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For too long, career services has been an afterthought. Now it's time for career services to be in the driver's seat, leading institutional strategy around career readiness. Join us every other Tuesday for in-depth interviews with today’s most innovative career leaders about how they’re building a campus culture of career readiness… or what we call Career Everywhere.
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Leader Talk is a talk show proudly brought to you by Brainiact. In this weekly show, our hosts Pierlite ANZ CEO Gustav Arianto and Elite Words's Founder and Managing Director Natalie Dawson meet with leaders from across Australia and around the world. We have one goal in mind: to give back to small to medium businesses across Australia and around the world. Our vision is a world where everyone has access to great ideas. Leader Talk is just another Brainiact initiative to manifest this into r ...
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The Academy of Esports podcast serves as the axis for a revolving series of conversations about the innovations, opportunities, challenges, and adventures to be found at the intersection of esports and education. Host James O’Hagan and his guests go beyond the games each week to explore how responsibly crafted scholastic esports programs can redefine athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, increase career and collegiate scholarship opportunities, and honor the im ...
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In this episode, Nancy Bilmes of UConn, Christian Garcia of the University of Miami, and Mike Summers of Lafayette College each share how they’re making Career Everywhere a reality on their campuses. The University of Connecticut has built one of the most robust and successful Career Champion programs in the country, with over 1,000 faculty, staff,…
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Sarah Coburn, Senior Associate Director for Experiential Learning and Employer Engagement at St. Lawrence University, shares how she built a successful on-campus internship program. The on-campus internship program (OCIP) provides paid internships for students to work in various departments on campus, gaining valuable skills and experience. The int…
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Dr. Audra Verrier, Associate Vice Provost of Career and Professional Development at Loyola Marymount University, shares her best advice, tips, and tricks for advancing a career in higher education career services leadership. In the episode, Audra discusses her career journey from career services coordinator to associate vice provost, and how she ma…
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In this episode, Josh Domitrovich of PennWest, Kelli Smith of Binghamton University, and Mike Summers of Lafayette College each share their approach to strategic planning for their career centers. In the episode, the panelists discuss: What their strategic plans look like (and what their processes entailed) How they involve their teams in the proce…
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Josh Taylor and Hayley Hollenberg of the University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics share three specific strategies their team is using to better engage Gen Z students with career services. Those three strategies include: A popular career-focused study abroad program in Paris A career development course A revamped web and socia…
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Charlotte Lloyd is the CEO and founder of Charlotte Lloyd Sales Consulting, specialising in LinkedIn and sales coaching for solopreneurs, founders, and B2B companies. Charlotte has coached hundreds of sales representatives and entrepreneurs. With over 20 years as a top sales performer, she now helps business owners increase sales pipelines and clie…
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Larry Jackson, the Senior Associate Director for Career Education and Engagement at UC Berkeley, discusses the strategies and initiatives his team has implemented to improve career readiness among identity-based populations on campus. In the episode, he highlights the importance of building partnerships with equity and inclusion student-facing grou…
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David Abdelmessih is a dynamic leader in the business world. David is the Managing Director of UConnect (International), which includes several well-known companies under its umbrella, including Buzz Cleaning. David shares his knowledge as a mentor with UConnect, helping new entrepreneurs find their footing. He has also authored “Lead Generation Ma…
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Trena Blair is an expert in helping Australian businesses expand into the U.S. She founded FD Global Connections, which advises Australian and U.S. companies on entering each other's markets. Trena’s first book, "Decoding Global Growth: How Successful Companies Scale Internationally," made her a #1 Amazon Best-Selling Author in Australia and USA. T…
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Steve Loe, Managing Director of the event management company Precedent Productions, has been helping small businesses shine for over 30 years. Using his experience in strategy, marketing, and event production, Steve founded the Australian Small Business Champion Awards in 1999 to celebrate the nation’s entrepreneurial spirit. This initiative now sp…
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Yasi Mahallaty, the Senior Manager of Strategic Innovation at CareerSpring, talks about how career services can support first-generation students. CareerSpring is a free networking and job placement platform for first-generation/low-income students. CareerSpring is also a headline partner for uConnect’s Curation Kit focused on first-generation/low-…
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Rebekah Paré, the Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Paré Consulting and a former longtime career services leader, shares how career leaders can amplify their impact through campus partnerships. After 20 years in career services and higher ed, Rebekah began her consulting business in 2023 to help career centers all around the world develop strat…
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Jenn Tardy, founder and CEO of Jennifer Tardy Consulting, shares several best practices for how career services teams can create more equity and inclusivity. Jennifer Tardy Consulting is a training and consulting firm that specializes in diversity recruiting and retention. Jenn often speaks to employers, recruiters, jobseekers, and career services …
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Matt Phillips and Rebecca Davis, both of the University of Arizona Global Campus, share how their team uses video to engage more students with career. They discuss the diverse student population at UAGC and the importance of making career development opportunities accessible to all students. They also highlight the various ways they are using video…
