Nonlinear

Welcome to Career Paths with Teal! For more information on Teal, visit TealHQ.com.

In an ever-changing job market, the best way to succeed is to approach your career not as an employee, but as an investor. Robin Daniels, current Chief Marketing Officer at Matterport, has worked at some of the biggest tech companies globally, including WeWork, Box, LindkedIn and Salesforce, but never for more than four years! Through conversation with Teal's host Dave Fano, we learn that growth is not always linear and the best job for you might not always translate to the highest pay or title. Together, they discuss the balancing act involved in planning your next career move. Want to listen to more? As a member you can dive deeper into all the conversations on our show. For information on how to join visit TealHQ.com. This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co

This week on Career Paths with Teal, Dave Fano chats with Evelyn Lee, Senior Experience Designerat Slack; whose career journey has been far from linear. She discusses her journey into architecture, from drawing a floor plan in the fourth grade to now being on the board of the American Institute of Architects. Evelyn addresses transitioning roles and also provides words of advice for those who may want to switch fields and explore other aspects of their expertise.To learn more about Teal, visit TealHQ.com.This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co

In this episode of Career Paths with Teal, Dave Fano chats with Jason Shah, Product Lead at Airbnb. Jason began his career by launching his own company at just 15 years old, but has a surprising bit of advice for anyone with an entrepreneurial spirit: don't be afraid to work for someone else. Reflecting on his own career path, which includes years spent at companies like Microsoft and Amazon, he says it is important to treat a career like a road map, rather than a ladder you're looking to climb. Jason addresses corporate culture while stressing the importance of accountability and shared goals. To learn more about Teal, visit TealHQ.comThis podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co

In this episode of Career Paths with Teal, Dave Fano chats with Stephanie Manning Cohen, Senior Director of Platform at Lerer Hippeau, a venture capital firm. When Stephanie landed this role, she said she found her dream job and speaks about the significance of gaining clarity in your career to yield success. Through her own experience, Stephanie identifies the questions one should ask when considering a new role and compares the benefits of working at an early stage company versus a later stage one. Searching for and landing the job of your dreams is well within your reach, and with the right mentors, outreach approach, and even Twitter searches, it can be yours! To learn more about Teal, visit TealHQ.com.This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co

In this episode of Career Paths with Teal, guest co-host Erik Martin chats with Kevin Varadian, VP at Cutover and former VP of North American Sales at WeWork, who has one main goal and priority: to fail more often and frequently. By revisiting the earlier years of his career, he explains how failures can be reframed and used to help you maximize your career. With a strong focus on sales, Kevin marks the distinction between a company that focuses on quotas versus one that strives to invest in their salesforce. Additionally, Kevin provides advice on how you can make your online presence and LinkedIn page stand out! To learn more about Teal, visit TealHQ.com.This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co

In this episode of Career Paths with Teal, Dave Fano chats with Craig Robinson, who successfully transitioned from tech consulting to real estate about the power of positive thinking, the importance of mentors and the key elements needed to change course in your career. From practical advice to spiritual insights, Craig Robinson pulls from his own experience to provide guidance into ways one can pivot professionally without having to take any major steps backwards. Through their discussions, Craig and Dave draw the distinctions between hard skills and soft skills, while Craig spells out the areas that must be considered when a person is looking to change direction in their career. Beyond this, Craig discusses the importance of self-care and creating boundaries in the workplace. To learn more about Teal, visit TealHQ.comThis podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co

David Fano talks with Mary Jantsch, People Operations & Remote Work Consultant on a variety of topics related to today's workforce. Together, they discuss how the hiring process is changing as more and more people work from home. They explain the importance of sharpening your communications skills in this remote environment and discuss the distinctions between Human Resources and People Operations. Additionally, they address the new challenges and opportunities that arise with this ever changing and evolving new world order. To learn more about Teal, visit TealHQ.com. This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co

