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Shine A Light OnHow I Got Here: Account Manager at PinterestBeverlyn Law is an Account Manager at Pinterest. She shines a light on her experiences and recommendations for students and professionals interested in account management, as well as tips to landing an internship & the best skills to have for anyone interested in being an Account Manager.
Beverlyn Law is an Asian-American woman currently living in Los Angeles, California. She graduated from Santa Clara University with a major in Marketing and minor in Retail Studies. After graduation, Beverlyn landed her first role at Walmart Marketplace as a Strategic Account Manager. She is now an Account...2023-04-2034 min
Shine A Light OnHow I Got Here: Software Engineer at GoogleSherene Victor is a Software Engineer at Google. She shines a light on her experiences and recommendations for students and professionals interested in software engineering, as well as work/life balance, emotional awareness at work, and much more.
Sherene is a Software Engineer at Google, working on Spanner within Google Cloud Technical Infrastructure. She works on developing backend solutions for internal customers, while also improving Spanner debugging efforts across teams/rotations. Outside of work, you can find Sherene mentoring students, solving puzzles, or exploring the outdoors.
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Shine A Light OnHow I Got Here: Machine Learning EngineerPriyanshi Nigam is a Machine Learning Engineer at VMWare. She shines a light on her experiences and recommendations for students and professionals interested in software engineering in general, but emphasizes her experiences with machine learning.
Priyanshi recently started her career in the tech industry after graduating from UC Davis with a computer science degree in June. She is passionate about supporting women in tech and loves seeing more diversity within the industry.
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Shine A Light OnElita Liu: Senior Product Manager at AmazonElita Liu is a Senior Product Manager at Amazon. She shines a light on her experiences and recommendations for students and professionals interested in product management.
Prior to joining Amazon, Elita had experience in software developer and product manager roles to deliver end-to-end software solutions in the solar and medical device industries. She also worked at the Ciocca Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Santa Clara University to help college students with their startups. Aside from work, Elita loves to do yoga on a daily basis and go hiking during the weekend.
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Shine A Light OnHow I Got Here: ReporterSarah Klearman, Reporter at the San Francisco Business Times, shares “How I Got Here” in our newest Shine a Light On podcast episode. We shine a light on Sarah’s experiences and recommendations for anyone interested in becoming a reporter.
Sarah Klearman is a reporter covering economic development and commercial real estate for the San Francisco Business Times. She previously covered the business of wine for the Napa Valley Register in Napa and has worked in newsrooms in Silicon Valley, Massachusetts and Connecticut. She is a graduate of Santa Clara University.
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Shine A Light OnHow I Got Here: Technical WriterSarah Ahmed, Technical Writer at Salesforce, shares “How I Got Here” in our newest Shine a Light On podcast episode. We Shine a Light On Sarah’s experience and recommendations for students and professionals interested in Technical Writing.
Sarah is a Technical Writer at Salesforce. She spends her days creating different types of product content, including documentation, UI text, onboarding experiences, and video scripts. In her role, Sarah enjoys leveraging her natural curiosity and knack for simplifying things to help folks use complex technology.
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Shine A Light OnHow I Got Here: Technical Marketing EngineerStory DeWeese, Technical Marketing Engineer at Cisco and CTO of Opal, shares “How I Got Here” in our newest Shine a Light On podcast episode. We Shine a Light On Story’s experience and recommendations for students and professionals interested in the Technical Marketing Engineering roles.
Story is the CTO and a Co-Founder of Opal and a Technical Marketing Engineer (TME) at Cisco. At Opal, Story leads the engineering efforts in designing, building and managing of the Opal web application (app) to match people together for professional mentorship. This includes full-stack code development, building various Application Programming Interf...2022-09-2230 min
Shine A Light OnHow I Got Here: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI)Rahimeh Ramezany, a DEI and Intercultural Specialist, shares her “How I Got Here” story. We Shine a Light On Rahimeh’s path to her entrepreneurial role in DEI and recommendations for students and professionals interested in the field.
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Shine A Light OnPandemic Reflections as a StudentIn this week’s episode of the Pandemic Reflections season, we’ll shine a light on 🌟 Pandemic Reflections as a Student with Angie McNally.
Angelus McNally is currently a senior at Santa Clara University, majoring in Computer Science and Engineering and minoring in Philosophy. On campus, she serves as the President of the Society of Women Engineers and Vice-Regent of Theta Tau, a co-ed engineering fraternity, and is also an Engineering Tour Guide. Off campus, she has interned at Microsoft and Anduril Industries and plans to return to Microsoft as a full-time employee in September. In her free ti...2022-04-2138 min
Shine A Light OnMindful MovementValentine’s Day is coming up! Show yourself some love with our surprise bonus Shine A Light On episode. Today we’ll shine a light on 🌟 Mindful Movement with Jyo Gopinath.
