Podcasts by SLĀ Foundation Presents The Power of Storytelling with Shane Adams
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The Power of Storytelling Introduction from 2023-12-13T12:38:19.954849
What's the point of this podcast? Why should you listen? You want to learn how to make a million dollars? You want to know how to become successful? It only takes three things. Listen here for t...
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Paula Nguyen - Extended from 2023-12-13T12:38:19.894697
Paula Nguyen is a Product Manager of Walmart Technology. Paula sits down with Shane to talk about growing up as a child of Vietnamese immigrants in Sugarland, Texas. She talks about working at a...
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Lyric Wardlow - Extended from 2023-12-13T12:38:19.847311
Lyric Wardlow is the Executive Director of her own non-profit, Yociety, and a Youth Specialist at Texas Network of Youth Services. Lyric sits down with Shane to talk about spending time in homel...
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Danny De Los Santos - Extended from 2023-12-13T12:38:19.680528
Danny De Los Santos is a Global Sales Enablement Manager at the technology company Cloudera. Danny came from the small town of Mercedes in the south of Texas. In this episode, Danny discusses hi...
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Paula Nguyen - Extended from 2022-02-22T15:54:05.278753
Paula Nguyen is a Product Manager of Walmart Technology. Paula sits down with Shane to talk about growing up as a child of Vietnamese immigrants in Sugarland, Texas. She talks about working at a va...
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Lyric Wardlow - Extended from 2022-02-22T15:54:05.273814
Lyric Wardlow is the Executive Director of her own non-profit, Yociety, and a Youth Specialist at Texas Network of Youth Services. Lyric sits down with Shane to talk about spending time in homeless...
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Danny De Los Santos - Extended from 2022-02-22T15:54:05.266419
Danny De Los Santos is a Global Sales Enablement Manager at the technology company Cloudera. Danny came from the small town of Mercedes in the south of Texas. In this episode, Danny discusses his s...
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Christian Kenoly from 2022-02-22T15:54:05.237507
Christian (they/them) graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA in PR, minor in Black Studies, and concentration in Business Foundations. Christian spoke about their career as an A...
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Jason Petlueng from 2022-02-22T15:54:05.235817
Jason Petlueng is the Director of Marketing at Evolve MMA, the #1 mixed martial arts gym in Asia. Jason and Aniket discuss the importance of exposure to diverse perspectives, taking leaps of faith ...
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Jacqueline Gibson from 2022-02-22T15:54:05.234619
Jacqueline Gibson is a Software Engineer at Microsoft. She is an alumna from the University of Texas at Austin where she majored in African and African Diaspora Studies, Computer Science, and ...
Meagan Funk from 2022-02-22T15:54:05.194502
Meagan works as an entertainment consultant and live event production coordinator for Artist Uprising. Peyton and Meagan discussed growing up in a small town, making the transition from the makeup ...
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Laurel Salazar from 2022-02-12T22:10
Laurel graduated from UNT witha degree in International/Global studies. She has since gone on to be a social media manager, graphic designer, content creator, writer, and marketing expert.
Arooj Sheikh from 2022-01-28T18:00
Arooj Sheikh graduated from University of Texas with a degree in Business. She has since gone on to be a key note speaker, entrepreneur, book author, and Founder of Amplifying Training Institute. P...
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Amanda Janay from 2022-01-19T18:00
Amanda Janay is the financial controller for FlashParking. Amanda and Peyton sit down and discuss life as an accountant, not being great at math, and being a woman in a male dominated field.
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Josh Goode from 2021-12-22T18:00
Josh Goode is a two-time Emmy award winning producer, songwriter and composer. Peyton and Josh discuss band kids, music theory, and life as a musician.
McKenzie Divel from 2020-09-14T02:54:41
McKenzie is a senior analyst at Goldman Sachs. She graduated from Texas Tech University with a BBA in Finance and Accounting. McKenzie and Kat talk about her occupational journey and how a move at ...
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Barbara Kufiadan from 2020-08-15T15:50:48
Barbara Kufiadan is a 2nd year graduate student at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. Barbara and Aniket discuss her Ghanaian-American upbringing, ...
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Vyasar Ganesan from 2020-07-29T23:33:29
Vyasar Ganesan, a recent participant in the Netflix docuseries "Indian Matchmaking", is a writer and teacher at the Liberal Arts and Science Academy in Austin, Texas. Vyasar and Aniket discuss find...
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Patrick Lyons from 2020-07-28T16:23:15
Patrick Lyons is a Mechanical Sourcing Engineer at Microsoft. He is an alum from the University of Texas at Austin where he majored in Mechanical Engineering. Patrick shares with Melissa his journe...
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Garrett Mireles from 2020-07-27T19:27:21
Garrett Mireles graduated from UT Austin with a B.S. in Advertising with a concentration in copy-writing in the Creative Advertising Program. In this interview, he shares with Kat his experiences t...
