823 Advizers
Shaina
Business & Career Coach
Anti 9 To 5 Life
Cal Poly SLO
N/A
Q1Career path
Event Planning
Leadership Development
Career Exploration
1:40
"I kind of went to the career fair and went to my advisors and asked them what to do and they did not have a lot of direction for me"
Q2Main responsibilities
Business Strategy
Entrepreneurship
Systems Analysis
1:00
"as an entrepreneur now and business consultant, I kind of wear all of the hats. Um, so I'll often joke like my job is email. My job is spreadsheets"
Q3Day in the life
Entrepreneurship
Project Management
Communication
1:19
"the beauty of it is that it's always a little bit different. Uh, and that's a big reason that I chose this work was for the flexibility."
Q4Most important skills - role
Leadership
Communication
Organization
0:48
"and it's kind of an oxymoron because structure really allows for more flow, but in this role, you have to be able to provide that for yourself."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Creativity
Flexibility
Client Impact
0:42
"Definitely the full-time travel piece. I've been full-time traveling since 2022."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Work-life balance
Entrepreneurship
Non-traditional careers
0:30
"a lot of my friends and family don't necessarily understand what it is that I'm doing or why it matters to me, kind of my internal why."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Entrepreneurship
Career Flexibility
Small Business
1:09
"I've worked with a lot of one woman shows that are kind of changing societal norms and expectations and building their own empires."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Self-led
Entrepreneurial
Passionate
0:22
"People that are kind of entrepreneurial are usually self-led. They are passionate and they have this love for the non-traditional"
Q9Wish known before - industry
Motivation
Resilience
Mindset
0:16
"it's possible, um, and that your mindset will make, kind of make or break if you make it."
Q10Entry-level positions
Career Exploration
Networking
Informational Interviewing
2:04
"Everybody has a different background for how they got to their position. There's no laid out path."
Q11Significant lesson - career
Overcoming Challenges
Resilience
Motivation
0:38
"That failing is a good thing. Um, the faster you fail, the faster you learn."
Q12College ideas for success
Career Exploration
Resilience
Overcoming Challenges
1:10
"I quit when something didn't feel good, which felt really sticky at the time. It was really hard."