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  • Business: Stephen Loh

    Business: Stephen Loh
    2025/06/18
    In this episode, former CFO of Slickdeals, Stephen Loh speaks about his unique journey through the business world - from PwC in Hong Kong to startups and e-commerce. He reflects on childhood influences, early jobs, and lessons learned in navigating career challenges. Packed with practical insights and advice, this episode is perfect for students exploring paths in business and beyond.
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    40 分
  • Professional Services: Stacy Janiak

    Professional Services: Stacy Janiak
    2025/05/02
    Deloitte's Global Deputy CEO Stacy Janiak reflects on how her childhood experiences and personal values shaped her path toward a career in business. From navigating personal experiences to discovering her passion for business in college, Janiak shares that one of her professional hurdles was managing the expectations she placed on herself. But despite life's uncertainties, she encourages listeners to "be comfortable with the uncomfortable."
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    32 分
  • Professional Services: Sandy Li

    Professional Services: Sandy Li
    2025/03/22
    Executive coach and former investment banker Sandy Li recounts her early student experiences, from starting a career services club in high school, exploring Shakespearean poetry in college, and ultimately delving into the world of finance and entrepreneurship. Li explains that although not all of her activities directly aligned with her eventual career as an adult, they all proved to be a large factor in her later success. Listen to Li narrate how both her career interests and her character evolved, as she urges her audience to “be an asset wherever you go.”

    Take a look at Li's recommendation: the book Monkey Business: Swinging Through the Wall Street Jungle by John Rolfe and Peter Troob.
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    25 分
  • Science: Julia Greer

    Science: Julia Greer
    2025/01/14
    Caltech professor of Materials Science, Mechanics and Medical Engineering, Dr. Julia Greer recounts her journey moving from Russia to America. In addition to her passion for science, Dr. Greer also enjoyed playing piano. Although she faced many obstacles along the way that would have deterred others, she was determined to pursue her path in science, always reminding herself to never give up.
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    18 分
  • Investments: Soon Pho

    Investments: Soon Pho
    2024/12/13
    Culminating as Senior investment partner at hedge fund Canyon Partners, Soon Pho has had a long career that began in investment banking. As an immigrant, Mr. Pho’s childhood experiences had an impact on his career decision toward investments. Explore the importance of capital over labor and the notion of investing in yourself before capital.

    Take a look at Mr. Pho’s recommendations, including The Snowball, a book by Alice Schroeder; “Becoming Warren Buffett”, an HBO documentary; and Warren Buffett’s reports on Berkshire Hathaway:
    https://www.amazon.com/Snowball-Warren-Buffett-Business-Life/dp/0553384619https://www.hbo.com/movies/becoming-warren-buffett-2017https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/reports.html
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    8 分
  • Entrepreneurship: James Kim

    Entrepreneurship: James Kim
    2024/11/09
    Founder and Chairman of Dan Modern Chinese, James Kim recalls selling goods to his classmates in elementary school. It proved to be a very prescient activity in his journey to becoming an entrepreneur. Kim saw several different options for the future - filmmaking, law, medicine - but he found that his true passion was in business. Despite ups and downs from starting his first endeavors to overseeing his restaurants today, Kim persists and perseveres, reminding himself to “just do it!”
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    20 分
  • Politics: Steven Huang

    Politics: Steven Huang
    2024/10/19
    San Marino Mayor, Steven Huang never realized as a child that he would take on such an important role. From dentistry to politics, listen to this episode as Mayor Huang details his journey through childhood, college, and beyond.
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    22 分
  • Medicine: Margaret Loh

    Medicine: Margaret Loh
    2024/10/01
    Dr. Margaret Loh, a radiologist, tells her tale about her ambitious path in the medical field, persevering in the face of any obstacle. Being a doctor not only requires you to be absolutely determined, but you also need to enjoy helping others. Listen to her story from when she was helping doctors who were clients in her family business to becoming a doctor herself.
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    13 分