Beyond the Resumes
26 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsBeyond the Resumes is a daily ten-minute podcast that shares the worst and best life and career advice from globally recognized career leaders, LinkedIn Top Voices, executives, doctors, and entrepreneurs. Jerry Won, the founder and host of Beyond the Resumes, holds a BS from USC Marshall, an MBA from Michigan Ross, and was a former consultant at Accenture and a sales and marketing leader in multiple industries. He now hopes to share both his and his guests’ extensive careers and experiences through these daily podcasts. Our mission is to be the leading voice for career and life advice for the modern global professional and empower the next generation of modern global leaders by sharing career and life advice to help you find happiness and success.
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025 // “Don’t take things personally in regards to harsh feedback" With Richard Leong
January 25, 2021 12:00 - 17 minutes - 41 MBRichard Leong is a DEI Consultant and a Leadership Development Coach. He is currently working at Collective, a DEI lab, in addition to running an independent consulting and coaching practice. He is also an inaugural board member at Act to Change, a non-profit organization that aims to prevent bullying. He earned his Bachelor's in Sociology from Columbia University in 2014. 😬🤮 Worst advice: “Don’t take things personally in regards to harsh feedback.” 🤯🤩 Best advice: “We're all comp...
024 // "Follow your passions" with Andrew Tan
January 24, 2021 12:00 - 7 minutes - 18.1 MBAndrew Tan is a Human Capital Management Consultant at Deloitte and has previously worked in strategy consulting and career consulting. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance from Indiana University Bloomington. 😬🤮 Worst advice: "Follow your passions." 🤯🤩 Best advice: "Learn how to sell yourself." 🤗💯 Advice for others: "Just do it." 🥰📚 Most influential book: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life* by Mark Manson ...
023 // "If you choose to do something, be the best at it" with Sho Dewan
January 23, 2021 12:00 - 10 minutes - 24.3 MBSho Dewan is the Founder of Workhap, a talent development firm specializing in Career Coaching & Corporate Trainings. He is a 2020 LinkedIn Top Voice in job searching and careers. He earned his Bachelor's in Business Administration from the University of California, Irvine. 😬🤮 Worst advice: "You need more and more education." 🤯🤩 Best advice: "If you choose to do something, be the best at it." 🤗💯 Advice for others: "You can't trick anybody into hiring you - unless you believe it i...
022 // "Online job applications are worthless" with Richard Ngo
January 22, 2021 12:00 - 9 minutes - 22.8 MBRichard Ngo is the Art Director for X. Nguyen Design Co. a creative marketing agency start-up and founder of his personal marketing consultation and media production service. He also works in career development as an intern at Declassified College Podcast, a podcast that helps students navigate college and works another internship at Seedstages, an app that works like Tinder but for internships/jobs at Tech start-ups. He is also a team lead at Tech Pod, an organization that helps st...
021 // "Listen to your intuition" with Sarah Park-Thompson
January 21, 2021 12:00 - 14 minutes - 33.4 MBSarah Park-Thompson is the Director of Career Services at Harvey Mudd College. She has been in career services working at various institutions for about a decade, most recently at UCLA. Before that, she also worked in diversity inclusion and academic advising. She received her BA in Sociology and Anthropology from Carleton College and her Master's in Student Development in Postsecondary Education from the University of Iowa. 😬🤮 Worst advice: "Your major has to be congruent with wha...
020 // "Don't say sorry so much" with Raymond Luu
January 20, 2021 12:00 - 14 minutes - 32.7 MBRaymond Luu is an Associate Director of Commercial Services at San Jose State University. He is also a Program Manager for a nonprofit, Project by Project, which focuses on Asian American leadership development through fundraising and philanthropy. Additionally, he recently launched the Reel Asian Podcast, a show that dives into AAPI cinema and discusses the cultural impact in the greater AAPI community. He received his Bachelor's in Business Administration from San Francisco State ...
019 // "Be a people pleaser and satisfy as many people as you can" with Min Kwon
January 19, 2021 12:00 - 13 minutes - 30.1 MBMin Kwon is a Sr. Marketing Analyst at PepsiCo Beverages NY. He is part of the Water portfolio, leading the digital strategy and societal purpose on LIFEWTR's brand communication team. He is also involved with the PepsiCo Asian Network, the LGBTQ+ ERG EQUAL, and The League. On the side, he also hosts his own podcast, UPWARD, which highlights Asian Americans in corporate America and their journeys and advice as they have learned throughout their career. He graduated from Yale Univers...
018 // "Don't Be Yourself" with Mia Marie Parisotto
January 18, 2021 12:00 - 11 minutes - 27.1 MBMia Marie Parisotto is a personal career coach and mentor. She is a director of training and technology - handling everything from a potential associate's first day until their growth and then their leadership development growth. She is currently developing her own podcast, SoundBytesWithEm. She earned her undergraduate degree in Business Operations at the University of Illinois at Chicago. 😬🤮 Worst advice: "Don't be yourself." 🤯🤩 Best advice: "Know your worth and never settle." ...
