Learn Educate Discover

Sonali Mangal
Learn Educate Discover

On this podcast, we interview people from different professions and gain an in-depth understanding of their job. Learn about different careers, from management consulting to mountain climbing - what each is all about and how to get in if you wanted to. If you want us to cover any company, role, or answer any additional questions, email us at hello@learneducatediscover.com. Additional resources on our website at www.learneducatediscover.com. Follow the show on Twitter @LED_Curator

  1. [127] How to Negotiate your Job Offer in Tech, Ed Chang, Ex-FAANG and Founder @ZeroSum Consulting

    06/04/2022

    [127] How to Negotiate your Job Offer in Tech, Ed Chang, Ex-FAANG and Founder @ZeroSum Consulting

    How should you negotiate your job offer? How do you evaluate whether your offer is good enough? How should you frame that negotiation conversation? This discussion features Ed Chang, founder of zerosum.net and former FAANG manager, on how you should approach your job offer negotiation. Get super actionable tips and insights on how you can increase your comp! Thanks for listening! Thanks for listening! You can subscribe to our newsletter on our website at www.learneducatediscover.com/ You can email us at hello@learneducatediscover.com Follow us on Twitter @LED_Curator Ed's website: https://www.zerosum.net/

    1h 8m
  2. [126] Transitioning from Product Manager to Founder, Israel Shalom, Product Leader @Google, Dropbox

    05/19/2022

    [126] Transitioning from Product Manager to Founder, Israel Shalom, Product Leader @Google, Dropbox

    What is it like to transition from Product Management in Tech to being the Founder of your own company? What skills are transferrable and what skills do you need to learn afresh? How do you hone these skills on the job? ​Learn about all this and more in this discussion with Israel Shalom, former Product Leader at Google and Dropbox, who has now started his own company (currently in Stealth mode). Israel is also taking applications for those interested in joining a startup! You can reach out to him at iz@goodones.app if you have questions! Here are the Product Management resources curated by the LED team: https://www.learneducatediscover.com/shop Thanks for listening! You can subscribe to our newsletter on our website at www.learneducatediscover.com/ You can email us at hello@learneducatediscover.com Follow us on Twitter @LED_Curator

    44 min
  3. [125] How I landed my TEDx talk - Shereen Kassam, Marketing @Disney, Comedian

    05/09/2022

    [125] How I landed my TEDx talk - Shereen Kassam, Marketing @Disney, Comedian

    Shereen Kassam has built two careers in parallel - She works as a Marketing Manager at Disney, and has also built up a career as a standup comedian. As a comedian, she performs in the US and internationally, has worked with comedians such as Arsenio Hall and Myq Kaplan, and was named as one of Orlando Business Journal's 40 under 40 in 2021. Most recently, Shereen gave her own TEDx talk titled "Chicken Wings Made Me Unstoppable". You can check out Shereen's talk here: https://www.ted.com/talks/shereen_kassam_chicken_wings_made_me_unstoppable Thanks for listening! You can subscribe to our newsletter on our website at https://www.learneducatediscover.com/ You can email us at hello@learneducatediscover.com Follow us on Twitter @LED_Curator

    31 min
  4. Ep 123: Data Science, Sharing your work, Recruiting Tips-Sean Taylor, Data Scientist @Facebook, Lyft

    04/07/2022

    Ep 123: Data Science, Sharing your work, Recruiting Tips-Sean Taylor, Data Scientist @Facebook, Lyft

    Sean Taylor, former Data Science Manager at Facebook and Lyft, talks about a career in Data Science, examples of projects you work on, and shares tips on how to evaluate a potential opportunity with a team/company. He also describes how he built up a following on Twitter, his openness to sharing his work, and how that has helped him. Thank you for listening! Subscribe to the email newsletter on www.learneducatediscover.com/ Website www.learneducatediscover.com/ Email us at hello@learneducatediscover. We will reply!! Follow Sean on Twitter - https://twitter.com/seanjtaylor?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Subscribe to the show on iTunes itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/learn…ver/id1049159321

    56 min
  5. Ep 122: Career as Chief of Staff in Tech - Discussion with Luke Leonhard, Chief of Staff @Google

    03/18/2022

    Ep 122: Career as Chief of Staff in Tech - Discussion with Luke Leonhard, Chief of Staff @Google

