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The Unemployed Graduate

Jenny Guo•theunemployedgraduate.com.au
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The Unemployed Graduate is a podcast for lost millennials, high school and college students who have no idea WTF they want to do with their lives or careers. Come along with me to hear the stories of those who've succeeded in creating their dream job. I want to show you what you secretly dream to do or what your parents deem is not a valid career path is in fact attainable.
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015: From 'I hate my thighs' to am empowering Fitness & Life coach w/ Ophie Ho

After achieving the dream body to compete in a body building competition, Ophie developed a seriously bad relationship with food. Whilst still on a high from accomplishing months of training, strict dieting & finally competing... this was not the moment she imagined to be breaking down over myfitnesspal showing her macros to be over for the airplane food. In this episode fitness & life coach Ophie delves into her struggles with body image and how she's strengthening her mindset around lo...

Aug 24, 2020•54 min

014: A Commerce Degree is the most useless degree w/ Gary Zhang

As a mining engineer by day who and a successful owner of a multiple 6 figure tutoring business by night, Gary shares how he juggled fulltime uni whilst growing his tutoring business, some advice for high school & uni graduates who don't know what to do after school & his unique upbringing as a child of immigrant parents who came from very humble beginnings.

Oct 07, 2019•1 hr 2 min

013: Learning to live with Depression, Social Anxiety & Body Image w/ Sandy Li Cofounder of PUSHAS

This week's conversation is with Sandy Li cofounder of Pushas. She is an extremely inspiring woman and I'm so grateful for this conversation because in this episode she was so open about her struggles with depression, bullying, body image & social anxiety. At first glance, I would've never expected someone as outgoing, friendly and social as herself would be struggling with depression but as I dug deeper in our conversation I realised she looks at the world and people through a profound lens...

Sep 09, 2019•1 hr 7 min

012: Abbas Sajad The First Official Lens Creator For Snapchat In Sydney

This week I spoke to Abbas Sajad about his Lebanese background and going against the expectations of his very traditional family, what it feels like to be the only creative in his family and some of the very skewed portrayals of the Lebanese and Asian communities in the media. . Follow @theunemployedgraduate_ Follow @abssajad Abbas's website: www.abbassajad.com

Sep 01, 2019•56 min

010: Identity Politics, Extreme Academia & 'Failures' with Half Ghanaian Half Chinese Michael Boateng

Michael Boateng, the creator behind 'Colours Of A Nation' a docu-series detailing the stories of six young African-Australians and their unique experience with black identity, sits down to explain why it's so important for him to tell the stories of fellow African-Australians, his lack of identification with ethnic tribes, the dangers of extreme academia, burning out during high school & how he perceives failures. Follow @michaelkboateng Follow @theunemployedgraduate_

Apr 08, 2019•1 hr 5 min

008: From Being Broke To Now Running Two Successful Businesses

In this episode Paulina & Simon are brutally honest about their struggles in the early stages of starting their businesses, how they've worked together as a couple, team & partnership when managing their personal & business relationships, how to deal with clients & cash flow as a freelancer and some of the greatest lessons they've learnt throughout the years.

Mar 24, 2019•1 hr 18 min

007: Six Figures In Six Months w/ Photographer & Entrepreneur Killian Pham

Transitioning from his agency career to starting his own business, he has achieved great success and in this conversation you’ll discover how his business reached 6 figures in 6 months, how he conceptualises his creative process, how to stay inspired as a photographer in this saturated space and some of the lessons he wished he wished he would’ve known when he first started.

Mar 11, 2019•41 min

006: Law Graduate To Sneaker E-commerce w/ Justin Truong Co-Founder of PUSHAS

Justin Truong was well on his way to getting a head start in his corporate law career working at a top-tier law firm in Sydney before he starting to re-evaluate what he truly wanted to pursue. Justin candidly details growing up in a disadvantaged immigrant family background and grinding through starting his own business. This one's for those of you who have clung to the prestige of a law degree, putting up with a course you don't enjoy or are studying a course because your parents want you to.

Feb 24, 2019•1 hr 19 min

004: Financial Planner, YouTuber & Creator Of The $1000 Project Canna Campbell on How To Invest In Your 20s, Building Passive Income & True Authentic Financial Freedom

The creator behind Sugarmamma.TV (111,000 subscribers on YouTube) and author of The $1000 Project book, Canna Campbell dives deep into how to achieve authentic financial freedom by building passive income, turning her darkest & lowest point in life into The $1000 Project (now a worldwide movement) & how to start investing in your 20s.

Feb 21, 2019•1 hr

003: Virtual Reality Tech Start Up CEO Justin Liang on Starting At 22, How To Sell To Investors, How To Overcome Rejection, Whether You Need An MBA & Future Of Real Estate, Architecture & Design.

At 22, Justin Liang made the switch from a secure corporate career to dive head first into a pre-mature industry, the commercial side of virtual reality. In this episode Justin shares candidly about whether you need an MBA to run a business, overcoming rejection, how to sell your vision to investors as well as a unique & personal insight into how his faith shapes his identity as an entrepreneur.

Feb 20, 2019•35 min

002: Ex Vogue Deputy Editor Georgie Abay on Fashion, Working for Edwina McCann at Harper's BAZAAR, Toxicity in Magazine World, Highs & Lows of a Glamorous Industry,

If you've ever wondered how to break through in fashion & magazines, this is for you. Ex Deputy Editor of Vogue Australia & now founder of The Grace Tales Georgie Abay reflects on the highest of highs working in fashion as well as the lowest of lows. She covers how she landed that first job, working for Edwina McCann at Harper's BAZAAR, toxicity and bullying in the work place, the value of female friendships and what she looks for in an intern or employee.

Feb 20, 2019•48 min

001: An Unemployed Graduate, Fear of Failure, Asian Parents Expectations & Feeling Lost In Career Options

Welcome to the The Unemployed Graduate. If you're soon to be a high school or college grad and you have no idea what you want to do with your life or career, then come along because I'm just as lost as you are. In this introductory episode I dive deep into my personal story and why I'm starting this podcast. It's okay to feel lost, let's learn together from those who've walked the paths you and I have dreamed of taking or are curious about.

Feb 09, 2019•6 min
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