My guest on this episode is Emanuel Petrescu. 

He is a digital marketing specialist from Toronto, helping business enhance their online footprint through Search Engine Optimization (SEO), email marketing, paid ads, and social media. 

Emanuel is a Business Administration alumni and before coming to Canada in 2017, he has worked in different fields, from government administration, media research, accounting, and some entrepreneurial endeavors. 

He spends his time mostly working on digital marketing stuff, watching (too many) movies and series, reads, and, sometimes, writes. 

Recently, he authored a chapter in the "Grow Together" book anthology published by the Immigrant Writer's Association, where he is the marketing manager.

Snippets of our conversation:

• What differentiates successful people from the rest?
• What makes the difference in who we become along the way and in how we grow our skills muscles.
• Why learning, unlearning and relearning helps us both in personal and professional situations.
• What we can call ‘soft skills’ instead of ‘soft’
• How he relearned to go to job interviews like a 20 year old in his early 30s
• How talking about the marketing of a movie and an article written by Seth Godin in a job interview can land you the job – especially when you’re applying for a marketing job!
• Why sharing stories about your experience can help others improve their experience, too.

Here are all the links to the videos and resources that Emanuel mentioned during our chat:

• 'Learning to swim' from John Wayne 
• 'Self-made man?' from Arnold Schwarzenegger: short version; full speech
• Constantin Brancusi quote: "I want to create shapes that give people joy'. Here is the statue photo, too. 

To connect with Emanuel you can visit his website, follow him on Twitter, and connect with him on LinkedIn.

You can also check his website at: www.emanuelp.com.