Brown Alumni Association

Careers in Medicine and the Non-Traditional Path to Medical School

Friday, May 3, 12:00 p.m. (ET) Temporarily postponed, new date to be determined.

Valerie Parkas, ’88, ’92 M.D., associate dean of admissions, associate professor of medicine and infectious diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

It’s never too late to discover your passion for medicine. Valerie will guide us on how to choose a medical career after college, exploring topics such as options for a later start to medical school, key productive experiences, and how to best prepare your application.

 

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The Evolution of Diversity: Developing Your Cultural Competency

Joelle Murchison Hayes ’95, vice president, enterprise, diversity, and inclusion, The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Racial/ethnic groups and generational roles are often no longer easily identifiable. Join us to discuss how these changes make for an increasingly complex business environment and discover the ones that can potentially make or break competitive advantage.

Presented April 26, 2013 | View the webinar recording

 

Claiming Your Career Vision

Carolyn Ou ’89, founder of Sandbox Consulting

Once you have envisioned the career you want, how do you claim it? Learn how to tap into your personal leadership core and develop a framework to confidently initiate the fierce conversations needed to bring your vision into reality.

Presented March 15, 2013 | View the webinar recording

 

 

Struggling to Balance It All

Karen Hoffman ’83, principal at DKS Consulting Group

Ever wish you could re-imagine, re-prioritize, and re-align your life? Hoffman and her partners Dale Sokoloff, Psy.D. and Sharon O’Connor, Ed.D. tackle work-life balance head on and provide you with real life strategies to improve the way you work and live.

Presented February 15, 2013 | View the webinar recording

 

Entrepreneurship Series – Options for Building Your Business

Troy Henikoff ’86, Co-Founder/CEO, Excelerate Labs; Managing Partner, Firestarter Fund; Founder, SurePayroll.com

Learn from a seasoned entrepreneur who has built successful technology-based businesses from the ground up. Troy will give us an inside look at Excelerate Labs, accelerators, and financing for start-ups.

Presented January 18, 2013 | View the webinar recording

 

Entrepreneurship Series – An Entrepreneur’s Journey: From Idea to Opportunity

Danny Warshay ’87, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of G-Form; Founder and Managing Director of DEW Ventures; Adjunct Lecturer, Entrepreneurship and Technology, Brown University

What are the keys to converting an idea into a successful venture? Serial entrepreneur and entrepreneurship professor Danny Warshay will discuss his entrepreneurial journey, and how he successfully launched his ventures and helped many others with the process. He will draw on his structured approach to teaching entrepreneurship at Brown and around the world to explore the use of "bottom up" research; the fit among the key components of people, opportunity, context, and deal (POCD); and the fundamental elements of value propositions and business models.

Presented December 7, 2012 | View the webinar recording

Entrepreneurship Series – Technical Entrepreneuring: What Is It and How Do You Get Involved?

Jose Estabil ScB ’84, ScM ’88, Entrepreneur, WeAdaptus, tau-Metrix, ArcticSand; MIT, Director Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Russia and Portugal programs

Today, there are boundless opportunities to get involved in a new technology company. But what are your first steps? How do you get financed? How do you get your product noticed? If you’re like many considering starting your own business, you began your journey asking these questions and more. Join serial technical entrepreneur Jose Estabil for insight into how to find the right people, resources, and inspiration on your entrepreneurial journey.

Presented November 16, 2012 | View the webinar recording

What Makes a Good Manager...And How to Help Your Boss Become One

Pam Lenehan AM’74 P’03 P’06, CEO, Ridge Hill Consulting

We are always managing up, down, and across the same level. You may know what you need to perform at your best, but does your boss? Do you as a manager know how to get the best from your employees? Together, both employees and managers will learn useful techniques to enhance their management skills, communicate their own needs effectively, connect people to the company’s mission, and help others advance their careers.

