Connect with Deanna at https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitaagrawal/

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TIMESTAMPS:
01:13 Go directly to businesses
05:40 Create your own opportunity
15:28 Suggestions for students
19:46 Volunteer
22:44 Networking
26:19 Information gather in unconventional way
34:40 Her SIWIKE

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Special Guest: Anita Agrawal .

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

Listen to the episode for more details!
Watch the episode here https://youtu.be/qNlh5vB2w_c

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

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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

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Special Guest: Sergey Kalnish.

On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, Luki and Alena discuss Psychology, Parenthood, Accounting and Coaching. Alena is a leadership coach who helps organizations turn managers into people leaders. She shares her journey from accounting to getting her psychology degree to become a therapist leading her to discover her passion for leadership coaching.

We speak about:
01:25 - Getting a psychology degree to become a therapist
02:16 - Her 11 year accounting career
02:32 - Alena as a kid and her love for reading books
06:18 - Wanting a career that allowed her to talk to people
07:39 - Both parents being engineers
09:47 - Being pregnant with twins in her last year
16:12 - University professor suggesting she would make a good CPA
19:03 - Her realization that accounting was not the career for her
22:21 - The transition from a big firm to small firm
26:36 - Feeling like there was a misalignment in her career
27:45 - Wanting to take someone average to high
32:53 - Using her skills to help leaders
33:18 - Her SIWIKE

Connect with Alena at https://www.linkedin.com/in/alenasviderskaia/

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

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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accounting #parenthood #careerpath

Special Guest: Alena Sviderskaia .