Deep dive: Mentorship | My Career Journey

From music to tech to Hollywood actor | My Career Journey

Ever wondered what it’s like to be an actor in Hollywood? Guest Keisuke Hoashi has been in the business for over 30 years! He's done it all – commercials, films, TV shows, theatre, voiceovers, and much more. He’s also a writer and musician and co-founded a music camp where he was the musical theatre director and where he and My Career Journey co-host Emily Banzhaf met! In the episode, Keisuke shares how he broke into acting, how he built his network from scratch, how he learned how to act, the depth he goes to prep for an audition, tips on getting an agent, how he deals with nerves, and hilarious stories from set. He also talks about starting out in the arts, the importance of his father in his life and career, the jobs he worked until he was able to support himself as an actor, when he realized he loved acting, running the music camp, transferable skills, and much more. To check out his incredible body of work, go to www.hoashi.com [http://www.hoashi.com] or find him on all socials at Keisuke Hoashi: IMDB [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0387521/] Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keisuke_Hoashi] X (Twitter) [https://x.com/keisukehoashi] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/keisukehoashi] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/keisukehoashi] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/keisukehoashi/] ------ Highlights from the episode include: 0:00 - Episode intro 2:47 - Keisuke intro, background, and formative years in the arts 5:13 - Realization that he didn’t have what it took to be a professional trumpet player 5:55 - Parallel career as a performer 8:28 - Job at the NY State Government as a writer and graphic designer 9:31 - Setting low expectations 11:23 - The realization in 2nd grade that acting was something Keisuke loved to do 13:46 - Working in tech 19:43 - Moving to Hollywood to pursue acting 21:42 - Building a network in LA without knowing anyone 23:25 - Getting started acting in commercials 25:22 - Taking acting classes 27:37 - Types of training required for each type of acting 29:34 - What commercial acting is like 31:49 - Getting into film and TV 32:46 - Dealing with nerves and stage fright 38:09 - Being boxed into roles as an Asian American actor 40:26 - Sabrina the Teenage Witch 42:41 - Running into people when auditioning for roles and 2 chances Keisuke had to be the next Ken Jeong 44:44 - The importance of personal branding and Keisuke’s tagline #1 Asian Every-Man. 48:11 - Chair farting while playing Judge Lance Ito 48:54 - Favorite stories from set 53:51 - How Keisuke’s audition prep changes depending on what role he’s auditioning for. Talks through how he used his real life experience on his audition for Brooklyn Nine-Nine 58:27 - What Keisuke’s life looks like as an actor, balancing auditioning and working 1:00:52 - Getting creative with auditioning on the go and Keisuke’s experience generating work vs. going through an agent 1:02:09 - Tips for getting an agent and what not to do 1:07:00 - Advice for finding what fulfills you and what you really want to do 1:09:39 - Doing a 45-minute standup set at a camp concert that got delayed 1:11:36 - How Keisuke’s tech skills helped the camp he co-founded become successful 1:15:08 - Mentorship 1:20:18 - Closing

From retail to finance to education to Salesforce consultant | My Career Journey

Guest Nankya Senungi has been through multiple career shifts, layoffs, and other major changes, but her passion for helping people and positive outlook are two things that've stayed consistent throughout every transition. In the episode, Nankya talks about what it’s like to be a consultant and how she turned working with Salesforce into a career. She also talks about how faith influences her career, how she's navigated layoffs and turned them into opportunities, how she builds and nurtures relationships, her experience working with a career coach, and more. ------ Highlights from the episode include: 0:00 - Podcast and episode intro 2:00 - Nankya’s intro and career journey 4:47 - How faith influences Nankya’s career 6:41 - Navigating layoffs and what Nankya gained from it 12:29 - Advice for people going through layoffs 14:46 - Building and nurturing relationships 18:23 - What Salesforce is, training, 21:49 - What the Dreamforce event was like 24:04 - Salesforce training 26:26 - Motivation for starting a consulting business 29:25 - Working with a career coach 32:36 - Mindset in consulting vs. working for one client or company 35:34 - How Nankya learned the business side of consulting 37:47 - Advice on taking the next step in your career 38:54 - Closing out the episode ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career paths, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@MyCareerJourneyPod] ✍️ Subscribe on Substack [https://substack.com/@mycareerjourneypod] 📸 Follow on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/]

Deep dive: Personal branding | My Career Journey

Learn how hosts Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari approach personal branding. They talk about what it is, the biggest mistakes people make, how they define and how people know their personal brands, how they’ve navigated rebranding themselves in different points in their lives, and much more. ------ Highlights from this episode include: 0:00 - Intro 1:51 - Did you know - Facts we found while researching 2:54 - How we define personal branding 6:38 - Biggest mistakes people make with personal branding 13:01 - How we define our personal brands 14:50 - How people know our brands 20:15 - How we’ve navigated rebranding ourselves in different points in our lives 24:26 - Final advice and closing ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career paths, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@MyCareerJourneyPod] ✍️ Subscribe on Substack [https://substack.com/@mycareerjourneypod] 📸 Follow on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/]

Interview prep guide | Now on Substack! | My Career Journey

Check out our interview prep guide, now available on Substack [https://open.substack.com/pub/mycareerjourneypod/p/interview-prep-guide-my-career-journey?r=7x9845&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true]! In the guide, you'll find: * Our simple 4-step approach to interview prep * How to organize your interview prep information * What to research before the interview * Where to find the information * Questions to prepare for * Questions you can ask interviewers * Prompts to help you write stories from your experience * A storytelling framework * Ways to practice interviewing And much more! ------ Here are the links to the deep dive episode this guide is based on: Podcast [https://rss.com/podcasts/my-career-journey/2431677] YouTube [https://youtu.be/T7ltsE7o4UY] ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career paths, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@MyCareerJourneyPod] ✍️ Subscribe on Substack [https://substack.com/@mycareerjourneypod] 📸 Follow on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/]

Deep dive: Mentorship | My Career Journey

Learn how hosts Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari think about and approach mentorship. They cover what mentorship is, myths about mentorship, when to look for mentorship, what to look for in a mentor, how to find and reach out to mentors, signs a mentor may not be a good fit, what successful mentorship looks like, and much more. ------ Highlights from this episode include: 0:00 - Intro 1:02 - Did you know - interesting facts we found while researching 1:50 - What mentorship means to us 3:38 - Mentorship myths 5:56 - When we look for mentorship 7:39 - What we look for in a mentor 9:04 - How we’ve found mentors 10:21 - How we reach out to mentors 13:02 - How often we connect with mentors 14:38 - Who’s responsibility it is to drive the mentorship 15:20 - Signs a mentor may not be a good fit 16:27 - Bad mentorship experiences 19:26 - What a successful mentorship looks like 20:48 - Our mentorship experiences 23:47 - Learnings from being mentors 27:37 - Advice and closing ------ 🎙️My Career Journey is a podcast that highlights different career paths, tackles tough topics, and shares actionable tips and insights. Hosted by Emily Banzhaf and Allegra Montanari. ------ 🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms 📺 Subscribe on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@MyCareerJourneyPod] ✍️ Subscribe on Substack [https://substack.com/@mycareerjourneypod] 📸 Follow on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mycareerjourneypod/]