This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with William Paik '20, who graduated from Northwestern with English and American Studies Majors and a Asian-American Studies Minor.

William shares insights on the Asian American Studies Program, Law school decisions, Comedy at Northwestern, Fulbright Research in Korea, how an Interdisciplinary education has helped him!

· Timestamps:

• 0:40: Student Experience
• 3:30: Moving away from Law school
• 6:25: Starting Comedy at Northwestern
• 10:15: First Job During the Pandemic
• 13:05: Experience During Research
• 15:00: Fulbright in Korea (here)
• 20:40: The Value of an Interdisciplinary Education

This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with Mai Sistla '14, who is currently a Deputy Director at the Aspen Tech Policy Hub after Graduating from Northwestern with an Economics Major and a Global Health Studies Minor.

Mai shares insights on Important Classes, Extracurriculars, Connections, Grad School, Working in Tech Policy, Good Fellowships, and the Arts & Sciences Background.

For more information about the fellowship discussed by Mai during the podcast, click below: http://www.corofellowship.org/

Timestamps:

• • 0:40: Student Experience and Pivoting Majors
  • 4:30: Extracurriculars and Important Connections
  • 8:15: Path to Grad School
  • 14:15: Working in Tech Policy
  • 19:00: Projects in Tech Policy
  • 22:40: Good Opportunities out of Undergrad
  • 24:05: Arts & Sciences Background

This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation Khoury Cooper '08 JD'13, who is currently a Corporate Counsel in the Youtube Division of Google after Graduating from Northwestern with a Political Science Major and a JD in Law.

Khoury shares stories about Impactful Classes, Fraternity Life, Going Back to Law School, Choosing a Career Path, Working in Music at Amazon, Work-Life Priorities, and Networking!

Timestamps:

• • 1:00: Impactful Northwestern Courses and Programs
  • 3:55: Impactful Extracurriculars
  • 6:10: Deciding to Go to Law School
  • 8:15 First Job After School
  • 9:55: How Did You Pick Your Career Path
  • 11:55: Working Before Grad School
  • 13:45: Working in Music
  • 18:00: Working in Chicago and Priorities
  • 21:05: Networking Advice
  • 23:30: Arts & Sciences Background

This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with Kian Gohar '98, who is currently the Founder and CEO of Geo-Lab and a best-selling author of "Competing in the New World of Work" after Graduating from Northwestern with Majors in History and Political Science.

Kian shares stories about a Great Teacher, Working During College, Choir, Learning Skills, His First Job After Graduating, Participating in Fellowships, Deciding Between Different Post-Grad Options, Working at a Development Firm, His Book, Working During the Pandemic, Focusing on Key Tasks, and more!

Timestamps:

• • 00:45: Studies and Student Experience at Northwestern
  • 3:30: Skills Learned from Extracurriculars
  • 5:55: First Job After Graduation
  • 8:05: Experience With Fellowships
  • 11:30: Working at Geo-Lab
  • 14:15: The Hybrid World of Work
  • 17:45: How to Thrive in a World of Uncertainty
  • 21:35: Teaching, Training, and Writing
  • 27:00: Future Challenges and Goals
  • 28:30: Networking

This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with Liz Ott' 00, who is currently the President of Threespot after Graduating from Northwestern with a Psychology Major and an Economics Minor.

Liz shares stories about her student experience, Learning and Developing Skills Through Work-Study, Her First Job and Career Path, Growing Within a Company, Finding the Right Space in an Industry, Advice for Getting into a Similar Field, the Value of her Northwestern Network, and the Value of Arts & Sciences Education!

Timestamps:

• • 00:45: Student Experience and Work-Study
  • 4:10: Previous Jobs
  • 8:45: Working at Threespot and Growing Your Career
  • 15:00: Finding Threespot and the Company Vision
  • 19:00: Advice for Students looking for Activist Work
  • 21:00: Liz's Northwestern Network
  • 24:35: The Value of Arts & Sciences Education

This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with Kathy Lin '08 PhD, who is currently a Product Insights Manager at Spotify after Graduating from Northwestern with Sociology and MMSS Majors and a Global Health Studies Minor.

