canary, a startup he has worked on over the past year. Stephen's Canary team competed as a finalist in the 2019 GT Inventure competition where they won the People's Choice award. He shares his Inventure journey with us, and he and the hosts also talk about working with a team, time management, and advice for students interested in entrepreneurship and startups. 

TEDx Talk Recommendation: "What makes an entrepreneur?" | Sahar Hashemi | TEDxYouth@Bath - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8nHptyS234

This week, Alea and Megumi are joined by Sarthak Navjivan as they talk about friendship! Sarthak is a fellow Georgia Tech student who values and prioritizes his own relationships with friends. He and the hosts discuss the importance of friends along with other aspects, including staying in touch, dealing with conflict, and true acceptance. 

This week, Vishakha Holsambre joins Alea and Megumi to talk about personal branding. A recent Georgia Tech graduate, Vishakha has spent time developing her own personal brand on social media and beyond, and she shares her advice on how anyone, especially college students, can establish and grow their own brands. The hosts and her discuss the benefits of having a strong personal brand, including how it can help with the career search and recruitment process. They discuss social media (including LinkedIn), elevator pitches and resumes, and more! 

TEDx Talk Recommendation: "Designing a purposeful personal brand from zero to infinity" - Tai Tran at TEDxBerkeley (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alqt7pIbp_o)

This week, Alea and Megumi talk with Aiman Shahab, a recent Georgia Tech graduate, about how to advocate effectively, specifically on a college campus. Aiman has worked, directly and indirectly, to advocate against sexual and domestic violence especially in the South Asian community. The hosts and Aiman talk about how anyone can advocate for causes they care about, whether it be working within campus organizations to everyday conversations. With advocacy being more important than ever during the Black Lives Matter movement, TEDxGeorgiaTech hopes that listeners can take away tips for being an effective advocate and ally while in college and in their everyday lives. 

Resources for Sexual/Domestic Violence Victims: 

National Sexual Assault Hotline - RAINN (https://www.rainn.org/about-national-sexual-assault-telephone-hotline; number: 800.656.HOPE)

National Domestic Violence Hotline -  https://www.thehotline.org/

SV/DV Shelters in GA - Raksha, Partnership Against Domestic Violence, Rainbow Village, Women's Resource Center

You can report a case of domestic violence "secretly" by calling 911 and ordering a pizza.

Alea and Megumi are joined for the first episode by Barrett Kulik, a fellow student at Georgia Tech, for a discussion on stepping outside their comfort zones. From pushing himself to apply for organizations on campus to traveling to places he never dreamed of, Barrett shares his experiences and how they've impacted his life. They talk mentors and friends, risks and rewards, and how to be comfortable with the uncomfortable!

TEDx Talk Recommendation: Why Life Begins Just Outside Your Comfort Zone (Natalie Berger, TEDxYouth@Vail) https://www.ted.com/talks/natalie_berger_why_life_begins_just_outside_of_your_comfort_zone/up-next

Introducing Ready, Set, Impact! Meet your hosts, Alea Legg and Megumi Gupta, and learn what we are all about! 

Join us every Monday, starting June 1st, for a discussion with a new guest from the Georgia Tech community!

Background Music produced by Lee.