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Adam Ramirez
Financial Analyst · Snowflake
Finance & TechBreaking In

"Community College to UC Berkeley to Snowflake: Adam Ramirez's Blueprint for Breaking In"

Adam went from community college at Mount San Antonio to UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business — then tore through internships at PwC, Uber, and Disney before landing at Snowflake. He's built a following of over half a million on TikTok and YouTube helping students do the same.

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SG
Ep. 01
Samantha Gosman
Associate Director, Account Management · Barstool Sports
"Breaking Into Sports Media: From Michigan to Barstool"
Samantha built her career at the intersection of sports and business — starting with a high school internship at an athlete management agency to landing at one of the biggest sports media companies in the country. She gets real about how networking carried her further than any degree and what it actually takes to build a career in sports media.
Sports & MediaNetworking
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ZW
Ep. 02
Zachary White
Enterprise Agent Success Manager · Decagon
"Customer Success, Mountain Summits, and Building a Career at the Intersection of Business & Tech"
Zach went from a double major in Marketing and MIS at RIT to working in customer success at fast-growing tech startups. He breaks down what a CSM actually does day-to-day, how he navigated the pivot from marketing to tech, and why studying abroad twice taught him more about career clarity than any class.
TechCareer Pivot
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SV
Ep. 03
Sam Vincent
Forensic Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow
"The Long Road to Forensic Psychology: PhDs, Prisons, and Finding Your Calling"
Sam stumbled into psychology through a high school elective — and it changed everything. He walks through what it actually takes to become a forensic psychologist: the years of grad school, the clinical hours, working inside correctional facilities, and why the path is long but worth it.
Healthcare & PsychologyGraduate School
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MP
Ep. 04
Marco Piccirillo
Sr. Deal Operations Manager, L6 · Amazon
"Inside Amazon: A Computer Scientist's Honest Take on Big Tech Careers"
Marco worked his way to a senior L6 role at Amazon. He gets into what it actually means to be a computer scientist in a business-facing role, why problem solving matters more than knowing every programming language, and what honesty with your manager really looks like in practice.
TechBig Tech
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CF
Ep. 05
Christina Franciosi
Sr. Publisher Partnerships Manager · InMobi
"Ad Tech Decoded: How a Boston College Track Athlete Built a Career in One of the Most Niche Industries You've Never Heard Of"
Christina went from biology major to economics to stumbling into the wild world of programmatic advertising. She breaks down what publisher partnerships actually means and why job-hopping strategically got her the salary jumps her employers wouldn't give her.
Media & Ad TechSalary Reality
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TA
Ep. 06
Tatiana Akhund
Senior Associate · Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala
"Sex Abuse Litigation, Law School Regrets, and What Suits Gets Wrong About Being a Lawyer"
Tatiana went from International Affairs at George Washington University to becoming a plaintiff's attorney at one of the country's leading sexual abuse litigation firms. She's candid about what law school doesn't prepare you for and why she wishes she'd worked at a firm before enrolling.
LawDay in the Life
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MC
Ep. 07
Megan Cornelius
Manager, Tax Technology & Transformation · Ernst & Young
"Big Four From the Inside: How a First-Gen College Student Made It to Manager at EY"
Megan was the first in her family to go to college, double-majored in Accounting and MIS at RIT, and worked her way to Manager. She gets real about Big Four salary ranges at every level and what the day-to-day actually looks like.
Finance & ConsultingSalary Reality
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SK
Ep. 08
Steph Kotula
Staff Product Designer · Jump
"UI/UX Decoded: What Product Designers Actually Do and How to Break Into the Field"
Steph studied New Media Design at RIT, taught UX at the graduate level, and has worked across startups and established companies as a product designer. She breaks down the difference between UI, UX, and graphic design in plain terms.
Tech & DesignBreaking In
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VD
Ep. 09
Viraj Doshi
Senior PM, NotebookLM · Google
"9 Years at Google: How a PM on NotebookLM Got In, Stayed In, and Thinks About AI"
Viraj studied electrical engineering in the UK, built an autonomous drone for his master's thesis, did a year-long placement at Microsoft, and eventually landed at Google where he's been for nearly a decade. He breaks down what product management actually looks like at Big Tech.
