Northwestern Intersections
Listen in as alumni share stories about how their careers have evolved and how key intersections of experience, opportunity, and alumni connections have propelled them to where they are today. Find out what these alumni have done right and wrong and what they’ve learned at each intersection along the way.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 185
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Creating Community In and Outside of Your Circle with Lio Mehiel ’15
What does one do when they have a variety of interests and passions, but aren’t sure of a career path? According to Lio Mehiel ’15, it’s important to remember that you’re building yourself and not ju…
How to Make Change at Work and in Your Community with Donna Wang Su ’14 MA
Donna Wang Su ’14 MA is human embodiment of the old adage “Actions speak louder than words.” The associate director at the Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation with two decades of experi…
Dismantling Racism in Your Industry with Co-founders of Pop’N Creative, Lori Hall ’02 and Jessica Lane ’08, ’14 MBA
Lori Hall and Jessica Lane were tired of not seeing enough strong multicultural marketing agencies that genuinely captured the cultural nuances for the right audiences. They came across way too many …
Taking Bold Career Risks with former CNN Political Commentator, presidential campaign advisor, Patti Solis Doyle ’90
Patti Solis Doyle’s career began when she joined Richard Daley’s campaign for the Mayor of Chicago that led to a stable job at the Chicago City Hall. Then, in 1991, she took a big leap of faith to qu…
Bringing Ideas to Life with the Co-founder of Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza, Elise Wetzel ’87, ’92 MBA
In 2011, Elise Wetzel and her husband Rick Wetzel, a co-founder of Wetzel’s Pretzel’s, were in line at Chipotle during rush hour to grab a quick lunch when they were actually hoping to grab pizza ins…
Believing in Your Business and Yourself with Nick Shah ’08 MS
What were you doing when you were seventeen? Nick Shah ’08 MS, the founder and president of Peterson Technology Partners, Chicago's premier IT recruiting agency, immigrated to Chicago from India and …
Celebrating and Remembering the History of Black America with Deborah Douglas ’89
For 100 years, Medill has trained the world’s best storytellers. Deborah Douglas ’89 is no exception. Deborah Douglas, the Eugene S. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Professor of Journalism at DePauw U…
How to Develop a Thriving Mentoring Relationship with Courtney Harris ’13 and Djenaldbeth Louis ’20 MS
To continue the Northwestern Alumni Association’s celebration of National Mentoring Month, we invited a mentoring pair from the Northwestern Network Mentorship Platform—mentor Courtney Harris ’13 and…
Exploring the Affinity Leaders and Learners Mentoring Program with the ALL Alumni Liaisons
January—National Mentoring Month in the United States—brings the launch of a new complement to the Northwestern Network Mentorship Program. The Affinity Leaders and Learners (ALL) Mentorship Program …
Implementing Your Network During Major Transitions with Mike Raab ’12
If you would have asked Mike Raab ’12 at graduation where he thought he would be at age 30, he surely wouldn’t have said having worked in three completely different industries, taken a summer off to …
Storytelling through Broadcasting, Google, and YouTube with Imran Khan ’05
Imran “Immy” Khan ’05 has done a little bit of everything from starting his own company to starting a YouTube channel called, “Where do We Go From Here?”, but the tenet at the core of all of his vent…
A Human-centered Leadership Approach During Uncertain Times with Amit Walia ’01 MEM, MBA
Amit Walia ’01 MEM, MBA is the CEO of Informatica, a software development company specializing in enterprise data integration and management software powering analytics for big data and cloud. His jo…
Campus during the Coronavirus with Shreya Sriram ’22 and Florencia Son ’23 PhD
In our final installment of our four part back-to-school mini-series, we speak with Shreya Sriram ’22 and Florencia Son ’23 PhD. Shreya is a third-year undergraduate student at Northwestern Universit…
Courageously Rolling with the Punches with Tiffany Wells ’09, ’19 MS
In our latest installment of our four part Back to School mini-series, we speak with Tiffany Wells ’09, ’19 MS. Tiffany serves as the assistant head of school at Guidepost Montessori Wicker Park in …
Creativity, Flexibility, and Self-Care in Teaching with Tim Dohrer ’95 MA
The Northwestern Intersections team is kicking off our latest season with a four part Back to School mini-series, where we will speak with Wildcats at the intersection of education and the pandemic, …
Heading Back to Campus with Resiliency with Melissa Foster ’96, ’01 MMus
The Northwestern Intersections team is kicking off our latest season with a four part Back to School mini-series, where we will speak with Wildcats at the intersection of education and the pandemic, …
Small Businesses and Community Support during the Pandemic with Austin Harvey ’04
Small businesses across the US and the world have been hit hard by the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. However, many businesses have found ways to be creative with their business and …
The ABCD’s of Virtual Interviewing with Corinne Vargas ’14 MS
Virtual interviews aren’t new, but they are more prevalent and necessary than ever. Executive coach Corinne Vargas ’14 MS is here to help our listeners perfect their skills and ace their next intervi…
Eating Well in the Pandemic with Carla Hightower ’85, ’87 MD, ’91 GME, ’02 MBA
For many of us, food has been a major part of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, for better or for worse. In our new segment Wellness Tip, Carla Hightower ’85, ’87 MD, ’91 GME, ’02 MBA explores the…
Unexpected Career Disruption? Here’s How to Respond with Chareen Goodman ’00 MS
In our new segment, Career Tip, we brought back Chareen Goodman, a former guest from our Career Webinar Series, who shares how to map out a plan to S.O.A.R., which stands for stop, observe, assess, a…