Career Talk With OG

In today's episode of Career Talk With OG, we'll discuss three essential career skills: creating your professional brand, optimizing your LinkedIn profile, and networking for introverts. Throughout the episode, I emphasize the importance of authenticity and genuine connections. I encourage listeners to reflect on their values, passions, and goals, and align their brand, LinkedIn profile, a...

Today's episode of Career Talk With OG is a personal testimony from Eddie Garcia, author, leadership and life coach, and retired corporate executive. Eddie shares his incredible story of growing up in East San Jose, getting kicked out of college, becoming a corporate executive, running for elected office. Then experiencing a life altering heart attack and being a heart transplant recipient. He...

In today's episode of Career Talk With OG, I talk about what the two percent of jobseekers do differently to get ahead. Whether your education is from Harvard or the school of hard knocks, do what the two percent does to successfully manage your career and get ahead. The tips are simple, not easy, but doable. For more culturally relevant career readiness programs visit www.aspiraconsulting.com...

Today's episode of Career Talk With OG is a personal story about giving unconditionally. I often talk about helping others with zero expectations. It's not easy to do, yet there's a positive outcome. Visit Aspira Consulting's website for information about our culturally relevant Career Readiness Programs Watch our YouTube channel for career and leadership tips Subscribe to our e-ne...

This episode of Career Talk With OG is a talk I delivered for Moreno Valley College for minority students, entrepreneurs, innovators, staff, and business owners. I speak about conquering minority obstacles, harnessing competition, valuing our identity, taking risks, and uncovering our superpowers. Visit Aspira Consulting's website for information about our culturally relevant Career Readiness...

Today's episode of Career Talk With OG is a virtual workshop I gave to Korean and Japanese women entrepreneurs on how to pitch their business idea to investors. In the episode I talk about intersecting your personal and business brand, pitching tips, and content creation. Visit Aspira Consulting's website for information about our culturally relevant Career Readiness Programs Watch our You...

This episode is from a webinar I did on how to be your authentic self at work. The corporate environment plays a major role as well as other factors. My focus is on what we can control. Visit Aspira Consulting's website for information about our culturally relevant Career Readiness Programs Watch our YouTube channel for career and leadership tips Subscribe to our e-newsletter to receive no BS...

This episode is a keynote I gave at Cypress College where I share strategies for obtaining internships and how to transform your story into a career narrative. Listen until the end for the Q&A session. Visit Aspira Consulting's website for information about our culturally relevant Career Readiness Programs Watch our YouTube channel for career and leadership tips Subscribe to our e-newslett...

Are you a business owner or thinking of starting a business? In this episode, I give you several business networking techniques that have helped me attract hundreds of thousands of dollars in referral business. Visit Aspira Consulting's website for information about our culturally relevant Career Readiness Programs Watch our YouTube channel for career and leadership tips Subscribe to our e-new...

Today's episode of Career Talk With OG is from a guest appearance with Leena Mendoza. We talk about my definition of leadership, why I choose the title "Chief Empowerment Officer", cultural bullying, and being proud of my Latino culture. Visit Aspira Consulting's website for information about our culturally relevant Career Readiness Programs Watch our YouTube channel for career a...

Today's episode of Career Talk With OG is with Co-founders of Inspirame,  Mauricio Gonzalez  and  Maria Medrano . Together they launched Inspirame, a technology platform that provides student analytics, education management services, and a user platform that helps first-gen, low-income, Black and Latinx students complete college. Both Mauricio and Maria are first-generation professionals and k...

In this episode, Victoria Banuelos, author of First-Gen, Next-Gen - A guide to Thriving as a First-Generation Latinx in the Next Generation of American Workforce, talks about her experience as a first-generation professional.  We discuss topics like gratitude roadblock, facing rejection in the USA and Mexico, and tips to fit-in the corporate culture. Victoria Banuelos' book https://www.amazon...

This episode is 17-minutes of key things you need to do on LinkedIn to help you find a job.  I talk fast and you'll want to listen to it several times and take notes. Visit Aspira Consulting's website for information about our culturally relevant Career Readiness Programs Watch our YouTube channel for career and leadership tips Subscribe to our e-newsletter to receive no BS career and leaders...

