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Hacks & WonksPost Election Break Down Part 2This week we have the second part of the Hacks & Wonks post-election breakdown, featuring Executive Director of America Walks and former mayor of Seattle Mike McGinn, Managing Partner of Upper Left Strategies Michael Charles, and Co-Founder of the Mercury Group and former Colleen Echohawk campaign consultant, Bill Broadhead! They get into election results from outside of Seattle, the continual incorrect characterization of the most progressive elected officials as the "most divisive", the need to hold elected officials accountable to their campaign promises, how strange the office of City Attorney actually is, and much more. As always, a...2021-11-1347 min
Operation: InternshipNEW SHOW: Spotlight on the SixThis week I launched a new show that profiles outstanding individuals making a splash in Toronto. It's available on iTunes, Spotify, and every major podcast provider. Would love your help -- subscribe, rate, and share with your friends!Copyright Akash Pasricha 2019. All Rights Reserved.2019-07-2502 min
Operation: InternshipNEW SHOW: Spotlight on the SixThis week I launched a new show that profiles outstanding individuals making a splash in Toronto. It's available on iTunes, Spotify, and every major podcast provider. Would love your help -- subscribe, rate, and share with your friends!Copyright Akash Pasricha 2019. All Rights Reserved.2019-07-2502 minOperation: InternshipTHE FINAL EPISODE: Interning in India!We started this show with some of most sought after corporate internships in the world. Now, we're going ACROSS the world to hear about a different kind of internship... something you'll remember for the rest of your life. On today's episode, we hear about what it's like to work in India, with Ella Wardlaw.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2019. All rights reserved.2019-05-2218 minOperation: InternshipTHE FINAL EPISODE: Interning in India!We started this show with some of most sought after corporate internships in the world. Now, we're going ACROSS the world to hear about a different kind of internship... something you'll remember for the rest of your life. On today's episode, we hear about what it's like to work in India, with Ella Wardlaw.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2019. All rights reserved.2019-05-2218 minOperation: InternshipMy Internship at DoblinOkay, so that joke's up. I've grilled students on their internships all year long, I figure maybe it's time to talk about my own experience! On this episode, I talk about my experience at Doblin, a company that combines the world of design and innovation with business. (ft. Special Guest Interviewer....). Enjoy!Copyright Akash Pasricha 2019. All rights reserved.2019-04-2323 minOperation: InternshipMy Internship at DoblinOkay, so that joke's up. I've grilled students on their internships all year long, I figure maybe it's time to talk about my own experience! On this episode, I talk about my experience at Doblin, a company that combines the world of design and innovation with business. (ft. Special Guest Interviewer....). Enjoy!Copyright Akash Pasricha 2019. All rights reserved.2019-04-2323 minOperation: InternshipUber [Tech]What does it take to launch an alcohol delivery service across an entire country? What exciting work can you look forward to, working for the world's largest ride-sharing app? This week, Shan Srikanthan talks to us about his remarkable internship with Uber. Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2019-04-1025 minOperation: InternshipUber [Tech]What does it take to launch an alcohol delivery service across an entire country? What exciting work can you look forward to, working for the world's largest ride-sharing app? This week, Shan Srikanthan talks to us about his remarkable internship with Uber. Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2019-04-1025 minOperation: InternshipBancor, Israel [Cryptocurrencies]Cryptocurrencies are growing feverishly around the world. Whether the markets are up or down, it's difficult to understand how this industry even functions, and why so many people are paying attention to it. This week, we take a role as traditional as marketing and learn what it's like in the context of this new industry. This is Adam Silverman, from Bancor. Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-11-2017 minOperation: InternshipBancor, Israel [Cryptocurrencies]Cryptocurrencies are growing feverishly around the world. Whether the markets are up or down, it's difficult to understand how this industry even functions, and why so many people are paying attention to it. This week, we take a role as traditional as marketing and learn what it's like in the context of this new industry. This is Adam Silverman, from Bancor. Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-11-2017 minOperation: InternshipTouchBistro [Sales]If you don't have sales, you don't have a business. You can forecast and crunch the numbers all you want; at the end of the day, someone has to go out and physically talk to customers and make the sale. That's what Aida Mohammad was doing at TouchBistro this summer, and she's our guest on today's episode.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-11-1320 minOperation: InternshipTouchBistro [Sales]If you don't have sales, you don't have a business. You can forecast and crunch the numbers all you want; at the end of the day, someone has to go out and physically talk to customers and make the sale. That's what Aida Mohammad was doing at TouchBistro this summer, and she's our guest on today's episode.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-11-1320 minOperation: InternshipOxford Properties [Commercial Real Estate]Skyscrapers. Buildings. Malls. Who owns and operates all these properties? In this episode, we take a dive into the world of Commercial Real Estate and talk to Alex Labuik about his summer internship at Oxford Properties.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-11-0617 minOperation: InternshipOxford Properties [Commercial Real Estate]Skyscrapers. Buildings. Malls. Who owns and operates all these properties? In this episode, we take a dive into the world of Commercial Real Estate and talk to Alex Labuik about his summer internship at Oxford Properties.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-11-0617 minOperation: InternshipBayer [Pharmaceuticals]What does it take to get a multi-billion prescription drug on the market? What does the regulatory process look like and how can you contribute to a 12-year-go-to-market strategy, as an intern?In this episode, we chat with Donna Zen about her experience in pharmaceuticals.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-10-2315 minOperation: InternshipBayer [Pharmaceuticals]What does it take to get a multi-billion prescription drug on the market? What does the regulatory process look like and how can you contribute to a 12-year-go-to-market strategy, as an intern?In this episode, we chat with Donna Zen about her experience in pharmaceuticals.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-10-2315 minOperation: InternshipMicrosoft [Product Management, Tech]At the core of Microsoft's business is its product. Little do we know, Microsoft has hundreds, if not thousands of different products that we don't even know about! What's it like to singlehandedly manage those products... as an intern? How do you research users, design the product, and then prototype it? In this episode, we speak with Ali Jilani about his internship with Microsoft.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-10-1617 minOperation: InternshipMicrosoft [Product Management, Tech]At the core of Microsoft's business is its product. Little do we know, Microsoft has hundreds, if not thousands of different products that we don't even know about! What's it like to singlehandedly manage those products... as an intern? How do you research users, design the product, and then prototype it? In this episode, we speak with Ali Jilani about his internship with Microsoft.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-10-1617 minOperation: InternshipComing Soon: Season 2We're back on the air! Check your feed this Tuesday.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-10-1401 minOperation: InternshipComing Soon: Season 2We're back on the air! Check your feed this Tuesday.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-10-1401 minOperation: InternshipSeason Finale! Corus [Entertainment]Want to host the Zone on YTV? This episode gives you a backdoor route on how to get there... sort of. On this episode, we interview Mark Heeney about his summer internship at Corus Entertainment. Thank you for listening to this season of the show! We'll be back in the Fall with more episodes. Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-05-2918 minOperation: InternshipSeason Finale! Corus [Entertainment]Want to host the Zone on YTV? This episode gives you a backdoor route on how to get there... sort of. On this episode, we interview Mark Heeney about his summer internship at Corus Entertainment. Thank you for listening to this season of the show! We'll be back in the Fall with more episodes. Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-05-2918 minOperation: InternshipGoldman Sachs [Sales and Trading]What ACTUALLY happens on the trading floor? What do people do on those six-screen monitors and what are they yelling about? How does an intern fit into this puzzle? In this episode, we interview Kelly He about her internship at Goldman Sachs in Sales and Trading.