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117: How to Break Into Arboriculture & Urban Forestry w/ Matthew Barker, Arborist [Espresso Shots] Feb 21, 2019

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Matthew Barker puts his expertise and passion into practice in his position as an arborist for the city of Alexandria, Virginia. His days include examining trees and assessing their health and well being, as well as planning strategic tree plantings in an urban foreign to maximize the human health and wellness benefits of each tree planted in Alexandria. Prior to his current position, Matthew worked in the tree care division of the Architect of the Capitol, overseeing thousands of trees in the greater Capitol Hill area including nationally recognized memorial trees and experimental specimens. On this jam-packed, highly caffeinated, Espresso Shots episode, Matthew shares advice for those starting out in the tree care industry, and insights for those who want to climb to the top. And if that’s not enough, you might just learn a fun fact or two about trees along the way!

116: How to Break Into Disruptive Technology With Mike Steep, Stanford Digital Cities Program [Espresso Shots] Feb 20, 2019

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Mike Steep is the Executive Director of Stanford Universities’ Digital Cities Program and in this Espresso Shots episode he breaks down the ways to get started in both the corporate and start-up sectors of the disruptive technology industry. Mike is a highly experienced expert in this field and he shares some of the vast knowledge he’s accumulated in his 40+ years of academia and first-hand experience working in this industry. He got his B.A. in American Civilizations from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School and went on to get his M.B.A. in General Management and Finance from the University of Virginia Darden Business School. After graduating, he worked at Hewlett-Packard, Xerox, Apple, Microsoft Corporation, PARC, and a variety of other tech companies and startups. Impressive degrees and work experiences aside, Mike Steep is not just a seasoned professional, he’s a voice from the future hoping to enlighten Java Junkies about the changes they need to be ready for right around the corner. So, what are you waiting for? On the way to your next class? Take a second to listen to these Espresso Shots! Press Play!

115: How to Break Into Banking & Financial Services w/ Lisa Shalett, Brookfield Asset Management [Espresso Shots] Feb 19, 2019

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Lisa Shalett is a Managing Partner & Head of Strategic Innovation at Brookfield Asset Management, a position she took after a year-long ‘retirement’ during which she advised startups and worked as an angel investor. Lisa is an expert in the field of investment banking and financial services, acquiring wisdom from her impressive 20 year career at Goldman Sachs, one of the largest investment banks in the world. A Partner at Goldman, Lisa also held numerous other positions including Global Head of Brand Marketing and Digital Strategy, managing the company’s brand during the 2008 financial crisis. Prior to entering the financial services world, Lisa lived and worked in Japan and got her East Asian Studies degree from Harvard University, and later her MBA from the Harvard Business School. Lisa is an exceptional leader and strategic thinker who loves solving problems. Energized on life rather than caffeine, she makes time for coffee today in this T4C Espresso Shots episode to answer those key questions that you need to know if you are pursuing a career in financial services.

114: How to Break into Communications w/ Sarah Hillware, Consultant, World Bank [Espresso Shots] Feb 18, 2019

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Sarah Hillware has spent a decade designing, implementing and managing effective public affairs and social impact campaigns in the public health, gender equality, educational and environmental fields. As a consultant now with the World Bank, Sarah works at the intersection of international development communications and project operations, with the goal of driving global action and national policy reform. If you have an interest in communications and international development, then this Espresso Shots episode is for you! In this episode, Sarah will share her experiences breaking into this field, as well as offer some tips for those Java Junkies who are looking to follow a similar path. She shares insights on what can make you stand out in the application pool and how real world experiences can earn you lifetime skills and lessons that will take you a long way. Are you still waiting for a reason to click play? Just brew it!

113: How to Break Into MultiMedia Journalism w/ Jason Bellini, Wall Street Journal [Espresso Shots] Feb 14, 2019

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Jason Bellini is an award-winning journalist who reports on and produces multimedia stories for the Wall Street Journal. If you need a blast of passion for a profession, T4C has you covered with today’s Espresso Shots featuring the super straight-talking Jason who broke into the industry through one-man-banding journalism pieces out of a van to more recently, taking a team down to Brazil to shoot for his WSJ series “Moving Upstream.” Jason levels with Java Junkies and tells them that you’ve got to love the work if you want to be a journalist, because you’re going to live it. But don’t get scared off. He’s also found that being a journalist gives you the chance to meet and learn from some of the most interesting, powerful, or powerless people on the planet. Jason’s experience before working at WSJ include jobs with CNN, NPR, CBS, MTV, Bloomberg TV, and more. He was also recognized as an outstanding LGBTQ journalist in 2006 by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association when he won the Journalist of the Year Award.

