Best Sherjan Husainie Podcasts (2024)

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82. Reza Jafer - Leaving Investment Banking to Join a Startup 58:12

3+ y ago58:12

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Today's guest is Reza Jafer, who I met at one of my Toronto workshops. Reza defines what it means to hustle to break into competitive industries. He studied at York University and then turned every stone possible to break into investment banking. He started his career at RBS and then at MUFG in investment banking. After a while, Reza wanted to purs…

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81. Salmaan Javed - Work Hard, Play Harder 47:29

4y ago47:29

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On today's episode I have my good friend Salmaan Javed. He's definitely one of the coolest kids I know, and lives a life that is instagram worthy, but more importantly, Salmaan has always pursued avenues that he is passionate about and has avoided chasing brands and validation. He started his career at Allen & Co. where he worked closely with risin…

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80. Eliza Tay - Working at a Hedge Fund after Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan 30:08

4y ago30:08

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On today's episode I chat with Eliza, one of my closest friends and a rising start in the world of finance in Asia. I met Eliza in Singapore in 2013 and she has had one of the most impressive career paths I've ever seen She did multiple stints in investment banking at J.P. Morgan, Standard Chartered, and HSBC, and then transitioned to Temasek's hed…

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79. Prarthana Neotia - Journey from Deloitte to Private Equity and Finance 43:34

4y ago43:34

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In today's episode I chat with Prarthana who is currently a Senior Analysts of Business Analytics at Vista Equity Partners, a leading software private equity firm. Prarthana studied at University of Texas Austin and graduated to pursue a career in consulting at Deloitte. Her passion for working with businesses and analyzing companies from a data pe…

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78. Asad Malik - Journey from Goldman Sachs to Google 43:44

4y ago43:44

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In today's episode I chat with Asad Malik, who I first met at my workshop in London. Asad started his journey at LSE and began his career at Goldman Sachs in the Emerging Markets Equity team in London. He then transitioned to Google where he helps the firm with Strategy, Investments and FP&A for the Technical Infrastructure team with a focus on mac…

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77. Elizabeth "Bairu" Zhan - Journey to TPG Capital from Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs 49:46

4y ago49:46

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In today's episode I chat with Elizabeth Zhan, or as the homies call her, Bairu. Bairu started her career at Goldman Sachs in Singapore and then joined Morgan Stanley's tech group in Hong Kong. She then left the world of banking and joined TPG Capital and is now back in Singapore investing in late-stage companies. Tune in and listen to Bairu and he…

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76. Christina Nguyen - Rising at LEK and PwC and Transitioning to Strategy & Operations 49:15

4y ago49:15

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In today's episode I have my good friend Christina Nguyen. Christina studied at USC (some say the 2nd best school in LA) and always had the love and passion for pursuing a career in consulting. She joined PwC as an intern but found LEK to be a better fit for herself and what she wanted to do long-term. After a few years at LEK, Christina left to jo…

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75. Pawan Varyani - Pushing Africa Forward with Academic City 42:38

4y ago42:38

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Pawan leads strategy at Academic City, a state-of-the-art STEM focused University across Africa, pushing the boundaries on practical and skills based learning. Prior to leading strategy, Pawan worked at Nio and Faraday Futures in California. In this episode we talk about Pawan's early childhood in South Africa, he path to the U.S., and how even tho…

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74. Imtisal Zafar - Pushing Pakistan Forward and Building a Global Brand 35:14

4y ago35:14

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I've known Imtisal all of my life, literally. He was my first ever best-friend when I grew up in Pakistan. Imtisal is the Founder of Verve Management, Pakistan's top event management company and one that is pushing the boundaries for events and entertainment in Pakistan and in broader Asia. In this episode I chat with Imtisal about his journey, how…

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73. Augi Ilag - Investing at Sequoia Capital and Postponing HBS 57:11

4y ago57:11

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In this episode I chat with my close friend Augi. Augi began his journey in Southeast Asia and then went to Stanford to study economics. He then interned at Citi and Bain & Co. and then joined McKinsey & Co. for full time. Augi's passions and deep interest led him back to Southeast Asia where he helped McKinsey with multiple projects across the reg…

