This episode is with Liel Sterling, who is a Senior in the College of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell. On campus she is the President of Kappa Alpha Pi Pre-Law Fraternity, Founder and Inaugural Student Advocate of the Student Assembly Office of the Student Advocate, Co-founder of the Ithaca Tenants Union, and Founder of the Cornell American Civil Liberties Union. In this conversation we cover a wide range of topics starting from Liel’s experiences navigating ILR to landing internships on Capitol Hill. Content: 01:50 | Passion shaping experiences 08:28 | Exploring passion through clubs and organization 16:00 | Navigating ILR 25:35 | Rejection to presidency @ KAPI 39:35 | Creating your own opportunities 1:00:35 | Applying to law school and beyond

This episode is with Jehron Petty, who is the Founder and CEO of ColorStack and a recent graduate of Cornell University with a degree in Computer Science. On campus he co-founded Black Entrepreneurs in Training and was the Co-President of Underrepresented Minorities in Computing (URMC). In this conversation we cover a wide range of topics ranging from Jehron’s experiences navigating college to founding his startup, ColorStack. Content and Timestamps: 0:44 | Background  7:25 | Navigating Cornell  21:20 | Growing URMC at Cornell  32:35 | The myth of balance  36:10 | Dropping a full-time Google offer to found ColorSack  43:07 | What people get wrong about mentorship 50:07 | The work behind ColorStack 1:03:37 | The purpose alignment: passions, skills, and experiences

Welcome to Break'n it Down. This is a talk show where we have conversations on practical strategies, tools, and resources for navigating the college and career environment, especially here at Cornell. We do this by hosting noteworthy  students, factually and alumni from the different groups in our community, including tech, government, business, health, and more.