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Welcome to the Career Canvas podcast, where we add color to the careers and lives of future industry leaders. Host Reuven takes inspiration from podcasts like "How I Built This," but with a focus on the people who helped founders achieve their dreams. The podcast aims to paint a picture of different professions, including the paths taken to reach them, and learn about guests outside their 9-5, from interests to side-hustles and volunteer work. Whether you're starting your career or looking for a change, join us as we explore the painted layers of some amazing people's careers and achievements.
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This conversation was about starting again and learning to Thryve. Being raw, honest, and inspirational, Rabbi Gershie shared his entrepreneurial spirit that led him to become the regional director at NCSY Southwest and start the thryve-ing community of coaches to help families grow.Listen to an educator that has been working with teens since he was a teen impacting literally 1000s of lives. Enjoy episode 76 of the Career Canvas podcast. Like and share if you dare. Peace out!Instagram.com/thryvenfamilieshttps://youtube.com/@thryvenfamilies
Sustainable building is so much more than solar panels.Benji and Laurel didn’t just join the green building movement, they’re helping shape it in Israel. As engineers and architects, they guide developers through certifications like LEED and Israel’s 5281, while designing spaces that prioritize health, sustainability, and long-term savings.This episode dives into their career journeys from Canada and the U.S. to Tel Aviv skyscrapers and explores sustainable design trends like biophilic buildings, smarter cooling systems, and creative urban planning for a near future which Israel's population doubles to 20 million residents. We also talk about their favorite energy innovations, why public transit is the next big piece of the puzzle, and what the title of their book would be (wanna send a guess?).If you’ve ever wondered what it really takes to build better from the ground up this one’s for you.Enjoy episode 75 of the Career Canvas podcast. Subscribe, rate 5 stars, and share if you dare.Peace out.
There is a way to make your email more organized!Eliezer Steinbach didn’t just found Inbox Zero, he built it bootstrapped as a solo developer, marketer, and customer support rep. His AI-powered email assistant helps bulk unsubscribe from email lists, blocks cold emails, auto-draft replies, and finally reclaim their inbox sanity.This episode dives into Eliezer’s journey from launching a fantasy football (read: SOCCER) app in the IDF to running open-source experiments and freelancing his way through tech’s frontlines. We talked AI’s impact on jobs, whether open-sourcing is hype or strategy, and what it’s really like building solo. Plus how being a parent shifts your whole outlook on work and life.If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to actually build an AI product in a crowded market this one's for you.Enjoy episode 74 of the Career Canvas podcast, subscribe, rate 5 stars, and share if you dare.Peace outWebsite: https://getinboxzero.comX (Twitter): @elie2222LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elie222/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@elie2222/community
Jewish Fundraiser to Successful Business. Author of 3 books, Irwin Katsof is an accomplished businessman but also has a masters in psychology and trauma therapy, has organized 89 trade missions, visited 14+ countries, and, most importantly, has 26 grandchildren and growing!"Living Dangerously" is Irwin's struggle to get rich without losing his soul, is about the lessons of a Rabbi's journey through the depths of despair trying to make it in the high stakes of finance. As he shares, "There's tremendous growth from the bumps of life."Irwin shares 6 steps to remain anchored in sanity while pursuing success. He also describes responsible use of psychedelics can help relationships with ourselves, our families, and with God.Enjoy episode 73 of the Career Canvas podcast. Rate 5 stars and share, if you dare.Peace out ✌️ Living Dangerously on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Z24c6PLiving Dangerously companion: https://livingdangerously-thecompanion.com/
How many implementation managers win costume contests with parody songs?Ami started as an implementation analyst and worked his way up to managing complex tech rollouts—while keeping clients happy, systems running, and inboxes impressively organized (his email labels are elite).This episode blends his sharp insight with a good dose of humor, covering everything from using AI to write smarter emails to running training sessions for teams across IT, HR, and beyond.As an implementations professional myself, I especially enjoyed the banter and think you will too!Enjoy episode 72 of the Career Canvas podcast. Subscribe, rate 5 stars, and share if you dare.Peace out ✌️
