by Gregory Heller | Apr 2, 2021 | Episodes
On this episode, I speak with Professor Warren Boeker, the Douglas Olesen/Battelle Chaired Professor of Management at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business. I invited Professor Boeker on the show to talk about innovation and design...
by Gregory Heller | Mar 26, 2021 | Episodes
On this episode, I speak with Rebecca Lovell. Rebecca holds an MBA from Foster, since she graduated her career has included roles with the City of Seattle office of economic development, Geekwire, the Northwest Entrepreneur’s network, and Alliance of Angels. She...
by Gregory Heller | Mar 13, 2021 | Episodes
My guest on this episode is Sam Ushio. Sam and I met through my colleague Elaine Newtson (also a guest on the show, episodes 2.11 Behavioral Interviewing and 4.2 Informational Interviewing) in the pre-Covid times. We connected around the work I’ve done with...
by conversationsoncareers_ufelsl | Feb 9, 2021 | Episodes
Back in 2019, I had the opportunity to attend a two-day Search Inside Yourself training lead by Tony Back and Larissa Benson sponsored by the UW Resilience Lab. It was an amazing opportunity to learn about, and have the lived experience of brining mindfulness...
by Gregory Heller | Jan 7, 2021 | Episodes
This episode is different than most others. I don’t have a guest. So it’s not really a conversation, but it is based on the conversations I’ve had with many students preparing for behavioral job interviews. What follows is pretty close to a...
by Gregory Heller | Dec 18, 2020 | Episodes
On this episode, former journalist and current technology leader Kristin Graham and I talk about tips for improving your business communication in normal times and right now during during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Kristin works at Amazon where, among other things, she...
by Gregory Heller | Dec 8, 2020 | Episodes
My colleague Julie Boden and I took some time to discuss reframing internship application rejection and put it into the broader context of an MBA career plan, and the application and review process. We’ve reached that time of the year where first-year...
by Gregory Heller | Nov 23, 2020 | Episodes
Alexandra Samuel, PhD. joins me for a conversation about strategies and techniques for networking when you can’t actually meet people in person, like right now during this continuing Covid Pandemic. Alex and I actually met in person at a conference over 15...
by Gregory Heller | Nov 16, 2020 | Episodes
On this episode I speak with Steve Dalton, Program Director For Career Services at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business and author of the 2-Hour Job Search. We talk about the 2-Hour Job Search method and how the Covid pandemic has impacted job searching with...
by Gregory Heller | Oct 10, 2020 | Episodes
Foster MBA Career Coach Elaine Newtson and I have a quick discussion about strategic approaches to crafting behavior interview answers. Elaine has provided career coaching to Foster MBA Students since 2014. She brings 15+ years of corporate experience in global talent...