Podcast Season 4

You can find Behind the Science of Career Development Podcasts here for Season 1, Season 2 and Season 3.

Introducing Ms. Ruchira Tripathi, our host for Season 4 of APCDA’s monthly Podcast series. Ms. Tripathi is a management graduate, with extensive experience in talent acquisition and management. She is based in Singapore and has been a member of the association since 2020 and serving on the program committee.

Felicity Brown joins Ruchira as co-host for Season 4 of the APCDA podcast series. Felicity holds a Master of Career Development and has had a diverse career in banking, government and education. She is a self-employed career coach and facilitator with Maia Careers & Training. Her first job was delivering pamphlets in the neighbourhood at age 11. Felicity is APCDA’s Australia country representative and has been a member of APCDA since 2016.

 

 

The fourth season’s theme is “Career Journeys” where Ruchira and Felicity will lead engaging discussions with successful people from a range of countries and industries across the Asia-Pacific region. Each episode is a fascinating insight into their careers and career decision making for our members and interested listeners.

Season 4 Episode 8: From Sales to Future Proofing Organisations

Show Notes:
Abe is the founder of Future Proof Global which is a business transformation consultancy that specializes in strategy, response to disruption, ESG implementation, organization design and development, leadership development and talent management. In his previous engagements, he has held senior management roles across geographies and functions in a career spanning more than 30 years.

Join us in this chat with Abe to learn more about his journey.

  • 00:06 Introduction
  • 02:12 Current Work
  • 05:26 Early Years
  • 09:12 Defining Years at Singapore Army
  • 11:42 Career Thoughts in Secondary School
  • 13:07 First Degree and First Job
  • 15:27 Approach to Career Decision Making
  • 20:48 Key Influences
  • 23:30 Using Self-Awareness to Become Learning Agile
  • 27:28 Importance of Mastery and Leadership in a Career
  • 29: 54 What is next?
  • 32:30 Best and Worst Career Advice
  • 34:20 Closing Remarks
Guest: Abe Jacob | LinkedIn Profile
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Season 4 Episode 7: Dr. Marilyn Maze on Life, Work, and Growth

Show Notes:

In this episode, Dr. Maze shares her inspiring journey from a career in mathematics and computer programming to her impactful work in career counseling and assessment. She discusses her early influences, time in the Peace Corps, and the founding of APCDA, offering insights into how personal drivers like happiness shape our career paths. Dr. Maze also explores the role of AI in career counseling and offers practical advice for anyone seeking growth in their personal and professional life. Tune in for her reflections on life lessons, career advice, and what’s next on her horizon.

00:59 Introduction to Dr Marilyn Maze
01:58 Personal drivers – happiness
02:19 Current work
03:11 Career start in mathematics teaching and computer programming
04:34 Peace corps work in the Philippines
05:52 Computerised career assessments
08:42 Birth of APCDA
09:27 Why career counselling?
10:54 AI and career counselling
12:11 Childhood influences and hobbies
14:48 Early career planning
16:17 Career advice
16:59 Life lessons
17:44 What’s next?
18:17 Favourite motto
18:52 Final words

Guest: Marilyn Maze – Executive Director at Asia Pacific Career Development Association
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Season 4 Episode 6: Disability to Possibilities

Show Notes:
Daniel Lee was born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta commonly known as brittle bones disease. He has not let that define him and is now a para-athlete, motivational speaker, and a social impact leader. He is also the founder of 360 All Ability that works to create an inclusive world for people with disabilities. Join us in this chat with Daniel to learn more about his journey.
  • 00:06 Introduction
  • 01:11 Current Work
  • 03:55 Childhood
  • 07:57 Interests as a child
  • 09:10 Thoughts on career as a young person
  • 15:20 Journey to becoming a leader and mentor
  • 17:45 Journey to becoming a motivational speaker
  • 21:45 Designing a portfolio career
  • 26:16 Intrinsic Drivers
  • 34:20 Introduction to formal para-sports
  • 39: 26 Sporting ecosystem for para-athletes
  • 42:15 What is next?
  • 43:41 Proudest Achievement
  • 46:15 Sharing wisdom on finding your purpose
  • 47:30 Closing Remarks
Guest: Daniel Lee| LinkedIn Profile
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Season 4 Episode 5: Opera Singer to Public Servant and CEO

Show Notes:

Michael Wilson has had a career spanning opera singing, public service, international development, and active politics. He is now the CEO of eWater and is based in Australia.

