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Explore and learn about exciting careers each week. We invite industry professionals to share their experiences and offer valuable insights on a number of roles and industries. Whether you're just starting out in your career, or looking to make a change, our goal is to help you discover new opportunities and find the path that's right for you.

Episodes

  1. 05/22/2023

    ESG: The Recipe for Navigating Gourmet Sustainability | Isabella Susnjara

    In our final show for the ESG series, we sit down with Isabella Susnjara. Isabella is the Head of Global Sustainability for DO & CO, based in Vienna, Austria. DO & CO is a global gourmet leader primarily serving airlines, Global Events, Restaurants, Lounges, and Hotels. In this episode of "Career Illustrated", we sit down with Isabella, a sustainability maven and leading light in the gourmet catering industry. With her vision firmly anchored on the principles of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and sustainability, Isabella reveals her top five initiatives for DO & CO and the pressing sustainability issues in the gourmet catering realm. Additionally, we journey into the inner workings of Isabella's day-to-day life, a captivating narrative that balances strategic content development, managing global teams, and hiring across various time zones. Isabella gives us a candid view of the challenges and triumphs of her role, with inspiring stories of her early sacrifices to achieve a career that marries her passion and profession. Along the way, we get a glimpse into the heuristics she employs in hiring and her two-fold measure of success: company ratings and the emotional component of effecting mindset change. Isabella also provides clever ways to land a role in Sustainability, an industry that is in high demand for top talent. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in a career in Sustainability or anyone curious to understand the global impact of the catering industry on the environment. Join our community to stay up to date on the latest discussion: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/career-illustrated/ Reporting Standards mentioned: - European Sustainability Reporting Standards - Sustainable Finance Reporting Directive ESG Ratings mentions: - MSCI - Sustainalytica - Refinitiv - CDP

    1h 2m
  2. 03/14/2023

    E2 - Jason Tahir: Venture Associate @ Struck Capital

    Jason Tahir is a Venture Associate with Struck Capital. Struck Capital is a venture capital firm based out of Los Angeles, California that focuses on the pre-seed and seed stage. Jason has over 6 years working directly with tech founders across various roles and industries. In this episode we discuss the differences between the sourcing and platform teams, the pros and cons of being a generalist investor, the surge of activity around climate tech, the importance placed on founding teams, the shift in power dynamics between founders and investors, ways to break into venture capital, and much more. Timestamps: (00:42) Introduction (01:40) Struck Capital, defining Pre-Seed & Seed Stage investment rounds (02:40) Broad overview of Sourcing & Diligence Venture Associate (05:16) Difference between Deal Team & Platform Team (06:59) Pros & Cons of being a Generalist Investor (08:40) Increased venture activity in Climate Tech due to Inflation Reduction Act (10:22) Detailed look at the process and activities of a Sourcing Venture Associate (15:29) Importance of a Lead Investor in the Pre-Seed & Seed rounds (19:03) How the current market has shifted power dynamics between founders and investors (21:42) How success is measured (26:43) The meaning of "Thesis Building" (31:24) Key characteristics of a strong founding team (33:40) Working hours in Venture Capital (37:04) Staying up to date as a VC (39:02) Qualities that make a great venture capitalist (40:52) Advice on breaking into Venture Capital (45:57) How his time as an athlete has helped him in his current role (48:05) What's keeping him in Venture Capital (49:36) Guiding principles for navigating his career (50:49) Jason's "Hot Take" on venture investing moving forward

    57 min

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Explore and learn about exciting careers each week. We invite industry professionals to share their experiences and offer valuable insights on a number of roles and industries. Whether you're just starting out in your career, or looking to make a change, our goal is to help you discover new opportunities and find the path that's right for you.