Career Talk With OG

I speak with Anthony Pineda, Founding Director, of Creatrix Institute about his personal and career journey.  Anthony combines education, mental health and hip-hop to help you tell their personal story. Anthony Pineda's website - Creatrix Institute Aspira Consulting Resources

In this episode, Student Success Strategist, Linnita Hosten, shares her career journey, and gives tips to young professionals graduating during these challenging times.  Linnita is an author and national speaker.  She's been honored with 40 under 40 in Educaiton, Education Book of the Year, and Alumni of the Year. Visit Linnita Hosten's website Aspira Consulting Resources

In this episode we talk about how Tesla, Oracle, and HP's massive Silicon Valley "tech exit" to Texas (TEXIT) has job seekers wondering whether remote work is here to stay. Why be tethered to the office when you can work remotely and "kick it" in a less expensive area (than Silicon Valley) or near a beach or in another County. Cheryl Lee moderates a lively conversation with Yash Voltaire and Thor...

In this episode, Sarabeth Berk explains what is a hybrid professional.  Sarabeth underwent her own professional identity crisis, and  learned she was a hybrid and that concept revolutionized her career path.  She is now obsessed with changing the way we see the workforce and helping professionals realize that their unique value lies at the intersections of their multiple professiona...

In this episode Faith McKinney gives tips on how network virtually.  She is the Founder of Schmingling.  Faith is an introverted janitor turned author, television producer, and CNN Contributor. Her struggles with imposter syndrome did not derail her from networking her way to interviews with heavy-hitters like news legend Dan Rather, and Hollywood director Lee Daniels.  She has been...

The holidays are the BEST time to network. People are open to "catching up". You can have deeper conversations. There are less day-to-day distractions. Most people pause their career search during holidays. DON'T! Get a head start on your job search. I share specific techniques to help you contact your network, including cold contacts, casual acquaintances, and friends.  Whether you're a prof...

This is a special mega year-end Career Q&A episode.  Professor and entrepreneur, Philip Tran, and I go deep answering career and entrepreneur questions.  Lots of raw answers, spoken from experience, that will help you build your confidence, get clarity and achieve your goals.  Take a listen and let us know what you think. Philip Tran on LinkedIn Aspira Consulting information

The pandemic severely impacted businesses.  In this episode, Adam Helweh, CEO of Secret Sushi, Philip Tran, professor and entrepreneur, Angelica Garcia, Aspira Consulting's Cultural Engagement Officer, and I talk about the business lessons we've learned from the pandemic.  It's a casual and lively conversation with lots of golden nuggets to help you navigate change. Secret Sushi  Ph...

In this episode, Ramon Nuñez talks about his journey from picking strawberries to a serial entrepreneur in Silicon Valley.  Ramon and I met when he hired me to work at my last startup, MetaLINCS, an e-discovery software company.  Ramon oversaw the company's sale to Seagate Technology.  He was also the CEO of IKOS Systems which was acquired by Mentor Graphics.  Ramon shares tips...

In this episode Sandra Noemi Torres and I talk about letting go of cultural baggage in order to move ahead in our careers, and be happy.  How often do we heard - Be polite, Obey your elders, Listen to your dad, Be humble, and many other things.  At face value these cultural statements make sense, but they can also hold us back from achieving our potential and navigating corporate America...

In this episode, I have a no nonsense conversation about finances with Wealth Advisor, Tash Salas, of Artha Consulting Family Office Service.  We discuss her career journey from attorney to a financial professional, and coming from Mexico to the USA and launching her business from nothing. Tash Salas LinkedIn Aspira Consulting Resources

In this episode, Paul Bocanegra, shares his story of being sentenced to life with out parole +4 years at the age of 17.  He served 25 years in prison, 12 of those years in solitary confinement.  Today, Paul is a San Mateo, Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Commissioner, co-founder of ReEvolution and Substance Abuse Counselor.  He is an advocate for criminal justice reform, equ...

In this episode, Brigette Iarrusso and I talk about serving before selling.  Brigette is the CEO and Master Coach of Embrace Change, a sales and social impact coaching business.  Brigette gets raw in this episode and share her personal entrepreneurial journey and business tips to help you excel in your career and business. Aspira Consulting www.aspiraconsulting.com Connect with Oscar on...

