On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, I am joined by Ian Xiao. Ian is a manager at a consulting firm.

He speaks about:
0:49 - Being an immigrant from China
01:17 - Being a happy kid wanting to be a fighter jet pilot
02:38 - His experience taking the Gaokao exam
05:58 - Speaking English being a challenge
07:45 - Becoming the first engineer in his family
13:05 - Not considering becoming a consultant
14:57 - Moving into business focused roles
17:23 - His interest in startups
18:30 - The importance of planning your job search early
20:01 - Choice of offer was a salary decision
26:01 - His curiosity about life outside of Toronto
28:24 - Getting recruited by hedge fund
34:29 - The power of staying connected with your network
36:15 - His experience working at Deloitte
38:30 - Business analytics bootcamp
40:46 - His SIWIKE

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Special Guest: Ian Xiao .

On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, Luki and Sergey discuss Basketball, Sales, Recruiting and Startups. Sergey is a talent attraction manager at Jobber. Jobber is a tracking software for home service businesses. (https://getjobber.com/)

We speak about:
01:50 - Sergey as a kid
03:16 - His interest in tech
03:43 - His love for basketball and Michael Jordan
14:22 - Getting into sales
22:56 - Sales and recruiting being a career for him
24:01 - His passion for entrepreneurship
24:53 - Facebook for athletes
27:44 - Started his company SmartHire
30:12 - Finally falling into his lane
32:04 - Pulling the plug on company as there was no money
34:12 - His SIWIKE
36:16 - Mental health and self-care practices

Connect with Sergey at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergeykalnish/

Listen to the episode for more details!
Watch the episode here https://youtu.be/wO-Dpyfh95c

Special thanks to https://www.instagram.com/lincolnalexanderthe2nd/ for the theme music

Want more personalized career coaching or to connect with Luki:
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Special Guest: Sergey Kalnish.

On this episode of the SIWIKE Podcast, Luki and David discuss Tech, Product and Startups. David is a director of product and a university instructor.

We chat about:
01:39 - David as a kid
02:27 - His love for computer games
03:47 - Being defined by his intelligence
06:00 - How playing video games helped him learn English
08:21 - His love for engineering
10:13 - Computers and IT
13:41 - His struggle to learn the local language
22:06 - Startups being a place to learn
25:21 - The coaching and mentoring of a manager
32:12 - Wanting to make university meaningful for students
35:50 - How reaching out to his network landed him a job at Ideal
37:19 - His SIWIKE

Connect with David at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorjani/

Listen to the episode for more details!
Watch the episode here https://youtu.be/_pmoScynBGo

Special thanks to https://www.instagram.com/lincolnalexanderthe2nd/ for the theme music

Want more personalized career coaching or to connect with Luki:
http://linkedin.com/in/lukidanu
http://focusinspired.com
http://instagram.com/lukidanu
http://twitter.com/lukidanu

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Special Guest: David Jorjani.