In this episode of Personal Take, I sit down with Melissa Maciejewski to talk about her journey from the fine dining industry (including Next, an amazing restaurant Emily got to try for her anniversary) into tech—all while enjoying Thai food from Immm Rice & Beyond.
Melissa shares how she successfully gained internal buy-in to pivot into a product marketing role at her company, as well as her perspective on why diverse voices matter in the workplace.
Melissa and I first connected at the Product Marketing Alliance (PMA) Chicago Summit, and it’s been inspiring to follow her career ever since.
Congrats to Melissa, who has since graduated from Kellogg School of Management since we recorded this episode!
Editing by Oronnok Prithibi
In this episode of Personal Take, I sit down with product marketing leader Jenn Goode to chat about leadership, management, mentorship, tech, and all things product marketing—over a bowl of Rick Bayless’s famous tortilla soup from Frontera.
Jenn and I met through WMNTech Leaders, a program by 1871 that supports women in tech looking to grow in their careers. We also connected through the Product Marketing Alliance (PMA), where Jenn has been an inspiring voice and advocate for the PMM community.
🎧 Editing by Maria Paula Pinzon
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In this exciting volley with Barbara Wei, we talk everything from meeting the US Basketball Team at the Paris Olympics to minority voices in sports to overcoming imposter syndrome as she moved up in her career owning marketing and media for the USA Table Tennis Team. Barbara and I chat over Taipei Cafe’s Spicy Beef Noodle Soup (and other delicious dishes).
To learn more about the sport, follow USA Table Tennis Team on Instagram at @usatabletennis_ (https://www.instagram.com/usatabletennis_/?hl=en ) and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/usatabletennis/
To learn more about Barbara’s work supporting homelessness research at Harvard, go to https://hsph.harvard.edu/research/health-and-homelessness/
My Yelp Review for Taipei Cafe: https://www.yelp.com/biz/taipei-cafe-chicago?hrid=UeuhwYck3ZfWari6m2FW-A&utm_campaign=www_review_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct)
Places we wanted to go but sadly could not:
Qiaolin Hot Pot
Chengdu Impressions
Verzenay
Thank you to Matthew Kollada and Anne Jiao on the audio / content help!
Audio editing by Auphonic
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In Chicago, if someone is experiencing a mental health/homelessness crisis you can dial 311 to connect them to Mobile Crisis Response and Shelter Referral Program (MCRSRP).
In this pilot episode, Amy Kabaria and I talk about entrepreneurial endeavors, speaking up, and the power of the right people to start new things over her favorite order at Kai Sushi (https://www.yelp.com/biz/kai-sushi-lakeview-chicago-2)
Check out the newly launched Women in Security and Privacy Chicago chapter (https://www.wisporg.com/local-group-chicago) that Amy discusses.
My Yelp Review (with photos) of Kai Sushi: https://www.yelp.com/biz/kai-sushi-lakeview-chicago-2?hrid=t_TRVZ9GCz_Wtom8tlit_A
Thank you to Matthew Kollada and Anne Jiao on the audio / content help!
Thank you to Geleen Antonio for general podcasting tips!
Shout out to all the friends who encouraged me to embark on this podcast project and to John Harper for the suggestion to use Auphonic for editing.
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PS Tanuki is one example of sushi spot that does a good sweet potato cream cheese roll.
Other food spots mentioned:
Sunda