99 Career Options

Did you know that according to studies conducted on fear, public speaking is the one thing that at the very top of the list? The studies show that people are literally more scared of talking in front of others, than actually dying. However, just like any fear, it can be overcome. Our today´s guest Olivia Schofield is an expert at giving public speeches, and was placed as the top woman in The World Championship of Public Speaking in Las vegas in 2011 out of more 30 000 contestants. As you´ll hear in the interview, Olivia´s journey to become such an excellent speaker was not exactly a bed of roses. It was through hard work and dedication that she managed to excel and become such a prominent person. She had had many jobs previously, ranging from cleaning toilets to working at the British Broadcasting Corporation, or the BBC, behind the camera, before finally one day deciding to become a master of public speaking. Today she works as a professional speaker and trains other people such as leaders, CEO, and executives, all over the world, and helps them give inspiring and effective speeches. Her story is unique and passionate, and during this interview she will give a ton of great advice and share stories that can help you become a better speaker

Have you ever visited a website that was super easy to navigate through, where you found all the information you needed easily, and where you had a great experience and pleasure being on? Well, that probably means that the website had a great user experience design. What many people don't know is that a lot of mobile applications and websites are specifically designed, both visually and technically, to maximize usability and the user experience, which is what today's guest Martin Grina is all about. Martin is working as an IT Consultant, dealing with different clients, and whose job is to provide the best user experience for using a product, for example, an application or a website. A typical day at work for Martin usually involves working in teams, and doing research to find out what the desires of the users are, so that they can figure out how best cover their needs. In this interview, Martin will talk about his journey, studying and working as a freelancer, and he will also give a lot of great advice on steps you can take to become more attractive in the job market, which is something a lot of newly finished graduates are struggling to do. There is a lot of good and valuable information Martin has shared with us in this interview, and it can be wise to take notes underway. We hope that you will have just as much fun listening and learning, as we had interviewing him!

From collecting and pushing trolleys at what today is the world's largest furniture retailer, IKEA, at the age of 16, to working with finding, recruiting and administering employees as a Human Resource manager at one of the largest mobile phone operators in Norway, Telia, many would undoubtedly say that this weeks guest, Christoffer Hovde, has struggled his way from the bottom to the top. Christoffer is also today a prominent advisor and public speaker, who gives many speeches, especially on the topics of leadership, innovation, and communication. To make sure he's always on top of the question, what it really means to be a leader, Christoffer interviewed some 15 Norwegian top-leaders as a part of his Master's thesis, asking them what they thought about the future of leadership. In this interview with Christoffer, we'll be talking about his journey starting at Ikea, and how he ended up working as a Human Resource manager at the telephone company Telia. We'll also be talking about his life decisions and sacrifices that has changed and formed Christoffer into the person he is today. As well as being active in his local communities, Christoffer also works to mentor those in desire for professional guidance and help, which you will hear more about in the interview. We would also like to inform you that this interview is actually a part of a video interview which will be released later, either this, or next, month, so stay tuned for that, but also keep in mind that that's why the audio might seem a bit unusual compared to the other episodes on the podcast.

Robots are the future. Whether we like it or not, we live in an era where more and more things in the world are becoming mechanised. However, the technologies that go into the different machines has to come from somewhere, and this is where today´s guest Pablo comes in. Pablo is working as a Robotics vision scientist at an advanced technology company called iRobot. Pablo and his team are working with computer vision and on developing and improving technologies used in robots. What Pablo is doing, is helping robots “see” and understand the real physical world through a camera or mapping, so that the robots can interact and function without the need of a human manually guiding it. The technologies Pablo is working with is really amazing, and has so many potential uses. For example, imagine a world where blind people are given the ability to navigate easier thanks to sensors attached to a pair of wearable glasses, or sitting in a driverless car which takes your from point A to point B while perfectly manoeuvring all obstacles along the way. The possibilities are endless.

Adam is a focused and innovative disaster risk specialist with broad domestic and international experience. He has worked with disaster and emergency response teams to quell disease outbreaks, evacuate remote communities and secure critical infrastructure from a variety of natural hazards. During this episode we will talk about some of Adam's projects, how he teamed up with Human Society International, The North Face, and Arc’Teryx to improve rabies outbreak response in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. We will also talk about how he changed career paths after studying 1 year physics. We will also talk about how he had to work odd jobs after graduating until he got into emergency management and what steps you should take to become an emergency management specialist plus the importance of being proactive. Enjoy this conversation and thanks for listening!

Today we have with us a very cool and interesting person. Marija from Lithuania, is currently working as a paralegal for an international company, here in Norway, a position she describes as being a combination between a lawyer and a secretary, both which she has previously worked as, as well. She has her bachelor's degree in law from Lithuania, and a master's degree in Maritime Law from Norway, but struggled with finding a job position because of the differences in Lithuanian and Norwegian law. However, she got a job for a lobby organization that was working with Maritime, something which Marija was very fond of and suited her perfectly. In this interview, we'll learn more about Marija's story and how she became a paralegal in Norway, what a typical day at work looks like, what type of person you should before starting to study law, and much, much more. Make yourself comfortable, and let's get started. Here's your host Calin Fabri with this week's guest Marija, enjoy!