Ever wonder what a Chief of Staff actually does in a tech company? Or how someone goes from law school to leading massive data projects and managing company culture?Shine breaks down the multifaceted role of a Chief of Staff from strategic project execution to being the glue across leadership, operations, and company culture.Listen how Shine helped build a centralized business intelligence system, why generalist skills are a secret superpower in fast-moving companies, and how to balance structure with flexibility in growing organizations.Enjoy Episode 71 of the Career Canvas podcast. Subscribe, rate 5 stars, and share if you dare.Peace out ✌️
How many 8 year olds figure out what they want to be when they grow up and start a business by 10?Probably the same amount of people that are willing to follow their gut to move to a new country at 16.Daniella started her path as a fashion designer selling her jewelry creations. That expanded to crocheting hats, head coverings and currently includes a full line of dresses, according to season.But it's her candor and story telling that make this episode more fun and insightful like taking her baby to 8 countries in 8 months and some epic problem solving with smokey dresses.Enjoy episode 70 of the Career Canvas podcast. Subscribe, rate 5 stars and share if you dare.Peace out🇮🇱 Daniellafaye.com 🇺🇸 Daniellafayeusa.com Wigbox location and link https://wa.me/97223762010?text=DANIELLA+FAYE+at+WIGBOX
What is a social media influencer?Tamar loves a good collab and helping organizations make an impact and spread positive messages in the world through social media . But, while fun, it's not as easy as it seems.Listen as Tamar shares what goes into being an influencer. About her own content trying to bring hope (not only in fertility) and offer a platform for people who grew up outside of the box.Enjoy episode 69 of the Career Canvas podcast. Follow, rate 5 stars and share, if you dare.Peace outWebsite: tales-of.com Instagram: Instagram.com/talesoftamar
Tech to Non-Profit. You don't hear that much but Reuven is not your typical guy. October 7th was a global inflection point and for Reuven, an elite commando in reserves, recognized that the country was ready for renewal and believed he could play a role in steering it toward growth and resilience.We talked operations from his role in a medical device company including a wild story of collecting the pee from dignitaries in the House of Parliament. Reuven imparts how to empower teams to do their best work and why he left a fulfilling job to enter into the public arena.Plus we discussed AI in healthcare and whose jobs it's coming surprisingly coming after and the role of generalists in the workplace (it's a big one).Enjoy Episode 68 of the Career Canvas podcast. Rate it 5 stars and share it along, if you dare. Peace out!Aleinu: http://alenu.org/
Do you know what goes on behind the scenes of fundraisers making the ask?Katie Matanky is an International Grant Manager who has a deep knowledge of nonprofits and writing. Grant writing is more than just writing and grants are not just for research. Learn her path to self-editing that starts with chatGPT but is mostly driven by "Yossi" and how tasks need a color to happen. Plus, stick around for an invaluable tip for those starting out in the nonprofit world.Katie is an active member of her community and volunteers her expertise to help fundraise to build Carmei Zion in Carmei Gat with great success.Enjoy episode 67 of the Career Canvas podcast. Like, rate 5 stars and share, if you dare.Peace out!
In House or Big Law? Can you be creative and proactive as a lawyer?Noah learned how legal can be the sword and not only the shield by using a deep understanding of the law to drive the company's goals instead of only relying on legal precedent.We talked IPO, how his inspiration from Samuel Adams (the beer company) creatively got the employees invested, and how he revamped the SEC filings to make it more readable and, well, fun.Oh, and he did this while balancing work/life with 260+ days of reserve duty (thank you for your service!) in the past 1.5 years.Enjoy episode 66 of the Career Canvas podcast, rate 5 stars and share if you dare.Heading to the whisky room... Peace out.
Why is branding called branding? Did you ever notice that you ask what brand it is and not what company it is? How can you make yourself important enough or indispensable in your job?Josh walks us through the history of brand, how founders have become ubiquitous with their brand, and how to get into the field.From government to nonprofit to tech, Josh will teach how to find meaning in your work no matter where it is. You never know what opportunity is out there, take the chance!Productivity hacks and more gems in episode 65 of the Career Canvas podcast. Rate us 5 stars and share if you dare. Peace out!
Build, buy or partner? How does this move the needle for the business growth?Azari discusses the framework and challenge of strategic partnerships and how he works to connect Amdocs to some of the biggest brands like AWS, google, Microsoft, Nvidia and more.Azari's professional path was unconventional starting with engineering and ending with psychology but he shares the core values, or strategies, required to make it in the business.Enjoy episode 64 of the Career Canvas podcast. Rate us 5 stars and share if you dare.Peace out.
