The Career Channel (Audio)

Andy Kieatiwong shares his journey from student to CEO. As the founder and CEO of the Additive Rocket Corporation, he leads a team that leverages 3D metal printing to create reliable and affordable propulsion solutions for space exploration. He speaks with a group of high school seniors about the field of aerospace engineering as well as how to leverage your college experience to find your ideal career. Series: "Career Channel" [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 32397]

Alan Bush, director of strategy for Ignite Visibility sheds light on some of the acronyms surrounding digital marketing. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 32427]

Finding your path to stability and success can be challenging. Young adults from around San Diego county share their stories of growing up and finding their place in the workforce and the world. Leaders of some of San Diego’s largest public systems respond. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 32398]

How do we create inclusive communities that support job opportunities for young people entering the working world? Andy Hall, VP and Chief Program Officer of San Diego Workforce Partnership shares results from the San Diego opportunity youth research report and unveils a regional “BHAG” (big, hairy, audacious goal) for reducing and preventing youth disconnection in San Diego County by the end of 2020. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 32248]

Don Howard, President and CEO of The James Irvine Foundation, shares how Irvine’s strategic investments are creating opportunity across California, followed by a panel of employers leading solutions to connect youth and young adults in successful career paths. Panelists include: Alex Castellanos, HR Manager, SeaWorld San Diego, Susie Harborth, Co-Founder, General Partner & CFO, BioLabs, and Mitch Mitchell, VP of State Governmental Affairs and External Affairs, San Diego Gas & Electric. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 32399]

A real live rocket scientist turned entrepreneur, Neal Bloom is the talent advisor for Hired.com, a site that connects companies with technical talent.

  Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 32426]

What do you truly want to be when you grow up, regardless of where you are right now? Or how would you rather be earning a living? To find a career path, and ultimately a job that suits your interests and values, career counselors nationwide offer personality assessment tools such as the Strong Interest Inventory and the SuperStrong. In "Going Strong," professional development experts explore how and why these assessments work, both for students who may be selecting majors or internships, and for adults who want more fulfillment in their professional—as well as personal—lives. Series: "Career Channel" [Humanities] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 30776]

Serial entrepreneur and newly elected San Diego City Councilmember Barbara Bry leads a discussion on the future of the region’s innovation economy with panelists Greg McKee, CEO of CONNECT; Albert Pisano, dean of the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego; John Cabeca of the United States Patent and Trademark Office; Paul Roben, the Associate Vice Chancellor of Innovation and Commercialization at UC San Diego; and Nicole Truitt, the founder of Metamer Materials. This program is presented as part of the 2017 Ignite@UC San Diego Conference for Innovators and Entrepreneurs.

Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 32115]

The 2017 Ignite@UC San Diego Conference for Innovators and Entrepreneurs features a mindfulness exercise by Anthony Zolezzi of Pegasus Capital Advisors; a pep talk on San Diego’s future from Mike Krenn of the San Diego Venture Group; and a “fireside chat” with Jon Belmonte of Spoutable and Scot Chisholm of Classy on how to recognize and act on opportunities to build companies that will contribute to the public good.

Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 32114]

Brad Feld has been an early stage investor and entrepreneur since 1987. In addition to his investing efforts, Feld has been active with several non-profit organizations. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 31659]