Episodes
-
This week I launched a new show that profiles outstanding individuals making a splash in Toronto. It's available on iTunes, Spotify, and every major podcast provider. Would love your help -- subscribe, rate, and share with your friends!
Copyright Akash Pasricha 2019. All Rights Reserved. -
We started this show with some of most sought after corporate internships in the world. Now, we're going ACROSS the world to hear about a different kind of internship... something you'll remember for the rest of your life. On today's episode, we hear about what it's like to work in India, with Ella Wardlaw.
Copyright Akash Pasricha 2019. All rights reserved. -
Episodes manquant?
-
Okay, so that joke's up. I've grilled students on their internships all year long, I figure maybe it's time to talk about my own experience! On this episode, I talk about my experience at Doblin, a company that combines the world of design and innovation with business. (ft. Special Guest Interviewer....). Enjoy!
Copyright Akash Pasricha 2019. All rights reserved. -
What does it take to launch an alcohol delivery service across an entire country? What exciting work can you look forward to, working for the world's largest ride-sharing app? This week, Shan Srikanthan talks to us about his remarkable internship with Uber.
Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved. -
Cryptocurrencies are growing feverishly around the world. Whether the markets are up or down, it's difficult to understand how this industry even functions, and why so many people are paying attention to it. This week, we take a role as traditional as marketing and learn what it's like in the context of this new industry. This is Adam Silverman, from Bancor.
Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved. -
If you don't have sales, you don't have a business. You can forecast and crunch the numbers all you want; at the end of the day, someone has to go out and physically talk to customers and make the sale. That's what Aida Mohammad was doing at TouchBistro this summer, and she's our guest on today's episode.
Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved. -
Skyscrapers. Buildings. Malls. Who owns and operates all these properties? In this episode, we take a dive into the world of Commercial Real Estate and talk to Alex Labuik about his summer internship at Oxford Properties.
Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved. -
What does it take to get a multi-billion prescription drug on the market? What does the regulatory process look like and how can you contribute to a 12-year-go-to-market strategy, as an intern?
In this episode, we chat with Donna Zen about her experience in pharmaceuticals.
Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved. -
At the core of Microsoft's business is its product. Little do we know, Microsoft has hundreds, if not thousands of different products that we don't even know about! What's it like to singlehandedly manage those products... as an intern? How do you research users, design the product, and then prototype it?
In this episode, we speak with Ali Jilani about his internship with Microsoft.
Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved. -
We're back on the air! Check your feed this Tuesday.
Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved. -
Want to host the Zone on YTV? This episode gives you a backdoor route on how to get there... sort of. On this episode, we interview Mark Heeney about his summer internship at Corus Entertainment.
Thank you for listening to this season of the show! We'll be back in the Fall with more episodes.
Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved. -
What ACTUALLY happens on the trading floor?
What do people do on those six-screen monitors and what are they yelling about?
How does an intern fit into this puzzle? In this episode, we interview Kelly He about her internship at Goldman Sachs in Sales and Trading.
Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved. -
Sears Canada is dying, and you're on the restructuring deal that's supposed to bring it back to life; as an intern, what's your role in that? What are you doing everyday when you get to the office? How do you get a job in this industry as someone who's only studied medical science? In this episode, we chat with Rishika Aggarwal about her investment banking internship at BMO Capital Markets.
Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved. -
Your boss tells you you're in charge of selling to every single Dollarama in Canada; how do you respond do that? How do you put together a software platform for sales metrics? What do you do when you get a call saying Tostitos are scanning anymore? In this episode, we interview Peter Delmas about his internship at PepsiCo.
Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved. -
Is consulting really as simple as just giving companies advice? What's it like to redefine a leading retailer's technology strategy? What's it like to be working as an insight driver, a deck builder, and a secretary, all at once? What is slide jiggle and the pizza triangle? In this episode, we interview Jake MacDonnell about his internship at Accenture.
Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved. -
What's life working in Silicon Valley like? What does an internship at a multi-billion dollar tech company entail? How does it feel to be part of the financial brains that run one of the biggest cloud services companies in the world? In this interview, we interview Jeet Chakrabarty about his internship at Dropbox.
Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved. -
What's it like to work for the most prestigious bank on Wall Street? Where does an intern fit into a deal team? What's a pitchbook and why does every investment banker have horror stories about them? In this interview, we cover Goldman Sachs with Basil Smith.
Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved. -
What's life like at a start-up? What does exponential growth look like? How can you lead project teams as an intern? In this episode, we cover Wealthsimple, a Canadian robo-advising wealth manager with $2-billion in assets under management. Guest: Inam Teja
Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved. -
How do you manage a national product line when you haven't even finished business school yet? How do you get inside the mind of a customer, and understand how retailers think? What's it like to present your findings to your company's sales directors? In this episode, we sit down with Sidra Mahmood who interned at Unilever.
Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved. -
What is investment banking? How do you analyze tens of thousands of data points overnight? Is finance as stressful as many make it out to be? In this episode, we cover Mergers and Acquisitions group at TD Securities with Michael Saunders.
Copyright Akash Pasricha 2018. All rights reserved. - Montre plus