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-05-1017 minOperation: InternshipGoldman Sachs [Sales and Trading]What ACTUALLY happens on the trading floor? What do people do on those six-screen monitors and what are they yelling about? How does an intern fit into this puzzle? In this episode, we interview Kelly He about her internship at Goldman Sachs in Sales and Trading.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-05-1017 minOperation: InternshipBMO Capital Markets [Investment Banking]Sears Canada is dying, and you're on the restructuring deal that's supposed to bring it back to life; as an intern, what's your role in that? What are you doing everyday when you get to the office? How do you get a job in this industry as someone who's only studied medical science? In this episode, we chat with Rishika Aggarwal about her investment banking internship at BMO Capital Markets.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-05-0816 minOperation: InternshipBMO Capital Markets [Investment Banking]Sears Canada is dying, and you're on the restructuring deal that's supposed to bring it back to life; as an intern, what's your role in that? What are you doing everyday when you get to the office? How do you get a job in this industry as someone who's only studied medical science? In this episode, we chat with Rishika Aggarwal about her investment banking internship at BMO Capital Markets.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-05-0816 minOperation: InternshipPepsiCo [Sales]Your boss tells you you're in charge of selling to every single Dollarama in Canada; how do you respond do that? How do you put together a software platform for sales metrics? What do you do when you get a call saying Tostitos are scanning anymore? In this episode, we interview Peter Delmas about his internship at PepsiCo.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-05-0123 minOperation: InternshipPepsiCo [Sales]Your boss tells you you're in charge of selling to every single Dollarama in Canada; how do you respond do that? How do you put together a software platform for sales metrics? What do you do when you get a call saying Tostitos are scanning anymore? In this episode, we interview Peter Delmas about his internship at PepsiCo.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-05-0123 minOperation: InternshipAccenture [Consulting]Is consulting really as simple as just giving companies advice? What's it like to redefine a leading retailer's technology strategy? What's it like to be working as an insight driver, a deck builder, and a secretary, all at once? What is slide jiggle and the pizza triangle? In this episode, we interview Jake MacDonnell about his internship at Accenture.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-04-1721 minOperation: InternshipAccenture [Consulting]Is consulting really as simple as just giving companies advice? What's it like to redefine a leading retailer's technology strategy? What's it like to be working as an insight driver, a deck builder, and a secretary, all at once? What is slide jiggle and the pizza triangle? In this episode, we interview Jake MacDonnell about his internship at Accenture.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-04-1721 minOperation: InternshipDropbox [Tech]What's life working in Silicon Valley like? What does an internship at a multi-billion dollar tech company entail? How does it feel to be part of the financial brains that run one of the biggest cloud services companies in the world? In this interview, we interview Jeet Chakrabarty about his internship at Dropbox.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-04-1016 minOperation: InternshipDropbox [Tech]What's life working in Silicon Valley like? What does an internship at a multi-billion dollar tech company entail? How does it feel to be part of the financial brains that run one of the biggest cloud services companies in the world? In this interview, we interview Jeet Chakrabarty about his internship at Dropbox.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-04-1016 minOperation: InternshipGoldman Sachs [Investment Banking]What's it like to work for the most prestigious bank on Wall Street? Where does an intern fit into a deal team? What's a pitchbook and why does every investment banker have horror stories about them? In this interview, we cover Goldman Sachs with Basil Smith.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-03-2715 minOperation: InternshipGoldman Sachs [Investment Banking]What's it like to work for the most prestigious bank on Wall Street? Where does an intern fit into a deal team? What's a pitchbook and why does every investment banker have horror stories about them? In this interview, we cover Goldman Sachs with Basil Smith.