Chatting with Christine: Tech Careers & Badass Women

There's a lot of changes your life and yourself goes through when you go through the phases of adulthood whether that be friendships, professional, and life events. It's tough on growing and changing and constantly reinventing yourself, but it's possible! Let's talk about all of the growing pains that I've gone through and let me know if you can relate! I'm only 25, but I feel like I've been throu...

Making a good first impression is so important in the corporate and also in personal life too! But does that mean you should be a very fake or energetic version of yourself? You should bring your best version of yourself when meeting new people, and you do that with your personal brand! I will NOT be providing general tips (some of them are pretty self-explanatory) but rather how to put your best...

Thais Pulliam is based in Miami as a solutions architect, product designer, and technology consultant at Glidefast Consulting! She was a fashion model before she went through General Assembly's coding bootcamp and now pivoted to her career today! What exactly does a solutions architect do? Let's dive in! Connect with Thais https://www.linkedin.com/in/thaispulliam/ www.thais.site https://www.instag...

In a prior video of mine, I spoke about how I manage my time, and I use goals as a huge driver on how I prioritize my time and how to even approach my plans. Here, I'm with Derek Mei and we're talking about how we set goals for ourselves whether it be personal or professional goals! We talk about how it's important to set goals, SMART goals, having a support system, building habits and systems, an...

Addison Chen and I have been together for four years ever since that fateful first date on July 20, 2017! We went to celebrate our four year anniversary in Chicago this year! We also recorded a podcast episode reflecting, for both on our own accounts and moving forward! We've gone through a lot like living together, having cats together, and buying a condo together! Follow Addison Chen https://www...

Deniz reached out to me as a sophomore in college doing a consulting internship. This is also her first internship as well, so she didn't know what she needed to do to navigate the waters! She hopes to get that return offer for her junior year summer, so we sat down to talk about all the tips and answer her questions! Would you like to be on the next FREE career coaching session for anything from...

Follow Along! Did you know case interviews are usually different for technology consulting case interviews? In today's video, we go through a real mock interview with Diego so you can join along and learn as well! Follow Along with the Case: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_YEuYX2_W4_4gWG_LLBWdcejR1BWyPlI9Fq_eUFfEns/edit?usp=sharing If you would like access to more cases, resources, interview...

Adrian Chu received a bachelor degree in electrical engineering and received an MBA at University of Washington. He also studied data science in real estate at the school of architecture and planning at MIT. He also worked as an engineer at Boeing, Intel, and Microsoft while being the managing broker and principal at Specialty Real Estate Group as well as principal at CHU Design + Build. He has le...

Follow Along! In today's episode, we go through a real mock interview with Kevin on an interviewee led tech case interview! It is good to do this with a partner as this may be a bit hard being very interactive, but make sure your partner knows what goes into an interviewee led tech case interview and is equipped to answer your questions. If you would like access to more cases, resources, interview...

Manal Meer studied biology and psychology in University of Toronto and then an MBA at McMaster University where she discovered consulting during an internship. Recently pivoting into technology consulting at Ernst & Young in Canada as a Strategy & Technology Transformation Consultant, she walks us through her journey, is an MBA worth it, how she pivoted herself, and even how it's like and...

I'm with my friends in this video and thought it would be fun to ask "Would You Rather" questions when it comes to our spending (or saving) habits! Play along with us and tell me what you think!  Thank you for being in this video! Addison Chen: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDOAocCoWzzeDjLVcbJErVA https://www.instagram.com/addisonjchen/ Sally Chen: https://www.instagram.com/sally.sketch/ Michel...

Alankrita Dayal is focused on developing educational technology that utilizes machine learning and artificial intelligence to curate effective and personalized STEM learning pathways for students in K-12. She is also the Executive Director at Program yoUr Future (PUF), where she organizes large-scale academic bootcamps that educate and empower underrepresented, at-risk youth into the STEM and Comp...

It could be a little tricky with networking especially at your internship or outside of your internship to see if the role or company is right for you. How do you navigate those waters without stepping on anyone's toes or crossing boundaries? Luke is about to start his internship at a Big 4 firm and he wants to make sure he puts his best foot forward! If you would like access to more cases, resour...

