How I Got Here traces the journeys of young professionals with interesting jobs at exciting companies like Apple, Instagram, and Goldman Sachs. We'll follow their paths from college to career, including the lessons they learned along the way, advice they have for others looking to follow in their footsteps, and how entrepreneurship helped them land their dream job. How I Got Here is produced by The Garage at Northwestern.
Episodes
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Episode #3: Rachel Xanttopoulos, Product Marketing Lead, Instagram Ads.
Shortly after beginning her career as a management consultant, Rachel Xanttopoulos realized that the job wasn’t a great fit for her long-term. After mentioning to a colleague she’d love to work for the New York Times, she landed in the NYT strategy group and rose up the ranks for a few years before deciding to return to school to earn her MBA at Kellogg, with the intention of starting her own business. After a business school class exercise in which she pitched the idea to her fellow students led to overwhelming enthusiasm and support, Rachel launched Daybreak, a daily newsletter that summarized interesting events and resources for students at Kellogg. Although Daybreak quickly grew in popularity and team size, the difficulties of building a business from a local newsletter led Rachel to take a job at Instagram after school, where she knew she would learn from a best-in-class company how to monetize a media business - knowledge she may put to use when she starts her next venture. This conversation is brought to you by The Garage at Northwestern University.
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Episode #2: Lucas Philips, founder and Chief Product Officer of Brewbike.
Lucas Philips came to Northwestern knowing that he wanted entrepreneurship to be a part of his college career. After spending a few months on campus searching for easily accessible high-quality coffee, he decided to found BrewBike as a freshman, bringing delicious coffee straight to students on campus. Although it was time-consuming and tough work, Lucas knew that the farther he was able to take his company as a student, the more opportunities he’d have after graduation. Aided by mentors and programs at The Garage at Northwestern, BrewBike grew large enough that Lucas was able to raise venture capital funding and continue with the company full-time after school, growing the team and expanding to new campuses. Lucas shares his insights from his rare journey from a student-founder to full-time entrepreneur, and how his motivation has changed over time. This conversation is brought to you by The Garage at Northwestern University.
Friday Jan 01, 2021
Friday Jan 01, 2021
Episode #1: Connor Owen, Global Product & Policy Operations, YouTube.
When Connor Owen started college as an economics major, he thought he wanted to be a consultant - even though he had no idea what that entailed. After some soul searching and a change of majors, he decided to optimize his college experience for real-world experiences, and pursued an astounding 11 internships during his time as a student. This breadth of diverse experiences as well as his involvement with student startups and The Garage empowered Connor with the knowledge, skills, and relationships to land him in Google’s rotational program after graduation. Connor’s story emphasizes that you don’t have to choose one path - you can seek out a variety of opportunities to find what you’re really passionate about and interested in pursuing after school. This conversation is brought to you by The Garage at Northwestern University.
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
How I Got Here traces the journeys of young professionals with interesting jobs at exciting companies like Apple, Instagram, and Goldman Sachs. We'll follow their paths from college to career, including the lessons they learned along the way, advice they have for others looking to follow in their footsteps, and how entrepreneurship helped them land their dream job. How I Got Here is produced by The Garage at Northwestern.