Dave Fano talks with Jeff Bussgang, general partner at Flybridge about evaluating startups both as an investor and an employee. When it comes to a startup, the focus is almost always on the founder ... but together, David Fano and Jeff Bussgang explore the roles and significance of the "joiners." The joiners are the ones that come onboard a company shortly after its conception and often become a tremendous and vital part of the company. Bussgang shares his experience as an entrepreneur and a mentor in helping people navigate the corporate and startup world, while breaking down startups into three distinct categories. As an investor, he provides invaluable advice to anyone exploring the startup world: When evaluating your next career move, it's important to do the math and to see opportunities as investments in your own career path and strategy. To learn more about Teal, visit TealHQ.com.This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co

Shay Loko began her professional life pursuing a law degree because it made sense to her—but near completion of the degree, she realized what she actually wanted was something that would help her create connections through her day-to-day life. From sales to a consulting job out of Ireland, to where she is now as a senior account manager in a tech company helping others find jobs in their fields of passion, she’s learned that you should be deliberate, clear, and confident in planning your future and building your personal brand. She’s always believed that every experience is valuable; what matters are what you put into it and what you focus on getting out of it. Follow Shay as she accounts the extraordinary trajectory of her life post-law school.Connect with Shay:Twitter: https://twitter.com/jobswithshayInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shayloksLinkedin: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/slokoNonlinear is presented by Teal and hosted by our Founder & CEO, Dave Fano. At Teal, we’re building a genuinely consumer-first platform to help people grow and manage their careers. Our goal is to empower people to land jobs they love with free tools that guide and automate the process. Learn more at tealhq.com. This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative with Matthew Jones as Senior Producer and Drew MacPowell as Editor and Associate Producer. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co.

Alexa Meyer, the Co-Founder and CEO of Coa, has approached her career from the mindset of wanting to build something herself someday. Early in her career, she was recruited into a sales role, which later led her to work for Interbrand, the world’s largest brand strategy company. That experience gave her an understanding of how Fortune 500 companies build brands and marketing strategies that keep them relevant in our constantly changing world. Later, Alexa used her network to find a position in marketing at a startup, working closely with the founders and using it as a learning experience to better understand the challenges and pitfalls of running a company. In this episode, Alexa reveals her journey from selling McDonald's toys door-to-door to her leap into the world of startups and her role as Co-Founder and CEO of Coa, which is fighting the stigmatization of mental health and working toward getting people as proactive about it as they are about their physical health. Connect with CoaTwitter: https://twitter.com/joincoaWebsite: https://joincoa.comConnect with AlexaTwitter: https://twitter.com/alexakmeyer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexatronicLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrakmeyerConnect with Dr. Emily Hall, Co-Founder & CCO of CoaTwitter: https://twitter.com/dremilyanhaltNonlinear is presented by Teal and hosted by our Founder & CEO, Dave Fano. At Teal, we’re building a genuinely consumer-first platform to help people grow and manage their careers. Our goal is to empower people to land jobs they love with free tools that guide and automate the process. Learn more at tealhq.com. This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative with Matthew Jones as Senior Producer and Drew MacPowell as Editor and Associate Producer. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co.

Sally Rogers has gone through multiple major career shifts in her professional life—from academia to banking, consulting, and, most recently, entrepreneurship. Through it all, she began to understand her own interests and motivations, and began to see building a career as an effort existing in tandem with self-exploration. Through this introspection, she ended up leaving behind the corporate world and creating her first startup company, finding herself happier and more unshackled than ever before. She’s learned the importance of following her dreams in her career, as well as the necessity of learning who she is outside of her professional life. Listen as Sally takes you from her darkest moments to the amazing place where she is today—the founder and CEO of Parsnip!Connect with Sally on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sally-rogers.Nonlinear is presented by Teal and hosted by our Founder & CEO, Dave Fano. At Teal, we’re building a genuinely consumer-first platform to help people grow and manage their careers. Our goal is to empower people to land jobs they love with free tools that guide and automate the process. Learn more at tealhq.com. This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative with Matthew Jones as Senior Producer and Drew MacPowell as Editor and Associate Producer. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co.