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58. Angad Singh Padda - From a Small Town in India to Berkeley Commencement Speaker 1:05:05

4y ago1:05:05

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers and life. On this episode of Story Time we have Angad Singh Padda. Angad grew up in Chandigarh, India and worked hard to get accepted into U.C. Berkeley. There, through his passion and charismatic personality, Angad rose amongst his p…

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72. Pei Li - Leaving Engineering Science and Building the Next Big Thing 48:06

4y ago48:06

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Pei Li is the founder of CodeMode, a small development agency specializing in building MVPs. Prior to building CodeMode, Pei worked as a software engineer at Wealthsimple, a quickly growing startup disrupting the finance industry by making great financial services easy accessible to everyone. Pei started his journey at the University of Toronto's e…

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71. Alan Cheng - Investment Banking to Fighting for Hong Kong's Rights 32:47

4y ago32:47

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers and life. On this episode we have Alan Cheng. Alan's journey begins in Hong Kong and takes him to California where he pursued a degree at U.C. Berkeley and then joined investment banking at J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley. He then left…

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70. Alissa Hew - Building a Career at Goldman Sachs in London and Singapore 30:55

4y ago30:55

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers and life. On this episode we have Alissa Hew. Alissa started her journey in Singapore and then ventured to London to pursue education at London School fo Economics. She then interned at Barclays and Goldman Sachs and graduated to join…

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69. When to Be Yourself at Work 12:18

4y ago12:18

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers and life. On this episode we talk about how to still remain passionate within an organization and grow strategically without offending fellow co-workers. Visit www.sherjan.com for Courses, 1-on-1 Mentoring, Live Workshops, or say hell…

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68. Bansee Dave - Finance to Finding Her Inner Peace in the Himalayas 41:21

4y ago41:21

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers and life. On this episode of Story Time we have Bansee Dave. Bansee's journey starts in Toronto where she pursued finance like many young students, but after spending some time in the industry, she realized her true calling was beyond…

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67. Leave the Firm to Get Promoted or to Get a Raise 12:08

4y ago12:08

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers and life. On this episode we talk about the hidden power of networking which can lead to you getting promoted at your firm or even getting a higher salary. Visit www.sherjan.com for Courses, 1-on-1 Mentoring, Live Workshops, or say he…

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66. Great Attitude Wins the Game 14:00

4y ago14:00

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers and life. On this episode we talk about why having a great attitude is the best way to be successful in competitive industries and team environments. Visit www.sherjan.com for Courses, 1-on-1 Mentoring, Live Workshops, or say hello on…

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65. Marko Damnjanovic - Engineering to Morgan Stanley Investment Banking and Building Expertise 42:21

4y ago42:21

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers and life. On this episode of Story Time we have Marko Damnjanovic. Marko's family immigrated to Canada from Serbia and he went to undergrad at the University of Toronto where he studied Industrial Engineering. After joining investment…

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64. Richard Henriques - Boeing, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the journey to Personal Happiness 55:22

4y ago55:22

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers and life. On this episode of Story Time we have Richard Henriques. Richard was born in Los Angeles and has made it a mission of his to never leave the beautiful la la land. He went to Cal State Los Angeles and when there weren't a lot…

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63. Finding a Mentor at Work 15:40

4y ago15:40

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers and life. On this episode we talk about some of the best ways to finding a mentor at work and getting their help and support. Visit www.sherjan.com for Courses, 1-on-1 Mentoring, Live Workshops, or say hello on Twitter @sherjan.…

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62. WenChun Low - Investment Banking to becoming a Pilot for Singapore Airlines 32:38

4y ago32:38

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers and life. On this episode of Story Time we have WenChun Low. WenChun was born and raised in Singapore and always loved planes and dreamed of being a pilot. He started his career by first graduating from Singapore Management University…

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61. JingJing Zhong - Houlihan Lokey to Running Operations at Helpling 46:02

4y ago46:02

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers and life. On this episode of Story Time we have JingJing Zhong. JingJing's story starts in China and then in Alabama where she grew up but soon decided to move to LA to go to college. Then, through her hard work and passion to do the …