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Brad Kasell, Principal Technology Strategist at Domo APAC, boasts over 27 years in software engineering, management consulting, sales, digital strategy, and data protection. With a career spanning roles at global giants like McKinsey, Deloitte Digital, PwC, Oracle, IBM, Microsoft, and Salesforce in both Australia and the US, Brad is a vanguard in d…
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Matthew Lakajev, founder and CEO of UnlockAI, is the number one fastest-growing LinkedIn creator in Australia. UnlockAI empowers businesses to automate their LinkedIn lead generation with AI. His approach, which combines organic content and strategic messaging, has proven successful, generating over $247,000 in 100 days on LinkedIn. He also hosts “…
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Hakim Halim is the founder of Ripe Cheese, the world’s first all-Australian artisanal cheese shop. Hakim moved to Australia from Singapore in 2011. In 2017, he pivoted from digital marketing to cheesemongering at the iconic Queen Victoria Market. Noticing a gap in the market for local cheeses, he founded Ripe Cheese, showcasing over 50 varieties fr…
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Adam Capozzi, Director of Career Services, Assessment, and Student Success at Syracuse University, shares how his team implements Career Everywhere in a distributed, decentralized career services model. In the episode, Adam talks about: What Syracuse’s decentralized career services model looks like (and why it’s set up that way) How all the career …
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Eric Stetson, Director of Engagement and Enrollment at FourBlock and a retired Army officer, shares best practices for how career services teams can support student veterans. In the episode, Eric highlights: The unique challenges student veterans commonly face as part of the career exploration process What career leaders should know about best supp…
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Chris Entringer, Career Services Coordinator and Enrollment Advisor at Northeast Iowa Community College, shares how he and his team work to support retention. He emphasizes the importance of building relationships, collaborating with other departments, and being proactive in reaching out to at-risk students. In this episode, Chris also shares: At a…
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Louise Broekman, Founder of the Advisory Board Centre, is a trailblazer in professional advisory services with over 20 years of experience. Louise specialises in executive education and professional development and is an expert in building collaborative business communities. Her notable achievements include expanding a licensed model across eight c…
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Steve Finn is the Director and Co-Founder of Finn Business Sales, an influential Australian brand renowned for business sales, valuation, and consulting. With 20 years of experience, Steve has personally sold hundreds of businesses and franchises, amassing a combined value of over $100 million. His expertise lies in handling large or complex busine…
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Nancy Bilmes, Director of the Center for Career Development at the University of Connecticut, shares how her team has built and scaled a Career Champion program to include over 800 participants. These faculty, staff, alumni, and employer participants learn about current career-related trends, resources, and language to have more confident and meani…
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Ang Richard, the Assistant Director of Career Education at Boston University, shares her thoughts on how career services can prepare Gen Z for the world of work. In this episode, Ang shares: Information on who Gen Z is (and some common misconceptions) How employers can better hire and retain Gen Z employees How career services leaders can communica…
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David Kozhuk, founder and CEO of uConnect, talks about why he thinks higher ed should be investing more in career services. In this episode, David shares: His thoughts on recent criticism surrounding career services Why he thinks higher should be investing more in career services (not less) What the evolution of career services has looked like over…
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Marina Pullin, as the Managing Director of The Jungal and Founder of MCBI, has made significant strides in the professional world. The Jungal, an award-winning platform, connects clients with Australia’s top 1000 verified freelancing professionals using innovative technology and data analysis. MCBI, equally acclaimed, is a consulting firm that enha…
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Former Sportsgirl CEO Colleen Callander and executive life coach Shannah Kennedy are authors of Elevate – a book to empower readers to rise from ordinary to extraordinary. Shannah Kennedy, a master life coach and life planner with 20 years of experience, has coached top athletes, CEOs, and high-performing executives, empowering them to achieve thei…
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Emma Walsh is the founder and CEO of Parents At Work, Australia’s first service dedicated to helping parents return to work. Parents At Work supports both parents and organisations to better manage the challenges that employees face when balancing work and family life. The company was recognised in Westpac’s 2017 list of Australia’s Top 200 Busines…
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Phil Hayes-Brown, inspired by his daughter who lives with a moderate intellectual impairment, has worked in the disability sector since 2010 and is the CEO of Wallara Australia. Wallara Australia is a nonprofit organisation that works with 500 adults with various abilities, helping them achieve their fullest potential. Phil’s rich background includ…
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Michael DeAngelis, Senior Associate Director of Communications and Technology for the Career Center at the University of Pennsylvania, talks about three ways his team implements Career Everywhere. Those three tactics include: 1. Starting a Career Champions program Launched in Fall 2023, Penn’s new Career Champion program empowers faculty and staff …
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Dr. Ellen Awad, Associate Dean for Student Life at Hope College, talks about how to help students connect their co-curricular experiences to career. In the episode, Ellen shares: The importance of connecting co-curricular activities to career development How to help students articulate the skills and competencies they learn in these activities The …
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Justin Roff-Marsh is a renowned author, thought leader, and founder of Ballistix, a sales management and marketing consultancy. Ballistix specialises in Sales Process Engineering, a radical approach to the resourcing and management of the sales process. The approach enables organisations to a build high-throughput sales process, where salespeople f…
