#76 Zoey Ahmad - Researcher / Harvard Fellowship / Great Mom Advice

Wish I Knew . . .

Career Background:

• While at Harvard
  
  • Graduate research associate
  • Graduate research fellow
  • For 2+ years
• Business Operations and Researcher at The Conference board of Canada
• User / Market Researcher at Advanced Orthomolecular Research

Highlights

• Learning the power of conversational skills early through selling cloths
• Choosing a community college for close interaction with peers and instructors
• Starting off in medical school then converting to Psychology and a Philosophy degrees
• Great career experience was working for a Think Tank
• Being a curious person and having this serve her well through her career
• Facilitating discussions at the C-Suite level just out of University
• The Red Velvet Cake conversation
• Being a woman in some male dominated industries
• Getting the research fellowship at Harvard
• NOT having a tunnel vision of her career
• Mom Advice
  
  • Trust your process
  • Don't compare your journey to others
• The imposter Syndrome @ Harvard and learning to fit in
• Noticing the power of mentoring and seeing clarity
• Embrace uncertainty and take the first step

Welcome to another episode of "Wish I Knew . . . "

A podcast where I speak with people about their careers focusing on their success, advice, mentoring and listening to interesting stories.

I'm your host Gary Nowak and I had so much fun learning about my guest @Zoey Ahmed and how she progressed through her career at this very early stage.

Want to be a guest? Email me at [e-mail]!