Do you want to feel motivated and inspired? Find out how, in the middle of a pandemic, our alumni from around the world are rethinking what it means to be a leader. Your Next Career Step is a podcast miniseries with a new episode airing every two weeks. In this, our final episode, we explore how career paths are forged by paying attention to possibilities.
In Episode #8, host, Nicole Yeasting, BA’11, Manager of alumni UBC’s Career Program is joined by Kari Marken, PhD’19. Kari is a Lecturer at the UBC Sauder School of Business. She holds a PhD in Curriculum Studies from the UBC Faculty of Education. Her research focuses on imagination and storytelling in teaching and learning. Join us to learn how you can pay attention to your own possibilities and how it may broaden your perspectives as you start your career.
Supported by the alumni UBC Pillar Partners, TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, BMO alumni UBC Mastercard and Manulife Financial.
Other Episodes in this Series
In this episode, host Nicole Yeasting, BA’11, Manager of alumni UBC’s Career Program is joined by Carina Koo, BCom Candidate‘23, and Chirag Jadhwani, BCom Candidate'22, hosts of the podcast, “The Empathy Show”.
In this episode, host Nicole Yeasting, BA'11, manager of alumni UBC’s Career Program speaks with alumnus and serial entrepreneur Grant Munro, BSc'01.
In this episode, host Nicole Yeasting, BA'11, Manager of alumni UBC's Career Program speaks with alumnus Zain Meghji, BA'00.
In this episode, host Nicole Yeasting, BA ’11, Manager of alumni UBC’s Career Program speaks with Leah Allinger Pezer, BA’02. Leah is a Researcher at the University of Calgary and Principal CoFounder at Lead the Future. She shares her experience as a professional athlete, how sport and leadership are intertwined and how to better understand employees motivations during change and uncertainty.
In this episode, host, Nicole Yeasting, BA’11, Manager of alumni UBC’s Career Program speaks with Dr. Wendy Carr MEd’97, Professor of Teaching and Senior Advisor to the Dean of the Faculty of Education at UBC, about how to define and build resilience during challenging times.
In this episode, host, Nicole Yeasting, BA'11, Manager of alumni UBC's Career Program, speaks with Magdalena Blasiak, BA'99, a UBC alumna, Certified Leadership Coach, Project Management Professional, and owner of Shine Forward Consulting about what we can do as individuals and leaders to lead effective teams while working remotely.
Do you want to feel inspired and motivated? Find out how, in the middle of a pandemic, our alumni from around the world are rethinking what it means to be a leader. 'Your Next Career Step' is a podcast miniseries with a new episode airing every two weeks. On the first three episodes, we explore the idea of 'Adapting through Change'. Join us in conversation as we learn from industry experts and alumni about career and professional development.