SIWIKE “Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier”: the podcast

Eram and I speak about the process to get a job as a nurse. After graduating you need to complete your NCLEX exam before you get through the hiring process. We chat about: 00:48 - Typical job hunt process for nurse 04:12 - NCLEX - National Council Licensing Exam 14:21 - Prep materials and important items for the exam 17:04 - Giving yourself a few months to study and how practice questions are key...

Insecurities, Self Esteem and Body Image: Mintikah English-Palmer SIWIKE Podcast MEP 006 Mentor Corner On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, Luki and Minti discuss Insecurities, Self Esteem and Body Image. They talk about their personal experiences, comparison culture and social media, self-help books and much more. If you're someone looking to gain confidence and start accepting who you are, thi...

Minisode 1 - Self Advocacy: Ellie Kubisz SIWIKE Podcast EK 003A Mentor Corner On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast Luki and Ellie discuss Self-Advocacy. They talk about their self advocacy experiences, setting boundaries and how to voice your opinions. If you're someone looking to learn more about self advocacy, this is the perfect video for you! We speak about: 01:07 - What is self-advocacy? 02:...

Self Advocacy, Dealing with Adversity, Adulting: Ellie Kubisz SIWIKE Podcast EK 003 Mentor Corner This episode of the SIWIKE podcast is thr COMBINED set of 3 minisodes where Luki and Ellie discuss Self Advocacy, Dealing with Adversity and Adulting. They talk about their self advocacy experiences, reaching out to others, finding what lights a fire inside of you and much more. If you're someone look...

Minisode 2 - Dealing with Adversity: Ellie Kubisz SIWIKE Podcast EK 003B Mentor Corner On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast Luki and Ellie discuss Dealing with Adversity. They talk about personal relationships, reaching out to others when life becomes overwhelming and seeing the good in situations. If you're someone looking to learn how to deal with adversity, this is the perfect video for you! W...

Minisode 3 - Adulting: Ellie Kubisz SIWIKE Podcast EK 003C Mentor Corner On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast Luki and Ellie discuss Adulting. They talk about self-awareness, life lessons and finding what lights a fire inside of you. If you're someone looking to learn more about adulting or is struggling with adulting, this is the perfect video for you! We speak about: 01:45 - Legal adult vs Func...

A Conversation about Education and School: Michael Fearon SIWIKE Podcast MF 002 Mentor Corner On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, Luki and Michael have a conversation about education and school. They talk about the history of education, income inequalities between men and women, the future of education and much more. If you're someone who is curious about education and school this is the perfec...

Conversations on Resumes and a Better Way to Recruit: Sergey Kalnish SIWIKE Podcast SK 002 Mentor Corner On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, Luki and Sergey have a conversation about resumes and a better way to recruit. They talk about how the screening process have changed over the years, video resumes, building connections and much more. If you're someone looking to learn more about resumes a...

Leadership Communication and Grades: Anu Yogeswaran SIWIKE Podcast AY 002 Mentor Corner On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, Luki and Anu discuss Leadership Communication and Grades. They talk about the grades obsession, imperfections within the schooling system, building mental resiliency and much more. If you're someone looking to learn more about leadership communication, grades and how it af...

Being yourself and Being happy: Mintikah English-Palmer SIWIKE Podcast MEP 005 Mentor Corner On this episode of the SIWIKE Podcast, Luki and Minti discuss Being Yourself and Being Happy. They talk about finding your tribe, doing the things that make you smile and being open. They also provide some useful tips for anyone struggling with being themselves and accepting who they are. We speak about: 0...

Networking and Relationships: Anita Agrawal SIWIKE Podcast AA 002 Mentor Corner On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, Luki and Anita discuss Networking and Relationships. They share some of their networking struggles including not being taught about networking in school and fearing what people might think. This led to them eventually realizing the importance of networking for career development....

Basketball, Sales, Recruiting and Startups: Sergey Kalnish SIWIKE Podcast SK 001 Mentor Corner. On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, Luki and Sergey discuss Basketball, Sales, Recruiting and Startups. Sergey is a talent attraction manager at Jobber. Jobber is a tracking software for home service businesses. ( https://getjobber.com/ ) We speak about: 01:50 - Sergey as a kid 03:16 - His interest i...

Tech, Product, Startup: David Jorjani - SIWIKE Podcast DJOR 001 Mentor Corner. On this episode of the SIWIKE Podcast, Luki and David discuss Tech, Product and Startups. David is a director of product and a university instructor. We chat about: 01:39 - David as a kid 02:27 - His love for computer games 03:47 - Being defined by his intelligence 06:00 - How playing video games helped him learn Englis...