112: How to Break Into Marketing & Advertising w/ Jonathan Sackett, Allscope [Espresso Shots] Feb 13, 2019

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Jonathan Sackett is the President & Chief Content Officer (CCO) at Allscope Media and Communications. Have you ever been curious about the advertising industry and how you can get your foot in the door? Well, pour yourself a shot of strong espresso and get ready to hear about the basics of getting into the advertising and marketing world from one of the industry’s experts. Jonathan has worked for 7 different companies throughout his advertising career where all of his titles have contained the words “Executive”, “Chief”, or “Director”. In fact, he says he was the second professional to have “Chief Digital Officer” as his job title! Impressive alphabet soup aside, today Jonathan tells us all about building your academic experience and resume to make it in the constantly evolving world of marketing and advertising. And if you want to stick around to hear about Jonathan’s personal career journey, listen to his main T4C interview! From graduating from the University of Minnesota to being President of two companies and CCO of Allscope, Jonathan has loved every minute of his career! Press Play on these Espresso Shots if you want to do the same!

111: How to Break Into Communications at Facebook w/ Eric Porterfield, Facebook [Espresso Shots] Feb 12, 2019

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Eric Porterfield is the Consumer Communications Manager for Social Good at Facebook. He joined the social media giant after spending seven years at the United Nations Foundation where he most recently worked as the Senior Communications Director, supporting communications across global issues, partnerships and events. During his time at the UN Foundation he built a journalism fellowship program that took hundreds of journalists to see the work of the UN firsthand and was seconded to the World Health Organization to support the WHO’s response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014. Previously, Eric worked as a Senior Communications Officer for International Services at the American Red Cross, overseeing communications and outreach for major emergencies including the 2010 Haiti earthquake. He was seconded to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Geneva and Kuala Lumpur to support responses to several natural disasters. Prior to joining the Red Cross, he worked for Good Morning America at ABC News.

110: How to Break Into Venture Capital (VC) w/ Lindy Morris Fishburne, Breakout Ventures [Espresso Shots] Feb 11, 2019

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Lindy Morris Fishburne is the Managing Partner of Breakout Ventures, a venture capital fund, or in layman's terms, the pot of “seed” money that investors give startups to get their ideas off the ground. Lindy, who specifically works with STEM startups, focuses getting budding science and tech companies out of the lab and into the market. Lindy is also the Executive Director of Breakout Labs which is re-shaping the way early-stage science is funded so that independent researchers and early-stage companies can advance their most radical ideas. Breakout Labs is not a typical foundation grant—they are a revolutionary, revolving funding model where successful projects fund the next generation of audacious scientific exploration. Lindy has come a long way since her Anthropology Major at Duke University, where she learned that although the social sciences interested her she didn’t have the patience or interest in doing field research herself. In her role as the Managing Partner of Breakout Ventures and Executive Director of Breakout Labs, Lindy works with the leaders of tomorrow to get them where they need to be today.

109: How to Break Into the Education Field w/ Marie Appel, The Commit Partnership [Espresso Shots] Feb 07, 2019

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Marie Appel is the Manager of Analytics at The Commit Partnership which has become the largest educational community-based collective impact organization in the U.S. as measured by either staff, by budget, or by total students supported (790,000+ ages 0 thru 22). After growing up in a small town of 300 to becoming the first in her family to go to college (she went to Harvard on a scholarship), Marie Appel is a true believer in the power of good education. She also learned from her own experience that in far too many communities around the U.S. there are few resources and little support for economically disadvantaged students. Today Marie has taken her passion for learning and helping others realize their potential through education to the next level -- teaching herself analytics by watching Youtube videos and taking additional coursework after she graduated from college. In this episode, Marie talks about how young people can break into the field of education, beyond working as teachers or educators and what skills and life experiences are most useful to those with a passion for helping improve the field of education.

108: How to Break Into Tech Communications w/ Jose Castaneda, ITI [Espresso Shots] Feb 06, 2019

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Jose Castaneda is the Communications Manager for the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) the trade association for the high tech sector -- from hardware to software to services -- representing the most innovative technology brands in the world. In this role Jose drafts blog posts for ITI’s policy teams, manages media relations with reporters and leads ITI’s social media efforts. It’s not what he thought he’d be doing when he graduated from the University of Florida, in May 2015, with a double major in Economics and Political Science. However, fortunately for Jose, it’s a job that plays to his strengths: lots of writing, networking and public speaking. Prior to joining ITI, Jose had several internships which helped to position him for the entry-level communications job that got his foot in the door at ITI as a Communications Associate. Jose’s internships included working at the PR giant Edelman, at Hamilton Place Strategies (HPS) as a Public Affairs intern and at AT&T as a Federal and National Public Affairs intern. Tune in to this episode of T4C to learn how Jose leveraged internships until he finally landed a full-time paying gig.

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