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Cheyenne Gordon from 2020-07-24T21:22:18
Cheyenne Gordon works as a music therapist at Hospice of Lubbock, where she works along other medical professionals to provide end-of-life care to patients. In this interview, Cheyenne tells Kat ab...
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Jonathan Wong from 2020-07-24T21:20:28
Jonathan Wong is a rising senior at the University of Texas at Austin, majoring in Business Honors, Management Information Systems, and Biology. Jonathan shares with Melissa his experiences with co...
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Giancarlo Bernini from 2020-07-24T21:17:41
Giancarlo Bernini is a magician with his own show, Magic of Giancarlo Bernini. He is an alum from the University of Texas at Austin where he majored in Religious Studies and took additional coursew...
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Anish Malpani from 2020-07-24T21:17:34
From the small town of Aurangabad, India to the bright lights of New York City, Anish found mainstream success in corporate America. However, looking for something more, he embarked on a journey to...
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Trang Truong from 2020-07-24T21:17:24
Trang Truong is a recent graduate of UC Irvine with a degree in Psychological Sciences. Trang and Aniket discuss her experiences growing up with both of her parents battling cancer, dealing with a ...
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Kush Singh from 2020-07-24T21:17:14
Kush Singh is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hitch. He attended the University of Texas at Austin for a year before deciding to leave McCombs and focus on his venture. Kush shares with Melissa his journ...
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Lydia Breedlove from 2020-07-24T21:17:03
In this interview, Lydia Breedlove tells Katherine about her unique childhood. Lydia grew up with two blind parents, and she explains how that experience shaped her today. Lydia recently graduated ...
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Micky Wolf from 2020-07-24T21:16:54
Micky Wolf is a Venture for America Fellow and the Director of Programs at Dent Education. In this interview, Micky shares his journey with social entrepreneurship and demonstrates that the path to...
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Usama Siddiquee from 2020-07-24T21:16:34
Usama Siddiquee is an actor and standup comedian in New York City. Usama and Aniket discuss embracing one's own culture, the importance of passion, the difficulties of dealing with external pressur...
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Michael Staffeldt from 2020-07-24T21:16:17
A child of divorced parents and an alcoholic father, Michael faced a lot of hardships at home. However, he found solace in education and an escape through playing viola. By viewing the difficult ti...
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Katherine Allen from 2020-07-24T21:15:58
Katherine Allen is the Co-Founder and CEO of Flo Recruit. Katherine shares with Melissa how she discovered her love for entrepreneurship and venture capital, the trials and tribulations of starting...
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Dwamian Mcleish - Extended from 2019-11-20T15:40:02
Dwamian Mcleish is the founder at Journely and former chief technology officer at Camp Gladiator. Dwamian and Shane recall his childhood days in Jamaica, where he fell in love with the computer lab...
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Dwamian Mcleish from 2019-11-20T15:40:02
Dwamian Mcleish is the founder at Journely and former chief technology officer at Camp Gladiator. Dwamian and Shane recall his childhood days in Jamaica, where he fell in love with the computer lab...
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Kelsey Creveling from 2019-11-13T15:05:08
Kelsey Creveling is the Founder and CEO of her own ventures, including KelsC. Consulting and The Consultants Closet to name a few. Shane and Kelsey have known each other for years, as they crossed ...
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Kelsey Creveling - Extended from 2019-11-13T15:00:12
Kelsey Creveling is the Founder and CEO of her own ventures, including KelsC. Consulting and The Consultants Closet to name a few. Shane and Kelsey have known each other for years, as they crossed ...
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Lori Mankin from 2019-10-30T14:00:22
Lori Mankin is an Integrated Marketing Manager at Lifesize, a video conferencing software company with clients like Netflix, LinkedIn, and many more. Lori sits with Shane to talk about her college ...
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Lori Mankin - Extended from 2019-10-30T13:55:05
Lori Mankin is an Integrated Marketing Manager at Lifesize, a video conferencing software company with clients like Netflix, LinkedIn, and many more. Lori sits with Shane to talk about her college ...
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Mrignayni Chhotwani from 2019-10-10T14:00:03
Mrignayni Chhotwani, or Maggie, is a senior software engineer at Visa. Shane and Maggie talk about her love for stand-up comedy, her recent relationship status, and her thoughts on the importance o...
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Mrignayni Chhotwani - Extended from 2019-10-10T14:00:03
Mrignayni Chhotwani, or Maggie, is a senior software engineer at Visa. Shane and Maggie talk about her love for stand-up comedy, her recent relationship status, and her thoughts on the importance o...
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Dana Rygwelski from 2019-09-25T14:05:28
Dana Rygwelski is Founding Director for MassChallenge, a startup accelerator. Originally from Pennsylvania, Dana sits down with Shane to talk about her many many feats, including being one of 5 wom...
