This episode's guest is Declan Goncalves. Declan is the embodiment of having your cake and eating it too. He has worked his way up through the software engineering industry all the way to securing internships at companies like Lyft and Facebook, while at the same time starting Stride: his own software company specialized in medical diagnostics. We …

This episode's guest is Victor Reyes, a recent masters student graduate and data scientist. Victor has not only managed to break through into a cutting edge field of research, but also managed to turn his academic pursuits into a career. We talk about what his process going through graduate education was like, how he ended up in data science, and t…

This episode's guest is Victoria Vandenberg, a product designer and typographer. Victoria has walked many paths in her professional life, from a running her own analog calligraphy business to weaving technology into modern product design at a studio. We talk about how she stumbled across design, her experiences along the spectrum of business sizes,…

This episode's guest is Aditya Sharma, an electrical engineering student here at the University of Waterloo, and also the VP of education at Coffee N Code. He is not only a talented programmer, but a champion for encouraging us to question the nature of our relationship with software and technology. In today's episode we talk about how his value sy…

This episode's guest is Mackenzie Derival, an entrepreneur and professional designer. Mackenzie has been exploring the interactions between users and technology for as long as I have known him, specializing in product design, with his most recent work leading to an internship at Google. We talk about how he made that journey from an unexpected back…

This episode's guest Rahul Mehta, a jack of all trades and master of more than you would think. Rahul's background is colorful to say the least; he has dabbled in everything from nanomaterials to consumer product design, all while juggling a lucrative career in music production. His creative pursuits have lead him to work with Noble street studios,…

This episode's guest is Richard Li, a mechanical engineer and designer, and my long time roommate. Richard's experience solving mechanical engineering problems has spanned from robotics, to cars and even boats, with his most recent work bringing him to his third internship at Tesla. We talk about how to getting a foot in the door of mechanical desi…

This episode's guest is Shak Lakhani. He is a founder and current CEO of the pharmaceutical tech company Avro Life Science, and long time friend of mine. Himself and his cofounders started their company while in their undergraduate studies here at the university of Waterloo, and they have since gone through Y-Combinator, become Thiel Fellows, and r…

Today we’re sitting down with Writer, Editor and Producer, Driadonna Roland.Too many times have we associated the act of getting to know oneself to be that of a rather unfavorable position to be in. If I don’t already have a grip on my truest self, then how is who I am and what I do valid? “Figuring it out”, a daunting little phrase when you’re the…

Today we’re sitting down with Artist and Psychotherapist, Kate Rosenberg.Spoiler alert, Kate’s spirit animal is the deer, and that’s exactly how she comes off as. Undisturbed and gentle in her being, we discuss how her experience with illness might have simultaneously served as the door through which she found an environment in which she was comfor…

Today we’re sitting down with Illustrator and Youtuber, Fran Meneses.Our sensitivities and doubts are unrelenting in their claim for our thoughts and time, Fran, during which, acknowledges this all openly. Finding a place on Youtube, her content touches on the varying degrees of being an artist and general human being simply finding their way in th…

Today we’re sitting down with Brooklyn based shoe designer, Lauren Brinkers.Conversing with Lauren instilled in me a sense of contentedness towards the unknowing of the future. At one point she references Rebecca Solnit, author of “A Field Guide To Getting Lost”, in that it is within the unplanned that we find our intentions.It is with this mindset…

Today we’re sitting down with this presence of a woman, Welsh and Chinese artist, Choichun Leung.Rooted in the practice of utilizing her art as an ever-evolving medium, she got her start in Silversmithing, but today you can find her in Brooklyn NY, giving voice to The Young Girl Project. A project centralized around sexual abuse and the silence tha…

Grab some headphones and plug in! Guts N’ Glory is back and will be releasing episodes every other Monday starting July 30th. Here’s a little teaser for now?Until then, you can give some of our previous episodes a listen.Always appreciate your thoughts and some of that subscription love, or get in touch to be featured on the podcast!Music - "Holy W…

Scrubbing through Fatina’s recordings, there’s an audible lust to live as she gives voice to her goals and ambitions.She gets lost in conversation with herself, has this insanely contagious laughter, and is a generator of motivation.In today's episode, we'll be discussing how to keep up with your own dreams.You’ll need a running tally to keep track…

Camera in hand, as well as simultaneously helming the tastebud-enticing Haute Chocolate Brooklyn chocolate company, Beryl Fine deals us a gulp of honesty.Wearing her gut on her sleeve, hear her roll with the punches.I left our conversation with a shift of attitude towards my own challenges and a craving for chocolate…specifically Cinnamon Chipotle.…

Sarah Aphrodite-Stolwijk is the woman behind the brand "Sarah Aphrodite".An array of handmade, one of a kind garments, focusing on the singular vision of merging high fashion and streetwear in order to produce quality pieces.The brand is making the transition to becoming fully vegan.Currently, all materials are sourced through donations, recycling,…