Podcasts

Looking for something new to listen to? The alumni UBC Podcast brings you hundreds of hours of audio, featuring prominent speakers including Dr. Gabor Maté, Homa Hoodfar, Jeremy Rifkin, and Waneek Horn-Miller; as well as insightful discussions about current issues, such as healthy aging, the changing views of masculinity, and the future of the Southern resident killer whales. It also covers topics related to innovation and entrepreneurship. Our My Financial Life mini-series covered a variety of topics related to personal finance. You can sign up to receive email notifications when new episodes are released.

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Your Next Career Step - E8 - Pay Attention to Possibilities
In this episode, host Nicole Yeasting, BA’11, Manager of alumni UBC’s Career Program is joined by Kari Marken, PhD’19, a lecturer at the UBC Sauder School of Business.
Your Next Career Step - E7 - Exploring Empathy: Become more understanding of others
In this episode, host Nicole Yeasting, BA’11, Manager of alumni UBC’s Career Program is joined by Carina Koo, BCom Candidate‘23, and Chirag Jadhwani, BCom Candidate'22, hosts of the podcast, “The Empathy Show”. 
Your Next Career Step - E6 - Create Your Own Opportunity: Develop an Entrepreneurial Mindset
In this episode, host Nicole Yeasting, BA'11, manager of alumni UBC’s Career Program speaks with alumnus and serial entrepreneur Grant Munro, BSc'01.
Your Next Career Step - E5 - Do Better, Be Better, Know Better: How to Cultivate a Growth Mindset
In this episode, host Nicole Yeasting, BA'11, Manager of alumni UBC's Career Program speaks with alumnus Zain Meghji, BA'00.
Your Next Career Step - E4 - Understanding Employee Motivation During Change and Uncertainty
In this episode, host Nicole Yeasting, BA ’11, Manager of alumni UBC’s Career Program speaks with Leah Allinger Pezer, BA’02. Leah is a Researcher at the University of Calgary and Principal CoFounder at Lead the Future. She shares her experience as...
Your Next Career Step - E3 - How to Build Resilience during Challenging Times
In this episode, host, Nicole Yeasting, BA’11, Manager of alumni UBC’s Career Program speaks with Dr. Wendy Carr MEd’97, Professor of Teaching and Senior Advisor to the Dean of the Faculty of Education at UBC, about how to define and build...
Your Next Career Step – E2 - Effective Ways to Lead Virtual Teams
In this episode, host, Nicole Yeasting, BA'11, Manager of alumni UBC's Career Program, speaks with Magdalena Blasiak, BA'99, a UBC alumna, Certified Leadership Coach, Project Management Professional, and owner of Shine Forward Consulting about what...
Your Next Career Step – E1 - Adapting through Change: Rethinking What it Means to Lead
Do you want to feel inspired and motivated? Find out how, in the middle of a pandemic, our alumni from around the world are rethinking what it means to be a leader. 'Your Next Career Step' is a podcast miniseries with a new episode airing every two...
My Career Story: Making the Most of my International Internship
Are you interested in going on an internship abroad and learning more about what the benefits are for your personal, professional, and academic life? Or maybe you are already getting ready to go on an international internship or study abroad program...
Launch a Career in Canada
Alumni who came to UBC as international students share stories of their career journeys and give their insights on how they made the transition from UBC to the Canadian workplace.