In this episode, Angelica and I have a career Q&A session.  I start by giving you my 2 cents about the current job market under COVID-19.  Then I answer many career questions around job searching, transitioning careers, networking virtually and starting a side hustle.  It's a casual and fun conversation full of excellent tips.  If you're a young professional or a seasoned p...

Si estás buscando trabajo durante la pandemia, las cosas pueden parecer desesperadas. Este episodio te brindará estrategias útiles para identificar oportunidades y ajustar tu enfoque de búsqueda de empleo. Aspira Consulting:   www.aspiraconsulting.com Connect with Oscar Garcia on LinkedIn Aspira Consulting YouTube Channel Aspira Consulting Online Training

Join us for a virtual celebration of Aspira Consulting's 5 year anniversary.  In October of 2015, I left the security of my executive role at the Chamber of Commerce for the uncertainty of entrepreneurial life.  I had a vague idea of what I wanted to do, but no business plan.  And no money to invest.  I decided to take the leap without a parachute.  Today, Aspira Consultin...

This episode is an online training I did for the venture capital company, Stat Zero.  The topic is how startups and entrepreneurs can network virtually and connect with investors.  Lots of practical and actionable tips.  Listen at end for the Q&A session. Aspira Consulting:  www.aspiraconsulting.com Connect with Oscar Garcia on LinkedIn Aspira Consulting YouTube Channel Aspira Consulting Online Tr...

In this episode I discuss how to make the "big leap" into your next career!  Where do you start?  How do you make the right choices? How do you transition your work experience to a new job?  I share tips on how to take your work experience, and teach you how to make a smooth transition. Aspira Consulting:  www.aspiraconsulting.com Connect with Oscar Garcia on LinkedIn Aspira Consulting YouTube Cha...

This episode is a keynote I did for NetApp at their 2019 Hispanic Heritage Month celebration.  I was asked to speak on Authentic Leadership: Honor the past.  Disrupt the present.  Embrace the future.  I share some nuggets to embrace our imperfections and vulnerability.  Enjoy!  Aspira Consulting:  www.aspiraconsulting.com  Connect with Oscar Garcia on LinkedIn  Aspira Consulting YouTube Channel  A...

Screw the Less Fortunate is an article that I wrote on LinkedIn in June 2014.  We were emerging from the Great Recession of 2008.  It's a story of how our environment influences our values and we become selfish. Aspira Consulting:  www.aspiraconsulting.com Connect with Oscar Garcia on LinkedIn Aspira Consulting YouTube Channel Aspira Consulting Online Training

Tu marca profesional es fundamental para el crecimiento de tu carrera. Tu marca es lo que los demás piensan de ti cuando no estás. Incluso si no estás administrando activamente tu marca, AÚN TIENES una marca. Este episodio, 5 Tips Para Tu Marca Profesional, te brindará consejos para crear y mejorar tu marca. Aspira Consulting:  www.aspiraconsulting.com Connect with Oscar Garcia on LinkedIn Aspira...

I Am A Minority is the first article that I wrote on LinkedIn.  I was scared to share my immigrant story because LinkedIn is a professional platform and I didn't think it was the right place.  This is a story about realizing that being a "minority" is actually a powerful state-of-mind to strive for. Aspira Consulting:  www.aspirabiz.com Connect with Oscar Garcia on LinkedIn Aspira Consulting YouTu...

My Linked Live events inspired me to launch Career Talk With OG.  I started doing LinkedIn Live events about four months ago as a way to provide professionals with career tips.  Today's episode is a special treat because my guests, Angelica Garcia, 'Chelle Peters and Martha Nino, cover the age and career spectrum to bring you a wealth of tips and strategies to help you stay employed or find your n...

La pandemia ha cambiado la forma en que trabajamos, buscamos empleo y hacemos networking.  El episodio ¿Cómo Hacer Networking Virtualmente? les brindará 5 consejos poderosos para construir y fomentar relaciones virtualmente.  Tu red profesional o empresa no necesita dejar de crecer. Piensa en networking como una oportunidad para ser creativo.  Lo que debe cambiar es la forma en que nos conectamos...

A couple of months I was hosting a LinkedIn Live event.  I casually mentioned to my guest that I had been thinking of launching my podcast, but I didn't know how, nor did I have the time to do it myself.  Shortly, after completing the live event, I had a message via LinkedIn from one of my connections, David Lazcano.  David offered to help me launch my podcast for free.  He also told me that he di...