Now What?
By Gabriele Zennaro
Now What?Oct 12, 2020
Find Your Why ft. Eleonora Valenti
๐ Hey Beautiful People ๐
Welcome to the final episode of "Now What?" Season 1! What a ride it has been... Our last guest is Eleonora Valenti! Eleonora works as the Chief People Officer (ad interim) at Mindvalley. Mindvalley is a e-learning platform that features the best teachers in the world on various subjects related to personal growth. It is a wonderful organization with a great mission, and Eleonora is a fundamental block of all that. In this episode we are going to talk about all things Talent. How to recognize it, how to showcase it, how to nurture it and much much more. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did :)
Links: Youtube, Slack, Linkedin, Eleonora's Linkedin, Human Careers, Mindvalley
Guys, a special thank you goes to you. You made this possible and I appreciate all of you immensely for being part of this journey. Below there are the links of all the people that made this possible. Say hi to them!
See you in the next season ๐
Heart and Stamina ft. Jae Taylor
๐ Hey Beautiful People ๐
It is lovely to have you here. Episode #19 features Jae Taylor! Jae is a Director @Salesforce with a very very interesting story. His path is everything but traditional and, as you may know, I love that. During this episode we will discuss his background, how to stand out, why it is important to be an entrepreneur inside, skills to invest in your early career and much much more. I hope you'll enjoy this as much as I did :)
Links: Mentormesh, Jae's Li, Gabri's Li, Now What? Li, Youtube
Take The Next Small Step ft. Jordan Carroll
๐ Hey beautiful people ๐
It is great to have you back here. This time our guest will be one of my favourite mentors and a guy that I look up to a lot. Welcome Jordan Carroll to "Now What?". This episode is a little different than the others because Jordan's story is unique. He worked for IBM but he is now based in Mexico, living the good life, and practicing as a remote job coach. We are going to touch on many things like the importance of belonging, creating a network, winning the interview process, navigating a company from within... but also a lot about self development.ย
Hope you will enjoy it as much as I did :)
Links: Youtube, Jordan's channel, Gabri's Linkedin, Now What?'s page
What You Put In Is What You Get Out ft. Maya Grossman
Welcome back to "Now What?". The podcast that helps student to navigate their options in tech. Our next guest is Maya Grossman. Maya is great. She worked for Google and Microsoft as a Head of Global Product Marketing and a Strategic Advisor and now she launched a book that you gotta check out: Invaluable. In this conversation we will discus many important things for students, young professionals or... everybody really....
Enjoy :)
Links: Youtube, Maya, Linkedin
You Should Play Golf Mate! ft. Ken Jee
๐ Hello Beautiful People ๐
Welcome back to "Now What?". This episode we are featuring a rising star on Youtube and a great Data Scientist. Ken Jee! Ken's youtube channel has more than 80k subscribers and his content is great. I wish I knew about that when I was starting out in Data Science. I had a blast during this conversation, we have many common interests and values. We are going to cover a lot about Data Science (especially how to start out and break into the field), but there is so much more in the conversation. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did :)
Links:
A Beam of Light in Tech ft. Niki Woodall
Hey beautiful people,
Welcome back to "Now What?". This is episode #15 and a very special episode for me. Today I interview the first person that really believed in me and pushed me to get out of my comfort zone once again. As a matter of fact, she has played a huge part in the realization of the podcast. Welcome Niki Woodall! Niki is a recruiter @ Facebook and a beam of light for whoever knows her. In this episode we will discuss about mentorship, recruiting, the importance of mindset, travel experiences and much much more. Enjoy :)
Create Yourself ft. John Marty
Hello beautiful people,
Welcome back to "Now What?". This episode is a conversation with one of my favorite mentors in the tech industry: John Marty. John is a Senior PM @ Amazon but we are not going to talk about PM or Amazon... we are going to talk about things that every student should know. John is an inspiration for me and many other people. If you want to know more about him check him out on Linkedin and Youtube. Hope you will enjoy this conversation as much as I did :)
Links:
Gabri on Linkedin
International power ft. InternMakers
An Underdog at Google ft. Jerry Lee
Hello beautiful people,
Welcome back to "Now What?", the podcast that helps students navigate their option in tech. This time we have no other than Jerry Lee! Jerry is a Senior Strategy & Ops Manager at Google and the COO of Wonsulting (my favorite Linkedin crew). In this episode we dive deep into his background, strategies to get hired, how to get into Google and much much more. Enjoy!
Links: Gabri, Jerry, Instagram (@nw_podcast), Youtube, Linkedin
Eating while reading ft. Christina Stathopoulos
Hey beautiful people!
Welcome back to "Now what?". The podcast that aims to help students to navigate their options in tech. This time our guest is Christina Stathopoulos. Christina works at Google (Spain) as an Analytical Consultant and her story is extraordinary. We covered a lot of ground during the interview including the importance of getting out of the comfort zone, how to get into Google, skills you'll need in tech, books and much much more. Enjoy :)
How to play the game ft. Austin Belcak
Hey beautiful people,
Welcome back to Now What?, the podcast that aims to help students to navigate their options in tech. The next guest doesn't need any presentation. It is Austin Belcak! Director of Partner Development at Microsoft and Founder of Cultivated Culture. A community with other 350k people who lands amazing jobs without applying online. In this episode we are getting deep into job search strategies and tricks to succeed in it. Enjoy :)
Slack Form (click on it), Youtube Channel, Gabri's Linkedin, Instagram (@nw_podcast)
How to Get Ish Done ft. Ish Verduzco
Hello Beautiful People!