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-03-2715 minOperation: InternshipWealthsimple [Start-Ups]What's life like at a start-up? What does exponential growth look like? How can you lead project teams as an intern? In this episode, we cover Wealthsimple, a Canadian robo-advising wealth manager with $2-billion in assets under management. Guest: Inam TejaCopyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-03-2019 minOperation: InternshipWealthsimple [Start-Ups]What's life like at a start-up? What does exponential growth look like? How can you lead project teams as an intern? In this episode, we cover Wealthsimple, a Canadian robo-advising wealth manager with $2-billion in assets under management. Guest: Inam TejaCopyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-03-2019 minOperation: InternshipUnilever [Marketing]How do you manage a national product line when you haven't even finished business school yet? How do you get inside the mind of a customer, and understand how retailers think? What's it like to present your findings to your company's sales directors? In this episode, we sit down with Sidra Mahmood who interned at Unilever. Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-03-1314 minOperation: InternshipUnilever [Marketing]How do you manage a national product line when you haven't even finished business school yet? How do you get inside the mind of a customer, and understand how retailers think? What's it like to present your findings to your company's sales directors? In this episode, we sit down with Sidra Mahmood who interned at Unilever. Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-03-1314 minOperation: InternshipTD Securities [Investment Banking]What is investment banking? How do you analyze tens of thousands of data points overnight? Is finance as stressful as many make it out to be? In this episode, we cover Mergers and Acquisitions group at TD Securities with Michael Saunders.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-03-0617 minOperation: InternshipTD Securities [Investment Banking]What is investment banking? How do you analyze tens of thousands of data points overnight? Is finance as stressful as many make it out to be? In this episode, we cover Mergers and Acquisitions group at TD Securities with Michael Saunders.Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-03-0617 minOperation: InternshipMcKinsey & Company [Consulting]What's it like to work for the most prestigious consulting firm in the entire world? What's it like to be boarding cross country flights every week, interviewing clients, and executing a boardroom strategy? In this episode, we interview an intern from McKinsey & Company. Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-03-0117 minOperation: InternshipMcKinsey & Company [Consulting]What's it like to work for the most prestigious consulting firm in the entire world? What's it like to be boarding cross country flights every week, interviewing clients, and executing a boardroom strategy? In this episode, we interview an intern from McKinsey & Company. Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-03-0117 minOperation: InternshipIntroducing: Season 1Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-03-0101 minOperation: InternshipIntroducing: Season 1Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved.2018-03-0101 min
Ride-The-Curve RadioThe Section Council EpisodeThe Section Council Episode by Akash N. Pasricha2017-08-2200 minRide-The-Curve RadioContribution #4: How To Stand OutContribution #4: How To Stand Out by Akash N. Pasricha2017-08-1500 minRide-The-Curve RadioContribution #3: Top Ten Contribution IdeasContribution #3: Top Ten Contribution Ideas by Akash N. Pasricha2017-08-1500 minRide-The-Curve RadioContribution #2: Get Picked When YOU WantContribution #2: Get Picked When YOU Want by Akash N. Pasricha2017-08-1500 minRide-The-Curve RadioContribution #1: The Simple FormulaContribution #1: The Simple Formula by Akash N. Pasricha2017-08-1500 minRide-The-Curve RadioCase Prep #3: How to Prepare for ClassCase Prep #3: How to Prepare for Class by Akash N. Pasricha2017-08-1500 minRide-The-Curve RadioCase Prep #1: How to Read a CaseCase Prep #1: How to Read a Case by Akash N. Pasricha2017-08-1500 minRide-The-Curve RadioThe Transfer Student EpisodeThe Transfer Student Episode by Akash N. Pasricha2017-08-1500 minRide-The-Curve RadioRecruiting #4: Cover Letters and Behavioural InterviewsRecruiting #4: Cover Letters and Behavioural Interviews by Akash N. Pasricha2017-08-1500 minRide-The-Curve RadioRecruiting #3: Ten Vital Info Session TipsRecruiting #3: Ten Vital Info Session Tips by Akash N. Pasricha2017-08-1500 minRide-The-Curve RadioRecruiting #2: NetworkingRecruiting #2: Networking by Akash N. Pasricha2017-08-1500 minRide-The-Curve RadioRecruiting #1: Things to KnowRecruiting #1: Things to Know by Akash N. Pasricha2017-08-1500 minRide-The-Curve RadioIntroduction/TrailerIntroduction/Trailer by Akash N. Pasricha2017-08-1500 minRide-The-Curve RadioCase Prep #2: How to Analyze a CaseCase Prep #2: How to Analyze a Case by Akash N. Pasricha2017-08-1500 min