Career paths

S2 Episode 8: Career Paths in Marketing Part II – LIVE Edition

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CareerEQ goes live! In this special episode, we have a live panel discussion with four marketing professionals that have very different types of roles. Learn what makes them get out of bed each morning, what their day-to-day is like and what characteristics and skills are needed for success in each different path.

Guests:

• Tara Yavorsky, SVP, Marketing at WD Partners ( a retail brand strategy & design firm)

• Brent Williams, Account Director at 500 Degrees (a marketing communications agency)

• Michelle Weingartner, VP Marketing Strategy. Consumer Bank at Chase

• Marcus Omosule, Territory Manager, TTI (Hoover, Dirt Devil. Milwaukee Tool, and more) 

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S2 Episode 4: Career Paths in Accounting

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Accounting professionals often get unfairly stereotyped as the “bean-counters” of an organization. While monitoring the P&L, cash-flow, etc. is extremely important, professionals with background in accounting do so much more than just compiling financial statements. Learn more about the different directions an education in marketing can possibly lead in this eye-opening episode. You’ll never think of them as just “bean-counters” again!

Guests:

Patrick Kielty – Clinical Assistant Professor, Accounting & Management Systems, Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University

Jennifer Huang – Risk Advisory Consultant, PwC, Fisher Class of 2022

Jess Paumier – JD candidate, Case Western Reserve, Fisher Class of 2023

John Ostrowski – Sr Associate, M&A Integration & Transformation, Zelis, Fisher Class of 2022

Additional Resources:

· This Way to CPA

· Advice for a Successful Career in the Accounting Profession (book)

· Oh My Fraud podcast

· Warren Buffett and the Interpretation of Financial Statements by Mary Buffett and David Clark (book)

· The Joy of Accounting: A Game-Changing Approach That Makes Accounting Easy by Peter Frampton (book)

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S2 Episode 3: Career Paths in Finance

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Not everybody who graduates in finance works on Wall Street. And those that work in finance are much more than glorified “bean-counters”. There are many different career paths in finance and they all can serve as a strong foundation for potential C-level career destinations. Learn more about some of those paths and where they may take you in this episode.

Guests:

Khalil Clements – Associate Vice President, Real Estate Equity Solutions at CIM Group, FCOB 2019

Andrew Tweedy – JP Morgan Chase, Investments Analyst, FCOB 2023

Kat Gaiser – JP Morgan Chase, Credit Risk Analyst, FCOB 2023

Jay Wellman – Associate Clinical Professor, Fisher College of Business

Additional Resources:

· Afzal Hussein YouTube Channel. Afzal offers advice and insights regarding a career in finance.

· Jobs in Finance: Types of Career Opportunities (CFA Institute)

· Is Finance a Good Career Path (Investetopia)

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Episode 17: Career Paths in Operations & Supply Chain 

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Operations is the lifeblood of just about every company. Without it, most organizations could not survive. In a continuation of our sub-series where we learn about business school disciplines, we are going to take a deeper look into operations and supply chain, specifically the different paths within this career as well as what a day in the life may look like. 

Guests:

Mi Kyong Newsom, Clinical Assistant Professor in Operations and Analytics and the program leader for Women’s Excellence in Supply Chain Careers, The Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University

Emmie Cohn, Location Planning Analyst at Ross Stores/Ross Dress for Less and Fisher College of Business Graduate, Class of 2022

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Episode 14: Career Paths in Logistics 

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What is “logistics”? What do logistics professionals do?! Continuing on in our sub-series where we learn about business school disciplines, we are going to take a deeper look into the field of logistics, specifically the different paths within this career as well as what a day in the life may look like.  


Guests: 

Terry Esper, Professor in Logistics, The Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University 

Amy Biesenthal, Senior Director, Supplier Operations at Nordstrom and Fisher College of Business Graduate, Class of 2005

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Episode 13: Career Paths in Human Resources

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Many of us, when we think about Human Resources (HR), we think about recruitment and recruiters, or more on the darker side, of lay-offs and severance. However, HR is much much more than just hiring and firing. This episode is part of our sub-series of career paths in different business disciplines and provides the lay of the land for careers in human resources.

Guests:

Mara Kamat, HR Strategist at On the Mrk Consulting

Ty Shepfer, Sr. Lecturer in Human Resources, and Academic Director of the Master of Human Resource Management Program at the Fisher College of Business

Additional Resources:

· The Comprehensive Guide to HR Career Paths (Lattice): https://lattice.com/library/the-comprehensive-guide-to-hr-career-paths

· HR Career Path – Everything You Need to Know( Academy to Innovate HR): https://www.aihr.com/blog/hr-career-path/

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Episode 10: Side Gigs & Hedging Your Bets

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Not everybody will find their passion in their career. Or, perhaps you have found it, but you need to hedge your bets and build a bit of a safety net if or when the inevitable happens. That’s where “side-gigs” come in. Learn from a Fisher alum how he followed his passion and made a lucrative side-gig of it.

Guests:

Chiedu Bosah (aka “CB”), Director of Tech Strategy at Ansira and Founder of his own real estate brokerage business, The Bosah Group

Sarah Steenrod, Director, Undergraduate Career Consultation & Programs at the Office of Career Services at the Fisher College of Business

Additional Resources:

Micro Internships for Students: https://www.parkerdewey.com/

Book: Designing Your Life https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Your-Life-Well-Lived-Joyful/dp/1101875321

Fisher Alumni Entrepreneurs:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayclouse/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinwelsh/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiedubosah/

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Episode 7: Marketing Career Paths Part II – LIVE Edition

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CareerEQ goes live! In this special episode, we have a live panel discussion with four marketing professionals that have very different types of roles. Learn what makes them get out of bed each morning, what their day-to-day is like and what characteristics and skills are needed for success in each different path.

Guests:

Ashley Roland, Senior Director of Strategy at JLL Design (formerly Big Red Rooster, a retail brand strategy & design firm)

Brent Williams, Account Director at 500 Degrees (a marketing communications agency)

Lisa Smith, Sr. Analyst at JM Smucker (Smuckers Jelly, Jif peanut butter, Hostess and more)

Jacob Ledbetter, Division Sales Manager, TTI (Hoover, Dirt Devil. Milwaukee Tool, and more)

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Episode 4: Marketing Career Paths

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There are many types of “marketers” with varied skill sets. They aren’t all whacky creative types like the entertainment industry portrays in movies and sitcoms! Learn about all the potential career paths in marketing like analytics, research and insights, marketing communications, sales, brand management and more in this episode.

Guests:

Carrie Schaefer, Brand Director at The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

Claire Adams, Sr. Lecturer in Marketing at The Fisher College of Business

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