Career Talk With OG

Institutions in higher education are experiencing declining enrollment, turnover, and political headwinds. In today's episode of Career Talk With OG, Dr. Anthony Cruz, Campus President of Miami Dade College - Kendall Campus, talks about how he uses his expertise to increase educational opportunities, enhance the student experience, bolster student success, and leadership tips for those interested in becoming a college President.

In today's episode of Career Talk With OG, Alberto L. Esparza, the esteemed President & CEO of I Rise Foundation. Alberto takes us on a remarkable journey through his 40 years of dedicated social justice activism. From his humble beginnings as Cesar Chavez's bodyguard to creating the transformative Sí Se Puede Foundation, Alberto's impactful work has reached far and wide. With a deep passion for empowering the youth, Alberto has also spearheaded significant initiatives like STEM programs, uplifting countless young minds along the way. Alberto has been an influential figure, serving on various boards and commissions while continually advocating for equality and justice. Tune in to gain invaluable insights from an OG Chicano with an abundance of pride. Alberto will leave you inspired and motivated.

Connect with Alberto Esparza on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/alberto-l-esparza-9237b32/

Today's episode of Career Talk With OG, my guest is Rosy Corado-Biggs with JVS San Francisco. JVS provides free career and job search workshops, many online. Rosy shares some job market trends and also job search tips for early to mid-career professionals. She specifically highlights their Job Search Accelerator program - an intensive and effective job search program.

JVS Job Search Accelerator Program https://www.jvs.org/job-search-accelerator-san-francisco/

In this episode of Career Talk With OG, we dive into how job seekers can best utilize LinkedIn. I cover topics like creating your personal brand, optimizing your LinkedIn profile, growing your connections and sharing your expertise. You'll want to listen to this episode with your LinkedIn profile available. I'll give you lots of practical and actionable tips to leverage the platform to you attract opportunities.

In today's episode of Career Talk With OG, my son and I delve into an important discussion about the influence of various aspects of our identity on assuming leadership roles. My son shares his personal leadership journey as a young, college-educated, brown, queer person. We explore the questions: Does the color of our skin influence our ability to assume leadership roles? Does sexual orientation play a role in leadership opportunities? And what about age? Lastly, we'll reflect on the unique experiences and challenges faced by individuals who are young, brown, and queer.

Today's episode of Career Talk With OG is a past keynote from the San Francisco Chapter of the National Hispanic Organization of Real Estate Associates (NHORA). I focused my keynote on the leadership concept of being a giver, not a taker. How the best salespeople share their vulnerability and treat clients with authenticity and genuine interest.

In today's episode of Career Talk With OG, we'll discuss three essential career skills: creating your professional brand, optimizing your LinkedIn profile, and networking for introverts. Throughout the episode, I emphasize the importance of authenticity and genuine connections. I encourage listeners to reflect on their values, passions, and goals, and align their brand, LinkedIn profile, and networking efforts accordingly.

Today's episode of Career Talk With OG is a personal testimony from Eddie Garcia, author, leadership and life coach, and retired corporate executive. Eddie shares his incredible story of growing up in East San Jose, getting kicked out of college, becoming a corporate executive, running for elected office. Then experiencing a life altering heart attack and being a heart transplant recipient. He is the author of "Summer in the Waiting Room" where he talks about his true story of youthful promise, unfulfilled potential, temporary success, catastrophic illness, and spiritual awakening.

In today's episode of Career Talk With OG, I talk about what the two percent of jobseekers do differently to get ahead. Whether your education is from Harvard or the school of hard knocks, do what the two percent does to successfully manage your career and get ahead. The tips are simple, not easy, but doable.

Today's episode of Career Talk With OG is a personal story about giving unconditionally. I often talk about helping others with zero expectations. It's not easy to do, yet there's a positive outcome.

This episode of Career Talk With OG is a talk I delivered for Moreno Valley College for minority students, entrepreneurs, innovators, staff, and business owners. I speak about conquering minority obstacles, harnessing competition, valuing our identity, taking risks, and uncovering our superpowers.

Today's episode of Career Talk With OG is a virtual workshop I gave to Korean and Japanese women entrepreneurs on how to pitch their business idea to investors. In the episode I talk about intersecting your personal and business brand, pitching tips, and content creation.

This episode is from a webinar I did on how to be your authentic self at work. The corporate environment plays a major role as well as other factors. My focus is on what we can control.

This episode is a keynote I gave at Cypress College where I share strategies for obtaining internships and how to transform your story into a career narrative. Listen until the end for the Q&A session.

Are you a business owner or thinking of starting a business? In this episode, I give you several business networking techniques that have helped me attract hundreds of thousands of dollars in referral business.

Today's episode of Career Talk With OG is from a guest appearance with Leena Mendoza. We talk about my definition of leadership, why I choose the title "Chief Empowerment Officer", cultural bullying, and being proud of my Latino culture.