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60. Choosing a Path After Banking, Consulting, and Accounting 15:07

4y ago15:07

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers and life. On this episode we talk about what are the best paths to take after finishing a couple of years in Investment Banking, Consulting, and Accounting. Visit www.sherjan.com for Courses, 1-on-1 Mentoring, Live Workshops, or say h…

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59. Talal Mansoor - Journey from Health Science to becoming a Product Manager 44:44

4y ago44:44

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers and life. On this episode of Story Time we have Talal Mansoor. Talal's story began in Pakistan and then in Toronto where he pursued a degree in health science. But something in his heart always leaned towards building. Following his p…

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57. Balancing Personal and Professional Life 14:26

4y ago14:26

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers and life. On this episode we talk about how to balance and maintain a healthy personal life while working in competitive industries like investment banking, consulting, or accounting. Visit www.sherjan.com for Courses, 1-on-1 Mentorin…

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56. Shayan Panjwani - Breaking into McKinsey, Google, and Facebook 39:54

4y ago39:54

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers and life. On this episode of Story Time we have Shayan Panjwani who is currently a rising star at Facebook. Shayan started his journey in Atlanta, Georgia, studied engineering, then joined McKinsey & Co., then Google, and now is worki…

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55. Rob Keith - Morgan Stanley Tech banker to Leading Salesforce Venture's investments in Australia 54:34

4y ago54:34

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers and life. On this episode of Story Time we have Rob Keith, a rising investor who started in Los Angeles, joined Morgan Stanley's technology investment banking team in Menlo Park, California, then moved on to joining Salesforce Venture…

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54. Lifestyle in Investment Banking 15:48

4y ago15:48

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers and life. On this episode we talk about what is lifestyle like when you're an investment banker at one of the top investment banks in the world. Visit www.sherjan.com for Courses, 1-on-1 Mentoring, Live Workshops, or say hello on Twit…

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53. Story Time: From Thailand to Harvard Business School...and Many Exciting Stops in the Middle...Story of Panpan Punyaneramitdee 46:52

4y ago46:52

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers, startups, and life. This is another one of our Story Time episodes where I want to take the listeners on a journey through someone else's life. Someone just like yourself, doing amazing things, one step at a time. In today's episode …

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52. Secret Skill of Taking Notes at Work 10:07

4y ago10:07

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers, startups, and life. On this episode we talk about the boring topic of note-taking and how it can help you in your career. Listen, learn, and tweet at me. To get more content and weekly updates, check out my website www.sherjan.com or…

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51. Maintaining Your Personal Network 7:29

4y ago7:29

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers, startups, and life. On this episode we talk about how to maintain your network and still remain close with people you meet on your journey. Listen, learn, and tweet at me. To get more content and weekly updates, check out my website …

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50. Cold Email Like a Pro 19:47

4y ago19:47

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers, startups, and life. On this episode we talk about how to cold email like a pro. Listen, learn, and tweet at me. To get more content and weekly updates, check out my website www.sherjan.com or join my facebook group at: facebook.com/g…

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49. Story Time: Travelled to Every Country on Earth...Story of Melissa Roy 22:57

4y ago22:57

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers, startups, and life. This is another one of our Story Time episodes where I want to take the listeners on a journey through someone else's life. Someone just like yourself, doing amazing things, one step at a time. In today's episode …

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48. Handling Interview Stress and Pressure Like A Pro 17:15

4+ y ago17:15

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers, startups, and life. On this episode we talk about how to handle stressful situations, like an interview, the right way. Listen, learn, and tweet at me. To get more content and weekly updates, check out my website www.sherjan.com or j…

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47. Improve Your Confidence in Any Situation 12:14

4+ y ago12:14

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers, startups, and life. On this episode we talk about how to improve your confidence and help you overcome fears. Listen, learn, and tweet at me. To get more content and weekly updates, check out my website www.sherjan.com or join my fac…

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46. Push Beyond the Platform to Succeed 15:40

