146 episodes

In Career Talk With OG, I empower you, so opportunities come to you. You’ll get relevant, practical and actionable career tips and strategies. You’ll also hear from industry professionals sharing their career journey. Plus we'll have episodes en español too.

I'm the Chief Empowerment Officer of Aspira Consulting, a Silicon Valley training and consulting firm providing culturally relevant professional development programs. I'm an introvert turned international speaker and trainer. Our clients include Fortune 1000 firms, professional associations, colleges, and career development organizations.

Career Talk With OG Oscar Garcia

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In Career Talk With OG, I empower you, so opportunities come to you. You’ll get relevant, practical and actionable career tips and strategies. You’ll also hear from industry professionals sharing their career journey. Plus we'll have episodes en español too.

I'm the Chief Empowerment Officer of Aspira Consulting, a Silicon Valley training and consulting firm providing culturally relevant professional development programs. I'm an introvert turned international speaker and trainer. Our clients include Fortune 1000 firms, professional associations, colleges, and career development organizations.

    #144 Heart-Centered Leadership | Throwback 2020

    #144 Heart-Centered Leadership | Throwback 2020

    Today's episode of Career Talk With OG is from a guest appearance with Leena Mendoza. We talk about my definition of leadership, why I choose the title "Chief Empowerment Officer", cultural bullying, and being proud of my Latino culture.



    Visit Aspira Consulting's website for information about our culturally relevant Career Readiness Programs



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    • 30 min
    #143 Building the College-to-Career Pipeline for the Most Vulnerable Populations

    #143 Building the College-to-Career Pipeline for the Most Vulnerable Populations

    Today's episode of Career Talk With OG is with Co-founders of Inspirame, Mauricio Gonzalez and Maria Medrano. Together they launched Inspirame, a technology platform that provides student analytics, education management services, and a user platform that helps first-gen, low-income, Black and Latinx students complete college. Both Mauricio and Maria are first-generation professionals and know first-hand the struggles minority students experience obtaining a college education.



    Inspirame's website https://inspirame.com/



    Visit Aspira Consulting's website for information about our culturally relevant Career Readiness Programs



    Watch our YouTube channel for career and leadership tips



    Subscribe to our e-newsletter to receive no BS career and leaderships tips in your in-box

    • 52 min
    #142 First-Generation Struggles, First-Generation Victories

    #142 First-Generation Struggles, First-Generation Victories

    In this episode, Victoria Banuelos, author of First-Gen, Next-Gen - A guide to Thriving as a First-Generation Latinx in the Next Generation of American Workforce, talks about her experience as a first-generation professional.  We discuss topics like gratitude roadblock, facing rejection in the USA and Mexico, and tips to fit-in the corporate culture.



    Victoria Banuelos' book https://www.amazon.com/First-Gen-NextGen-First-Generation-Generation-Workforce/dp/1637304595



    Visit Aspira Consulting's website for information about our culturally relevant Career Readiness Programs

    Watch our YouTube channel for career and leadership tips

    Subscribe to our e-newsletter to receive no BS career and leaderships tips in your in-box

    • 36 min
    #141 Key Things You Need to Do on LinkedIn to Find a Job

    #141 Key Things You Need to Do on LinkedIn to Find a Job

    This episode is 17-minutes of key things you need to do on LinkedIn to help you find a job.  I talk fast and you'll want to listen to it several times and take notes.



    Visit Aspira Consulting's website for information about our culturally relevant Career Readiness Programs

    Watch our YouTube channel for career and leadership tips

    Subscribe to our e-newsletter to receive no BS career and leaderships tips in your in-box

    • 17 min
    #140 Truth, Reconciliation, & Renewal: Creating Opportunities for All

    #140 Truth, Reconciliation, & Renewal: Creating Opportunities for All

    In today's episode author, William Watson, Ed.d, discusses his book, Twelve Steps for White America: for a United States of America.  Dr. Watson grew up in Mississippi during the civil rights era.  His parents were civil rights workers and his family received death threats from the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist groups.  In his book, he applies recovery principles to our national dysfunction of "racialized rigged advantage".  The content in his book has been considered inflammatory.  Dr. Watson shares his struggle with alcoholism and his journey to healing.  He is an Aspen Presidential Fellow.



    William Watson's website https://williamwatson.org/home

    Aspira Consulting website https://www.aspiraconsulting.com/

    • 55 min
    #139 The Power of Mentorship

    #139 The Power of Mentorship

    This episode is from a workshop I did for Cal State University East Bay for students and alumni on mentorship.  I redefine the mentor/mentee relationship and provide practical and actionable tips to create an influential relationship.  There's a Q&A session at the end of the workshop.



    Aspira Consulting website



    Aspira Consulting YouTube channel

    • 1 hr 15 min

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