Rome's Room

Speaking Tamil for the FIRST TIME on Camera | Rome’s Room | #11

Enciso is BACK in the building AGAIN and today we're talking about our experiences as young adults and finding ourselves. We specifically talk about how we were raised as immigrants, Jerome being raised in Japan, the assimilation immigrants have to go through, and you can watch me speak Tamil for the first time ever ON CAMERA! As always, if you enjoy the episode, hit that subscribe button, ring the notification bell, and join our community of curious minds. Together, we'll navigate the exciting journey of college and career development and meet some EXTRAordinary people along the way! Welcome to the Room! You can listen to the audio only version on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you listen to your podcasts! Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:21 - Food Contamination 9:13 - The Lenses Theory 18:20 - Assimilation into Culture 24:23 - I Grew Up in Japan 31:22 - Why I Stopped Speaking Tamil 38:50 - Relearning the Beauty of My Culture 47:29 - How to be Comfortable with Yourself 57:57 - Change isn't always bad

Software Engineer REVEALS ALL: College, Internships, Career Opportunities | Rome’s Room | #10

Daniel Enciso is BACK in the building and discussing his journey as a software engineer staring from how he meticulously chose his college major, what types of internships he pursued, and the eventual career opportunities that open up to him. We discuss the difficulties of getting an internship in college and how we're expected to already have 1 to 3 years experience for just a regular ENTRY level position.As always, if you enjoy the episode, hit that subscribe button, ring the notification bell, and join our community of curious minds. Together, we'll navigate the exciting journey of college and career development and meet some EXTRAordinary people along the way!Welcome to the Room!You can listen to the audio only version on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you listen to your podcasts!

The Immigrant Pressure to be Excellent | Rome’s Room | #9 | Daniel Enciso

This week Daniel Enciso makes his debut on the podcast as we discuss the pressures that immigrant families put on being excellent and how that has motivated us to be high achievers. We also talk about how we were rivals before we ever met, the difficulties of computer engineering, and the importance of using college as an opportunity to not only discover yourself but to challenge what you know and expand your mind.As always, if you enjoy the episode, hit that subscribe button, ring the notification bell, and join our community of curious minds. Together, we'll navigate the exciting journey of college and career development and meet some EXTRAordinary people along the way!Welcome to the Room!

Arbitrage and Crypto | Rome’s Room | #8

*DISCLAIMER* This conversation is for entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as investment advice. This week Maddox Southard makes his return on the podcast as we discuss arbitrage opportunities, crypto, real estate, and much much more. Maddox and I have known each other since the 3rd grade and I have some beef with him that I need to settle that goes back nearly 20 years. As we said on the last episode, Maddox is a registered investment advisor and owns and operates his own management company, Graybridge Capital, where he focuses on changing the status quo of quantitative and algorithmic trading to bring hedge fund level returns to the common investor who normally would not have those types of opportunities. As always, if you enjoy the episode, hit that subscribe button, ring the notification bell, and join our community of curious minds. Together, we'll navigate the exciting journey of college and career development and meet some EXTRAordinary people along the way! Welcome to the Room!

Learning the Secrets to Wealth - Investment Advisor Reveals All | Rome’s Room | #7

*DISCLAIMER* This conversation is for entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as investment advice. This week, join me, Jerome Vaz, and my co-host Maddox Southard as we discuss the secrets to becoming wealthy, almost dropping out of college, online vs in-person college degrees, and much much more. Maddox and I have known each other since the 3rd grade and have taken on similar but slightly different paths in finance, me in investment banking and M&A and him in real estate and investment management. Maddox is a registered investment advisor and owns and operates his own management company, Graybridge Capital, where he focuses on changing the status quo of quantitative and algorithmic trading to bring hedge fund level returns to the common investor who normally would not have those types of opportunities. As always, if you enjoy the episode, hit that subscribe button, ring the notification bell, and join our community of curious minds. Together, we'll navigate the exciting journey of college and career development and meet some EXTRAordinary people along the way! Welcome to the Room! Follow me on socials: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeromevaz14 https://www.tiktok.com/@romesroompod https://www.instagram.com/jeromevaz14 https://www.twitter.com/jeromevaz14