Career Contrast
Career-focused informational interviews, brought to you by Michael Lane Smith, and Dr. Kendall Yamamoto.
Career Contrast
Latest Episodes
Nani Vishwanath - Sr. Strategist, Inclusive Design
Joining me today is Nani Vishwanath, Senior Strategist of Inclusive Design at REI Co-op, illuminating how inclusive design principles create better products and experiences for everyone. Nani is also a Consultant with Courage Collective, ...
Josh Chinn - Procurement Manager
In this episode, Michael talks with Joshua Lee Chinn, Procurement Manager at Spotify, about the arc of his career, and the journey from education to the corporate world. We discuss his early career out of business school in consulting, and his ...
Sara Diaz - Sr. Manager, InfoSec and IT
Listen to Sarah Diaz's journey from her cognitive neuroscience undergraduate studies to now a Sr. Manager in Cybersecurity at Glossier.From zero trust principles to multi-factor authentication, we delve into the essential concepts defin...
Conner House - Global Health Sr. Project Manager
This interview is with Conner House, Sr. Project Manager at PATH, a global health and technology non-profit. We discuss how he got his first job at Path, the career path of a Project Manager, what exactly a Project Manager does, as well as the ...
Ethan Ludlam - Space Services Software Engineer
This interview is with Ethan Ludlam, a Space Services Software Engineer. We discuss Ethan's educational background, the skills you need to work in this space, and some of the complexities of working with satellites spinning around the earth.&nb...