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Dana Rygwelski - Extended from 2019-09-25T14:00:11
Dana Rygwelski is Founding Director for MassChallenge, a startup accelerator. Originally from Pennsylvania, Dana sits down with Shane to talk about her many many feats, including being one of 5 ...
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Dana Rygwelski - Extended from 2019-09-25T14:00:11
Dana Rygwelski is Founding Director for MassChallenge, a startup accelerator. Originally from Pennsylvania, Dana sits down with Shane to talk about her many many feats, including being one of 5 ...
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Dana Rygwelski - Extended from 2019-09-25T14:00:11
Dana Rygwelski is Founding Director for MassChallenge, a startup accelerator. Originally from Pennsylvania, Dana sits down with Shane to talk about her many many feats, including being one of 5 wom...
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Aanandh Chandrasekar - Extended from 2019-09-18T14:30:03
Aanandh Chandrasekar is a chemical engineer major who became an Investor Evangelist at Capital Factory. Aanandh talks with Shane about growing up in Sugar Land, Texas as a child of Indian immigr...
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Aanandh Chandrasekar - Extended from 2019-09-18T14:30:03
Aanandh Chandrasekar is a chemical engineer major who became an Investor Evangelist at Capital Factory. Aanandh talks with Shane about growing up in Sugar Land, Texas as a child of Indian immigrant...
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Stephanie Cantú - Extended from 2019-09-12T14:20:06
Stephanie Cantú, PhD is the Senior Student Program Coordinator at The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. Stephanie and Shane sit down to talk about growing up as a ...
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Stephanie Cantú - Extended from 2019-09-12T14:20:06
Stephanie Cantú, PhD is the Senior Student Program Coordinator at The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. Stephanie and Shane sit down to talk about growing up as a chi...
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Shayna Dunitz - Extended from 2019-08-28T14:00:04
Shayna Dunitz is the Chief Operating Officer at the startup Central Athlete. Shayna talks about working in startups ever since she graduated from Ithaca College in New York and how she enjoys ru...
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Shayna Dunitz - Extended from 2019-08-28T14:00:04
Shayna Dunitz is the Chief Operating Officer at the startup Central Athlete. Shayna talks about working in startups ever since she graduated from Ithaca College in New York and how she enjoys runni...
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Vida Biggins - Extended from 2019-08-21T14:06:45
Vida Biggins is a Management Consulting Senior Analyst at Accenture, the world’s largest consulting firm. Vida talks with Shane about dropping out of high school, attending community college, an...
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Vida Biggins - Extended from 2019-08-21T14:06:45
Vida Biggins is a Management Consulting Senior Analyst at Accenture, the world’s largest consulting firm. Vida talks with Shane about dropping out of high school, attending community college, and t...
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Jose Tamez - Extended from 2019-08-14T14:00:06
Jose Tamez is a Software Application Tech Support Associate Manager at Accenture, the world’s largest consulting firm. Jose talks with Shane about how he achieved his dream by overcoming the cha...
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Jose Tamez - Extended from 2019-08-14T14:00:06
Jose Tamez is a Software Application Tech Support Associate Manager at Accenture, the world’s largest consulting firm. Jose talks with Shane about how he achieved his dream by overcoming the challe...
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Nathan Ryan - Extended from 2019-07-31T18:03
Nathan Ryan is the CEO and Founder of Blue Sky Partners and a Commissioner for the city of Austin. Nathan talks about his wide variety of careers, from going on tour as a professional drummer, t...
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Nathan Ryan - Extended from 2019-07-31T18:03
Nathan Ryan is the CEO and Founder of Blue Sky Partners and a Commissioner for the city of Austin. Nathan talks about his wide variety of careers, from going on tour as a professional drummer, to w...
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Federico Galarraga - Extended from 2019-07-26T16:37:54
Federico “Fede” Galarraga is an entrepreneur who founded three different companies: Tastegraphy, Full Fridge, and Sigma Lion. Fede talks about originally being from Venezuela and then getting hi...
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Federico Galarraga - Extended from 2019-07-26T16:37:54
Federico “Fede” Galarraga is an entrepreneur who founded three different companies: Tastegraphy, Full Fridge, and Sigma Lion. Fede talks about originally being from Venezuela and then getting his d...
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Corinne Vela-Speare - Extended from 2019-06-25T19:54:36
Corinne Vela-Speare is the interim Director of HR Information Systems at Visa, the multi-billion-dollar credit card company. Corinne sits down with Shane to talk about her struggles dealing wit...
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Corinne Vela-Speare - Extended from 2019-06-25T19:54:36
Corinne Vela-Speare is the interim Director of HR Information Systems at Visa, the multi-billion-dollar credit card company. Corinne sits down with Shane to talk about her struggles dealing with a...
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