In this episode, Victoria Banuelos, author of First-Gen, Next-Gen - A guide to Thriving as a First-Generation Latinx in the Next Generation of American Workforce, talks about her experience as a first-generation professional.  We discuss topics like gratitude roadblock, facing rejection in the USA and Mexico, and tips to fit-in the corporate culture.

Victoria Banuelos' book https://www.amazon.com/First-Gen-NextGen-First-Generation-Generation-Workforce/dp/1637304595

This episode is 17-minutes of key things you need to do on LinkedIn to help you find a job.  I talk fast and you'll want to listen to it several times and take notes.

This episode is from a workshop I did for Cal State University East Bay for students and alumni on mentorship.  I redefine the mentor/mentee relationship and provide practical and actionable tips to create an influential relationship.  There's a Q&A session at the end of the workshop.

In this episode, Arnoldo De La Fuente, CEO of MavenNext, a technology service provider, talks about his journey from growing up in "Little Village" Chicago to co-founding and CEO of a multi-million dollar company.  MavenNext is a premier ServiceNow partner and expanding into Mexico.

In this episode, Professor Philip Tran and I talking about how to make decisions, the different types of decisions there are, and why we have difficulty making decisions.  This is part two of a two part business talk series.  Listen to episode #137 for the first part of the series.

In this episode, Professor Philip Tran and I discuss how to build human relations and develop meaningful connections.  This episode is part one of a two part series for his business class.

In this episode, Bill Davis, Lead Faculty at The University of Arizona Global Campus and Nancy DeVore PhD, MS, Associate Faculty and Consumer Experience Consultant, talk about how universities and faculty can create a culture of belonging and inclusion. 

Today's episode is on using leadership journey stories to help organizations create trust and equity. Carmen Perkins, Founder, and Sandy Wallenstein, Senior Partner, of Project Edquity, discuss how organizations create a safe space so employees feel comfortable sharing their personal journey to develop a more meaningful company culture.

This is episode 10 of 10 from the First-Gen Virtual Summit.  Founder, CEO and first-gen, Kevin Hu, at Firstly, discuss best practices for colleges to create a quality mentorship program.

This is episode 9 of 10 from the First-Gen Virtual Summit.  In this episode, the panelists share recruitment strategies to target and hire first-gen college students.

This is episode 8 of 10 from the First-Gen Summit.  In this episode, my friend, Jennifer Merchant, discuss best practices for career centers to serve first-gen students.

This is episode 7 of 10 from the First-Gen Virtual Summit.  In this episode, our panelists are first-gen PhDs and work in academia.  They share not only their story and ideas on how to support first-gen stuents.

Today's episode is 6 of 10 from our First-Gen Virtual Summit.  The episode is a keynote delivered by Dr. Lanysha Adams.  She discusses the misconceptions of first-gen students and importance of combining knowledge of self plus principled action equals Me Power.

This is episode 5 of 10 from our First-Gen Virtual Summit.  In this episode, speaker, Wendy Chan, shares her story of growing up low income and struggling in school - she shares her imperfect model minority story.

This is 4 of 10 episode from our First-Gen Virtual Summit.  In this episode, we have a panel of first-gen latinas share their trials and victories in their career journey.

This episode is the 3 of 10 episodes from our First-Gen Virtual Summit.  In this episode, I talk about how Career Counselors, Student Affairs, and other college professionals, as well as employers can help college students uncover and share their superpowers to attract internships and jobs.

Today's episode is 2 of 10 from our First-Gen Virtual Summit.  The episode is a panel of first-gen college students sharing their diverse experiences and recommendations to better engage first-gen students.

Over the next 10 days, we'll share one episode from our First-Gen Virtual Summit 2022.  Today's episode is 1 of 10.  It's the opening keynote from Brian O'Bruba, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Engagement at UC Merced.  His keynote centers on ways schools and employers can best engage and prepare first-gen students for career success.

In this episode, the panelists and I share lots of job search tips from ways to engage recruiters, resume, ghosting, interview tips, and many more tips.  It's 90 minute episode, but it's worth listening to and taking notes.

Aspira Consulting website https://www.aspiraconsulting.com/

At the moment, many large Silicon Valley companies are laying off employees or freezing hiring.  In this episode, Ricardo Bonilla, Program Manager at JVS, and I talk about how his organization helps jobseekers prepare for new opportunities, career transition, and the specific job programs to help more minorities get into tech.

In this episode, I was a guest on the Non-Traditionalist podcast.  We discuss my childhood experiences learning English, working in my parent's meat business at a young age, my college experience as a first-gen, career journey and entrepreneur journey.

This episode is a panel discussion from the 2021 Latinidad Summit where Latinx professionals discuss what it means to bring your Latinidad to the workplace, obstacles, and strategies to being yourself.