After graduating from college with a degree in English, Natalie Sportelli took on a series of internships—most notably at Forbes, where she later accepted a full-time position as an editor (and the first under the age of 30). She found herself especially inspired by founders and startups and got to work more directly with them when she moved from journalism to venture capital. Through multiple career pivots, she has had to re-establish her personal brand with her expertise in each new space. Follow along as Natalie recounts her professional life and how her internship experience ultimately informed her career.Connect with Natalie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/N_SportelliLearn more about Thingtesting: https://thingtesting.comNonlinear is presented by Teal and hosted by our Founder & CEO, Dave Fano. At Teal, we’re building a genuinely consumer-first platform to help people grow and manage their careers. Our goal is to empower people to land jobs they love with free tools that guide and automate the process. Learn more at tealhq.com. This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative with Matthew Jones as Senior Producer and Drew MacPowell as Editor and Associate Producer. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co.

Laura Brounstein is a storyteller, having taken up a deep interest in stories through books and other mediums from a young age. She found her way to her career path through politics, television, magazines, real estate—and now tech. Her life’s through-line is that she was able to propel herself from editing stories to helping brands (and even presidential campaigns) find unique, fresh ways to tell their stories. Join Laura as she details the major turns in her life that led her to become the Senior Vice President of Brand and Creative at Clear.Connect with Laura:Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurabrounstein Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurabrounsteinNonlinear is presented by Teal and hosted by our Founder & CEO, Dave Fano. At Teal, we’re building a genuinely consumer-first platform to help people grow and manage their careers. Our goal is to empower people to land jobs they love with free tools that guide and automate the process. Learn more at tealhq.com. This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative with Matthew Jones as Senior Producer and Drew MacPowell as Editor and Associate Producer. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co.

Rebekah Bastian, the Co-Founder and CEO of OwnTrail, started off her professional life with a mechanical engineering degree because she wanted to be an inventor. She ended up realizing it wasn’t what she expected, and later got a job with Microsoft as a program manager. After about three years there, she sought something different from a large, corporate environment. That’s how she ended up at a new startup called Zillow, where she worked for the next 15 years, essentially touching every part of the company. Rebekah then wrote a book, which ended up becoming an entire startup—and she left her career to pursue it. Connect with RebekahTwitter: https://twitter.com/rebekah_bastianInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebekah.bastianLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebekahbastianExplore OwnTrail Website: https://owntrail.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/OwnTrailInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/owntrailLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/owntrailNonlinear is presented by Teal and hosted by our Founder & CEO, Dave Fano. At Teal, we’re building the first genuinely consumer-first platform to help people grow and manage their careers. Our goal is to empower people to land jobs they love with free tools that guide and automate the process. Learn more at tealhq.com. This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative with Matthew Jones as Senior Producer and Drew MacPowell as Editor and Associate Producer. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co.

After graduating with a psychology degree, Lara Perlstein wasn’t really sure where to go next. She decided to take a job in retail and worked her way up to store manager. Over the next few years, she worked multiple different jobs as office managers and administrative assistants, believing that all of the unique experiences she was having would only help to benefit her future. Eventually, she found herself running out of ways to gain new experiences in the corporate world and began seeking something new. A friend from college had joined a startup called WeWork that was growing quickly at the time. She applied there, and it ended up being her home for the next 4+ years until she found her way to Teal, where she's currently the Vice President of Operations. Join Lara in this episode of Nonlinear as she shares her life’s journey of specializing in being a generalist. Connect with LaraLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lara-perlstein/ Nonlinear is presented by Teal and hosted by our Founder & CEO, Dave Fano. At Teal, we’re building the first genuinely consumer-first platform to help people grow and manage their careers. Our goal is to empower people to land jobs they love with free tools that guide and automate the process. Learn more at tealhq.com. This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative with Matthew Jones as Senior Producer and Drew MacPowell as Editor and Associate Producer. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co