In today's episode author, William Watson, Ed.d, discusses his book, Twelve Steps for White America: for a United States of America.  Dr. Watson grew up in Mississippi during the civil rights era.  His parents were civil rights workers and his family received death threats from the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist groups.  In his book, he applies recovery principles to our n...

This episode is from a workshop I did for Cal State University East Bay for students and alumni on mentorship.  I redefine the mentor/mentee relationship and provide practical and actionable tips to create an influential relationship.  There's a Q&A session at the end of the workshop. Aspira Consulting website Aspira Consulting YouTube channel

In this episode, Arnoldo De La Fuente, CEO of MavenNext, a technology service provider, talks about his journey from growing up in "Little Village" Chicago to co-founding and CEO of a multi-million dollar company.  MavenNext is a premier ServiceNow partner and expanding into Mexico. Arnoldo De La Fuente LinkedIn profile MavenNext website Visit Aspira Consulting's website for information about...

In this episode, Professor Philip Tran and I talking about how to make decisions, the different types of decisions there are, and why we have difficulty making decisions.  This is part two of a two part business talk series.  Listen to episode #137 for the first part of the series. Visit Aspira Consulting's website for information about our culturally relevant Career Readiness Programs W...

In this episode, Professor Philip Tran and I discuss how to build human relations and develop meaningful connections.  This episode is part one of a two part series for his business class. Visit Aspira Consulting's website for information about our culturally relevant Career Readiness Programs Watch our YouTube channel for career and leadership tips Subscribe to our e-newsletter to receive no...

In this episode, Bill Davis, Lead Faculty at The University of Arizona Global Campus and Nancy DeVore PhD, MS, Associate Faculty and Consumer Experience Consultant, talk about how universities and faculty can create a culture of belonging and inclusion.  Follow Bill Davis and Nancy DeVore on LinkedIn Aspira Consulting website

Today's episode is on using leadership journey stories to help organizations create trust and equity. Carmen Perkins, Founder, and Sandy Wallenstein, Senior Partner, of Project Edquity, discuss how organizations create a safe space so employees feel comfortable sharing their personal journey to develop a more meaningful company culture. Project Edquity website Aspira Consulting website

This is episode 10 of 10 from the First-Gen Virtual Summit.  Founder, CEO and first-gen, Kevin Hu, at Firstly, discuss best practices for colleges to create a quality mentorship program. Visit Aspira Consulting's website for information about our culturally relevant Career Readiness Programs Watch our YouTube channel for career and leadership tips Subscribe to our e-newsletter to receive no B...

This is episode 9 of 10 from the First-Gen Virtual Summit.  In this episode, the panelists share recruitment strategies to target and hire first-gen college students. Visit Aspira Consulting's website for information about our culturally relevant Career Readiness Programs Watch our YouTube channel for career and leadership tips Subscribe to our e-newsletter to receive no BS career and leaders...

This is episode 8 of 10 from the First-Gen Summit.  In this episode, my friend, Jennifer Merchant, discuss best practices for career centers to serve first-gen students. Visit Aspira Consulting's website for information about our culturally relevant Career Readiness Programs Watch our YouTube channel for career and leadership tips Subscribe to our e-newsletter to receive no BS career and lead...

This is episode 7 of 10 from the First-Gen Virtual Summit.  In this episode, our panelists are first-gen PhDs and work in academia.  They share not only their story and ideas on how to support first-gen stuents. Visit Aspira Consulting's website for information about our culturally relevant Career Readiness Programs Watch our YouTube channel for career and leadership tips Subscribe to ou...

Today's episode is 6 of 10 from our First-Gen Virtual Summit.  The episode is a keynote delivered by Dr. Lanysha Adams.  She discusses the misconceptions of first-gen students and importance of combining knowledge of self plus principled action equals Me Power. Visit Aspira Consulting's website for information about our culturally relevant Career Readiness Programs Watch our YouTube chan...