Presented October 19, 2012 | View the webinar recording

What Every Young Professional Must Know to Succeed in Today’s Work Environment

Dani Ticktin Koplik ’77, founder and principal of dtkResources

In the “new economy” work environment, the pressure is on for all employees to learn the ropes, perform well, and fit the culture from day one. Join us for a conversation with Dani Ticktin Koplik ’77, one of our Brown Alumni Executive coaches, to hear critical tips on building your professional presence and quickly establishing your distinctive value in the eyes of your employer.

Presented September 21, 2012 | View the webinar recording

Increase Confidence and Career Success with Powerful Communication

Sarah Benenson Goldberg ’88, executive coach for SBG Professional Coaching

Whether you are committed to being a successful manager, model employee, or esteemed leader, communication is the cornerstone to professional success. You will learn how to speak with clarity and confidence as well as recognize how to apply these communication tools to help you strengthen your interviewing skills.

Presented May 18, 2012 | View the webinar recording

Inspired Leadership: Taking Your Career, Team, and Business to the Next Level

Peter Bopp ’78, partner of Leadership Strategy Group Inc.

Successful career growth depends on you delivering visionary and inspiring leadership at every level. Learn the importance of creating a vision, motivating others, building value, and cultivating influence to turbo-charge your leadership impact.

Presented April 20, 2012 | View the webinar recording

Networking: Your Most Important Career Tool

David Crimmin ’72, senior consultant for Bose Corporation

The majority of job offers result from networking. More than a method of uncovering the “hidden job market,” networking is also a critical skill for success in your current position. Join us as we look at networking from both a strategic and tactical perspective.

Presented March 16, 2012 | View the webinar recording

Rethinking Your Career: Returning to the Paid Workforce

Karen Hoffman ’83, principal at DKS Consulting Group

Whether you have been raising a family, caring for a sick relative or just taking a break, you may feel apprehensive about returning to the paid workforce. This webinar provides some essential strategies to help you prepare for today’s job market. Learn how to identify your translatable skills and showcase the value you bring so you can approach your job search with confidence.

Presented February 17, 2012 | View the webinar recording

Top 10 Challenges for New Managers

Matt Paknis ’85, president of Matt Paknis Training and Development

Being a new manager brings new challenges to your work. Matt will review challenges reported by new managers, discuss critical assets that are often shared among successful managers and identify tools to help you succeed in this new or future role. If you are considering moving into a managerial role, this webinar will also help you determine if management is the right fit for you.

Presented January 20, 2012 | View the webinar recording

Identifying Your Unique Talents and Values

Shel Miller ’69, founder of Executive Perspective

It takes a combination of self knowledge and relationship building savvy to find the right career path. During this presentation we talk about how to focus on your strengths, clarify your values, and seek a career aligned with your skills. Understanding your innate qualities will prepare you for a successful career search.

Presented December 16, 2011 | View the webinar recording

Personal Branding Online and Leveraging Online Networks

Megan Fitzgerald ’92, career and personal branding coach for Career By Choice

Make sure your clients or potential employers are getting the right message about you! This webinar explores personal branding and why communicating your unique value in a distinctive way is critical to professional success. We address building your online brand, how employers use online information in hiring decisions, and how to build your online network strategically.

Presented November 18, 2011 | View the webinar recording

Millennials’ Transition to the Workplace

Dani Ticktin Koplik ’77, founder and principal of dtkResources

Moving from the “bubble” of college to the working world is difficult, especially in a challenging job market. This webinar will arm you with the skills and mindset you’ll need to understand and navigate the 21st-century workplace.

Presented October 21, 2011 | View the webinar recording

Get Out of Your Way!

Carolyn Ou ’89, founder of Sandbox Consulting

It’s no secret that we can be our own worst enemies, particularly in the workplace. This webinar will help you get out of your way by teaching you to recognize how and when you self-sabotage and giving you techniques to overcome your career-derailing tendencies.

Presented September 16, 2011 | View the webinar recording

Building Resiliency / Managing Transition

Matt Paknis ’85, president of Matt Paknis Training and Development

This webinar, presented by organizational development consultant Matt Paknis ’85, focused on the importance of self-assessment, goal-setting, and network-building.

Presented January 27, 2010 | View the webinar recording