Emily Kramer has spent most of her life in the field of marketing. Through multiple marketing jobs—from her very first at an ad agency in San Francisco to roles at both startups (like Asana) and larger corporations (like Carta)—she realized her love for helping startups grow into flourishing companies. Emily also discovered she enjoyed hiring and building teams, which fit cleanly with her interest in investing in startups. Listen as Emily speaks about the amazing passage of her life leading up to her creation of MKT1, an advisement and investment company for startups.Connect with Emily: Twitter: https://twitter.com/emilykramerLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilykramerMKT1's website: https://www.mkt1.co/Nonlinear is presented by Teal and hosted by our Founder & CEO, Dave Fano. At Teal, we’re building the first genuinely consumer-first platform to help people grow and manage their careers. Our goal is to empower people to land jobs they love with free tools that guide and automate the process. Learn more at tealhq.com. This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative with Matthew Jones as Senior Producer and Drew MacPowell as Editor and Associate Producer. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co

Lakshmi Rengarajan is fascinated by how people meet and get to know each other. First honing her people skills as a bartender, she later jumped on an opportunity and got a master’s degree in marketing at her local college. Not too long after, inspired by the recent growth of online dating, she ended up creating her own company, which held singles events modeled after TED Talks. Through time and her unending dedication and commitment, Lakshmi has become an in-demand, professional people-connector at companies like WeWork and Match.com. In 2020, she launched a podcast of her own called Paired By the People, which looks at the modern dating landscape through the lens of the set-up. Connect with Lakshmi:Podcast: https://www.pairedbythepeople.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pairedbythepeople  Website: https://www.lakshmirengarajan.com/Nonlinear is presented by Teal and hosted by our Founder & CEO, Dave Fano. At Teal, we’re building the first genuinely consumer-first platform to help people grow and manage their careers. Our goal is to empower people to land jobs they love with free tools that guide and automate the process. Learn more at tealhq.com. This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative with Matthew Jones as Senior Producer and Drew MacPowell as Editor and Associate Producer. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co

Lia Zneimer, now Head of Brand & Content Marketing at Teal, began her professional career in a totally different field. In college, she double majored in English and theater, then post-college she worked professionally in theater in New York. She loved her time doing that, but it was a tiring lifestyle, and she wanted something more stable financially. Through a great deal of self-reflection, she ended up stepping away from theater and moving toward something new—a complete 180° career shift. She found her way into public relations with Scholastic, and later stepped into a role assisting with social media responsibilities, due to the burgeoning new form of marketing social media was becoming at the time. She worked with Scholastic for four years, then ended up accepting a role with a startup called WeWork as a social media manager, where she grew through the next five years. Follow along with Lia as she describes the trajectory of her life into her current role at Teal from the initial whiplash of her complete career pivot over a decade ago.Connect with Lia: Twitter: https://twitter.com/liazneimerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/liazneimer/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liazneimerThe MarketHer website: https://themarkether.coThe MarketHer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.marketherNonlinear is presented by Teal and hosted by our Founder & CEO, Dave Fano. At Teal, we’re building the first genuinely consumer-first platform to help people grow and manage their careers. Our goal is to empower people to land jobs they love with free tools that guide and automate the process. Learn more at tealhq.com. This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative with Matthew Jones as Senior Producer and Drew MacPowell as Editor and Associate Producer. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co

Jennifer Bangoura is a huge believer in finding small-world connections wherever she is in life. Starting her professional life as an Art History and French major in college, she grew very interested in West Africa and later moved to Mali as a Peace Corps volunteer. While she was in Africa between Mali and Bamako, she fell in love with not only the man who would become her husband but also the pursuit of a career path in education. From schooling in Vermont to becoming a travel coordinator, to then working as a career services specialist, follow along as Jennifer recounts the fascinating story of her life up to the point where she is now: the Director of Career Innovation with Nexford University, as well as a consultant for the Future of Learning Fund in Africa.Connect with Jennifer:Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmbangouraLinkedIn: https://mw.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-bangouraNonlinear is presented by Teal and hosted by our Founder & CEO, Dave Fano. At Teal, we’re building the first genuinely consumer-first platform to help people grow and manage their careers. Our goal is to empower people to land jobs they love with free tools that guide and automate the process. Learn more at tealhq.com. This podcast is produced by Rainbow Creative with Matthew Jones as Senior Producer and Drew MacPowell as Editor and Associate Producer. Find out more about how to create a podcast for you or your business at rainbowcreative.co