Across The Lines

S3 Ep 11 | Career Advice Compilation

This week we’re excited to share our third season career advice compilation. In our episodes, we ask our guests “what is one piece of contrarian advice you would give?” There were so many gems in those answers and we wanted to share them for you to incorporate into your own careers. You'll hear from Debby Soo [https://www.linkedin.com/company/71063840/admin/#], Nick Mehta [https://www.linkedin.com/company/71063840/admin/#], Dave Liu [https://www.linkedin.com/company/71063840/admin/#], Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh [https://www.linkedin.com/company/71063840/admin/#], Sandro Roco [https://www.linkedin.com/company/71063840/admin/#], and Sriram Krishnan [https://www.linkedin.com/company/71063840/admin/#] who are several of our wonderful third season guests. Angie & Jay ------------------------------ If you enjoyed today’s conversation about the intersection of work and Asian American identity, please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a review to spread the word. We’d really appreciate it! Learn more about the show at acrossthelinespodcast.com [https://www.acrossthelinespodcast.com/], follow us @acrossthelinespodcast [https://www.instagram.com/acrossthelinespodcast/], and subscribe to our newsletter [https://www.acrossthelinespodcast.com/newsletter]to get the latest updates.

S3 Ep 10 | Angie, Jay & Ankita Reflect On Season Three

In this episode, we’ll be reflecting on our second season! Creating and building this podcast has been such an insightful and rewarding journey. In this week's episode, our team reflects on the joys, challenges, and learnings of Season 3. We'll be speaking about the following: * Our reflections and learnings from the past year * Aligning your career decisions based on where you receive your energy * The balance between creative energy and being disciplined * Ankita's decision to leave the podcast * On the perceiving risk from the lens of our parents If you enjoyed today’s conversation about the intersection of work and Asian American identity, please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a review to spread the word. We’d really appreciate it! Learn more about the show at acrossthelinespodcast.com [https://www.acrossthelinespodcast.com/], follow us @acrossthelinespodcast [https://www.instagram.com/acrossthelinespodcast/], and subscribe to our newsletter [https://www.acrossthelinespodcast.com/newsletter]to get the latest updates.

S3 Ep 9 | Sriram Krishnan, General Partner @ Andreessen Horowitz, On Rebelling Within A Conformist Culture

Sriram Krishnan is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, investing in early-stage startups. He is also a social media product veteran who previously held leadership roles at Twitter, Snap, and Facebook. Along with his wife Aarthi Ramamurthy, he hosts the "Good Time Show" on Clubhouse which covers interesting people in the world of technology, sports, and entertainment. He also publishes "The Observer Effect". In this episode we spoke with Sriram about the following: * How he navigated being a rebel in a conformist culture * What he learned working alongside Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey * Why he believes creating content and building a personal brand online is an infinite game If you enjoyed today’s conversation about the intersection of work and Asian American identity, please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a review to spread the word. We’d really appreciate it! Learn more about the show at acrossthelinespodcast.com and follow us @acrossthelinespodcast to get the latest updates.

S3 Ep 8 | Sandro Roco, Founder & CEO @ Sanzo, On Reframing Risk

Sandro Roco is the Founder & CEO of Sanzo, the 1st Asian Inspired sparkling water made with real fruit and no sugar. Prior to founding Sanzo, Sandro spent 5 years as head of growth and then chief-of-staff at Bombfell, a twice venture-backed personal styling service for men. He previously worked in investment banking at J.P. Morgan and as a nuclear power engineer for Exelon. Sandro is also a board member and founding member of Naturally New York, which brings people, products and passion together to strengthen and build the New York natural products community. In this episode, we spoke with Sandro about: * Why the biggest thing he learned in his twenties was how to reframe risk * How he thinks about the idea of authenticity for Sanzo * Why it’s detrimental for founders to be massive generalists when trying to build a successful startup ------------------------------- If you enjoyed today’s conversation about the intersection of work and Asian American identity, please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a review to spread the word. We’d really appreciate it! Learn more about the show at acrossthelinespodcast.com and follow us @acrossthelinespodcast to get the latest updates.

S3 Ep 7 | Neha Sampat, Founder & CEO @ Contentstack, On The Importance Of Resilience

Neha is the CEO and Founder of Contentstack, a platform adopted by brands including Best Buy, Chase, Miami HEAT, Shell, and Walmart to manage their content experience. Previously, Neha was the Founder and CEO of Built.io, which was acquired by Software AG in September 2018. Alongside her work with Contentstack, Neha is the Host of the Dreammakers, a podcast that hosts conversations between trailblazing female leaders. In this episode, we spoke with Neha about: * Why she thinks resilience is the most important trait for entrepreneurs * How helping others helped her develop the confidence to overcome setbacks * Changing her subconscious thinking to not allow herself to feel like an imposter ------------------------------- If you enjoyed today’s conversation about the intersection of work and Asian American identity, please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a review to spread the word. We’d really appreciate it! Learn more about the show at acrossthelinespodcast.com and follow us @acrossthelinespodcast to get the latest updates.