Kee to Success: Student Careers Guide
Episodes
63 episodes
#62 Kee To Success Grad - Waterloo Comp Eng / Meta - Matthew So - Part 2
How does a kid immigrate to Canada from the Philippines, get his dream job at Meta and has over $1,000,000 in investments in under 10 years? Matthew So breaks it down in Part 2 of his interview. He listened to every Kee to Success e...
#61 Kee To Success Grad - Waterloo Comp Eng / Meta - Matthew So - Part 1
He's another original Kee to Success "grad" - one of the students I made this podcast for when I was teaching online during the pandemic. I have never met him but he arrived in Canada from the Philippines less than 10 years ago, got with ...
#60 UBC CompSci/IBM Manager - Kyle Sava - Part 2
Part 2 of Kyle Sava's interview.This is where he tells you how he climbed to be a manager at IBM in a few short years. He gives tips on how the interview process works, what hiring managers are thinking and what it's like working for one of...
#59 UBC CompSci/IBM Manager - Kyle Sava - Part 1
I keep in touch with my grads on LinkedIn and one day I see Kyle Sava post some job opportunities. "Didn't he just graduate?" was my thought, but apparently he had become a manager at IBM in an incredibly short amount of time. In th...
#58 Kee to Success Grad - UofT Architectural Engineering - Julia Song - Part 2
Julia Song continues sharing her experience in the University of Toronto’s Architectural Studies program, describing the intense workload, long studio hours, and hands-on design work with tools like laser cutters, 3D printers, and woodshops. Sh...
#57 Kee to Success Grad - UofT Architectural Engineering - Julia Song - Part 1
In this episode of Kee to Success, I sit down with Julia Song — one of the original students who helped launch this podcast — now a fourth-year Architectural Studies student at the University of Toronto.We talk about fast-tracki...
#56 Western Engineering to Tesla to Meta - Michael Avrakh - Part 3
What would you do if you woke up tomorrow… couldn’t log into your computer… and found out you were one of 18,000 people laid off overnight?No warning.No goodbye meeting.Just an email at 4 a.m. saying your job no longer exists.
#55 Western Engineering to Tesla to Meta - Michael Avrakh - Part 2
What does it really take to land a job at Tesla?In this episode, I sit down with one of my former students who went from Canadian engineering undergrad to Mechanical Design Engineer at Tesla — working on the Model 3, flyi...
#54 Western Engineering to Tesla to Meta - Michael Avrakh - Part 1
In this episode of Kee to Success, I sit down with Michael Avrakh, a 2016 John Polanyi Collegiate Institute SMR (STEM) graduate who went on to study mechanical engineering at Western University and build a career at Tesla before moving t...
#53 Marketing Major to PWC Manager - Nicholas Kriss - Part 3
What if the things you enjoy in high school—and the way you talk to people—matter more for your future career than you realize?This episode wraps up my three-part conversation with a former student who is now a manager at a major profess...
#52 Marketing Major to PWC Manager - Nicholas Kriss - Part 2
What actually moves a career forward?In this episode, we sit down with a former student who turned a university internship into a fast-moving career inside a global professional services firm—by noticing opportunities early, asking for r...
#51 Marketing Major to PWC Manager - Nicholas Kriss - Part 1
A 2017 graduate from my SMR program at JPCI in Toronto, Nick went into Marketing at York U and climbed the corporate ladder fast, making manager in under 5 years. Nick talks about Business majors at York U, setting goals in life, what he ...
Season 2 Intro
Season 2 is here! A preview to my first 3 guests, an apology for some technical recording difficulties and some new episodes on success tips for school and careers.
#50 1st Year Tufts Med Student - Peter Tao - Part 2
Part 2 of 2 of Peter's interview where he talks about what it's like being in med school, exploring medical fields and gives advice to aspiring med school students and researchers.
#49 1st Year Tufts Med Student - Peter Tao - Part 1
Danforth MaST grad Peter Tao talks about his path from high school to UofT science to Tufts medical school in this 2 part interview for aspiring doctors.
#48 1st Year Engineering Science - Ayleen Farnood
One of the most common questions I get is "What is Engineering Science?". So today's guest has just completed her first semester at the University of Toronto's Engineering Science program. In this episode she will talk about what th...
#47 Track Athlete/Engineer - Ramzi Abdulahi - Part 3
In this last part of Ramzi's interview we talk about what he does at RBC as a software engineer and he gives tips for aspiring athletes who want to balance that with engineering.
#46 Track Athlete/Engineer - Ramzi Abdulahi - Part 2
In this episode, Ramzi continues his interview and talks about what it was like balancing the demands of training track while in software engineering full time. He discusses Western's co-op program, how he got his first job and the power ...
#45 Track Athlete/Engineer - Ramzi Abdulahi
Today's guest is an elite high school track athlete who grew up in one of the roughest neighbourhoods in Toronto and recently graduated as software engineer. In this 1st of 3 parts, Ramzi Abdulahi talks about what it was like growing up p...
#44 - Chiropractor - Sydney Massey - Part 2
Part 2 of my interview with Sydney Massey who talks about what a typical day is like as a chiropractor and gives tips on how to become one plus what to expect when you see one.
#43 - Chiropractor - Sydney Massey - Part 1
Sydney graduated from Danforth Tech and went to get her Kinesiology degree because she always had an interest in sports and rehab. She got into Chiropractor college and now works in Whitehorse, Yukon! In Part 1 she talks about the K...
#42 - Python Software Engineer - Mohitul Islam - Part 2
Mohitul continues his interview by discussing what it's like being a professional Python programmer at Apple. He also gives tips on seeking jobs, succeeding as an Electrical Engineer and more.
#41 - Python Software Engineer - Mohitul Islam - Part 1
Mohitul works as a software engineer for Apple, but what makes him very different from my first guest is that his main job is coding in Python and he works in Apple's Canadian office in Ottawa. His degree is in electrical engineering from...
#40 - Social Worker for Addictions - An-Ni Tu - Part 3
An-Ni ends her 3 part interview discussing a typical day in her life as a social worker, and how she deals with stress and danger on the job. She also answers student questions on addiction and substance abuse and gives advice for aspirin...
#39 - Social Worker for Addictions - An-Ni Tu - Part 2
An-Ni continues her interview and the education of social workers including grades and graduate work, the difference in social work programs, as well as jobs and pay. This is Part 2 of 3 and will be the last interview for Season 1 of Kee to Suc...