In this fantastic series we discuss the unique challenges of being an international student but in particular those living abroad from the United States. We bring in expert guest Nadia Ibrahim-Taney of Beyond Discovery Coaching who helps those who are pursuing international study and career to maximize the experience. Highlights from this episode include: 

Guest Info

Nadia Ibrahim-Taney

Website: https://www.beyonddiscoverycoaching.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadiaibrahim/

Instagram: @beyonddiscoverycoaching

In this fantastic episode Cassie and Brad sit down with Multilingual Educator, International student expert and Director of Orbit 5, David Mendoza to talk about the unique challenges of international students and graduates. David helps break down how international students, graduates can leverage their unique stories and amazing gifts to contribute in this country and have fulfilling careers. This episode is not only amazing for international students but those who work with them as well! Key highlights include: 

Guest Info

David Mendoza

Website: https://orbit5.ca/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidandresmendoza/ 

Instagram: @orbitfive

In this amazing episode Career Coach and Founder of MollyCateCoaching Molly Cate sits down with Brad and Cassie and talks about how to find direction and clarity using internal signals. She helps our listeners understand what practical steps can help students, new grads and early career professionals develop a clearer picture of the road ahead. Some highlights from this episode include:  

Guest Info:

Molly Cate

Website: https://www.mollycatecoaching.com/ 

Instagram: @mollycatecoaching 

Facebook: @mollycatecoaching 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/molly-heutmaker-yardley/ 

In the first episode of 2022, Brad and Cassie are back and talking about how to take control in the new year with Madeline Mann, the Founder of Self Made Millennial. In this episode they dive into the pitfalls of hitchhiking through your career and how to take more accountability. 

Guest info: 

Madeline Mann

Website: www.madelinemann.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SelfMadeMillennial 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madelinemann/

Instagram: @self.made.millennial 

In this fantastic episode Brad and Cassie sit down with Virginia Franco, the Founder of Virginia Franco Resumes to talk about how young people can write when so many employers and hiring managers aren't taking the time to read. So many great pieces of practical advice in this episode. Some of the major highlights include: 

· Virginia discusses her background and how she found her way to her current career as a resume writer/storyteller

· Effective writing and successfully telling your story is a big part of a job search. She highlights what advice she has for current students and young professionals who don’t feel strong with their writing skills

· Most of us have pretty short attention spans these days – She talks about how we cab attract a reader quickly with our writing, especially when thinking about application materials

· She breaks down practical steps of how listeners can keep the hiring managers attention

· She discusses the power of LinkedIn: Between the Headline, the summary section and describing your experiences there are a lot of places on a LinkedIn profile to showcase your writing and to draw in a reader she talks about practical steps to attract readers 

· Virginia talks about how to conduct more of a cold outreach to different people using LinkedIn and best practices

· There's so much these days about how “cover letters are dead”, she breaks down her thoughts and ways to use them the right way 

· She gives the best piece of career advice that you could pass along to this next generation

Guest Info: 

Virginia Franco

Website: https://virginiafrancoresumes.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginiafrancoresumewriter/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vafrancoresumes/ 

Job Search Journey: https://www.jobsearchjourney.com/ 

In this powerful episode Brad and Cassie sit down with Harleny Vasquez to discuss an important topic. How to navigate the early stages of a career  as a person of color. So many incredible topics were touched on this this episode to highlight some of unique challenges that many BIPOC students and new grads face as they start their careers. Highlights of this episode include: 

• Harleny discusses her background and how she found her way to career coaching and her passion for helping MSWs specifically 

• It’s common for all professionals but especially young professionals to experience imposter syndrome when starting their career or a new job. She talks about how this can impact people of color specifically

• What young people of color can do to work through these feelings of imposter syndrome 

• She highlights how to use LinkedIn as a source to showcase self-confidence, reflecting on your skills and value and validating everything what you have to offer 

• She talks about her advice she has for young professionals around brining their authentic identity to work and inclusivity in the workplace 

• How BIPOC new grads build and leverage their network to advance career opportunities and combat a lack of belonging

• Bringing our full selves to work also comes with challenges. She highlights some of the common challenges that she has seen and how new professionals can handle those

• What is the best piece of career advice that she could pass along to our listeners

Guest Info: 

Harleny Vasquez is a Licensed Social Worker and a Latinx Woman of color. She is the founder of her business yourEVOLVEDmind, where she is a career coach helping aspiring and social workers in all stages build their confidence level to market themselves effectively, while learning all the tools needed to secure their next opportunity using the Linkedin platform. She is an experienced social worker with over 8 years working in social services providing trauma-informed care and now social work recruiter and MSW Student Affairs Coordinator. She serves as a board member for The Latino Social Work Coalition and Scholarship Fund. Harleny is on a mission to uplift and elevate the social work profession.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harlenyvasquez/ 

Website: https://yourevolvedmind.mykajabi.com/ 

Instagram: @yourevolvedmind 

So many incredible topics relevant to young and ambitious professionals. In this great one Cassie and Brad bring Teegan Bartos on the podcast to discuss how easy it is for so many young people to discredit the value of their early experiences as well as elements of their personality that can greatly help them differentiate among the competition. Teegan highlights many great topics in this episodes including: 

Teegan discusses her background and how she found her way to your current career

It’s easy to discredit those early “jobs” we take for a paycheck. She discusses her advice for young people who are building a resume

What a student, new graduate who has very little experience all around can include on their resume or talk about in interviews

Should young people even apply to positions when they lack experience

A good example of how to turn lack of experience or a liability into an asset

How young people use LinkedIn the right way when they’re trying to break into a field and don’t know how to define themselves because they don’t feel like they have value

How young people change the narrative off their limitations and lack of experience

Lessons she learned from the Great Recession that now apply in the age of COVID

What is the best piece of career advice that she could pass along to this next generation

Guest info:

Teegan Bartos

Founder of Jolt Your Career 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teeganbartos/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ1wgivKSdnGqd0PdfWe9hA 

In this fantastic episode Brad and Cassie host Lisa Plain the Founder of Career Balance Coaching to talk about an important concept for young people starting their careers. How to find balance when work is with us all the time. Several key highlights from this episode include: 

Guest Info: 

Lisa Plain

Website: www.careerbalancecoaching.com 

Podcast: www.careerbuilderspodcast.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisaplain/ 

This episode is all about thanks and giving in time for the holiday, Cassie and Brad highlight how gratitude can be a career game changer. They highlight what gratitude means in the context of early career development and how this shapes us from the start. Highlights from this episode: 

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In this incredible episode Cassie and Brad bring Anil Ram, Career Coach and Founder of Grad-Coach about the common missteps that so many students and graduates make. In this episode we break down the amazing career lessons that we all wish we knew in university and concepts they're still not largely teaching today. Highlights from this episode include: 

Guest Info

Anil Ram

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anil-ram/ 

Website: https://grad-coach.com/