Join us in our chat with Michael to learn more about his journey.

  • 00:35 Introduction
  • 01:55 Career plan
  • 03:26 Influence of personal values
  • 04:23 Dropping singing as a career
  • 07:05 Growing up years
  • 10:25 Childhood heroes
  • 14:45 Career thoughts during high school and university
  • 22:21 Decision making at a key crossroad
  • 26:14 Choosing various job roles
  • 33:32 Transition to eWater
  • 41:30 Requirements for a diverse and successful career
  • 46:03 Closing Remarks
Guest: Michael Wilson | Opera Singer, Public servant, and CEO| LinkedIn Profile for Michael Wilson
 
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Season 4 Episode 4: Street kid to Obama Scholar and Social Entrepreneur

Show Notes:

Huong Dang is a 2023 Obama Scholar, 2022 Yale World Fellow, and the founder of Hope Box. Hope Box is a social enterprise that provides psychological and economic recovery services to victims of gender based violence in Vietnam.

Join us on this chat with Huong Dang and listen to her incredible journey in life and career.

  • 00:05    Introduction
  • 01:45     Huong as a person
  • 02:33     Current roles
  • 05:32     Life story that led to Hope Box
  • 12:54     Childhood Heros
  • 17:05     Most important career decision
  • 23:24     Trusting KOTO
  • 32:00     Identifying the right trainee in social projects
  • 35:22     Walking the path unknown
  • 39:14     Heros Today
  • 46:47     What is next
  • 48:29     Best career advice
  • 52:14     Final words
Guest:
  • Huong Dang | Founder of HopeBox I Co-Founder of WExchange | LinkedIn
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Season 4 Episode 3: Academics to AI Research Commercialisation

Show Notes:

Dmitry Mikhaylov is professor, scientist, business innovator and an author in the area of big data and artificial intelligence. He is based out of Dubai.


Join us in our chat with Dmitry to learn more about his journey.

  • 00:04 Introduction
  • 00:33 Guest Background
  • 06:30 Childhood Years
  • 13:45 Childhood Influences
  • 15:34 Academic Journey
  • 18:22 First Job
  • 24:25 Balancing Teaching and Commercialisation
  • 27:19 Most Important Career Decision
  • 30:00 Key Achievements
  • 33:35 What is next in the journey
  • 35:47 Final Thoughts
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Season 4 Episode 2: Management Consulting to Startup Founder

Show Notes:

Azran Osman-Rani is the CEO and Co-Founder of Naluri. Naluri is a digital health therapeutics platform that combines behavioural science, data science, and digital design, to help users become mentally resilient and adopt healthy lifestyles that are sustainable.

Join us in our chat with Azran to learn about his incredible journey.

  • 02:05 Three principles; Connection, Curiosity and Courage             
  • 02:50 Younger years
  • 05:57 Deciding his degree programs
  • 10:33 Getting out into the real world
  • 11:28 Job application process rejection, feedback, tweaking
  • 13:13 Starting iFlix, resilience
  • 19:51 Encouraging his children to make their own career decisions
  • 21:00 Returning to Malaysia (via Singapore, Indonesia, South Korea)
  • 22:00 Chance events – from privatizing the Malaysian Stock Exchange to Astro to Air Asia
  • 25:08 Networking and reputation
  • 25:56 Secrets of his success; take on difficult, complex problems through to execution
  • 28:00 Common thread in his career – inception, affordable and accessible for mass markets
  • 30:55 Starting Naluri from scratch
  • 35:24 Navigating Crisis Situations
  • 37:51 Biggest professional failure
  • 42:38 Are leaders born or made?
  • 44:20 What’s next for Azran
 
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Season 4 Episode 1: E-Sport and Sport Psychologist

Show Notes:

Rebecca Wong works as a psychologist with elite sports teams and athletes to prepare them for global and regional competitions like the Olympics.

Join us in our chat with Rebecca to learn more about her journey.

  • 00:05 Topic Introduction
  • 02:25 Growing Up Years
  • 11:40 Admission into Sport Psychology
  • 18:26 Move from Sports to eSports
  • 25:06 What Rebecca likes best in her job
  • 26:42 Most important career decision
  • 30:37 Next steps for Rebecca
  • 37:13 Life Motto
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