Careers are weird. You plan one thing and end up somewhere else entirely. The founders in this section are building companies that help people navigate that weirdness. Job platforms. Career coaching. Recruiting tools. Professional development. The whole ecosystem of getting people into work they actually want to do.
These interviews cover every angle of the careers space. Hiring. Job search. Skill development. Workplace culture. Remote work. The gig economy. Career transitions. The founders here understand that “what do you want to be when you grow up” is a question most adults are still answering.
What’s useful about these conversations is the insider perspective. These founders see the job market from the other side. They know what’s broken about hiring. They know why good candidates get overlooked and mediocre ones get hired. And they’re building solutions to fix it.
You’ll find insights on talent acquisition, employee engagement, building career platforms, and the future of work. Which keeps changing faster than anyone predicted. If you’re building in the careers space, hiring a team, or figuring out your own next move, these conversations offer real perspective.
[quote style=”boxed”]We want to start promoting the idea of loving yourself, each other, and our culture starting at a young age.[/quote] Christina Duren is the Founder of Beautiful The Beautiful…
Meet Christina Duren – Founder of The Beautiful Brown Girls Brunch Club
[quote style=”boxed”]Conversation. It’s amazing what you’ll learn from talking to people, whether that be someone you trust or the guy who sells hot dogs on the corner. Ideas can come…
[quote style=”boxed”]The best way to do that is to start with what you have at the minimum level, then chisel and perfect it as you go rather than aim for…
[quote style=”boxed”]Ideas come to life when they’re ready. I find they hit me when I’m washing dishes or vacuuming or meditating. They might come to mind right as I’m waking…
[quote style=”boxed”]Do things other than work. A lot of entrepreneurs get bogged down in their ideas and sit at their desks for 14 hours a day, seven days a week,…
[quote style=”boxed”]Measure everything–whether it’s customer conversion, user engagement or optimal functionality. If you don’t measure, you cannot evolve and improve.[/quote] Assaf Eisenstein founded GooodJob in order to improve upon the existing…
[quote style=”boxed”]Start with the end in mind. I proselytize that once you know where you are going and who you want to be, then you can work backwards to develop…
[quote]Testing ideas we think will work and iterating as many times as we need to until we get it right.[/quote] As co-founder and CEO of GetHired.com, Suki Shah is a…
[quote style=”boxed”]“Wake up, live big! and love the journey.” [/quote] Jenny Blake is an author, blogger, life coach and speaker who helps others “wake up, live big! and love the journey.”…
Who are you and what do you do? My name is Clare Gillmore. I manage Boston University’s LA Internship Program (part of Study Abroad), based in Miracle Mile. We place…
Matt Miller is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of CareerBliss.com – an online career community that helps everyone find happiness in the workplace. Matt is also the Chief Technology…
[quote style=”boxed”]Paying for my $75 bus ticket to college. The summer before college, everyday I walked three miles to the mall at 7am to get picked up to paint classrooms…