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Larry Robertson is a globally recognised leadership advisor and speaker with more than three decades of experience guiding some of Australia’s most high-profile leaders, including people Mark Bouris and Westpac CEO Peter King. He helps current and aspiring leaders around the world be their best and give their most. After starting his career in the …
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Dan Cahill, a former McDonald's manager, now thrives as a Regional Franchisor for Jim's Mowing. Dan dreamt of starting his own business and making his mark on the entrepreneurial world. His search for growth and opportunity led him to Jim's Group, where he could have the perfect combination of owning a franchise with an established support system a…
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Amanda Morgan, Associate Director of Career Services for the Academic Success and Career Center at Washington State University, shares how WSU blends academic advising and career coaching. In the episode, Amanda talks about: Why (and how) WSU’s Academic Success and Career Center office is set up to blend academic advising and career coaching How th…
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Kelli Smith and Lexie Avery, both of Binghamton University, share how their team has successfully engaged more first- and second-year students with career services. In this episode, Kelli and Lexie talk about their four-phase strategy, why it’s so important to engage students early and often, and how they’ve increased first-year engagement from 28%…
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Manny Contomanolis, Director of the Mignone Center for Career Success at Harvard University, shares how career services professionals can become thought leaders on campus. Manny discusses why thought leadership is so important and provides strategies for becoming a thought leader, such as asking hard questions, leveraging external trends, and being…
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Kerry Spitze and Steve Russell, both of Bowling Green State University, share how their career services team and the entire campus (from the top down) are implementing life design and design thinking. Life design, like Career Everywhere, is all about helping students think about their careers and life after college as early and purposefully as poss…
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Jackie Warner, the Assistant Director of the Center for Career Success at Thomas Jefferson University, shares how career services professionals can support neurodivergent students. In this episode, Jackie talks about: What neurodiversity is What unique challenges neurodivergent students face when it comes to career development What accommodations c…
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Julia Vollrath, the Associate Director for Campus Initiatives at the University of Florida, shares how her team is using data to track and improve student engagement. In this episode, Julia talks about: What specific data points her team is measuring (and how they measure them) The most interesting things they’ve discovered in their data How they’r…
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Mike Summers, Associate Vice President of the Gateway Career Center at Lafayette College, shares why he thinks career must be everywhere. “Talent is evenly distributed, but opportunity is not. So we have to increase the social capital and access to all students,” Mike said. In this episode, Mike talks about: How he and his team have implemented the…
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Lauren Oakes is the CEO of Megaphone, a Melbourne-based digital agency that has been recognised as the 2021 #1 Social Media Agency of the Year. Under her leadership, the agency has grown to over 120 employees and expanded to six cities. Lauren's journey with Megaphone began as a Junior Account Manager when the agency was just a small startup. She i…
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Michelle Tillis Lederman is a highly regarded business professional renowned for her expertise in communication, leadership, and networking. With over two decades of experience, she has held influential roles in business development and strategic relationship building. As the founder and CEO of Executive Essentials, Michelle empowers individuals an…
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Beverly Johnson, Associate Director of Career Readiness at Arizona State University, shares how her team is engaging Indigenous students with career services. Beverly talks about: The programming and initiatives her team has implemented to reach more Indigenous students What important cultural considerations to keep in mind How career services prof…
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Dr. Carissa Liverpool, Assistant Athletic Director of Student-Athlete Development for the Scarlet Knights For Life Program at Rutgers University, shares how her team is engaging student-athletes with career services. Carissa talks about: The unique challenges student-athletes face in terms of career development and how to address them How her team …
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Emily McCarthy, Senior Director of Career Development at the University of Arizona, shares how her team partners with the alumni office to support recent grads in their career development. Emily talks about the services they offer recent grads (and why), what the partnership with the alumni office looks like, and how both teams partner to cost-shar…
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Braian Szwarcberg-Poch, along with his wife Allie, is the Director and co-founder of Allie's Cold Pressed. Having enjoyed a successful corporate career in management, in 2018 Braian decided to join his wife on her entrepreneurial journey. However, amidst their rising success, Braian was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer. Despite the shock, B…
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Monica Clem, Vice President of the National Career Center for Teach For America, talks about how the Teach For America (TFA) career center supports its 60,000+ alumni in their careers after the two-year teaching program. Monica shares how her team uses technology (like uConnect’s virtual career center) to engage alumni, how the national and regiona…
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Welcome to Episode Four of Y6 of The Academy of Esports podcast! I’m your host, James O’Hagan. Thank you for joining me as I welcome a giant of the medical device field who is now using decades of experience— and his own personal journey— to build bold, collaborative mental health roadmaps within responsible, therapeutic video game environments in …
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