TechBig Tech
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ND
Ep. 10
Nate DeFranco
Payment Advisor · KeyBank
"From Accounting to Corporate Banking: Navigating Finance Careers and Why Soft Skills Win"
Nate has a bachelor's in accounting and an MBA in finance, and has built a career moving through accounting, corporate banking, and payments advisory. He gets candid about what it actually takes to stand out when everyone applying has a 3.8 GPA from a top business school.
Finance & BankingCareer Pivot
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NP
Ep. 11
Norberto Perez
MIT MBA Graduate
"From the Coast Guard to MIT Sloan: One Veteran's Path Through Service, Leadership, and Reinvention"
Norberto spent over a decade in the U.S. Coast Guard — earning a BS in Electrical Engineering and a master's in Project Management — before heading to MIT Sloan for his MBA. He walks through what military life actually looks like and what drives someone to pursue an MBA after a decade of service.
Military & Public ServiceCareer Pivot
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JL
Ep. 12
Jane Lurie
Director, Research · Scholastic
"Researching How Kids Learn: From Vanderbilt Child Development to Scholastic"
Jane studied Child Development at Vanderbilt, stumbled into a research lab as a freshman, and built a career at the intersection of child psychology and product design. From Age of Learning to Scholastic, she does the research that shapes how educational products actually work for kids.
Education & EdTechResearch
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LO
Ep. 13
Lawrence Osai
Principal PM, AI Platform Security · ServiceNow
"From Deloitte to Columbia MBA to ServiceNow: Building a Career at the Intersection of Tech, Consulting, and AI"
Lawrence pivoted from electrical engineering to Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, EY Parthenon, a Columbia MBA, and ultimately product management at ServiceNow. He's candid about what consulting is really like and why being close to where revenue is made matters for career growth.
Tech & ConsultingCareer Pivot
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LA
Ep. 14
Laura Andino
Cardiology Clinical Pharmacist · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
"The Long Road to Clinical Pharmacy: Residency, Cardiology, and What Most People Don't Know About the Field"
Laura's path to becoming a cardiology clinical pharmacist started with translating for her grandfather at clinic visits as a kid. She walked through an 8-year accelerated pharmacy program, two residencies, and landed at one of Boston's top medical centers. She rarely sees an actual pill.
Healthcare & PharmacyDay in the Life
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SH
Ep. 15
Sean Heinze
Hardware Development Engineer · Apple
"From Semiconductor Clean Rooms to Apple: A Microelectronic Engineer's Career Path"
Sean studied Microelectronic Engineering at RIT and built his career through semiconductor manufacturing at IPG Photonics and Skyworks Solutions before landing at Apple. He breaks down why hands-on industry experience beats credentials every time.
Tech & SemiconductorsBreaking In
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AM
Ep. 16
Adam Manilla
Professional Athlete · International Racquetball Tour
"Pro Athlete, Engineer, Entrepreneur: The Unconventional Career of a Professional Racquetball Player"
Adam studied mechanical engineering at CU Boulder, tore his meniscus twice, founded a racquetball club from scratch, and became one of the top players on the International Racquetball Tour. He gets brutally honest about what professional sports in a niche discipline actually looks like.
Sports & AthleticsEntrepreneurship
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DS
Ep. 17
David Stewart
Senior Manager, Strategic Finance · Geller
"D1 Swimmer, Deloitte Consultant, Self-Taught ML Engineer: David Stewart's Relentless Career Blueprint"
David nearly drowned as a kid and ended up swimming Division 1 at Notre Dame. He studied business analytics, moved through PwC, Deloitte, and EY Parthenon doing billion-dollar M&A strategy, and now leads strategic finance for ultra-high-net-worth philanthropic organizations.
Finance & ConsultingStrategy
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AG
Ep. 18
Andrea Green
Media Strategist · Helen + Gertrude
"Digital Marketing Decoded: From Community College to Media Strategist at a Top Ad Agency"
Andrea took the smart route — two years at Monroe Community College, then RIT for New Media Marketing — and built a career spanning programmatic advertising, paid media strategy, and data-driven campaign work. She breaks down why AI literacy is now non-negotiable in modern marketing.
Marketing & AdvertisingDay in the Life
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UH
Ep. 19
Urmi Hossain
CFA & CAIA Charterholder · Wealth Management
"CFA, CAIA, Author, Mentor: How Urmi Hossain Built a Career in Finance on Her Own Terms"
Urmi grew up never hearing finance mentioned as a career option. Today she holds both a CFA and CAIA designation, works in portfolio management, and runs a parallel career as a self-published author, YouTuber, and women's empowerment advocate. She gets into what the CFA journey actually looks like.
