McNiel-Inyani Keri comes on the podcast to highlight his exciting journey from designing bionic limbs during his Master's as a Mechanical Engineer at the University of Alberta to choosing Medicine at the University of Calgary where he's currently studying. Inyani focuses on where he went to figure out his "why" at each step of his journey which highlight by trying many different options to discover what he loved.   Inyani touches on the aspect of his Master's group and other areas where he mentions that it's not "what you do, but who you do it with" that's the most important. Within this Master's group he mentions that the guidance of his supervisors to ask questions such as "why is this relevant?" helped guide research to making it have a big impact for society.   Inyani touches on a story about how he drove around Alberta for 24 hours to hand out resumes to almost 300 companies, while only receiving one call back. The main takeaway is as long as you try, something will always come through!  Join us on listening to Inyani's exciting path so far and hear where he's planning to take his med education afterwards!   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/bionic-limbs-researcher-edmonton-alberta-1.4573930  https://trailblazerspod.com/  #electricengineer #bioniclimbs #medicalschool #engineertomedicine

Megnath Ramesh comes on the podcast to talk about his transition from Electrical Engineering to Software Engineering and after a few years of work experience opting to do a Master's focused in AI and Robotics at Queen's University. Megnath discusses his why into his choices of choosing software development and taking a Master's after moving quickly through his career.    Megnath touches on the aspects of being an international student in Canada, the transition to Graduate School, and ideas for succeeding in learning remotely. He also mentions motivations for choosing graduate school and how one can design a career made through many steps.    Finally, Megnath discusses the exciting journey he's taken to help overcome imposters syndrome, as well as how mentorship has played a part in his success to now. https://trailblazerspod.com/ #imposterssyndrome #ai #robotics #electricalengineer #softwareengineering #internationalstudent #canada

Kate Houg comes on the podcast to talk about how she has ventured into the field of Data Science from Mechanical Engineering. Along the way she has utilized informational interviews to shape the career that she's building today. Kate talks about key turning points and moments along her journey that has guided her into choosing this fruitful career. Kate touches on the benefits she garnered from mentoring and volunteering with Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science, and Technology (WISEST) to give back and help her learning journey. She also touches on the usefulness and how to approach getting started with networking and informational interviews. Finally, Kate discusses the exciting journey she took into discovering her passion with data and how communicating information effectively motivated her throughout her Master's to go into data science.

Clara Du joins Tyler and Dave on Episode 3 of TrailBlazers where she discusses her career transition from taking a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering to joining Accenture as a Management Consultant.   Clara discusses the roles extra-curriculars, student clubs, mentorship, and various experiences influenced her on choosing the path less chosen. Clara shares plenty of advice to prospective students and young professionals who may find themselves in a situation of not wanting to directly target a technical role out of school.  #careertransition #tech https://www.buzzsprout.com/1749518 https://open.spotify.com/episode/3vgPY78WwV8KYLK7x3UBhx?si=gYrASNraSCmlX9TtoiR1WQ&dl_branch=1 https://trailblazerspod.com/ 0:00 - Trailblazers intro 0:30 - Clara career path 5:20 - Choosing management consulting 7:20 - Striking a balance between school and extra curriculars 9:30 - Factors influencing a non-traditional career path 11:15 - Skills that transfer outside of the engineering domain 13:14 - Impacts of volunteer leadership positions on critical soft skills 14:49 - The process of intentional self improvement 21:47 - Advice for finding your "why" 31:10 - Technical skills that transfer to the consulting domain 33:00 - Dealing with imposter syndrome in leadership positions 40:58 - Why you should ask the people around you what they notice about you / Final thoughts

Bill Tran joins the boys (Tyler and Dave) on Episode 2 of TrailBlazers where he discusses his transition from Mechanical Engineering, taking a Master's degree and ultimately joining the tech industry as an Information Designer (which is essentially a data visualization specialist). Bill highlights the adversities he faced along the way, especially with regards to his job search, but ultimately talks about the satisfaction of sticking-with-it during his journey to joining his current company. Bill also runs a hockey blog following the Calgary Flames, https://thewincolumn.ca/author/mrbill... and you can find him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrbilltran?lang=en #careertransition #tech www.trailblazerspod.com

Chris McNicoll joins the boys (Tyler and Dave) on Episode 1 of TrailBlazers where he discusses his career transition from Mechanical Engineering to joining the tech industry as a project manager and product manager - to which he then leaves for Nicaragua. Chris relies on being honest with himself as he's made his transitions and decisions thus far in his career and shares plenty of advice for anyone considering, or in the process of making a career transition. #careertransition #tech trailblazerspod.com