Two women of colour deconstruct the world of work and what that might look like for all of us moving ahead. Along with our own reflections about workplace culture, self development and career dilemmas we will be interviewing other early careers young professionals from all sorts of industries to regularly bring fresh career chats, straight to you!
EP24: Dealing with rejection in our careers as young women of colour
Another day, another email starting with 'we regret to inform you'
rejection sucks, that's the most profound way we could put it
but we hope venting and discussing the way we reflect on our rejections during this episode brings you comfort and reassurance that you are not alone and it DOES get better!
as the saying goes, rejection is redirection and we hope you find the courage and tenacity to bounce back if rejection is killing your vibe just now
enjoy the episode and stay tuned for the next one dropping soon!
27 May 2022
EP 23: Being a brown woman in academia with Akshina
Welcome back for a new episode! Joining us as a 2021 recording all the way from the windy city is the wonderful Akshina- an old classmate Anu went to school with back in India. Akshina speaks to us about the challenges and appeal of academia, the tricky issue with career progression and workplace obstacles as a brown woman. We get nostalgic pretty quick and talk about how the pandemic has affected us as Indians who live abroad and have most of our family back home in Kolkata and how this impacts our sense of self. An episode rich with reflection and a conversation that shows how Akshina illuminates the path for future women of colour in her field, we hope you enjoy it as much as we did recording it!
Check out Akshina's website to follow her work here: https://akshinabanerjee.com/
18 May 2022
Ep 22: Life choices, following your interests, taking risks and being a digital creative and entrepreneur with Ishan Bhasin
Coming in straight from Kolkata -founder of niyor perfumes, dancer since he was a child, entertainer, host, digital creative and all-round life enthusiast Ishan Bhasin joins us in Episode 22 to chat about his career trajectory so far. An undergraduate in business, an MSc from Edinburgh - Ishan is candid about the pros and cons of academic achievements and what it feels like to bounce back from challenging situations as a student. We delve into marketing, social media and what it means for branding and relationships with consumers now and into the future. Interestingly, Ishan notices that 'the people who win on social media are those who are able to exclude a demographic from the beginning' and that takes us into discussing how developing a niche is helpful to being a creative online. He also shares his own relationship with social media and why breaks are important. We hope you enjoy our conversation with him and look forward to seeing you for the next episode!
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