Episode Archive
221 episodes of SIWIKE “Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier”: the podcast since the first episode, which aired on April 6th, 2020.
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Girl with insecurities to finding your voice to be a motivator and aspiring YouTuber - Mintikah English-Palmer MEP-001 MENTOR CORNER
March 30th, 2021 | 26 mins 4 secs
health, media studies, self-love, shy, siwike, youtube
Mintikah (Minti) is a senior motivator at Good Life and an aspiring YouTuber.
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What else can I do with a biology degree - Ellie Kubisz EK-002 MENTOR CORNER
March 23rd, 2021 | 33 mins 6 secs
academia, biology, career path, industry, med-school, pharmaceutical, research, siwike
Ellie and I chat about what else you can do with a biology degree. The typical options for a biology degree would be to
- go to med-school
- do research in academia and become a professor We learn how she found out about industry and other potential areas of interest.. We also get some networking tips on how to connect with.
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Philosophy to teacher's college and supporting Women's shelters - Sherina Cassiere SC-001 MENTOR CORNER
March 19th, 2021 | 37 mins 48 secs
education, learning, siwike, teaching
Sherina is a sociology and philosophy grad that continued on to teacher's college from York University who is now working as a teacher with North York Women's shelter.
She shares her journey and SIWIKE -
What you should know about New Grad and Coop Recruiting programs - Nora Zayed NZ-002 MENTOR CORNER
March 17th, 2021 | 33 mins 8 secs
best practices, coop, hiring, internship, networking, new grad, recruiting, resume, siwike, strategies, tips
Nora and I chat about hiring for coop/internship and new grad programs.
We walk through some of the timings and considerations for coop and new grad programs, as well as the types and number of interviews.
We chat some of the resume debates (1 or 2 page, summary of objectives, fonts, etc), plus get into some of what else you can do to help your resume stand out. -
Inquisitive kid to international trade to LinkedIn coach - Hammad Siddiqui HS-001 MENTOR CORNER
March 17th, 2021 | 44 mins 13 secs
communication, international trade, listening, not-for-profit, siwike
Hammad is a LinkedIn coach with a background in international trade and and experience in the NGO space. He started as an inquisitive kid that was able to connect with folks and build meaningful connections.
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Art to becoming a doctor to product management - Dominic Stephenson DS-001 MENTOR CORNER
March 16th, 2021 | 40 mins 12 secs
art, creativity, doctor, healthcare, physician, product management, professional artist, siwike
Dominic is a health-tech customer success practitioner, aspiring product manager and professional artist
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Struggling early in school to marketing executive to career strategy coach - Tiffany Uman TU-001 MENTOR CORNER
March 15th, 2021 | 46 mins 19 secs
career strategy, coach, marketing, siwike
Tiffany is a career strategy coach who previous worked as a group marketing manager at L’Oreal Canada.
We chat about her journey struggling in school early on, then later on having it become a strength. She shares how she got into marketing and landed her dream job after graduating. She shares some of here SIWIKE. -
What does Success Mean - Marisa Duncan MD-003 MENTOR CORNER
March 12th, 2021 | 23 mins 54 secs
career, fulfillment, job, money, purpose, siwike, success, title
Marisa and I speak about success. What does success mean. Where did our ideas of success come from. How have they changed. And what might we have done differently.
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University and the Online Learning experience - Revant Malani RM-005 YOUTH CORNER
March 11th, 2021 | 27 mins 57 secs
covid, online learning, siwike, student, university
Revant and I discuss learning in an online environment. He shares his experience and he provides some of the challenges and what has helped him over come them.
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Shy kid to speech language pathology to entrepreneurship - Angela Chung AC-001 MENTOR CORNER
March 10th, 2021 | 45 mins 58 secs
confidence, siwike, slp, speech language pathologist
Angela Chung is a speech language pathologist (SLP) and entrepreneur who is looking to help others grow in their communication through her startup Speak Fluent
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What you should know about Nursing School - Eram Chhogala EC-005 MENTOR CORNER
March 4th, 2021 | 51 mins 37 secs
career path, nursing, nursing school, siwike
In this episode we walk through Eram's experience in nursing school. Her somewhat roundabout journey to nursing that she wouldn't change.
We chat about not focusing on "timelines" and "timestamps" of when you're "supposed" to do things. She shares some of the hardships along the way and of course, some of the learnings and SIWIKE she had along the way -
Finding Internships and work experience outside a co-op program Revant Malani RM-004 YOUTH CORNER
March 4th, 2021 | 16 mins 38 secs
first term, siwike, student, university
Revant and I speak about First Term at university. We speak about studying, connecting with and making friends, as well as some of his SIWIKE!
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What you need to know about your journey to Canada - Ghazala Zaidi GZ-002 MENTOR CORNER
March 2nd, 2021 | 22 mins 1 sec
agencies, india, journey to canada, quarantine, siwike, travel
Ghazala and I chat about her journey to Canada. She shares some of the decisions to ultimately choose to land in Toronto, Canada. As well as some of the experiences and SIWIKE she had along the way. From not knowing when she could travel due to all of the the restrictions, to a 14-day quarantine period, to the job search.
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From healthcare professional to regulatory affairs - Ellie Kubisz EK-001 MENTOR CORNER
February 25th, 2021 | 28 mins 40 secs
biology, doctor/nurse, industry, other opportunities, pharmaceutical, researcher/professor, siwike
Ellie is is a Regulatory Affairs Associate at GSK who is completing her Masters in Biotechnology at University of Toronto Mississauga
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Dealing with Imposter Syndrome - Marisa Duncan MD-002 MENTOR CORNER
February 25th, 2021 | 18 mins 38 secs
imposter syndrome, own your career, self-help, siwike
Marisa and I speak about imposter syndrome. We share some of our experiences dealing with it in our lives. We haven't exactly overcome imposter syndrome, though we're getting better at coping with it.
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What to expect from your university Frosh: over the years - Revant Malani RM-002 YOUTH CORNER
February 24th, 2021 | 16 mins 33 secs
connection, frosh, get out of your shell, siwike, university, youth
Revant and I speak about Frosh at school. We reminisce and learn about pagers, pay phone and parading downtown (that was in Luki's day). Then speak more about "the year before COVID frosh". I wonder what Frosh during COVID would have been like?