Kathy shares stories about the MMSS Major, Internships, the PhD Process, Working after Grad School, Work-Life Balance, Finding a Career Path, and Working at Spotify.

Timestamps:

• • 0:40: The MMSS Major and Memorable Classes
  • 4:15: Rarity of MMSS
  • 6:20: Extracurriculars and Internships
  • 9:30: Deciding to go to Grad School
  • 14:40: the PhD Process
  • 20:20: First Job After Grad School and Work-Life Balance, and Finding a Career Path
  • 30:30: Working at Spotify

This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with Veronica Berns '09 and Robin Stark '98, who are both currently working at the Chemistry Department at Northwestern. Veronica is currently an Assistant Professor of Instruction after graduating from Northwestern with a Chemistry Major and a Mathematics Minor. Robin is currently an Undergraduate Program Coordinator after graduating with a Major in Environmental Science.

Veronica and Robin share insights on influential classes, internships, first jobs, figuring out your next step, working in higher education, teaching, making a comic book, learning to communicate with different people, and how to Network.

Timestamps:

• • 1:10: Northwestern Student Experience
  • 4:45: Extracurriculars and Internships
  • 8:20: First Jobs and Next Steps
  • 14:15: Working in Higher Education
  • 18:50: Arts & Sciences Education
  • 21:00: Making a Comic Book
  • 25:55: Networking

This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with Charlie Vasbinder '19 and Thanas Kountroubis '19, who both participated in the Chicago Field Studies Program interning at Barnett Capital and currently work there today after Graduating from Northwestern.

Charlie and Thanas share stories about the Northwestern Experience, the value of different majors, changing majors, Chicago Field Studies, working at Barnett Capital, and the value of an Arts & Sciences Education!

Timestamps:

• • 1:00: Charlie's Northwestern Experience
  • 5:20: Pivoting From Econ to History
  • 7:40: Thanas' Student Experience
  • 14:15: Struggling through Northwestern Coursework
  • 16:10: Chicago Field Studies
  • 20:00: The Value of CFS as an Extracurricular
  • 26:00: Arts & Sciences at work Today and Not Being Afraid to Fail

This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with Prashant Bhayani '91, who is currently the Chief Investment Officer at BNP Paribas after Graduating from Northwestern with an Economics Major.

Prashant shares insights on the value of a diverse education, business internships, his first job after a recession, developing a career abroad, his role as a Chief Investment Officer, his small town background, learning to communicate effectively!

Timestamps:

• • 1:00: The breadth of options at Weinberg College
  • 4:05: Internships
  • 5:30: First Job
  • 7:10: Transitioning to working overseas
  • 10:30: Working in Asset Management
  • 13:05: Adjusting from a small town and the considerations of a global career
  • 18:10: The Value of Arts & Sciences in Finance
  • 22:50: The Northwestern Network

This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with Danny Ginzburg '14, who is currently starting a PhD in plant sciences at the University of Cambridge through the Gates-Cambridge Scholarship after Graduating from Northwestern with an Earth and Planetary Sciences Major and an Environmental Policy & Culture Minor.

Danny shares insights on his Northwestern experience, Greek life, undergraduate research opportunities, his first job in data analysis, Academia, Scholarships and Grants, and the value of an Arts & Sciences education!

Timestamps:

• • 0:45: Northwestern Experience
  • 4:25: Finding the right major
  • 6:45: Research at Northwestern
  • 11:05: First job after graduation
  • 14:30: Academia and the Gates-Cambridge Scholarship
  • 17:30: The value of Commercial Hydroponics
  • 22:10: Scholarship Program at Cambridge
  • 26:20: Future plans after Cambridge
  • 28:05: The value of an Arts & Sciences education