Environment, Building Science and Networking: Abraham Wairisal SIWIKE Podcast AW 001 Mentor Corner On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, Luki and Abraham discuss Environment, Building Science and Networking. Abraham is the Manager of Energy Evaluations, Energy Modelling and Building Science at Greensaver. Greensaver is a not-for-profit energy efficiency organization ( https://greensaver.org/ ) We...

Farm, Business, Sales to President: Frank Abbruzzese SIWIKE Podcast FA 001 Mentor Corner. On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, Luki and Frank discuss Business, Sales, growing up on a farm and becoming the president of his company. Frank is the CEO and President of AlphaKOR. AlphaKOR is a tech innovative company providing businesses with the latest products, services and IT support. ( https://www...

Law, Armed Forces and Publishing: Scott Fraser SIWIKE Podcast SF 001 Mentor Corner. On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, Luki and Frank discuss Law, Armed Forces and Publishing. Frank is the president and publisher of Dundurn Press ( https://www.dundurn.com/ ). Dundurn Press is an independent book publisher located in Toronto, Canada. We speak about: 00:48 - Scott as a kid, growing up in Cobourg...

Psychology, Parenthood, Accounting and Coaching: Alena Sviderskaia SIWIKE Podcast AS 001. On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, Luki and Alena discuss Psychology, Parenthood, Accounting and Coaching. Alena is a leadership coach who helps organizations turn managers into people leaders. She shares her journey from accounting to getting her psychology degree to become a therapist leading her to dis...

Music, Coding, Startup at YC: Alexander Luksidadi - SIWIKE Podcast AL 001 Mentor Corner. On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, Luki and Alexander discuss Music, Coding and Startups. Alexander is the co-founder of "Rose Rocket" ( https://www.roserocket.com/ ). Rose Rocket is a transportation management software that helps build the future of trucking technology. Rose Rocket was part of a Y-Combina...

D&I Deeper Dive - Diversity in HR and Allyship: Nora Zayed SIWIKE Podcast NZ 005 Mentor Corner. On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, Luki and Nora discuss Diversity in HR and Allyship. We speak about: 00:52 - The underrepresentation of BIPOC in HR 02:58 - HR being a small department with not a lot of job openings 03:50 - Networking 05:52 - Allyship 06:17 - LGBTQ+ pronouns 08:14 - Supporting...

Exercise Deep Dive: Mintikah English Palmer - SIWIKE Podcast MEP 004 Mentor Corner. On this episode of the SIWIKE Podcast, Minti and I discuss exercise. We share stories about our health journey and provide some useful tips for anyone interested in becoming more active. We speak about: 01:22 - Becoming sedentary due to work 02:20 - Growing up as a chubby kid 04:27 - Signing up at the gym 05:37 - A...

Accounting to Product Management Katherine Chong SIWIKE Podcast KC 001 Mentor Corner. On this episode of the SIWIKE Podcast, I am joined by Katherine Chong. Katherine is a product manager who is currently embarking on a journey to find her next career path. She speaks about: 01:11 - Being a high achiever growing up 03:15 - Over analyzing her failures 05:01 - Getting into business because it allowe...

On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, I am joined by Michael Fearon. Michael is a learning and development coordinator at the Ministry of Labour. #SIWIKE #podcast #learninganddevelopment He speaks about: 00:31 - His learning and development career 01:11 - Michael as a kid 03:12 - Being dyslexic 09:06 - Not understanding there was something wrong 11:06 - The support he received from his family 16:...

On this episode, I am joined by Anita Agrawal. Anita runs a successful gemstone jewelry company with her mother called Jewels4Ever. https://www.jewels4ever.ca/ She speaks about: 00:33 - Her company Jewels4Ever 01:23 - Anita as a kid 02:59 - Going from shy to outspoken 08:47 - Parents wanting her to be a doctor 11:33 - Being first wholesale business with fully functional website 14:43 - Leaving com...

On this episode, I am joined by Mike Santeusanio. Mike is a corporate trainer and the founder of Train Your Minds. https://www.trainyourminds.com/ Train Your Minds is an organization that provides corporate workshops to help in managing your mind in the workplace. He speaks about: 00:55 - Being a pain in the butt as a kid 01:37 - Always questioning everything 05:05 - Discovering telemarketing duri...

Minti and I talk about physical health. We dive into Nutrition, Sleep and Exercise. We dive into: 01:07 Minti starting her weight loss journey on YouTube channel (watch the first episode here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogOW3Cl2M0w ) 01:45 Got into health and fitness at young age 02:20 Lost it in high school 02:29 Got active again in university Freshman 15 03:25 COVID helped her get more activ...