The Intern Whisperer Podcast

Renee Hastings is an expert in helping people get and stay organized. She got her first volunteer role job at 12. She then got her first paying job with Norrell at 16. Fast forward 20+ years and she launched Executive Help Now; a virtual assistant company for busy executives. I am sure you will be as impressed with her skills and reach out to her for more information.  

The best mentoring advice she shared is to “Stay on point, don’t get comfortable; and that every day should be a day of excellence.

Be sure to reach out to Renee for tips about working remotely and how to improve organizational communication. Remember, enhanced communication keeps everyone on the same page through technology channels.

S6 Ep. 279 - A peek into Anna Nadeina’s story of resilience and love for tech

Tune in for a podcast that transcends boundaries, celebrates resilience, and embraces the profound impact of love. I met Anna in 2022  through @Prepare 4 VC where she was working for a different company at the time. Fast forward a year later to 2023  and she is a nomad that many will say has an idyllic life.

She originated from Russia/Ukraine, and embraced diversity when leaving home at 16 years to attend a boarding school. This was a liberating experience that nurtured her independence. With an insatiable love for books, she continued her education in Finland and China; earning two marketing diplomas from universities in different countries.

Her career unfolded across borders—from her first marketing job with a powerhouse firm in China to co-founding a brand of lactation cookies in Malaysia and Singapore. Along the way, she pivoted into the culinary world, faced challenges in the male-dominated kitchen, and navigated the corporate landscape in Vietnam.

Her story is a tapestry of joys and challenges of working remotely in 9 different countries, Anna’s take on AI, and the struggles to find female founders of SaaS companies that can squeeze in time to share their startup stories when selling their company.

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 Luis Garcia - The Journey Story of a Learning Technologist

Kicking off this episode with Luis Garcia by sharing a memorable quote by Jim Barksdale. "If we have data, let's look at data. If all we have are opinions, let's go with mine.” How true is that? Our lives are now measured consistently by data. How many clicks, impressions, shares, comments, open rate, and more. What does the data reveal about human behavior? People also have opinions and those matter because they reflect so much insight. Different ways of thinking, knowledge, experience, wisdom, problems and solutions.

Luis kicked off the show by sharing that his love of learning started at an early age. He began learning how to program when he was 7 years old. His parents wanted him to focus on that as a career path.

As he got older he discovered his real passion for music - FYI, he plays the guitar and keyboard. He and his twin brother came to the US with his parents visiting colleges with a focus on computer programming. The family visited top tier Ivey League schools and decided to visit Orlando on the way back. That is when Luis and his brother toured Full Sail.

Now another twist in the career roller coaster happened. FS launched a new degree in digital media. This was a combination of music, graphics with a dash of virtual reality technology. 

To hear more about Luis career story, thoughts about 2030 and AI, listen to the WHOLE show. This one is an exciting story. 

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This week’s guest is Raechel Canipe, and I could tell it was kicking off with a bang. From the five words that describe her and our discussion on how the word “relentless” is a positive word and speaks to a person’s passion to grow an idea to an empire. 

We moved to how rapidly technology moves; Raechel’s comparison of how technology advancement is similar to compounding interest was intriguing - lightning fast.  Her predictions about how education can help individuals upskill more quickly honed in the value of micro credentials which could possibly outpace traditional educational pipelines. This led to the the need to democratize the workforce.

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These two women reminded me of one of my favorite movies. Legally Blond, they are smart, driven, focused and fun.  The words they chose that define them right now are:   Michelle Sanabria shared optimistic, driven, quirky, structured, spontaneity Caleigh Hoyne selected ambitious, passionate, energetic, processes, bubbly   Their energy and pure joy oozed as they shared their individual stories of how they got started their careers, met and created a highly profitable business that makes dreams come true. They execute dream weddings or event with precision.  

Tune in to meet these gifted women that have worked with over 500 events making memories come alive for their clients.  

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John Cunningham is a source of knowledge, wisdom, and positivity.  With 30 years of experience that includes working with enterprise businesses that has benefited the small startup indie game studio; John is the epitome of a mentor that everyone wants to have. As a matter of fact, his parting mentoring advice is to “Find mentors and don’t be shy to ask for their wisdom and experience.”

John recently shifted his expertise to growing The VRAR Association and recognized he wanted to learn more about space initiatives.  His quest for knowledge prompted him to sign up with Global Space Academy to be part of a new effort to help the U.S. achieve superior national space power, by shaping a Space Force that provides credible deterrence in competition, dominant capability in combat, and professional services for all partners. 

He reminded us that AR technology is already embedded in our smart phones and with the flick of an app download you can experience an Augmented Reality experience through your phone. Tune in to learn more about John’s vast experience and why we should always stay curious. 

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How Failure Leads Us Closer To Success.

This week’s episode is about Jon Borgwing, an Army veteran who shares that it is important to recognize opportunity and take advantage of it when it presents itself. Why? Because you can help people, create impact, and change the world.

This week’s episode was fascinating. We discussed how the use of AR, VR, and immersive technologies will be used to accelerate cognitive and educational learning opportunities.

Jon’s outlook on failure is positive and upbeat and truly one of the best ways to learn. Failure is based on science and in the world of science, what some see failure as negative it is acceptable and gets us closer to success. We need to embrace how failure can and will be one of our best ways to be a more open way to accelerating learning. Tune in to learn more about the role an instructional designer plays in everyday learning to make it experiential.

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