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Simply Heard

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Simply Heard episodes

  • IT Sales - Anabel

    Anabel details her experiences growing up as a Latinx Community member, how she entered into IT Sales tech, and her own aspirations to foster for the future. Enjoy!

    1 hr 26 min
  • Adam Mitcheson -My2Be Start-Up Founder
    Adam Mitcheson is the CEO and co-founder of My2Be, a startup organization that helps other organizations give everyone an equal development opportunity through mentorship programs. In this episode, we talk to Adam about his background in banking and how he developed a passion for mentoring. We learn about the importance of networking as Adam walks us through possible successes and failures in the networking process. This episode will also dive into My2Be’s success at BOX and how it left a lasting effect on the company. To connect with Adam, please look for him on his Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-mitcheson-68b30b4b/
    Infographic and Summary by Connie Cheung and Joanna Linares
    51 min
  • Crystal Cardenas - Talent & Organizational Professional
    Crystal Cardenas is a Learning and Development Professional who currently works as a Learning Delivery Partner at Facebook. In this episode, we talk to Crystal about her journey breaking into the professional world and tips on navigating it. We gain insight on how performance reviews are conducted, how to ask for more responsibilities, salary negotiation, growth mindset, and much more. To connect with Crystal, please look for her on her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/1crystalcardenas Social Media Graphics and Summary by Connie Cheung (https://www.linkedin.com/in/connie-c-b355631ba)
    39 min
  • Joanna Linares - First-Gen Latinx University Student

    Joanna Linares, an exceptional undergraduate student at the University of Pittsburgh, who is also one of Simply Heard’s social media managers, talks about her experience as a college student. We explore how Joanna juggles her academic life with her social and work life. Joanna also lets us in on her background and what it was like growing up with a single mother, being a first-generation college student, and being Latinx. Joanna works incredibly hard to be where she is and continues to strive to be successful. We hope her experiences will resonate with listeners who are seeking advice or guidance in their college careers. To connect with Joanna, please look for her on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanna-linares/.

    Social media and graphics for this episode created by Connie Cheung

    1 hr 1 min
  • Pat Gelin - IT Security Professional [1-1 ENFP/INFJ Interview w/ Steph]
    Pat Gelin is an IT Security Professional and my neighbor. We are a Myers-Briggs best natural pair [ENFP-INFJ - https://thoughtcatalog.com/heidi-priebe/2015/05/6-reasons-why-enfps-and-infjs-make-the-best-friends-for-each-other/]. We have an in-depth conversation about the workplace, female empowerment, promotion in-equality, Black Lives Matter Movement, and make references metaphorical references to the Matrix/daily life. Take a listen and you will hear our natural flow and enthusiasm. If you are an INFJ, go get yourself ENFP friends to get more ideas and explore outside your head bubble. If you are an ENFP, do the same too! Find yourself some INFJ buddies who can provide you insight and can put the “why” to your ideas! For anyone else who find out their natural pairs and opposites on the Myers-Briggs, learn and do something amazing together!!
    1 hr 32 min
  • Quan Huynh - Author & Defy Ventures Senior Post-Release Program Manager
    Quan Huynh, entrepreneur and senior post-release program manager at Defy Ventures, shares a part of his experience behind bars and discusses his upcoming book: Sparrow in the Razor Wire. He is on a mission to help reform others who are currently incarcerated, and in part is able to do so through his company, Jade Janitors - where those who were once convicted are provided with a second-chance within the professional realm.
    To connect with Quan, please reach out to him at the following social media platforms:
    Website: quanxhuynh.com
    Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter: @quanxhuynh
    Virtual Book Release Link:
    https://secure.everyaction.com/2yj60ii6JEeI8m7AWM0tag2?emci=f52b99c3-f0e3-ea11-8b03-00155d0394bb&emdi=2fb4aa93-fee3-ea11-8b03-00155d0394bb&ceid=2673088
    54 min
  • Madison Whitaker - Professional Musician & Girl's Rock Austin Program Director [Strong Language]
    Madison Whitaker is a professional singer-songwriter within Whit and a guitarist in the Austin Music Award winning band Sailor Poon. Beyond her musical endeavors, she is a Program Director for Girl's Rock Austin. You will hear about Mad's past and present trials, what she is focusing on amidst COVID-19, how she discovered her calling, and her enthusiasm for mentoring campers through the Girl's Rock Austin Summer Camp Programs.
    If you are a fan of music or art in general, you will love this episode. This is for any industry professional craving for something different than their day-to-day. It is bold and empowering. 
    Please Consider a Donation to Girl's Rock Austin to Sponsor Scholarships for Children and Youth:
    Girl's Rock Austin: https://www.girlsrockaustin.org/donate/
    Mad's Band Social Media Pages: 
    Sailor Poon: https://www.facebook.com/SAILORPOONBAND/
    Whit: https://www.facebook.com/saywhitnow
    1 hr 8 min
  • David Tran - Tan My Restaurant Owner
    We sit down with David Tran, one of the restaurant owners for the Vietnamese eatery Tan My in Austin, Texas, to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on his life, both personally and professionally. In our discussion, David talks through how he has had to adjust his business operations to navigate the tricky and ever-changing COVID-19 impact on the restaurant industry. He discusses how he has tried to preserve his restaurant's unique and honest "customer first" approach in a time where social interaction has been drastically limited. Amidst the uncertain hardship, he highlights unexpected benefits that have come to his life, and to the lives of his parents who ran the restaurant before him.
    Tan My is open for takeout orders in Austin! Look for more information on their restaurant by searching for "Tan My Restaurant" on Google or Yelp.
    48 min
  • Ryan McCormick - Warehouse Professional
    Today, we hear from Ryan McCormick on his experience with being temporarily laid off from his job as a warehouse professional for a book store. He shares the tips he forged himself on mental health and how he has processed some of the obstacles in the world since COVID-19 quarantine took place. You may find his podcast A Fire Side Chat wherever you get your podcasts and reach out to him on Twitter @AFiresideChat if you are interested in his podcast and/or would love to get connected with him.
    42 min

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