Anouar Benali EXTENDED #7.1
Citizens of Jobland
My extended interview with physicist and materials scientist Anouar Benali is now available. Only on Citizens of Jobland will you hear the career advice "Don't make an enemy unless you are willing to destroy him completely." Enjoy!
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Anouar Benali #7
Citizens of Jobland
My guest in episode #7 is Anouar Benali, a physicist and materials scientist at Argonne National Laboratory. We get into topics like the future of the supercomputer, what's good and bad about algorithms and the surprisingly un-objective and irrational obstacles to progress in science. Anouar also offers up some terrific career advice and, conversely, what may be the best way to fend off recruiters.
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Katie Gonzalez #6
Citizens of Jobland
My guest in episode #6 is Katie Gonzalez, fundraising communications & data maven at the Jane Addams Resource Corporation. We talk about her shift from professional oboe playing to working at the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras and Koval Distillery, volunteering at The People's Music School and how she found that giving away an instrument actually improved her musicianship.
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Brian Lowit #5
Citizens of Jobland
My guest is Brian Lowit, founder of Lovitt Records, label manager at legendary record label Dischord Records and owner of Desert Mountain Ice Cream in Washington DC. He talks about getting creative with his college mailroom, starting a record label out of his dorm room and how the digital music revolution has impacted the industry. Brian talke about growing up DIY in Washington DC, what led him to such diverse endeavors as Mount Desert Ice Cream and why it makes sense that he ended up exactly where he is.
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Javad Khazaeli #4
Citizens of Jobland
Episode #4 features St Louis immigration and civil rights attorney Javad Khazaeli. We discuss how he came to practice immigration law and how it continues to adapt to recent political, social and technological advances (and setbacks). He shares some of his varied experiences working in the Federal Government and what led him to strike out on his own. Javad also talks about writing a New York Times op-ed and offers up some great interview advice.
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Michael Lindner #3
Citizens of Jobland
Episode #3 of Citizens of Jobland features executive recruiter and Jeff Award winning actor Michael Lindner. We discuss how the pandemic has changed the job market, his own transition from non-union to Equity actor and how success on the stage prompted him to take on a second career. An expert career coach, Michael talks about what goes into being an effective executive recruiter (don’t call him a headhunter) and offers advice for job seekers.
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Dr Alex Lickerman #2
Citizens of Jobland
Dr Alex Lickerman, CEO of Chicago-based provider of direct primary care ImagineMD. Discuss how the innovative model addresses the needs of patients that the traditional fee for service method can't, as well as the ways it can potentially revolutionize healthcare. He talks about what he learned in his 20 years practicing medicine at the University of Chicago, the challenges faced by primary care physicians and striking a balance between caring for patients, business growth and being an author on resilience.
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Karin Norington-Reaves #1
Citizens of Jobland
We'll hear from Karin Norington-Reaves, CEO of the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership. She talks about her varied career after law school, her time at Teach for America both in the classroom and as an administrator and the valuable experiences that led her to head the nation's largest workforce system.
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Trailer
Citizens of Jobland
Launching Summer 2020
info_outlineMy guest in episode #7 is Anouar Benali, a physicist and materials scientist at Argonne National Laboratory. We get into topics like the future of the supercomputer, what's good and bad about algorithms and the surprisingly un-objective and irrational obstacles to scientific progress. Anouar also offers up some terrific career advice and, conversely, what may be the best way to fend off recruiters.
Music this episode, including the theme song, is from Jumblehead