Amanda Wright is a management consultant based in Victoria BC. She has worked at Deloitte in Strategy & Operations for several years after completing her MBA, and then decided to start her own consulting business. In 2020 she began offering coaching to female consultants who want to exit Big 4 or MBB consulting to start their own independent consulting business. Amanda also has a program calle...

Dr. Nicole Tschierske is passionate about helping overlooked women in STEM become influential, so they can confidently unlock new opportunities for themselves, get their employers saying “we need you on this job!” and make a bigger impact. As a Scientist and Positive Psychology Coach, Nicole helps her clients strategically turn their career frustrations into a renewed love for their work.  In...

Myoshia is now the award- winning founder and CEO of one of the leading IT Consulting companies in the country, AndTech Solutions, LLC. Right after high school, Myoshia went straight into the workforce in technology for healthcare industries. She later started her own IT consulting firm, and we walk through the process of doing so and gaining credibility and rapport with new clients.  AndTech...

Kajol Phadnis Patel is no stranger to my channel as we did collaborate on a Women in Consulting YouTube video! I invited her to my podcast because she shares such a wealth of knowledge and energy from her bubbly self and her passion in content creation, entrepreneurship, and consulting! Let's dig deeper and see who Kajol really is! Watch the Video Interview here: https://youtu.be/oXL-ZppJoGU Follo...

Mohammad Misbah, other known as "The Consulting Guy" on Instagram, started off at Accenture as an analyst and then rose through the ranks as a senior manager. He now runs The Consulting Guy, hosts The Consulting Podcast,  an entrepreneur (crypto, real estate, angel investing), and is a Dad of a 2 year old trouble maker, husband to a wonderful woman. Starting off in systems integrations and th...

I met Natalie Barbu back when we were in training at Q Center for the Accenture Technology Development Program. Back then, I didn't know she had a YouTube channel, but she later left Accenture to pursue entrepreneurship with Barbu Agency, her own personal brand, and a podcast. She now rebranded Barbu Agency to WeBloom Social, has a podcast of 100+ episodes, and recently founded a startup and devel...

With what's going on with the Asian American community, it saddens us to hear all of the harassment and assaults aimed at the Asian American Pacific Islander community. We wanted to bring to light about our own experiences as Asian Americans for you to learn about how it's like living in the US, the prejudices and racism we experienced, the "model minority" myth, and how we feel on where we belong...

I had friends stay over with me not too long ago, and they happened to be YouTubers as well! I sat down with my boyfriend, Addison Chen,   The Handoff with Derek Mei, and his girlfriend, Christy Joonie Park. We all graduated 3-4 years ago and some of us are already working full time, some of us are in grad school or even optometry school, and we come from different walks of life. With many co...

I'm changing up my content creation approach and introducing a lot more interactive elements! I shut down my Patreon Tier 1 and will be using my YouTube channel and podcast to serve more people in career coaching! I am also going to develop the Technology Consulting Community as a stronger self-standing entity! FOLLOW ME: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ChristineWong Instagram: https://www.instag...

I have a strong philosophy that you can manage your time to STAY productive. You don't manage your time without taking in consideration with productivity and you can't be productive without managing your time. Today, I break down how exactly I do it, and it really starts with planning big then breaking it down into bite-sized pieces which helps you stay motivated. I juggle my full time job as an A...

Brianna Califano graduated from Penn State University and is now a management consultant at Accenture. Years ago, she started @essentiallybrie to grow her brand on mental health and wellness. Brianna goes over many tips for mental health she has for busy professionals as well! In this episode, Brianna talks about her experience with her virtual internship at Accenture and how to best optimize your...

Many people feel imposter syndrome for many different ways and reasons. For this episode, I am focusing specifically in consulting or if you're a young working professional. In a field where you need to be an "expert," it's hard to be a consultant if you only have college under your belt. We're going to break it down today on how you can overcome imposter syndrome. This is my first solo episode! W...