Ella Jackson

Getting to Work

Business EN ↓ 3 episodes

Most of us are figuring it out as we go. We choose majors, take jobs we're not sure about, and pivot in ways we never expected. But the career stories we hear often skip straight to the highlight reel. Getting to Work is the opposite. Each week, host Ella Jackson sits down with someone interesting and asks how they really got where they are, not the polished LinkedIn version, but the actual path: the wrong turns, the lucky breaks, the moments they had no idea what they were doing. If you're curious about how people actually build their careers, you're in the right place.

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Ella Jackson

Episodes

AI and Ambition with Krystel Leal 08.06.2026 52:21

In this episode of Getting to Work, I talk with Krystel Leal, an AI deployment lead in Silicon Valley and startup founder, about her non-linear path from studying journalism in Paris to advising founders and helping companies implement AI. She reflects on culture shock moving from Europe to Bay Area startups, the importance of people and communication throughout her career, reframing “wrong” decis...

AI, Wellness, and Authentic Connection with Jatin Alla 25.05.2026 1:01:57

In this episode, I talk with Jatin, a founder exploring how AI can support wellness through emotional regulation, connection, and personal transformation. Jatin shares why he’s focused on high performers and loneliness, his path from an early interest in observing human behavior to studying cognitive science and AI, and how college and COVID shaped his understanding of isolation and the need for s...

Nursing and Following Curiosity with Becca 18.05.2026 51:17

In this episode, I talk with Becca, my friend and endocrinology nurse. Becca shares her unconventional path into nursing, what it felt like to go all in on something and wonder if she'd just blown it, and why following your curiosity might matter more than having it all figured out. Chapters: 00:00 Welcome and guest intro 00:58 What outpatient endocrinology is 02:24 Hormone balancing myths 03:...