Navigating Tech Life

Interviewing for a role at a tech company can be a daunting task, especially if you don't know what to expect! In this episode, we give you insights into the entire interview process, best practices for in-person and remote interviewing, and some key differences to expect while interviewing at large companies compared to interviewing at startups.

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In this week's episode, we sit down with Jeffrey Coppola, who started his career as an Army Infantryman leading soldiers, and ultimately ended up working in the tech industry leading a growth team. We discuss how Jeffrey got into the tech industry, what his military-to-tech transition was like, and how his military background has helped him thrive in his tech career.

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Looking for a new job in the tech industry can be a challenge for many. In this episode, we give you all of our tips and tricks you can use for your own job hunt. We discuss how the interview process works in the tech industry, ways to best position yourself in the job market, and how to leverage your network in order to increase your chances of landing your dream job in the tech industry!

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In this week's episode, we sit down with Kelli Lucas, the Chief Design Officer at LunarLab, a UX design and product strategy consulting firm. She is a UX leader with 12 years of experience delivering impactful products and a passion for making design more human. We discuss her journey in tech, her philosophy and approach to UX, and why she started LunarLab.

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In this week's episode we sat down with Tyler Zaichkin, Chief Revenue Officer of Dunzo, to discuss the growing popularity of the Executive Assistant space, Dunzo's philosophy and matchmaking process, as well as how remote work has changed the relationship between executive assistant and business owners.

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Farzad Khosravi immigrated from the Middle East to Kentucky in 2001. He’s founded 3 startups, built CX teams from the ground up, and mentors founders and executives on CX best practices. He is currently the Head of Customer Excellence at FounderNest, and Co-Founder Cicero.ly. In this week's episode we discuss how CX has evolved and what the future of CX looks like.

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Ben Tobin took a big risk in his career - stepping down from a Director position to an individual contributor in the pursuit of a greater opportunity. In this episode, we dive into Ben's journey in tech as an engineer and hiring manager. We discuss what technical interviews were like in the past, and how the interviewing and hiring process has evolved since then. We also discuss his time working as a hiring manager for Amazon ...

Anna Brunmayr started in the tech & startup spaces in Berlin and London where she managed teams full of young talent. Today, she’s a certified leadership coach who specializes in working with new managers who are transitioning into leadership positions. In this episode, we discuss why managers often don't receive proper training, key factors and traits that make a great manager, as well as how to be an effective manager in...

Edward Bishop is an Implementations Specialist from Colorado who pivoted to the tech space from the healthcare industry just a couple of years ago. In this episode, we discuss his personal experience in identifying key red flags when it comes to leadership in the startup world.

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Brenden Kumarasamy was a venture capitalist who realized that a lot of founders were great at building products, but bad at communicating about them. He is the Founder of MasterTalk, a coaching business to help ambitious executives & business owners become top communicators in their industries. In this episode we discuss Brenden's coaching of Fortune 500 executives as well as some advice for our listeners on how to improve...

Greg Smith was employee 2 at GoFundMe. His journey in tech started with a move across the country with a guitar and a dream, ultimately finding his place in tech through a journey in the startup scene. Join us in this guest episode as we dive into Greg's transition from blue collar to tech, recruiting at an early stage startup, bizops, and his present-day focus in helping early-stage startups and tech timid businesses better u...

If you ask anyone who has worked in the tech industry for more than a decade what one of the most important skills is, they will most likely tell you it's soft skills, emotional intelligence, or the ability to work well with different personalty types. In this episode, we take a deep dive into how to work with different personality types as well as some characteristics between good vs. bad managers.

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Everyone wants to have a healthy relationship with money, but what is holding us back? For many people, their personal finance journey should start with the way they look at money. People often carry with them preconceived notions and learned behaviors about finances that need to be re-evaluated. In this episode we dive into our own money habits, breaking the cycle of poverty, some key financial terms to know, and some practical st...

What is burnout? Have you ever experienced it? We dive into our own personal experiences with burnout, some likely causes, and tips for recognizing and avoiding the feeling of burning out.

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What's the difference between working at a big tech company compared to a startup? We discuss some of the benefits, drawbacks, and general differences in workload, tools, culture, and work-life balance. We also discuss some possible ways startups can attract and recruit talent away from large tech companies.

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What is it like to work at a Silicon Valley startup? We discuss what it's like being one of the early employees at a tech startup company, what type of people might do well in a startup environment, company culture, and the type of experience you'll gain from working at a startup. We also give a high level overview of how venture capital (VC) investing in startup companies works, and some differences between series A, B, ...

How do you get a job in the tech industry? We discuss the surprises, misconceptions, and realizations that we personally experienced when transitioning from our blue collar service jobs into careers in big tech companies and startups. We also discuss how to learn from others and the importance of soft skills in the tech industry.

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Introducing the Navigating Tech Life podcast!

It’s motivating to hear stories from famously successful people. Entrepreneurs, co-founders, billionaires. But what about the rest of the people who are part of that journey?

Hear the untold stories from the everyday tech worker. Ace and Aaron are two ordinary people, veterans in the tech field, who talk about navigating everyday life with successes and failures learned along th...