This week Mariam sits down with Aayaan Jamwal to explore questions of collective healing and the power of community infrastructure to hold space for the inevitability of harm. Aayaan shares how they make room for finding purpose by recognizing in themself the presence of a unique combination of perception and gift, and asks who truly benefits from the “economy of unworthiness” by which we are so intimately affected.

Aayaan is an entrepreneur, liberatory facilitator, spiritual abolitionist, and cultural transformation guide. They have worked in cross-cultural social, racial, gender and climate justice spaces with Black and Brown youth, feminist organizers and multiply impacted communities for nearly a decade. All of this work has led Aayaan to become a transformational life coach for empaths who are ready to shed their inner critic and start feeling truly valued and powerful. Aayaan is the founder and creative director of their coaching social venture Unearth Freedom, and a CFE fellow currently training with the Institute of Professional Excellence in Coaching.

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Juan Cardoza-Oquendo is the Director of Policy and Elections at Houston in Action. Before his current role, he worked as a Policy and Community Engagement Coordinator with Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis. He holds a Master of Public Affairs from the LBJ School at UT Austin and a B.A. in Anthropology and Human Geography from the University of Georgia. Juan's policy and advocacy experience includes founding the Dallas office of the Workers Defense Project and Faith in Texas, an organization that organizes faith communities in North Texas. In this episode, Juan and Mariam discuss what it means to be an effective community organizer, the importance of recognizing the interconnectedness of different change-making sectors like nonprofits and government, as well as practical career-building advice, and much much more. 

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This week Mariam sits down with Weston Weber, a second-year graduate student pursuing a degree in Global Policy Studies at the LBJ School, to discuss breaking into international government jobs and leveraging the support of his peers, as well as the decision to go to grad school and dealing with imposter syndrome. Prior to joining the LBJ community, Weston received his B.A. in International Relations and Global Studies, specializing in Russia and Eastern Europe and international security. His interests include climate security, sustainability, and their potential intersection on space management and sustainability. 

Currently, Weston is a Brumley graduate fellow at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law in their Space Security, Safety, and Sustainability Program. 

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This week, Mariam sits down with Elizabeth Park, long-time partner and supporter of Second Day, to discuss the complexities and power of philanthropy, fundraising, and unpacking the “money is power” dynamic in the nonprofit world. Elizabeth Park is the Donor Engagement Associate at Brooklyn Community Foundation, the first and only public foundation dedicated to Brooklyn's vibrant nonprofit community. Through their strategic grantmaking, the Foundation is prioritizing community-led, grassroots organizations often overlooked by larger philanthropic institutions. Elizabeth joined the team in April 2021 and provides core support to the Foundation's Development team, with a focus on guiding giving with a racial justice lens and growing an engaged network of partners and supporters.

Elizabeth previously worked as the Executive & Development Coordinator on the Strategic Partnerships team at Mission Capital, a capacity-building nonprofit working to advance equity and opportunity in Central Texas.

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Over the last decade, Kenny Andejeski has applied himself to foster community economic development, stakeholder ecosystems, narrative change, and experiential opportunity, through community building in physical and digital spaces. What does this mean exactly? He’s embraced his curiosity and commitment to understanding what unites and divides us as people, and turned that into his own venture in which he acts as Community Builder, Experience Designer, Facilitator & Social Impact Strategist. This episode is a fascinating discussion on how employers intentionally invest in communities (authentically and performatively), and how to take the plunge into starting your own business!

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This was a special one for us! Mariam sat down with two Second Day alums about their journey from Impact Fellowship to full working professionals in nonprofit consulting. Second Day matched them both to Bell Creek Consulting, a boutique nonprofit consulting firm that supports leaders in government, nonprofits, foundations, and social-purpose private enterprises to achieve and sustain new levels of performance and effectiveness for the public good. They shared their experiences stepping into a completely new field while still a college senior in the middle of COVID, the projects they've been able to work on since joining, and Lupe shares why she chose to go back to school for a year before jumping back into consulting. This is a great episode for someone interested in understanding the world of social impact consulting, particularly through the lens of two people who are early (but deep) in it. Part 2 of this conversation covers application tips and can be found on The Launchpad! https://launchpad.secondday.org/courses/social-impact-consulting

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This week, Mariam and Trishla talk about the truths and myths of 'going corporate', the growing popularity of MPH/MBA dual degree programs, and her career in mental health innovation. This is a helpful episode for those who want to learn more about the type of training you can gain from a traditional, large corporation job and graduate school that translate to social impact careers. She also provides exciting updates on trends in the mental health innovation industry! Part 2 of this interview goes into more tactical tips for pivoting from the corporate industry to mission-driven spaces, grad school applications, and specific resources to find health innovation jobs!

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Torey Brown is a Community Organizer at The Black Sheep Agency, a brand strategy and creative agency in Houston, TX that specializes in social impact and works with nonprofits, civic entities, and for-profits with an impact-driven focus. With clients like the Harris County Clerk’s Office to the White House, their mission is centered around activating people around things that matter.

Torey was put into her role as Community Organizer based on this mission. It’s rare for a marketing agency to have a resident organizer, and Torey’s special interests in bringing a sense of community together, regardless of values or interests, brought to light the opportunity for this differentiator. Navigating a self-reflective journey in her personal life and in the workplace as a young, Black woman in a predominately white industry, she had a non-traditional path of interning at nonprofits, dropping out of college, and working her way up to her current role at the agency.

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Welcome to The Careers They Didn’t Tell You About Podcast brought to you by Second Day! My name is Mariam Matin, and every other week I’ll be sitting down with people who are building careers working on our community’s biggest challenges. From battling the climate crisis to designing innovative solutions for affordable housing, we are so excited to get these conversations going. If you’re a college student check out secondday.org to learn more about our programs and paid internship matching.

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