Do you want to feel motivated and inspired? Find out how, in the middle of a pandemic, our alumni from around the world are rethinking what it means to be a leader. Your Next Career Step is a podcast miniseries with a new episode airing every two weeks. In this, our final episode, we explore how career paths are forged by paying attention to possibilities.

In Episode 8, host, Nicole Yeasting, BA’11, Manager of alumni UBC’s Career Program is joined by Kari Marken, PhD’19. Kari is a Lecturer at the UBC Sauder School of Business. She holds a PhD in Curriculum Studies from the UBC Faculty of Education. Her research focuses on imagination and storytelling in teaching and learning. Join us to learn how you can pay attention to your own possibilities and how it may broaden your perspectives as you start your career.

Supported by the alumni UBC Pillar Partners, TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, BMO alumni UBC Mastercard and Manulife Financial.

Your Next Career Step – Episode #8: Pay Attention to Possibilities

From Here Forward shares stories and ideas about amazing things UBC and its alumni are doing around the world. It covers people and places, truths, science, art, and accomplishments with the view that sharing better inspires better. Join hosts Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha, both UBC grads, in exploring solutions for the negative stuff out there — focussing on the good for a change, from here forward.

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In this episode, hosts Carol and Jeevan speak to UBC alum Dax Dasilva (BA’23), CEO of the commerce company Lightspeed and the founder of the environmental alliance Age of Union. Dasilva shares his entrepreneurial origin story, discusses his early acts of environmental activism, and explains why he thinks it’s critical for the next generation to get outside and fall in love with nature. He also emphasizes the impact that bold storytelling and filmmaking can have on conservation. This episode is Part 2 of the Climate Change and Environment series. You can listen to Part 1 here.

Links from the episode: Never Apart (LGBTQ gallery Dax had) Age of Union Book (Link to download Dax’s book) @daxdasilva | Linktree (Dax’s Linktree) Caught  (Movie Dax worked on) Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (Society Dax worked with for Caught movie) Wildcat | Age of Union (Movie Dax worked on) The Corridor (Movie Dax worked on)  Twitter/X: Carol / Jeevan Check out our full archive of episodes here

Bringing a start-up mentality to environmental conservation

When UBC economics student Abul Bashar Rahman was in ninth grade, he learned that one-third of his country, Bangladesh, would be underwater by 2050 as a result of climate change. This realization set him on a path towards climate action that took him as a UBC delegate to COP27 in Egypt in 2022 and inspired him to cycle across Bangladesh to see the effects of climate change first-hand and hear the stories of some of the people most affected by it. In this episode, Carol and Jeevan speak to Bashar about some of the key moments in his activism and storytelling journey. This episode is Part 1 of the Climate Change and Environment series. You can listen to Part 2 here. Links from this episode:
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UBC Arts E-Co-Op Program (UBC program Bashar is enrolled in)
Abul Bashar's LinkedIn
Stories of Change Film (Bashar'ss Documentary)
Stories of Change Website (Website for the Bashar's climate work)
Atlas  (Climate atlas for Bangladesh) 

Finding hope in climate activism

Have you ever found love on a dating app? In this special Valentine’s Day episode, hosts Carol and Jeevan connect with UBC student and entrepreneur Connor Rose, who co-founded an app IRLY that offers a unique Gen Z spin on making a match. They discuss the app’s early days in the e@UBC program, share the Cameron Dallas connection, and attempt to uncover what Gen Z is looking for in a partner.

Reimagining the dating experience for Gen Z

Join hosts Carol and Jeevan in conversation with UBC pharmacy alum Avi Gill (BSc’12, BPSc’16), one of the owners behind Farming Karma, a “farm to can” soda-making company based in the Okanagan. Discover the brand's evolution from a family farm to a thriving enterprise that produces award-winning fruit sodas, and hear insights from Gill as he reflects on his “wild journey” to becoming an entrepreneur.

From pharmacy to farming: One UBC alum’s adventures as an entrepreneur

Join Carol and Jeevan as they sip their way through today’s episode on BC wine. Hear how wine makers in the province are navigating the impacts of climate change, and the ways in which UBC research is helping to boost their resilience and adaptation during these challenging times. Plus, learn about the alumni UBC Wine Club and its December 2023 offer featuring Moon Curser Vineyards, and find out how you can support fellow alumni winemakers while enjoying exceptional Okanagan wines as a member of the club.

Your Next Career Step – Episode #8: Pay Attention to Possibilities

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