Learn Educate Discover

Jun 22 2022 128 ep. 56 mins 518

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On this podcast, we interview people from different professions and gain an in-depth understanding of their job. Learn about different careers, from management consulting to mountain climbing - what each is all about and how to get in if you wanted to. If you want us to cover any company, role, or answer any additional questions, email us at [email protected]. Additional resources on our website at www.learneducatediscover.com. Follow the show on Twitter @LED_Curator

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[128] Data Science Interview Prep - Nick Singh (Author of Ace the Data Science Interview), Roy Keyes

Jun 22 2022 70 mins

How do you prepare for Data Science interviews in Tech? What are the components of the interview and what resources should you use? What do Hiring Managers look for in a candidate? And what's the point of behavioral questions in a data science interview? Find out answers to all of the above and more in this discussion with Nick Singh, Author of Ace the Data Science interview and f

[127] How to Negotiate your Job Offer in Tech, Ed Chang, Ex-FAANG and Founder @ZeroSum Consulting

Jun 03 2022 67 mins

How should you negotiate your job offer? How do you evaluate whether your offer is good enough? How should you frame that negotiation conversation? This discussion features Ed Chang, founder of zerosum.net and former FAANG manager, on how you should approach your job offer negotiation. Get super actionable tips and insights on how you can increase your comp! Thanks for listening!

[126] Transitioning from Product Manager to Founder, Israel Shalom, Product Leader @Google, Dropbox

May 19 2022 43 mins

What is it like to transition from Product Management in Tech to being the Founder of your own company? What skills are transferrable and what skills do you need to learn afresh? How do you hone these skills on the job? Learn about all this and more in this discussion with Israel Shalom, former Product Leader at Google and Dropbox, who has now started his own company (currentl

[125] How I landed my TEDx talk - Shereen Kassam, Marketing @Disney, Comedian

May 08 2022 31 mins

Shereen Kassam has built two careers in parallel - She works as a Marketing Manager at Disney, and has also built up a career as a standup comedian. As a comedian, she performs in the US and internationally, has worked with comedians such as Arsenio Hall and Myq Kaplan, and was named as one of Orlando Business Journal's 40 under 40 in 2021. Most recently, Shereen gave her own TEDx

Ep 123: Data Science, Sharing your work, Recruiting Tips-Sean Taylor, Data Scientist @Facebook, Lyft

Apr 06 2022 55 mins

Sean Taylor, former Data Science Manager at Facebook and Lyft, talks about a career in Data Science, examples of projects you work on, and shares tips on how to evaluate a potential opportunity with a team/company. He also describes how he built up a following on Twitter, his openness to sharing his work, and how that has helped him. Thank you for listening! Subscribe to the em

Ep 122: Career as Chief of Staff in Tech - Discussion with Luke Leonhard, Chief of Staff @Google

Mar 17 2022 22 mins

We often hear about the role of “Chief of Staff”. It’s present in many different industries - Tech, Government, Healthcare, Retail, but the role is perhaps not as well understood. In this edition, we connect with Luke Leonhard, Chief of Staff on the Speech team at Google, and learn about what this role entails. You can also read the discussion on our website: https://www.lea

Ep 121: Chloe Doan, Senior UXR @Google describes ideal Product Manager <> UX Researcher relationship

Jan 30 2022 14 mins

A Product Manager works with people across many different functions, to bring a product to life. A key role that Product Managers end up collaborating with is UX Research. In this discussion, we talk to Chloe Doan, a Senior UX Researcher at Google, about what makes for a great PM UXR relationship. Link to transcript: https://www.learneducatediscover.com/product-manager-user-resea

Ep 120: Growth Design, Angel Steger, Director of Design at Meta (Facebook)

Jan 21 2022 24 mins

In this discussion, we catch up with Angel Steger, Director of Design at Facebook, on how she has built a career in Growth Design, what this function is and how it might differ from other disciplines in Design. She also shares numerous insights around how she has taken various steps in her career, and her tips for successfully navigating a long and rewarding career. Link to the fu

Ep 119: Transition from Consulting to Product Management, Anubhav Mangal, Product Manager @Amazon

Jan 14 2022 23 mins

While Product Management in Tech is a highly sought after function today, transitioning to Product Management without prior experience can be daunting. In this discussion, we talk to Anubhav Mangal, a Product Manager with AWS, Amazon, on how he switched from a role in Corporate Strategy at Cisco to Product Management at Amazon. Anubhav has an undergrad in Metallurgical Engineering

Ep 118: Transition from IC to Manager, Fabiola Cazares, Sales Manager @Affirm

Mar 31 2019 22 mins

Fabiola Cazares, Sales Manager at fintech startup Affirm, describes what it was like to transition from an Individual Contributor to Manager role. In this conversation, Fabiola touches upon: 1. Why Fabiola decided to move from an IC to Manager role 2. What Fabiola found challenging about this transition 3. Unexpected aspects of being in a manager vs IC role Thank you for listenin