REAL-ATABLE

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  • Taryn Murphy, High School Junior

    Taryn Murphy is a high school junior with a lot of thoughts and a lot to say. That’s why she’s involved in debate, among other things, and also why she recently gave a Ted Talk about the misconceptions surrounding Gen Z. 

    Listen to this episode to hear an interview with Taryn. She discusses what things have helped her to succeed during the more difficult periods in her life, what got her interested in debate and what kinds of speaking she normally does, and what her feelings are about Gen Z and the misconceptions the older generations have about her generation.

     

    Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:

    • What grade Taryn is in and what’s been happening with her recently
    • The kinds of activities Taryn is involved in
    • Whether or not school comes easily to Taryn
    • What Taryn has found helped her succeed during more difficult periods
    • What preparing for a debate event is like and how that works
    • The different types of speaking that Taryn does
    • The moves that Taryn experienced
    • The misconceptions Taryn feels older people have about Gen Z
    • The pressures of Gen Z
    • The humor of Gen Z
    • The age range of Gen Z
    • Whether increased access to information makes Gen Z more interested in making change
    • The prepping and planning for Ted Talks
    • What Taryn would advise for people who get nervous about speaking in front of others
    • The importance of finding people who share your interests
    • How Taryn thinks about fear
    • What academic and parental pressure feels like for Taryn’s generation
    • Things Taryn’s parents have done that make her feel supported
    • How Taryn deals with social pressure
    • What advice Taryn would give to a younger version of herself

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      Resources: 

      The Stereotypes of Gen Z – Taryn Murphy

      52 min
    • LaQuenta Jacobs, Chief Diversity Officer at XPO Logistics, Inc.

      People don’t always realize that soft skills are needed in basically every work-related role, but if there’s one department that they usually do know soft skills are needed in, it’s the HR department. The person in an organization who handles diversity and inclusion, a role that has evolved in a myriad of ways and plays an increasingly important role in an organization’s success, will especially need to make use of these important skills. 

      Today’s guest is LaQuenta Jacobs, Chief Diversity Officer at XPO Logistics, Inc. In the episode, you’ll hear her discuss both how she came to hold that role and how she’s both learned in it and helped to shape it. Listen to today’s interview to learn why a role in diversity and inclusion feels so personal, why it’s important to cultivate resilience and how to do so, and why keeping a sense of humor matters so much to this particular role. 

       

      Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:

      • LaQuenta Jacobs, Chief Diversity Officer at XPO Logistics, Inc, and what she’s doing in her role today
      • What a day in the life in this role feels like
      • The position that LaQuenta Jacobs, Chief Diversity Officer at XPO Logistics was in prior to this role, and how she evolved into this spot
      • The ways that the DE&I role is personal and the events that are catalysts to change
      • The importance of making the organization uncomfortable, but also supporting them through it
      • Lessons that LaQuenta Jacobs, Chief Diversity Officer at XPO Logistics, Inc, has learned along the way that could be helpful to someone else traveling that path
      • How LaQuenta Jacobs, Chief Diversity Officer at XPO Logistics, remembers her high school and college learning experiences
      • The things that helped LaQuenta Jacobs, Chief Diversity Officer at XPO Logistics cultivate resilience
      • The way that a sense of humor and levity can help a person in a difficult role at work
      • Soft skills that stick out as the ones people should think about if they want to be in DE&I or be leaders
      • The value of recognizing the challenges of other people
      • How mentors and mentoring have factored into the career role that LaQuenta Jacobs, Chief Diversity Officer at XPO Logistics, Inc
      • The difference between being tapped for something and strategically choosing that thing and setting goals to get there
      • The skills someone needs to develop to follow a career in HR
      • What LaQuenta Jacobs, Chief Diversity Officer at XPO Logistics, Inc, would tell her younger self

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        Resources: 

        LaQuenta Jacobs, Chief Diversity Officer at XPO Logistics, Inc

        55 min
      • Joe Bullis, Principal and Founder Bulldog Insights Group LLC

        How does a person get into working with data? Today’s guest describes what he does as “turning data into eye candy”, but what does that mean? In this episode, you’ll hear from Joe Bullis, Principal and Founder at Bulldog Insights Group LLC, and in the interview, you’ll learn about how Joe ended up in his line of work and what it means. 

        Listen to the episode to hear what Joe has to say about what Bulldog Insights does and how Joe created it. You’ll also learn about how he cultivated his network, how the concussions he sustained while playing sports in high school affected his college trajectory, and how to know when it’s time to leave. 

        Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:

        • What Bulldog Insights is all about and how Joe came to create it
        • What Joe was worried about, and what surprised him when he confronted those worries
        • How Joe has cultivated his network
        • How being opinionated and vocal has worked out for Joe
        • What high school was like for Joe
        • How the concussions Joe got in high school affected him in college
        • What Joe majored in at Marquette University 
        • Joe’s first role out of college
        • Why Joe found MicroStrategy attractive
        • Why Joe stayed with MicroStrategy so long and what prompted him to leave
        • How to know when you should quit
        • Soft skills that Joe thinks are the most important
        • What advice Joe would give his younger self

          • Resources: 

          Joe Bullis

          Bulldog Insights Group LLC

          1 hr 2 min

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