Jyo is a body empowerment coach and fitness instructor dedicated to the decolonization of fitness and the celebration of the human body. Movement should feed the soul, not be a way to deplete the body. She hopes today’s discussion helps you seek the former!
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Shine A Light OnSteps to Prepare for a Long BreakIn this week’s episode of the Preparing for the New Year season, we’ll shine a light on 🌟 Steps to Prepare for a Long Break with Marie Ablaza.
Marie is currently a Talent Recruiter at Netflix for their Game Development Studio. She has 8+ years in recruiting and calls herself a Fairy Job Mother, meaning she's a Talent Advisor, Career Strategist, and a Career Confidence Builder — all with the intention to help people discover their authentic selves, reach their potential, and connect them with opportunities where they can be their best. She does this with some magic and fun...2022-01-2731 min
Shine A Light OnRecognizing and Preventing BurnoutIn this week’s episode of the Preparing for the New Year season, we’ll shine a light on 🌟 Recognizing and Preventing Burnout with Ramona Arora.
Ramona Arora is a South Asian data analyst and product enthusiast, currently based in San Francisco, California. She is a highly curious and impact-driven individual that uses data & empathy to improve decision making. She is also the creator of Solo Wave, a community platform for women solo explorers who are challenging the stigma behind alone time. She values equal representation and actively devotes her time supporting womxn of color and underprivileged communi...2022-01-2124 minShine A Light OnHow Resting Makes Us HumanIn this week’s episode of the Preparing for the New Year season, we’ll shine a light on 🌟 How Resting Makes Us Human with Grace Kwak.
Grace Kwak is an Electrical Engineering student at UCLA. Born and raised in Silicon Valley, she subconsciously learned that meaning and purpose are equivalent to efficiency and productivity. As she became an adult, she began wondering if there could be another way to see the self and the world. To explore her ideas, she wrote and published a fiction novel called The Glitch (New Degree Press, 2021). The book follows an enginee...2022-01-1427 minShine A Light OnHow to Find "Me Time" When You're BusyIn this week’s episode of the Preparing for the New Year season, we’ll shine a light on 🌟 How to Find "Me Time" When You're Busy with Sarah Ahmed.
Sarah is a Technical Writer at Salesforce and is pursuing a Master's in Marketing at Santa Clara University. She is passionate about digital equity, mentorship, inclusivity, and education. Additionally, she's always up to chat about cats, crochet, mechanical keyboards, or anything really.
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Shine A Light OnWhy You Shouldn't Apply to JobsIn this week’s episode of the Kickstart Your Career season, we’ll shine a light on 🌟 Why You Shouldn’t Apply to Jobs with Iris Guo.
Iris is a Product Manager Intern at Microsoft Accessibility, ex-PM Intern at Google X Robotics, and Founder/ Product Lead of a sustainability startup Neutrify. She is passionate about building products with a scalable social impact. You can connect with Iris on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iris-guo, or other socials here: https://linktr.ee/irisguo
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Shine A Light OnBecoming a FounderIn this week’s episode of the Kickstart Your Career season, we’ll shine a light on 🌟 Becoming a Founder with Sandhya Iyer.
After graduating from Syracuse University in 2020, Sandhya Iyer began leading career exploration platform Geek Girl Careers, which empowers women to discover their dream careers in tech. She's also part of the marketing team at Chief, the first private network for women executive leaders. Sandhya is passionate about women empowerment, tech for social good and sustainability. In her spare time, you can find Sandhya reading a good book, experimenting in the kitchen or expl...2021-10-2829 min
Shine A Light OnWhy Productivity is OverratedIn this week’s episode of the Kickstart Your Career season, we’ll shine a light on 🌟 Why Productivity is Overrated with Mashiat Mutmainnah.
Mashiat is currently an Innovation Partner at Celo, a mobile -first platform dedicated to make crypto payments available to anyone with a smart phone. She loves looking at the intersection of design, innovation and financial inclusion to pioneer novel use cases of crypto. When she is not conducting pilots, she is running her South Asian magazine JORE, testing her cooking chops or learning new forms of portrait photography.
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Shine A Light OnGap Years & StartupsIn this week’s episode of the Kickstart Your Career season, we’ll shine a light on 🌟 Gap Years and Startups with Shobha Dasari.