4+ y ago15:40

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers, startups, and life. On this episode we talk about how to push beyond the platform that is provided to you. It is not enough anymore to just be a top student or top employee at a firm, that's just table stakes. Listen, learn, and twee…

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45. Startup Journey - Huppy 15:15

4+ y ago15:15

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers, startups, and life. This is my new series that I am really excited about. We will follow one entrepreneur and their startups journey from inception to where it takes them. For this series, I have chosen my good friend David Phan's st…

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44. Be Region-Agnostic...You'll Earn More and Have More Fun! 15:56

4+ y ago15:56

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers, startups, and life. On this episode we talk about how being geographic-agnostic opens you up to more opportunity and a better career experience. Listen, learn, and tweet at me. To get more content and weekly updates, check out my web…

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43. Story Time: Picking Her Name from a Dictionary and Now Crushing it at Facebook...Story of Santo Chen 1:06:21

4+ y ago1:06:21

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers, startups, and life. This is another one of our Story Time episodes where I want to take the listeners on a journey through someone else's life. Someone just like yourself, doing amazing things, one step at a time. In today's episode …

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42. How to Generate and Validate Your Next Startup Idea 15:05

4+ y ago15:05

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers, startups, and life. On this episode we talk about best way to generate good executable ideas for a startup that you'd be passionate about. Listen, learn, and tweet at me. To get more content and weekly updates, check out my website w…

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41. Staying Focused and Healthy 16:26

4+ y ago16:26

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers, startups, and life. On this episode we talk about how to stay focused and healthy. These days we are all facing some tough times and have a lot of free time on our hands, best time to get in the best shape of our lives and maintain i…

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40. Industries to Avoid During a Recession 17:40

4+ y ago17:40

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers, startups, and life. On this episode we talk about which industries to avoid during and after a recession. Listen, learn, and tweet at me. To get more content and weekly updates, check out my website www.sherjan.com or join my faceboo…

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39. Best Industries to Work in During a Recession 16:29

4+ y ago16:29

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers, startups, and life. On this episode we talk about which industries are the best ones to target during and after a recession. Listen, learn, and tweet at me. To get more content and weekly updates, check out my website www.sherjan.com…

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38. Story Time: One of the Smartest Graduates from Stanford Computer Science...Story of Gabriel Bianconi and How He is Solving Large Problems with Artificial Intelligence and Data 38:36

4+ y ago38:36

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers, startups, and life. This is another one of our Story Time episodes where I want to take the listeners on a journey through someone else's life. Someone just like yourself, doing amazing things, one step at a time. In today's episode …

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37. How to Network Effectively, Especially Now 16:50

4+ y ago16:50

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers, startups, and life. On this episode we talk about how to network and reach out to potential employers when it is particularly difficult to do so. Listen, learn, and tweet at me. To get more content and weekly updates, check out my we…

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36. What's Going to Happen in the Next 6 Months 18:08

4+ y ago18:08

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers, startups, and life. On this episode we talk about what I think will happen in the next two quarters with respect to the economy, hiring, and just the overall status of this pandemic and its effects. Listen, learn, and tweet at me. To…

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35. Story Time: Venture Capitalist who Reminds Herself of Death 5 Times a Day...Story of Abby Lyall and Living Life Unscripted. 1:15:44

4+ y ago1:15:44

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers, startups, and life. This is another one of our Story Time episodes where I want to take the listeners on a journey through someone else's life. Someone just like yourself, doing amazing things, one step at a time. In today's episode …

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34. Win by Changing Where You Compete and Who You Compete With 12:26

4+ y ago12:26

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers, startups, and life. On this episode we talk about how to win by changing where you compete and who you compete with. Changing your geography and winning in a market that you have total control in is the best way to get an edge in a t…

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33. Recession-Proof Yourself by Going to Grad School 20:12

4+ y ago20:12

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Sherjan here, your host of My Personal Mentor podcast, bringing you unfiltered and candid advice related to careers, startups, and life. On this episode we talk about how to recession-proof yourself by going to grad school. It is one of the best ways to weather the storm, upgrade, and re-enter the workforce when things normalize. Listen, learn, and…

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