017 // "Be your own hero" with Alan Zhu
January 17, 2021 12:00 - 7 minutes - 17.5 MBAlan Z is an Asian American hip-hop and R&B rapper, musician, and actor from Atlanta, GA. He fell in love with music and acting at a young age and uses it to own who he is and to be the best version of himself. 😬🤮 Worst advice: “You should go back to China and get famous there first / K-pop is totally your market / You should sprinkle in Chinese words to your songs.” 🤯🤩 Best advice: “Be your own hero.” 🤗💯 Advice for others: “Listen to your intuition before you listen to other peo...
016 // "Find one good company and stay there" with Coonoor Behal
January 16, 2021 12:00 - 13 minutes - 31.5 MBCoonoor Behal is the Founder & CEO of Mindhatch, a firm devoted to innovation and creativity. She is an expert in Design Thinking, Organizational Improv, and Innovation Facilitation. She graduated summa cum laude from New York University in Journalism, Film, and Politics and earned her Masters in International Relations from the University of Chicago. Her book, "I Quit! The Life-Affirming Joy of Giving Up" will be published by New Degree Press in April 2021. 😬🤮 Worst advice: "When...
015 // "Get a job, keep your head down, work hard, and you can have fun when you retire" with Van Lai-DuMone
January 15, 2021 12:00 - 8 minutes - 19.8 MBVan Lai-DuMone is the founder of worksmART Advantage, a progressive team development and leadership training consultancy that utilizes creativity, play, and experiential learning to evolve mindset, skill sets, and behaviors in the workplace. Born in Vietnam and raised in Southern California after her family fled Vietnam as war refugees, she watched her parents pave a new life for themselves, seeing first hand how creative thinking, innovation, and curiosity can help people overcome ...
014 // "Introverts can never be leaders" with Godwin Chan
January 14, 2021 12:00 - 12 minutes - 22.9 MBGodwin Chan is the host of “Digital Introverts,” a podcast where introverts share their success and failure stories and how they thrive in the digital age. He was part of the first full-year cohort of the Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization program at McMaster University, where he graduated with honors in 2017. Afterwards, he received a Master of Science in Molecular Biology from Université de Montréal. His first book, "Digital Introverts: Why Today's Most Successful Individ...
013 // "Never do anything for free" with David Moriya
January 13, 2021 12:00 - 13 minutes - 25.7 MBDavid Moriya is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Strong Asian Lead, a developing career accelerator for Asian Americans in the entertainment industry. He is also the host of the podcast "Redress & Lofi" and the founder of Rogue Photo, a nonprofit photo agency connecting local photographers and nonprofits. 😬🤮 Worst advice: “Never do anything for free.” 🤯🤩 Best advice: “Don't worry about the photo credit. It's more about the relationship you built with that person than it is...
012 // "Life will be better at a certain point, so just wait until that happens" with Kathleen Wang
January 12, 2021 12:00 - 8 minutes - 16.2 MBKathleen Wang is a pediatric allergist practicing in North Carolina. She is a co-founder of The Grown Up Asian, a community and life coaching service for Asian American Women who feel unfulfilled, overwhelmed, and struggle in their close relationships. She helped create this community after discovering the power of her thoughts and emotions in creating the life she wants. 😬🤮 Worst advice: "Life will be better at a certain point, so just wait until that happens." 🤯🤩 Best advice: "A...
011 // “Network the way everyone else is doing it" with Joseph Shin
January 11, 2021 12:00 - 12 minutes - 14.7 MBJoseph Shin is a senior at Emory University majoring in Marketing and Information Systems. He is also currently the Director of Growth & Marketing at Product Buds, an online community for aspiring product managers. He has previously worked for iSTRATA DIGITAL and The Fox Magazine. 😬🤮 Worst advice: “Network the way everyone else is doing it.” 🤯🤩 Best advice: “It’s about the journey, not the destination.” 🤗💯 Advice for others: “Find what you’re passionate about.” 🥰📚 Most influenti...
010 // “You have to get a Masters degree" with Connan Chan
January 10, 2021 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.67 MBConnan Chan is a recruitment consultant specializing in IT roles at DataFinery Consulting. He graduated from the University of Toronto with honors and a double degree in Cognitive Science and Linguistics and went on to receive a post graduate certificate for entrepreneurship from Humber College. For his job, he works with both job candidates and employers through their job search and application process. 😬🤮 Worst advice: “You have to get a Masters degree.” 🤯🤩 Best advice: “Don’t s...
009 // “Stay on your team (even if it's toxic) until you get promoted - then you can do whatever you want" with Da Eun Kim
January 09, 2021 12:00 - 16 minutes - 19.3 MBDa Eun Kim is a Film & TV Production MFA student at USC and a host and producer for the Bamboo & Glass podcast. She holds a Masters in Computer Science from Stanford and prior to her current status as an MFA student, she has worked as an intern at Pixar Animation Studios and a software engineer at Google. Through several internships and full-time roles, she was able to work on products such as Google Earth, Jamboard, Google Slides, and Google Ads. 😬🤮 Worst advice: “Stay on your tea...
