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Tune in as Dhaivat and I talk about his incredible journey!
He graduated from Northwestern University with his BS in Industrial Engineering and then got his MS from HEC Paris in Strategic Management.
In his current role, Dhaivat helps to formulate organizational strategy for Highmark Health as they look at the payor and provider side of the Western PA healthcare industry.
His journey is exciting and unique, especially if you think you're interested in working oversees or getting involved in corporate strategy and management.
Dhaivat is an incredibly smart, accomplished, and well traveled man! I'm excited to have you hear his story.
Listen in today!

Kimberly Baker grew up in New Jersey with a lot of opportunities in front of her, until one lifechanging day when she got to shadow a neonatologist. At only 11 years old, Kim basically knew she wanted to be in the healthcare space in some capacity.
She graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology with her BS in Engineering, after doing a 5 year program that also incorporated co-op programs and graduate level certificates.
The co-op portion of her collegiate career played a pivotal role as Kim knew before even finishing her degree that she would be shifting in product marketing and strategy when finishing college.
Hear Kim talk about her journey in the product marketing space between established companies doing global scale product launches to start-ups focusing on the domestic market in orthopedics, women's health, and now cardiology.
Her journey wasn't the most linear, but Kim is an incredible example of following her passions and using her previous experiences to guide her future ones!

Liz Ewen was just a middle school student when she first came across genetics in her journey, reading a book on Cystic Fibrosis that would basically change her life. That book and her classroom learnings on Punnett squares basically set her on a course for her entire career.
She graduated from the University of Connecticut with her Bachelors of Science in Genetics in 2000 and completed her PhD in Molecular Biology from Boston University in 2010.
Liz initially went to college thinking she was going to pursue physical therapy as a career path, but then genetics pulled her back in. So much so that she completed her PhD after seven years of grad school and mice models.
Hear as Liz recounts her incredible journey from a child in New Jersey to becoming a PhD scientist and now a medical science liaison.
If you like lab science and/or genetics or ever had an interest in a PhD... this is an episode for you!

Phil Maddalena grew up thinking about being a singer or a rapper, but quickly realized that he probably wasn't going to be able to make a living off of that. Then, he thought teaching would be a good career path to take. That didn't get very far. Inevitably, Phil saw that Law was his calling and he became a criminal defense attorney.
He graduated from Quinnipiac University with his BS in psychology and then went back to Quinnipiac University for his J.D.
Currently, Phil works for a private firm in Connecticut as an associate criminal defense attorney and also has his own private practice doing criminal defense work.
Listen to Phil talk about his journey and how his illusions of grandeur were rudely busted up by mountains of student debt and a tough job market even for someone who passed the BAR exam on their first attempt.
His story shows how difficult life can be even for people with specialized degrees. There are no easy roads and Phil's story proves that.

J. Salome Martinez went to see The Wiz as a child and the rest, as they say, is history. He knew that he wanted to be a performer, but there is no way that he thought that would lead him to a career a bona fide screen, theater, and voice actor.
He graduated from Barat College with his BA in Acting and immediately went on to get his MFA in Acting & Directing from the University of Florida.
Since finishing up in Florida, Salome has acted in 20+ tv shows and feature movies along with countless theater performances, tv commercials, and voice acting opportunities.
This guy grew up on the Southside of Chicago and has gone to places like South Africa to act for HBO.
Hear his story and his advice now!