Shobha Dasari is a sophomore majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Ethics and Technology. She recently took a gap year from school, where she worked at 2 early-stage health tech startups, built an edtech startup, and published a book called Hacking Healthcare. Shobha is passionate about using technology to improve healthcare access and patient experiences. In her free time, you can find her exploring coffeeshops, listening to podcasts and audiobooks, and trying new fla...2021-10-0820 min
Shine A Light OnTaking a Gap YearIn this week’s episode of the Student Experiences season, we’ll shine a light on 🌟 Taking a Gap Year with Viruthihaa Baskar.
Viruthihaa is a Software Engineer Intern at Microsoft and a student at Rutgers University, where she is studying cognitive science. She is passionate about the intersection of technology and social good, especially the roles of empathy, education, inclusivity/diversity, and accessibility. Her many interests include UX, product management, mental health, and ethical tech.
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Shine A Light OnCommuting in CollegeIn this week’s episode of the Underexposed Student Experiences season, we’ll shine a light on 🌟 Commuting in College with Daniela Balaguera.
Daniela is a recent college grad from Santa Clara University with a B.A. in Communication and a minor in Management Information Systems. She is passionate about immigration, labor rights, educational equity, and helping first-gen and BIPOC high school and college students. In her free time, you can find Daniela dancing or creating content on LinkedIn and Instagram!
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Shine A Light OnExploring Tech for Social GoodIn this week’s episode of the Student Experiences season, we’ll shine a light on 🌟 Exploring Tech for Social Good with Resham Khanna.
Resham is a Product Designer passionate about social impact, VR, and accessibility. She is currently on a gap year from studying Cognitive Science and Psychology at UC Berkeley. She is an incoming Game Design intern at Electronic Arts and has worked with organizations such as Oculus, UNICEF, Figma, EY and others.
Her hobbies include volunteering, writing on Medium, and gaming. As a trained opera and jazz singer, singing holds a special place i...2021-08-1227 min
Shine A Light OnInternational Student ExperiencesIn this week’s episode of the Underexposed Student Experiences season, we’ll shine a light on 🌟 International Student Experiences with Xin Yi Yap.
Xin Yi (She/Her) is a Diversity Peer Education Scholar (DPE) with Suffolk University’s Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion. As a first-generation international student from a low-income family, she looks forward to paving a career that advances equity in the workplace upon her graduation in May 2021. Her hobbies include writing (some are published on her website!), reading, and exploring the outdoors. Follow her journey on her website www.xincereyiyours.space, and on her In...2021-08-0628 min
Shine A Light OnCultivating Courage in YourselfIn this week’s episode of the Reclaiming Your Best Self season, we’ll teach you how 🌟 Cultivating Courage in Yourself with Anuneet Kaur.
Anuneet is an aspiring marketer. She is a huge believer that with courage and faith, anything is possible.
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Shine A Light OnHow Collaboration Beats CompetitionIn this week’s episode of the Reclaiming Your Best Self season, we’ll teach you how 🌟 Collaboration Beats Competition with Amy Lima.
Amy Lima is a NYC-based Product Designer, community-builder, and champion for marginalized voices.
A first-generation American and dedicated traveler (50 countries and counting), she leverages her appreciation for different perspectives and fascination with people to create meaningful digital experiences for community and well-being.
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Shine A Light OnThe Power in Asking for HelpIn this week’s episode of the Reclaiming Your Best Self season, we’ll teach you 🌟 The Power in Asking for Help with Sharon Kim.
Sharon is a licensed mental health therapist. Her clinical background includes working with individuals, families, and at-risk youth with a history of mental health illnesses. Sharon is also passionate about the intersection of tech and wellness and hopes to make mental health care accessible to all. Additionally, she is a content creator on IG focused on wellness, lifestyle, and career.
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Shine A Light OnSetting Yourself Up for SuccessIn this week’s episode of the Reclaiming Your Best Self season, we’ll teach you 🌟 Setting Yourself Up for Success with Janette Kim.
Janette Kim is a sophomore majoring in business technology management and operations logistics at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. She is currently a Salesforce Consultant at Traction on Demand and also a job search/career strategies mentor on LinkedIn. In her spare time, you can find her hiking or browsing through Netflix!