008 // “You don’t need another job, you make more than enough as a woman" with Sheena Yap Chan
January 08, 2021 12:00 - 15 minutes - 17.7 MBSheena Yap Chan is a blogger, podcaster, consultant, author, and speaker on building self-confidence. She currently inspires women through her podcast called The Tao of Self Confidence where she interviews Asian women about their inner journey to self-confidence. Her mission is to help Asian Women boost their confidence to live their authentic selves, help Asian Women create a voice in the world, and create a stronger representation for Asian women. 😬🤮 Worst advice: “You don’t nee...
007 // “Networking means talking to someone once and then asking for a job" with Neal Sivadas
January 07, 2021 12:00 - 16 minutes - 21 MBNeal Sivadas is a senior at the University of Southern California studying the Business of Cinematic Arts with a minor in Applied Analytics. He is an aspiring Product Marketing Manager with a focus in helping brands understand and market to the Gen Z audience. He created the Find Gen Z Series, the most followed Gen Z newsletter on LinkedIn with 10K subscribers. Previous internships include product marketing management at Amazon, strategy and insights at VaynerMedia, in addition to d...
006 // “He who dies with the most toys wins" with Seibo Shen
January 06, 2021 12:00 - 10 minutes - 12.7 MBSeibo Shen currently runs three companies in the cannabis space that make devices that allow the consumer to benefit from cannabis without the negative side effects of smoking. He also runs a few additional groups including Cannadads and Cannathlete. Furthermore, he is an executive mindset coach teaching highly successful people who are not fulfilled how to reprioritize their lives and become human beings instead of human doings. 😬🤮 Worst advice: “He who dies with the most toys win...
005 // “Follow your passion” with Stacy Jene Li
January 05, 2021 12:00 - 12 minutes - 14.5 MBStacy Jene Li is a career coach for ambitious creatives/misfits who value social impact and want to make the world a better place through their work. She holds a Masters in Education from UPenn and started her career coaching journey in summer 2020 as a YouTube content creator. Since then, she has coached 30+ individuals to help them land jobs, gain confidence in themselves, and rework their limiting beliefs around careers. 😬🤮 Worst advice: “Follow your passion.” 🤯🤩 Best advice: “...
004 // “Just keep your head down and keep working - even if you know something is not right.” with Miloni Gandhi
January 04, 2021 12:00 - 9 minutes - 11 MBMiloni Gandhi is an experienced international educator with over 15 years of experience in international development and international education. Currently, she is on the Workforce Development team at Foothill College and runs her own international education consultancy called Experience International. She completed her PhD in Social Sciences and Comparative Education from the University of California, at Los Angeles. She is a proud quadruple bruin having received her MA in the sa...
003 // “Just put your head down and work hard” with Joseph Choi
January 03, 2021 12:00 - 19 minutes - 23 MBJoseph Choi is the founder of Tech Pod, a weekly newsletter on non-technical jobs in tech. He is currently a Business Operations Intern at Salesforce and is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Economics at the University of Michigan. 😬🤮 Worst advice: “Just put your head down and work hard.” 🤯🤩 Best advice: “Think about the motivations of everyone involved in a situation and connect with them using that.” 🤗💯 Advice for others: “Dig a little deeper into your passions.” 🥰📚 Favorite book...
002 // “Grad school is always miserable" with Linda Evans
January 02, 2021 12:00 - 11 minutes - 12.2 MBLinda Evans is a strength-based career coach with a Masters degree in Psychological Counseling from Columbia University. She runs her own career coaching practice in addition to working as a full-time Assistant Director in Career Services at Trinity University in San Antonio, TX. 😬🤮 Worst advice: “Grad school is always miserable, you just have to get through the grind to get what you want.” 🤯🤩 Best advice: “If you want to be a professor, it’s going to be really competitive, so you...
001 // "Studying hard will fix everything" with Jerry Won
January 01, 2021 12:00 - 5 minutes - 5.83 MBJerry Won is the Host & Founder of Beyond the Resumes, a career and professional development platform for the modern global professional. He is also the Founder & CEO of Just Like Media, a podcast first media company sharing Asian American stories, and The Podcast Firm, a podcast production and consulting company. Previously, Jerry has worked as a strategy consultant and sales and marketing leader in various industries. He holds a BS from USC Marshall School of Business and an MBA f...
000 // The Introduction
December 22, 2020 03:51 - 1 minute - 1.44 MBBeyond the Resumes is a daily ten-minute podcast that shares the worst and best life and career advice from globally recognized career leaders, LinkedIn Top Voices, executives, doctors, and entrepreneurs. Jerry, the founder and host of Beyond the Resumes, holds a BS from USC Marshall, an MBA from Michigan Ross, and was a former consultant at Accenture and a sales and marketing leader in multiple industries. He now hopes to share both his and his guests’ extensive careers and experie...