Welcome back to "Now What?", the podcast that aims to help students and recent grads to navigate their options in tech. Not many of you know this, but I have a sixth sense... and it is telling me that you will love this episode. Ismael Verduzco III or "Ish" joined us for a broad conversation about tech and personal development. Ish is an athlete, a DJ, an author, he works in tech and he just "Get Ish Done". All of that coming from a suburb in LA with no real connections with the "rich" world. Wanna know how he is able to do it? Well, listen to this episode. Try to make it until the very end... I got a surprise for you! Enjoy :)
Ish's book on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089SBYB9C/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0
Gabri's Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrizennaro/
Now What? on LI:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/now-what-community/?viewAsMember=true
Now What? on IG:
@nw_podcast
Study Biology! ft. Clement Kao
Hello Beautiful People,
Welcome back to "Now What?", the podcast that aims to help students in navigating their options in tech (and soon to be the coolest community in the world...). This time we have Clement Kao! Clement is a PM at Blend with a very turbulent path into Product. His thinking system is so interesting that this conversation is applicable to all kind of industries and careers. Clement has produced many resources for the PM community such as a Slack Channel with 8000+ members, 3 books that cover all aspects of Product Management, and a blog with all the answer to questions you might have. Make sure to check him out on Linkedin and learn more about him! Enjoy :)
Clement's Li: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clement-kao/
Gabri's Li: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrizennaro/
"Now What?" Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/now-what-community/?viewAsMember=true
"Now What?" Li Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12412027/
Get deep man! ft. Jonathan Tesser
Hello beautiful people!
Welcome back to "Now What?", the podcast that aims to help students to navigate their options in tech with practical tips and tricks that will help them make the transition in the adult world smooth... This time we are going to have a different episode though. We are going to go deep. Jonathan Tesser is here to talk about Personal Development. A veeery underestimated topic that all young professionals should consider deeply. I hope you will enjoy this.
Jonathan Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-tesser-a2a1852/
Gabri's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrizennaro/
"Now What?" Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12412027/
A mock Interview partner is better than a girlfriend ft. Philip Ruffini
Hey Hey Beautiful People!
Welcome back to "Now What?". The podcast that aims to help students navigating their options into tech. This time we have Philip Ruffini! A PM @ Microsoft and one of the lucky few to get a PM role right out of college! He has so many tips for us that you might want to get paper and pen (or whatever you use to take note in the 21st century) and write them down. Philip owned a business in college, interned with great companies and currently has a website that teaches you how to get a PM role right out of college (hackingpm.com) . He is overall just a great and very ambitious guy that is always available to help people. I find him great and I hope you will as well.ย
As always please let me know your feedback at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrizennaro/
Check out Philip at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipruffini/
And enjoy this episode :)
Solving the Chicken-Egg Problem ft. Grace Yeung
Hello beautiful people,
Welcome back to "Now What?". The podcast that aims to help students navigating their options in the tech industry. After many mentors that are already in the industry, this time we'll have a student like us... that is already in the industry... Grace Yeung! Grace is a PM intern at Salesforce and co-founder of Product Buds. Do you remember when we were talking about meaningful side projects? Well... Product Buds is a meaningful side project! We are going to talk about that, the interview process, Product Management in general and many more interesting topics.ย
If you want to get to know Product Buds a little more:ย
https://www.notion.so/Product-Buds-Wiki-25e7c0057eeb450e9b93a8d720724ad0
Grace's Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/graceyg/
As always, every feedback is more than welcome! Reach out to me at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrizennaro/
And if you want to be part of a community that is going to help you in your career search, ask me about the Linkedin Group!
Love you all,
Gabri
Shut Up! M-Amy is talking to you! Ft. Amy Miller
Hello beautiful people!
Welcome back to "Now What?". The podcast that aims to help students and/or recent grads in navigating their options in the tech Industry. We are very lucky today because we have Amy Miller! She is a Sr. Technical Recruiter at Project Kuiper at Amazon, she recruited for Microsoft, Google and Amazon plus she has been in the industry forever. She knows all about it and she is very passionate about it. I learned so much from this conversation and I hope you will do the same! Enjoy!
As always, please share your feedback with me on Linkedin at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrizennaro/
Check her out at:
https://www.recruitinginyogapants.com/ย
Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amymil/ย
Twitter:
@AlaRecruiter
An Underdog Turned into a Winner ft Jonathan Javier
Hello beautiful people!
Welcome back to "Now What?" the podcast that aims to help students and recent grads navigating their option in the tech industry. This time we'll have a gem. Jonathan Javier! He is the CEO of Wonsulting, he worked at Google, Snapchat and Cisco and he is just great. We'll go through many important topics during the interview so you might want to take some notes! Topics include: building projects, finding your passion, mentorship, how to ask for help, Linkedin strategies, building your personal brand and many many more things. Please enjoy Jonathan Javier!
Scratch your own hitch! ft. Andrew Echevarria
Here we go! Andrew was kind enough to be my first interviewee. He is an awesome Application Engineer at Google and he has done many things before starting his career. His story inspired me. I hope it will do the same for you!ย
If you liked this episode connect with me on Linkedin (www.linkedin.com/in/GabriZennaro) and let me know what I did wrong, what you liked, what you didn't like and any suggestion you might have.ย
Let me tell you about your host
Hello everybody!
This is the first episode of my podcast "Now What?", The podcast is meant for student or recent grads and aims to explore life inside the greatest companies in tech. I want to tease out their secrets and tactics in order to give the audience valuable tips before entering the โrealโ world. In this way they can prepare at the best.ย This is the โcommercial" purpose, but what I am truly interested in is the PEOPLE of the company: their story, their passions, and what pushes them throughout the day. At the end, I am just a guy who wants to learn from people I admire and I am sure the audience will get value from it.
Enjoy!