Kee to Success: Student Careers Guide
Mr Kee is a high school teacher who worked in the automotive industry as a project manager/engineer. He believes Careers is the most important subject you can take because there's no other course that will change your quality of life like knowledge that it gives you. Through Mr Kee's 14 year career as an educator and guidance counselor he has helped many students find their way to a successful and happy career.This podcast contains interviews with professionals and Mr Kee's grads to give you the knowledge you need to get an edge into finding a career you will love.
Episodes
50 episodes
#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.
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Season 2
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Episode 50
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39:20
#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.
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Season 2
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Episode 48
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45:55
#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...
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Season 2
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Episode 47
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44:02
#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.
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Season 2
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Episode 47
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28:21
#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 ...
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Season 2
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Episode 46
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32:51
#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...
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Season 2
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Episode 45
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41:38
#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.
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Season 2
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Episode 44
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25:34
#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...
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Season 2
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Episode 43
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34:53
#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.
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Season 2
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Episode 42
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39:44
#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...
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Season 2
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Episode 41
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37:07
#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...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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46:38
#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...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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38:24
#38 - Social Worker for Addictions - An-Ni Tu - Part 1
An-Ni thought she wanted as more traditional STEM Career but she discovered social work and was passionate about helping others, so she went to Ryerson's Social Work program and got a job helping people recover from addictions. In Part 1 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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45:21
#37 - Machine Learning Engineer - Rees Simmons - Part 2
In part 2 we learn more about what it's like being a machine learning engineer at Google, plus Rees gives tips to students trying to get into machine learning and succeed in the career.
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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37:35
#36 - Machine Learning Engineer - Rees Simmons - Part 1
Rees went into Physics at Waterloo, came out with a degree in Mathematics and ended up as a Machine Learning Engineer at Google. Learn how he go his job, and what he does in Part 1 of this 2 part interview.
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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43:18
#35 CTO/CompSci genius/Hacker John-Alan Simmons - Part 3
In this final part of my interview with John-Alan Simmons, he discusses success in his own start up and gives tips for students to succeed in computer science. After the interview he reconnected me with his brother who is a machine learni...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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44:20
#34 CTO/CompSci genius/Hacker John-Alan Simmons - Part 2
John-Alan continues his interview with how dropping out of University of Toronto's Computer Science program affected him. He gets into his adventures with Bitcoin and Dogecoin mining and discusses his startups leading up to his current co...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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47:26
#33 CTO/CompSci genius/Hacker John-Alan Simmons - Part 1
I knew John-Alan was an accomplished self taught computer programmer who was also a nationally ranked archer with a lot of talent for doing projects beyond his peers, but I didn't know he was a hacker through high school. John-Alan shares his j...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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51:48
#32 1st Year CompSci Student - Baker Jackson
UTS grad Baker Jackson explains what it's like at University of Toronto's Computer Science program, why he turned down Waterloo, and how he got his summer internship before finishing his first year of university. He also explains UofT's P...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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41:46
#31 - Broke Student Beats the Odds in University (Commerce/Accounting)
What do you do if you can't afford university?This question comes up for more people than we'll ever hear about.But for Monsaina, self identifying as poor was really about recognizing the barriers to a university education and employmen...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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54:43
#30 - Business Analyst / B.A Philosophy/Econ - Kyle - Part 2
Kyle continues his story with what it was like doing an exchange program to Europe and how he got his job at a machine learning start-up through email. He also gives his final advice to help students who might be in a similar financial si...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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46:48
#29 - Business Analyst / B.A Philosophy/Econ - Kyle - Part 1
There is a barrier to education for students that come from a low income family or where they are the first to have university degrees. My next two guests have persevered to become successful despite these barriers that most people don't ...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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51:45
#28 - Chemical Engineer - Arujala Thavendrarasa - Part 2
Arujala discusses her co-op jobs at McMaster, what her current job is like at Imperial Oil and final advice for those aspiring to be chemical engineers.
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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32:11
#27 - Chemical Engineer - Arujala Thavendrarasa - Part 1
Danforth MaST grad Arujala originally wanted to go into aerospace engineering but switched into chemical engineering at McMaster. She became roommates with my other guest Nelani and went on to work at Imperial Oil as an environmental proj...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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27:46
#26 - Mechatronics Engineer - Serena Foo
Not all success has come easy for my grads. In this episode, my student switched from Chemical to Mechatronics and then hit the challenge of not having work experience before entering university. Danforth MaST graduate Serena Foo ta...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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57:08