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With 7+ years in recruiting, Marie calls herself a Fairy Job Mother because she loves to help people bridge the gap between their passions and careers. She believes in the power of storytelling and helps others to develop their own stories as a way to stand out and deliver a positive message on the values they can bring into an organization. She's also passionate about Early Careers and Internship recruitment. She's helped many students start their career journeys and continues to...2021-06-1327 minShine A Light OnToxic Hustle CultureIn this week's episode, we shine a light on Toxic Hustle Culture with Milap Patel. Milap is a student at UC Davis majoring in Managerial Economics and minoring in Computer Science and Technology Management. He co-founded Products Buds, a community for aspiring Product Managers of all social and cultural identities, as well as educational and career backgrounds. This summer, Milap will be interning at Microsoft as a Program Manager Intern.
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Cr...2021-04-0813 minShine A Light OnManaging Your CareerIn this week's episode, we shine a light on Managing Your Career with Jennifer Braganza, Vice President of intelligent Business Process Management (iBPM) at Pontoon Solutions, a subsidiary of The Adecco Group. She is an executive who leads process engineering teams to help organizations continuously improve and deliver for their clients, their shareholders, and their communities. Jennifer was recognized by The Charlotte Business Journal as one of their 40 under 40 in 2018.
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2020-12-1019 minShine A Light OnAuthenticity in a Digital WorldIn this week's episode, we shine a light on Authenticity in a Digital World with Linh Tran, a student at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and an Editor at Product Buds, a community of aspiring product managers. She’s also the author of Linhsights, a newsletter that focuses on personal development for students and young professionals.
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NeoNarrators: Wait There's MoreMariah's StoryMariah Manzano is the founder of an app called Opal, a "Tinder for Mentorship" as well as a multi-racial woman in a male-dominated industry. Today we will be talking about her journey to creating Opal and how her identity has influenced her passion for this project. Mariah will also be sharing her experiences of being a young entrepreneur and some tips she has for future entrepreneurs.2020-11-3026 minShine A Light OnBuilding a BrandIn this week's episode, we shine a light on Building Your Brand with Pooja Sund, a Microsoft Director with 15+ years of global experience in setting the vision, and ability to execute on that vision by leading teams. Pooja shares her brand of 3 P and how anyone can build their brand from scratch.
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Santa Clara VenturesOpal CEO & Co-Founder - Mariah ManzanoWe have another founder episode this week! For this episode, we had the pleasure of interviewing the Co-Founder of Opal, Mariah Manzano.
Opal is the tinder for mentorship and looks to match college students with working professionals for mentorship.
In this interview, we dive into how Mariah came up with the idea for Opal, What she has learned through this process of starting and growing Opal, and her experience going through the Bronco Venture Accelerator.
As always, we end with our personal questions for us to get to know Mariah a little better.2020-11-1323 minShine A Light OnReacting to RejectionIn this week's episode, we shine a light on Reacting to Rejection with Jonathan Javier, the CEO of Wonsulting, a professional development platform for college students that "turns underdogs into winners".
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Voices of Santa Clara PodcastYou’re An Entrepreneur. You Just Don’t Know It Yet.Mariah Manzano is the CEO & Co-Founder of Opal, whose mission is to empower students through mentorship at any point in their career-search journey. She is also currently a Software Engineer at Cisco, former NASA Ames intern, and former Santa Clara University UX Project Manager. She’s a class of 2020 graduate from Santa Clara University with a degree in Web Design & Engineering and emphasis on Entrepreneurship. She is particularly passionate about empowering underrepresented groups to pursue their dream careers because as a woman of color in tech, she recognizes the power of seeing someone you can identify wit...2020-11-0933 minShine A Light OnCareer Development for First-Gen StudentsIn this week’s episode, we shine a light on Career Development for First Gen Students with Jerry Lee, Manager, Product Strategy & Analytics at Lucid and COO of Wonsulting, a professional development platform that “turns underdogs into winners”.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opal-community/support2020-10-3025 minShine A Light OnThe Value of MentorshipIn this week's episode, we shine a light on The Value of Mentorship with keynote speaker, former VP of Intel, and executive leadership coach JeanAnn Nichols.
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And This is How it StartedHow it Started: Opal with Mariah ManzanoMariah Manzano graduated from Santa Clara with a BS in Web Design & Engineering and minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship this past June and is now working full-time as a software engineer at Cisco. This past January, Mariah founded Opal, a "Tinder for mentorship" app that matches students with industry professionals for mentorship. Mariah wanted to find a way to allow students to grow and learn more about their passions and their dream careers. Students have a tough time reaching out or even knowing who to talk to as they navigate the job search process, rejection, and imposter syndrome...2020-09-1431 min