How does economics shape public policy? Matan discovered that he could learning computer programming by himself but wanted to gain a broader perspective on how to implement data and causality. This led him to study economics. Listen as he discusses the value of his degree, the importance of work experience, and how it shaped his career path.We also discussed his "Olim to the Scene" podcast which allows structured and deeper conversation and hopefully is making its return soon.Enjoy episode 63 of the Career Canvas podcast, rate it 5 stars, and share if you dare!OTTS Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iQVT7Xg3S50DE0kska9I6?si=6dbe0b7f196949c0
Do you know the 3 C's of commercial real estate? Do you know what underwriting is?Joey explains why someone would borrow from a fund, what the due diligence process is, and how to create a strategy to make a strong decision without emotions. He also shares a juicy story of a loan gone bad (and one that went well). Learn the advice Joey followed the from an elder decorated Mossad agent while interning and be inspired by the work he is doing in reserves act as spokesperson for wounded soldiers.All this and more in episode 62 of the Career Canvas Podcast. Rate 5 stars and share if you dare. Peace out!
How do you find inspiration? When you look at art, do you want to know what the artist meant? How do artists make money?Avraham Vofsi offers surprising, tried and tested advice on how to become an artist, how he wants people to interpret his paintings, and how to achieve inspiration.Listen, share and rate episode 61 of the Career Canvas podcast, if you dare.Peace out!Follow Avi:IG: Instagram.com/avrahamvofsiWebsite: Avrahamvofsi.com
Bonus Episode!Are you making values-based decisions? How can you keep spiritual growth in the daily grind?Yaakov Wolff cherished the opportunity to learn in Yeshiva for over a decade. But as this chapter was coming to an end, he didn't want to lose the values, the mindset and the energy that comes from being firmly rooted in Torah.This led him to move to Bnei Netzarim, work in ADI, and start the Shtark Tank podcast focused on Bnei Torah in the workplace.Yaakov is on a mission to learn from amazing role models about having a growth mindset in and out of the office . Listen to him distill some of the most impactful ideas on episode 60 of the Career Canvas podcast.Like, rate, and share if you dare.Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/34xll8GhTfu1BiRdhb8AyR?si=9b95d4e62edb4165Website: Shtarktank.orgLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaakovwolff/
Say this three times fast, what does an actuary actually do? Did you know there's insurance companies for insurance companies?Josh not only predicts when the next catastrophe like, the LA fires, might occur but how much it should cost and pay out.Listen as Josh reminds about the people behind the numbers, what book he'd like to write, and more on episode 58 of the Career Canvas podcast.Like, rate 5 stars and share along!Link to Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid: https://www.amazon.com/G%C3%B6del-Escher-Bach-Eternal-Golden/dp/0465026567/ref=sr_1_1?crid=23IAR7DTQFN2S&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.AEjkpg-qxP1EzID2Mgqvt4e1zQ05fF815PeSngcv1L_GjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.WVwX0IMn0dGj717MI3jUogA6XerHvrIyWHThSpcKHko&dib_tag=se&keywords=godel+escher+back&qid=1740572185&sprefix=godel+escher+bac%2Caps%2C718&sr=8-1
Do each of your shekels (or dollars) have a job?Nadav is already known as the premiere financial advisor for young professionals in Israel but did you know he also co-founded a tech startup (where he hired me as a student) and non-profit focused on giving spiritual leaders the tools to support their congregants with mental health challenges?We talked the state of financial literacy for children/teens, the future of cash, the why behind free guides, two podcasts recommendations (which I already started listening to), and a whole lot more.I left this conversation inspired by what Nadav has accomplished and empowered to take on the world of finance.Enjoy episode 58 of the Career Canvas podcast, rate it 5 stars and share it along!To follow Nadav and Blue and White Finance:Website: bluewhitefinance.comOleh Calculator: israelbudget.comLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nellinson/
Can you name the responsibilities of an executive director for a non-profit? How about a youth organization in Israel that focuses on giving teens programming?Until Rabbis Michael Kahn and Yosef Ginzberg co-founded NCSY Israel, this type of program didn’t exist. While motivated teens could work as counselors for organizations like Bnei Akiva and Scouts, there was no program specifically designed for their growth and development.In this episode, Michael shares his inspiring journey—from being uninvolved in youth groups to discovering a passion for youth engagement through NCSY summer programs. He also talks about the pivotal decision to move to Israel and how these experiences led him to start NCSY Israel.One piece of advice Michael shared was to surround yourself with positive people—and it was truly an honor to share his story with you.Website: Israel.ncsy.orgInstagram: @ncsyisraelEnjoy Episode 57 of the Career Canvas Podcast. Like and share if you dare!
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