012 | Foodie in Corporate with Scherise Merritt

09/16/19 • 46 min

On today’s episode, we have someone who was able to merge her passions for marketing and cooking into a sponsorships role at a financial services company. Let’s start the week with Scherise Merritt

Key points from the show:

Staying true to yourself in the office
How saying “good morning” landed her a job
Advocating for yourself for career growth
Exposing yourself to projects beyond your job description
Growing up fast, and how that shaped her

Books Recommended:

Resources mentioned: Nice Girl Army

Connect with Guest: Scherise Merritt

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Key points from the show:

Staying true to yourself in the office
How saying “good morning” landed her a job
Advocating for yourself for career growth
Exposing yourself to projects beyond your job description
Growing up fast, and how that shaped her

Books Recommended:

Resources mentioned: Nice Girl Army

Connect with Guest: Scherise Merritt

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Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter & Facebook @CareerCheatCode

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011 | Earn Your Title with Video Director Fred Focus

Our guest today began taking pictures in night clubs, and now has grown his own production and creative company that works with artists and large organizations to bring projects to life. Let’s start the week with Fred Focus

Key points from the show:

Why he waited years before calling himself a director
Working with large record labels and organizations
As an immigrant, explaining his director role to Dominican parents
Self-teaching editing skills
Other directors and professionals who inspire him

Books Recommended:

Connect with Guest: Fred Focus

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013 | Designing Solutions to Everyday Challenges with Amin Hasani

On today’s episode, we have someone who uses his design abilities to come up with creative solutions and products for amputees.

Key Points from the Episode:

Moving from Iran alone and sleeping in his college's library because he didn’t have a home
Using his design background to provide creative products for amputees
Being promoted 3 times in 8 months
Designing an unofficial BMW concept car that went viral
Designing an apartment and his parents making it their home

Books Recommended:

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time

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