Joining us today, is a very cool and special guy. Azeem Azhar, a strategist, inventor, product entrepreneur and writer, is currently working as Vice President at the Schibsted Media Group, doing innovation scouting, meaning, that he is looking for startups and innovations with great potential that they can work with. Many of the startups and incubators Azeem has been involved in have later been acquired by large corporations, such as Microsoft, Amazon, Bloomberg and Nokia, leaving a trail of success. In his spare time, Azeem also writes a weekly based newsletter called "Exponential View", which has more than 11 000 readers, and is mainly about technology, business models, political economy and science. In this episode we'll be talking with Azeem about very interesting topics around technology, Aritificial Intelligence, innovation, and more so stay tuned. Please subscribe and leave us a rating and review on iTunes. It doesn’t take more than two minutes and it really means a lot us to know that you enjoy listening! Take care!

Today we have the honour of talking with no one other than lawyer Marije Jeltes. Marije has been a working as a youth lawyer for the last 12 years, and specializes in criminal and civil law. Her main task is to defend children from the age of 12 and up to the age of 25, who have been suspected of a crime. You may have heard of the "innocent until proven guilty"-principle, meaning that one should be considered innocent of a crime until proven the opposite, and what Marije does is, is basically that- to prove that her client is innocent, even if she sometimes kind of suspects or even knows that her client is not, but hey, that's how the law works. However, working as a lawyer is not easy and is filled with tons of difficult choices, but Marije always does her best to use the law to help children, which in turn, might end up to be a positive and vital life-changing experience for the children she is defending. Enjoy!

Today's guest is no one other than Christian Madsbjerg. Christian is a management consultant who studies people, especially people in groups, and works to apply his research findings onto the corporate world. He is also an author of books on social theory and discourse analysis and has even given a TED talk on the topics. We will be talking about very fascinating things, such as what the biggest social challenge we will see in the future might be, and what the most important set of skills one should have when working in management consulting. Hope you enjoy the episode, and if you do, please like and share it. It really means a lot to us, and doesn't take more than a minute. Enjoy!

Welcome to the 99 Career Options podcast and to yet another interview of experience. Today´s guest is Mountaineering instructor Jaya Marr. Jaya is an experienced mountaineer who teaches people the skill that are necessary up in the mountains and to live off the bear country, for example how to plan your rations, pack your backpack, and then some. For this interview, Jaya was actually in Patagonia, a region located at the southern end of South America that mainly consists of deserts, steppes and mountains, and shortly after the interview was conducted, Jaya actually went off to embark on an expedition. We apologize for the sound quality, but due to the terrain Jaya was in, the internet quality was not of the best, so heads up on that. Having said that, here's this week's episode with your host Calin Fabri and Mountaineering Instructor Jaya!

Today we have with us Samy Bengio. Samy is working as a research scientist over at Google, where he is trying to apply machine learning techniques to better understand the world and to provide new services to its users. One of his latest projects includes developing a program that is intelligent enough to actually describe with words what´s on a shown image, a process that is called "image captioning". We will go into more details about this project, as well as many other cool topics in the interview, so get ready! Enjoy!

In this episode, we will be meeting Jean-Yves Bouguet. Jean-Yves is currently working as a Senior Director of Computer Vision at Magic Leap, a company that makes augmented reality devices. Augmented reality or mixed reality is using technology to add information on the world we see. If you´ve played Pokémon Go, and seen a Magikarp or Squirtle in front of you through your cell phone- that´s thanks to augmented reality. Let's go meet with Jean!

In this episode we have with us Evan Lay. Evan is a software developer from the US, with a degree in computer science. We´ll be talking about what a typical day at work looks like for Evan, how computer coding works and what type of coding language you should learn, a many other important and interesting topics.

Kevin Kelly is Senior Maverick at Wired magazine. He co-founded Wired in 1993, and served as its Executive Editor for its first seven years. The famous author and entrepreneur Tim Ferriss has even referred to him as probably the most interesting man in the world. In this episode, we talk about his life and some of the incidents that made Kevin into the person he is today, education, the history of technology, and a lot more.

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Katrina is an IT Audit Manager for two of Norway’s top 10 largest businesses. She is responsible for scoping, planning, and the quality assurance of IT projects at KPMG which is one of the largest audit, tax and advisory firms in the world. She has a high competency for organization, attention to detail, and people management, especially in international office environments, as well as for project management and information systems. Let’s go chat with her!

Elizabeth Noel Lumpkin has been an anesthesiologist since 1999, and working full-time as a locum tenens since 2005. Her jobs have taken her across the United States, from Alaska to Maine, from small community hospitals to large referral centres. She has also been on medical mission trips have taken her to Ecuador, Zimbabwe, Congo, Madagascar, which has been an adventure in itself. If you are interested in her amazing journey you can read all about it in her book titled “Road Warrior Physician: Locum Tenes a How-to Guide. You can also learn more about Noel at her blog as well! Are you ready? Let´s go chat with her!

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Sabita is from Nepal and has a post-doctorate with a degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering. After getting a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering, she received a scholarship which allowed her to travel to Japan to continue her education. Today she lives in Norway and works on different projects at Simula Research Laboratory, a laboratory that conducts basic research in the fields of networks and distributed systems, scientific computing, and software engineering. Let’s go chat with her!