Beyond the Degree

Angad A., Max B., Tate C., Talal F.
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Beyond The Degree hosts a diversity of University of Toronto alumni from all disciplines to discuss their careers, interests, alma mater, city, and whatever else the conversation goes to.

Episodes

  1. 2020-04-14

    Logic, Law, & Life | A Conversation with Florian Nagy

    Florian shares the motivation behind his shift from Mathematics to Law, how to study it, and what he thinks the future has in store for it.

    35 min

  2. 2020-03-01

    Breaking into Bay Street | A Conversation with Henry Zhu

    Henry shares with us how he managed to maintain balance as a driven business student with high aspirations, how it affected his perspective towards and beyond a degree, and how it helped him end up as an investment banker at Lazard.

    49 min

  3. 2019-12-04

    Islamic Finance and Keeping A Cool Head in the Startup World | A Conversation with Mohamad Sawwaf

    In this episode of Beyond the Degree, Talal and Angad speak to Mohamad Sawwaf, the Co-Founder and CEO of Manzil, an Islamic Financing and Investing company. Manzil helps Canadians actively participate in Halal investments. Talal and Angad also speak to Mohamad how he managed and still manages to stay sane throughout the demanding process of undergrad, post-grad, and now being the face of a startup.

    52 min

  4. 2019-11-18

    How to Break Into the Tech Industry | A Conversation with Savana Elsays

    Savana Elsays, shares how she shifted gears from pursuing a medical degree to becoming a talent acquisition specialist at SnapTravel and why she decided to immerse herself in the technology industry. Can studying pharmacy give you any advantages in the tech sector? What general characteristics are the employers in the tech sector looking for? Listen to Savana's insightful, insider take on these questions and many more in this episode.

    46 min

  5. 2019-11-03

    Dropping Out To Found A Multi-Million Dollar Cannabis Startup | A Conversation With Mackenzie F.

    In this episode of Beyond The Degree we defy the constraints of our name and hear what cannabis entrepreneur Mackenzie Ferguson has to say about dropping out of UofT to start working on Verda - “The UberEats For Weed”. He discusses balancing university alongside working on a startup and what it's like to be at the crest of a growing tsunami of an industry.

    46 min

  6. 2019-10-21

    A Deep Dive Into Finance | A Conversation with Edward Smith

    In this Episode of Beyond the Degree, we sit down with Edward Smith-Windsor, a Rotman Commerce graduate who shares with us his advice on how to obtain the most elite jobs in finance, what makes a great investor and why most people enter finance for the wrong reasons.

    49 min

  7. 2019-10-07

    Standing out from the Crowd | A Conversation with Nish Samantray

    In this episode, we sit down with Nish Samantray - entrepreneur, developer, and many other things - to find out what advice he has for U of T students, undergraduates in general, and anybody who's got a burgeoning project or is looking to start one.

    45 min

  8. 2019-09-23

    Is There a Limit to Quantum? | A Conversation with Ystallonne Alves

    In the debut episode of Beyond the Degree, Talal and Tate have a chat with Ystallonne Alves, a young quantum computer scientist from Brazil currently developing technology to render images using quantum computers. Our music is produced by Pranav Vaidyanathan, and to stay updated on our latest guests and episodes, go and follow our Instagram page @beyond_podcast. Episode notes: 0:25: Meet Ystallone. 1:18: Brazil vs. Canada - post secondary education and entrepreneurship. 5:53: CDL program and meeting his co founder. 7:37: Introduction to quantum computing. 11:25: What is quantum computing? 15:37: Quantum computing today. 20:00: Boxcat. 25:50:  Talent defecit in quantum. 27:00: Quantum and its implications. 31:00: Quantum in Toronto. 33:17: Bringing quantum to farms. 35:12: Quantum machine learning. 36:53: Google's new quantum processor. 39:25: Tips for the next generation of quantum innovators.

    42 min
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Beyond The Degree hosts a diversity of University of Toronto alumni from all disciplines to discuss their careers, interests, alma mater, city, and whatever else the conversation goes to.

Information

  • Creator
    Angad A., Max B., Tate C., Talal F.
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2020
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Angad A., Max B., Tate C., Talal F.
  • Show Website
    Beyond the Degree