Pragmatic Millennial Podcast: Recent Episodes
Pragmatic Millennial
Right now, there are many podcasts which provide a platform for seasoned professionals to reflect on the early days of their careers and impart advice down toward millennials. In the Pragmatic Millennial podcast, we break with that trend and instead showcase advice for millennials by millennials. During this season, listeners will hear from a wide variety of millennials, spanning a range of backgrounds and geographies about their experience navigating within industries like: education, tech, finance, marketing and design. These millennials have had their first post college experience and recently underwent the career transition process, therefore they will be able to provide pragmatic and actionable advice that's directly applicable to the millennial experience in 2018.
In this episode, you will hear from Katie Herman, an “almost-30-year-old” originally from Mullica Hill, NJ. After attending Iona College, she jumped into the Media world, prior to entering the Technology Education space. Since 2017, she has been a Senior Engagement Manager at General Assembly. During this episode, Katie will share her advice on leveraging … Continue reading Episode 9: Katie Herman
In this episode, you will hear from Chris Jenkins, a 25 year-old Engagement Manager at General Assembly. Originally from Chestnut Ridge NY, Chris obtained his degree at Cornell and immediately pursued a career at EY in Financial Services consulting. Three years later, he decided to transition into a role at a General Assembly, an ed-tech … Continue reading Episode 8: Chris Jenkins
In this episode, you will hear from Amber Burton, a 25 year-old originally from Charlotte, North Carolina. After attending Wake Forest University, she immediately went to pursue her masters at Columbia’s Journalism school. Since 2017, she has been an Audience Development Associate for the Wall Street Journal. During this episode, Amber will share her advice … Continue reading Episode 7: Amber Burton
Katie Pietrantoni is a 26 year old from Los Angeles, CA. After getting her degree in Public Relations at Pepperdine University, she went directly into Viacom working on their advertising campaigns team. Two years later, she transitioned into a role at NBCU as a Digital Media Sales Planner in LA then eventually their NYC office. … Continue reading Episode 6: Katie Pietrantoni
In this episode, you will hear from Ethan Arnowitz, a 25 year-old virtual reality user experience designer for Microsoft. Originally from Long Island, NY – Ethan obtained both his BS and MS in Design and Environmental Analysis at Cornell University. During this episode, Ethan will elaborate on the lessons he learned from his experiences, why … Continue reading Episode 5: Ethan Arnowitz
In this episode, you will hear from Taylor Clark. After Wash U, she worked for several years in NYC. After three years in the workforce, she decided to pursue a Masters in Real Estate Development at Columbia University. Taylor started out her career in market research and spent two years in consulting prior to finding … Continue reading Episode 4: Taylor Clark
In this episode, you will hear from Lauren Pey, a 25 year-old originally from San Francisco, CA. Lauren will share the story of how she started out her career seeking a role in management consulting and “accidentally” joined the highly-coveted world of product management. She’ll elaborate candidly on her job search and recruitment experience, including … Continue reading Episode 3: Lauren Pey
In this episode, you will hear from Evan Rusinowitz, a 25 year old originally from Long Island NY. After attending Cornell’s school of Human Ecology as a Design and Environmental Analysis (DEA) major, he went to work at Guardian Life Insurance company within their facilities department. After two years, he left Guardian to join Ted … Continue reading Episode 2: Evan Rusinowitz
Podcast Episode Link: http://bit.ly/2Dp4v3g Victoria recently made a transition from Human Resources to Marketing within Diageo, a multinational alcoholic beverages company. Listen to her segment on Pragmatic Millennial, the podcast, or skim her interview summary below, for her advice on how she used her network and persistence to make the internal transition necessary for her … Continue reading Show Notes: Victoria David
Victoria David is a 25 year old from the country of Trinidad and Tobago. After graduating from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell, she entered into the HR Leadership Development Program at Diageo, a multinational alcoholic beverages company in Norwalk CT. After 2 years in HR, she made an internal shift to … Continue reading Episode 1: Victoria David