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Jacqueline Brassey currently leads Enduring Priorities Learning at McKinsey & Company, where she is responsible for learning of key strategic topics including: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Mental Health & Resilience, Risk, Cybersecurity, Communications, Purpose & Values. Previously, she was responsible for leading learning of McKinsey's top 600 leaders, and she started her career at Unilever. Additionally, she continues academically as an Adjunct Professor at IE University and Research Fellow at the VU in Amsterdam. She also is the lead founder of ‘The Confidence Project’ to raise awareness on this topic in the academic and professional context and build emotional flexibility of leaders and organizations. Last but not least, she is very passionate about her voluntary role as Supervisory Board Member at Save the Children the Netherlands.

In this episode, we touch on many subjects, including Jacqueline's advice for young professionals interested in consulting, her views on continued career growth, and her research on emotional flexibility and authentic confidence. 

In this Design Nation 2021 podcast, Gloria Wang speaks to Joanne Chan, CEO of Turner Duckworth. Turner Duckworth is a global strategic design and project management firm that strives to design unmistakable visual identities and packaging for the world's greatest brands, clients of which include Amazon, Coca-Cola, and Levi's. In this podcast, Joanne speaks about her role at Turner Duckworth for facilitating creativity, the story behind a memorable project with Levi's regarding trademarks, and how designing for the digital and screen age has transformed the meaning of space and simplicity for her.

Lisa Skeete Tatum is founder and CEO of Landit, a personalized career pathing platform created to increase the success and engagement of women and diverse groups in the workplace. She was formerly a General Partner at Cardinal Partners, an early stage venture capital firm, and she started off her career at Procter & Gamble, after having attended Cornell University and Harvard Business School.

In this episode, we touch upon many subjects, focusing on why you need a "Board of Advisors," how to build your personal brand, and Mrs. Tatum's own experience doing all of these over her career. We hope you enjoy our first episode!

Crossing the Career Chasm is a new series from Business Today, with the goal of preparing students for their careers after college. We hold conversations with seasoned executives who share their stories and the advice they've accumulated bout how to start your career off successfully, "crossing the chasm" from an entry-level role to a leadership one. 

For Design Nation 2021's third podcast, Kathy Li speaks to Katy Olson, Editor of AD Pro (https://adpro.architecturaldigest.com/), which is a members-only community for design industry professionals and includes over 100 years of searchable Architectural Digest archives. Before AD Pro, Katy Olson had an extensive background in editorial strategy, including roles as Executive Editor of Business of Home, as well as at Hearst Corporation, People Magazine, and Work Style, an Italian magazine based in Milan, where she ran the workplace design section. She received her Master of Science with Honors from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and Bachelor of Arts from Fordham University. She is a reiki master and a native New Yorker.

In this podcast, Katy shares more about her passion for the history of design, the importance of events in the design community, and how AD Pro is using education to help emerging designers and small businesses enter the industry.

For Design Nation 2021's second podcast, Vivian Li speaks to Jacob Pace, CEO of Flighthouse Media (https://www.flighthousemedia.com/). Known as the leading GenZ brand and agency, Flighthouse Media has more than 30 million followers across platforms (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube) and was named a 2020 Most Innovative Company by Fast Company. Previously, Flighthouse Media has worked with global celebrities and influencers including blackbear, Charli D'Amelio, and Marshmello.

In this podcast, Jacob chats about what drives him each day as a 22 year old CEO and what has helped Flighthouse take off on social media with GenZ. He also shares how young entrepreneurs and artists can keep up momentum as they explore their own creative passions. 

In this podcast, BT Boost Podcast Host Jemima Williams speaks with Ettie Philitas, Investment Director at Africa50, an infrastructure investing platform. He speaks about his journey and the lessons he learned while becoming involved in African infrastructure investing. Listen to learn about how to use and expand your professional networks purposefully, career paths into investing in developing markets, and the changing landscape of infrastructure in Africa in the age of Covid-19. This is an especially exciting episode because Ettie is a BT alum himself!

In this episode of BT Beats, we speak with Caroline Casey an award-winning social entrepreneur and founder of The Valuable 500 - a catalyst for an inclusion revolution that exists to position disability equally on the global business leadership agenda. Throughout the conversation we discuss her experiences as a founder and how she has tried to bring about social change. Thanks for listening!

For Design Nation 2021's first podcast, Sowon Lee speaks to Renata Amaral Morris, CEO and Founder of EAT Creative Studio, and Gabriel Seibel, who acts as Partner, COO, and Head of Production for EAT. Founded in 2009, EAT (https://eat.studio) is a world-class design studio developing brand identities from diverse perspectives. Previously, EAT has worked with internationally renowned brands such as Amazon, Netflix, Red Bull, and Adidas. 

In this podcast, Renata and Gabriel share more about the strengths of having a global team structure, how EAT communicates their values of transparency and authentic representation in their design work, and what their creative techniques and sources of inspiration are. In addition, the pair share their excitement for their recent new brand launch for EAT!

In this episode of BT Beats, we speak with Rohan Pavuluri the CEO and co-founder of Upsolve, a national nonprofit that helps low-income families file bankruptcy for free, using technology. Founded in 2016, Upsolve has relieved over $250 million in debt for families suffering from medical bills, layoffs, and predatory loans through its web app for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.  Throughout the conversation we discuss his experiences as a founder and the impact of the pandemic on bankruptcy filing among other things. Thanks for listening!

In this podcast, Boost journalist Persis Baah interviews Kanyi Maqubela, a managing partner at Kindred Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital fund based in San Francisco, California. Maqubela discusses what it means to be an entrepreneur, what is necessary for an innovative startup, and how he runs a successful VC.