    We often hear about the role of “Chief of Staff”. It’s present in many different industries - Tech, Government, Healthcare, Retail, but the role is perhaps not as well understood. In this edition, we connect with Luke Leonhard, Chief of Staff on the Speech team at Google, and learn about what this role entails. You can also read the discussion on our website: https://www.learneducatediscover.com/chief-of-staff-in-tech We have added two new resources to the LED website, for those who are interested in Product Management in Tech and are preparing for interviews: 1. Interview Guide for PM interviews: https://www.learneducatediscover.com/product-page/framework-and-resources-for-preparing-for-pm-interviews 2. Question bank for preparing for behavioral questions for PM interviews: https://www.learneducatediscover.com/product-page/behavioral-questions-bank-for-product-manager-interviews-30-questions Subscribe to the email newsletter on www.learneducatediscover.com/ Website www.learneducatediscover.com/ Email us at hello@learneducatediscover. We will reply!! Subscribe to the show on iTunes itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/learn…ver/id1049159321

    23 min
  6. Ep 121: Chloe Doan, Senior UXR @Google describes ideal Product Manager > UX Researcher relationship

    01/31/2022

    Ep 121: Chloe Doan, Senior UXR @Google describes ideal Product Manager > UX Researcher relationship

    A Product Manager works with people across many different functions, to bring a product to life. A key role that Product Managers end up collaborating with is UX Research. In this discussion, we talk to Chloe Doan, a Senior UX Researcher at Google, about what makes for a great PM > UXR relationship. Link to transcript: https://www.learneducatediscover.com/product-manager-user-research-relationship If you're curious about Product Management, check out our discussions here: https://www.learneducatediscover.com/product-management If you're curious about UX Research, check out our discussion with a researcher at Airbnb here: https://www.learneducatediscover.com/user-experience-research Subscribe to the email newsletter on www.learneducatediscover.com/ Website www.learneducatediscover.com/ Email us at hello@learneducatediscover. We will reply!! Subscribe to the show on iTunes itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/learn…ver/id1049159321

    15 min
  7. Ep 120: Growth Design, Angel Steger, Director of Design at Meta (Facebook)

    01/22/2022

    Ep 120: Growth Design, Angel Steger, Director of Design at Meta (Facebook)

    In this discussion, we catch up with Angel Steger, Director of Design at Facebook, on how she has built a career in Growth Design, what this function is and how it might differ from other disciplines in Design. She also shares numerous insights around how she has taken various steps in her career, and her tips for successfully navigating a long and rewarding career. Link to the full discussion including resources mentioned by Angel: https://www.learneducatediscover.com/growth-design-in-tech Thank you for listening! Website www.learneducatediscover.com/ Email us at hello@learneducatediscover. We will reply!! Subscribe to the show on iTunes itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/learn…ver/id1049159321 Follow the show on Twitter @LED_Curator Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/learneducatediscover/

    25 min
  8. Ep 119: Transition from Consulting to Product Management, Anubhav Mangal, Product Manager @Amazon

    01/15/2022

    Ep 119: Transition from Consulting to Product Management, Anubhav Mangal, Product Manager @Amazon

    While Product Management in Tech is a highly sought after function today, transitioning to Product Management without prior experience can be daunting. In this discussion, we talk to Anubhav Mangal, a Product Manager with AWS, Amazon, on how he switched from a role in Corporate Strategy at Cisco to Product Management at Amazon. Anubhav has an undergrad in Metallurgical Engineering from IIT Bombay, and MBA from Chicago Booth. He was a consultant with McKinsey for a few years before joining Cisco. Things we cover: Why he decided to transition to Product Management Examples of challenges he faced when recruiting How he overcame these challenges His advice for candidates who're interested in Product Management Excerpt: "Getting my resume shortlisted without prior product management experience was definitely the biggest challenge. I definitely leaned into my Booth and McKinsey network to help me make connections. And even if you cannot find someone who can refer you, do not hesitate from cold mailing people on LinkedIn." Thank you for listening! Subscribe to the email newsletter on www.learneducatediscover.com/ Link to written interview with Anubhav: https://www.learneducatediscover.com/consulting-to-product-management Website www.learneducatediscover.com/ Email us at hello@learneducatediscover. We will reply!! Subscribe to the show on iTunes itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/learn…ver/id1049159321

    24 min
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On this podcast, we interview people from different professions and gain an in-depth understanding of their job. Learn about different careers, from management consulting to mountain climbing - what each is all about and how to get in if you wanted to. If you want us to cover any company, role, or answer any additional questions, email us at hello@learneducatediscover.com. Additional resources on our website at www.learneducatediscover.com. Follow the show on Twitter @LED_Curator

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  • Creator
    Sonali Mangal
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2022
  • Episodes
    109
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