Outside of the Classroom: Careers | Entrepreneurship | Education | Your Useful College Degree

Outside of the Classroom: Careers | Entrepreneurship | Education | Your Useful College Degree


Latest Episodes

Ep 28: I Get Interviewed On Failure, Asian Parent Disappointment & Life
February 08, 2016

You'll get to hear my full journey from working in a cubicle, to odd jobs, to dropping out of college, to starting a new "experiment"called Outside Of The Classroom, to explaining to my Asian parents what I've done, to writing a book and everything...

Ep 27: How To Make The Most Out Of LinkedIn For People Who Never Use LinkedIn
January 11, 2016

LinkedIn!? Isn't that like a Facebook for professionals? How is that going to help me? Those were my exact thoughts before I read Chris Haroun's new book, 101 Crucial Lessons They Don't Teach You In Business School.  Partner at Artis Ventures,...

Ep 26: Why Haven't You Listened To This Episode Yet? with Isaac Morehouse
December 14, 2015

Why haven't you done the things you've always wanted to do? Beware, this episode will challenge how you live your life. I interview Isaac Morehouse, founder of Praxis and Author of Why Haven't You Read This Book?  Listen...

Ep 25: How To Start Over: Let Go Of The Past, Embrace Yourself & Change Your Life with Hung Pham
October 26, 2015

Too often in life, we give up when things start to get hard.   When you broke up with your significant other. Or the time you didn't get your job. Or when your parents start to upset you.    What should you do?    My...

Ep 24: What Is It Like To Go To Harvard & Become A Stand Up Comedian? with Sierra Katow
October 19, 2015

  Aren't stand up comedians just born funny?   HA.   That's what conventional wisdom tells us but we are plain wrong. Our guest Sierra Katow says it best, "Comedy is like a muscle." You have to practice every day to become...

Ep 23: How To Have An "Out Of The Box" Job Application & Land An Interview EVERY TIME with Paiman Vahdati
October 12, 2015

The best jobs never require a resume. So why the fuck are we spending so much of our time in the wrong places?   Paiman Vahdati knew that in order to get a job at his dream company Indiegogo, he had to be different. Paiman had to stand out...

Ep 22: If You Want To Be Successful, What Should You Major In? with Founder of EngineeredTruth Matthew Tran
October 05, 2015

There's so much miscommunication between the real world and school.   How many times have we heard the story of a student studying nursing for 4 years, actually gets a career in nursing, and then drops out? Or the stories of going to law school...

Ep 21: How To Be An International Best Seller Before You're 21 with Mark Messick
September 30, 2015

  When I was 16, my greatest accomplishment was passing my AP exam. When Mark Messick turned 16, he became an international best seller with 9 books currently on Amazon.   What stuck out to me was that his books were titled, Why Your...

Ep 20: How Cassidy Williams Landed Tech Jobs At Clarifai, Venmo, Intuit, Microsoft, & General Mills
September 28, 2015

Who doesn't want to work at awesome tech companies like Google, Facebook, or Microsoft? What if you wanted to work for a tech startup in San Francisco or New York? Where do you start?   After graduating school with 5 different internship...

Ep 19: No BS Advice On How To Start Your Own Business with Jason Zook
September 23, 2015

Many of us ambitious & young people want to start their own business, but don't know where to start. Look no further than this episode. Jason Zook, serial entrepreneur and author of Creativity For Sale, jumps on the podcast to shares...