Finance & Wealth MgmtCertifications
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DK
Ep. 20
David Kryskowski
Senior Economist · Arizona Department of Revenue
"Multi-Billion Dollar Forecasts and Tax Policy: What a Government Economist Actually Does"
David watched the 2008 financial crisis unfold in high school and never stopped trying to understand it. From University of Michigan to a master's at Wayne State, he landed in government work producing revenue forecasts and evaluating legislation that affects millions of people.
Public Policy & EconomicsGovernment
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AU
Ep. 21
Alison Upton
Product Marketing & Brand Manager · BrainRobotics
"From Graphic Designer to Brand Strategist: How a Creative Built a Career in Health Tech and Robotics"
Alison studied graphic design at RIT and ended up building a career that bridged visual design, marketing operations, and now product branding at a company making AI-powered prosthetic hands. She gets honest about how a great manager changed her entire trajectory.
Tech & DesignCareer Pivot
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JI
Ep. 22
Jesse Iwuji
NASCAR Driver & U.S. Navy Officer
"Navy Officer, NASCAR Driver, Entrepreneur: Jesse Iwuji on Building a Life With No Limits"
Jesse didn't grow up racing — he went to the Naval Academy on a football scholarship, became a Navy officer, then decided he wanted to race in NASCAR. No prior experience. Just a simulator in his house, 100 laps a night, and an unshakeable mindset.
Sports & MilitaryEntrepreneurship
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LB
Ep. 23
Lakeyia Brown
Senior Manager, Digital Content · New York Knicks
"Inside Madison Square Garden: How the New York Knicks Build Their Digital Voice"
Lakeyia started as a marketing major who cold-emailed someone with "social media" in their title — and turned that into a career that took her from USC Athletics to LSU to the New York Knicks. She breaks down what it actually looks like to run digital content for one of the most iconic franchises in sports.
Sports & MediaContent Strategy
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SA
Ep. 24
Sarina Awatramani
Senior PM, Open Banking · Visa
"From UCLA Math to Visa London: A Product Manager's Career in Financial Tech"
Sarina studied applied mathematics at UCLA, interned at a district attorney's office, and ended up as a senior PM at Visa — now living in London and taking a brand-new product to market in the UK. She walks through her time at Amex and Capital One and why the PM title is overrated as a starting point.
FintechProduct Management
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SJ
Ep. 25
Steve Jaffe
Author · The Layoff Journey
"Laid Off Four Times in 22 Years: What Steve Jaffe Learned and Wrote a Book About"
Steve spent 25 years in advertising — working on campaigns like "What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas" — and was laid off four times along the way. His first one nearly broke him. His fourth he barely felt. He gets into the emotional stages of job loss and how to use a layoff as a genuine inflection point.
Career DevelopmentResilience
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SS
Ep. 26
Samuel Shapiro
Senior Manager, Product Management · Instrumentl
"Michigan Ross, PwC, a Year Backpacking the World, and Dog Yenta: Sam Shapiro's Career on His Own Terms"
Sam went from Michigan Ross to PwC to Instrumentl — with a year-long sabbatical backpacking around the world in between. He breaks down what product management actually looks like at a mid-size tech company and how taking a year off to travel didn't derail his career — it sharpened it.
Tech & ProductEntrepreneurship
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SC
Ep. 27
Sonia Chakraborty
Customer Success Manager · Nuclearn
"From Hurricane Ian Storm Response to Nuclear AI: The Most Unexpected Career in Energy"
Sonia studied MIS at RIT, earned a master's in data science from UC Berkeley, did storm response work during Hurricane Ian, and now helps implement AI at nuclear facilities around the world. She gets into what nuclear cybersecurity actually means and why imposter syndrome almost kept her out of the data science world.
Energy & Nuclear TechAI & Data Science
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AR
Ep. 28
Adam Ramirez
Financial Analyst · Snowflake
"Community College to UC Berkeley to Snowflake: Adam Ramirez's Blueprint for Breaking In"
Adam went from community college at Mount San Antonio to UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business — then tore through internships at PwC, Uber, and Disney before landing at Snowflake. He's built a following of over half a million on TikTok and YouTube helping students do the same.
Finance & TechBreaking In
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