Career Queens Podcast
Career conversations with millennial and gen z women in tech that are making moves and figuring out their career journeys, one step at a time. From salary negotiations, to career pivots and brand building. This podcast is hosted by Teti Lekalake, a Product Marketing Manager at Meta (formerly, Facebook).Follow CQP on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/careerqueenspodVisit the CQP website: www.careerqueenspod.com
Episodes
14 episodes
Coming to America - Dr. Rosemary Kobue-Lekalake
On this episode, I speak to my mother, Dr. Rosemary Kobue-Lekalake, about her experiences moving to America back in the early '80s and again in the early '90s. We also delve into how she managed the guilt that often riddles mothers that work fu...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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48:53
Starting and Growing a Creative Side Hustle - Sonali Karmarkar (Youtube)
On this episode, I speak to Sonali Karmarkar about how she’s managed to start and grow a creative business while working full time as a Community Partner Manager at Youtube. Sonali is based in New York where she supports Youtube’s creator commu...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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49:00
How to Ace Your Job Interviews - Angela Guido (Career Protocol)
I chat with Angela Guido, founder of Career Protocol, author of two books: “Interview Hero” and
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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48:01
Building an Authentic Personal Brand - Adanna Steinacker (Digital Entrepreneur)
We're back! And, on this first episode of the second season of Career Queens, I’m so excited to be chatting with digital entrepreneur, Adanna Steinacker, about personal branding and leading your career authentically.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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56:50
Business Networking & Mentorship with McKenna Sweazey (Truthset)
My guest on this episode, McKenna Sweazey, is the VP of Marketing at a Silicon Valley based startup called Truthset. Prior to this role, she was based in London where she led a team regional Marketing managers at the Financial Times. Over th...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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41:36
Pursuing an MBA with Sope Ogunrombi (London Business School)
On this episode, Sopé Ogunrombi, an MBA Candidate at London Business School, shares how she went about her business school applications — from school selection, to writing the GMAT and her essays. This is for anyone who is considering pursuing ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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52:21
Navigating a Career Change with Ziyanda Khumalo (Investment Bank)
On this episode, I'm leaving the tech world for a bit! In it, I speak to Ziyanda Khumalo, an investment banker, about her career change, from marketing in fast moving consumer goods (fmcg) to finance and investment banking.Career ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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44:52
From Passion Project to Purposeful Business with Julie Vandingnen (Google)
On this episode I speak to Julie Vandingenen, a Senior Sales Consultant at Google. Julie is also the founder of Lovingly Box, a passion project and business that sells care packages with an aim to support ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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52:08
Leading an International Career with Lauren Jutai (Facebook)
On this episode, I speak to my good friend, Lauren Jutai (a Partner Manager at Facebook) talks about her experience leading an international career. Lauren was born in Toronto, and raised in various other cities across Canada, namely Ottawa, Wo...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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52:12
Moving Abroad for Work with Halimatu Umar (Facebook)
In this episode, Halimatu (Hali) Umar, a Market Specialist at Facebook, talks about her experience moving abroad for work. When Hali moved to Dublin to work for Facebook, it was her first time living outside of Nigeria. The transition was chall...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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41:25
Salary Negotiations Advice from a Woman in Tech with Laura DeBenedetto (Tiktok)
In need of salary negotiation tips? Laura DeBenedetto, a Policy Manager at Tiktok, started her career accepting the first salary offer she was made. However, with every new company she has joined (including Facebook, Google and Tiktok), she has...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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46:02
Boomerang Employee with Sade Omojowo (Instagram)
Sade Omojowo, a Strategic Partner Manager at Instagram, talks about her experience as boomerang employee, following her moving from Facebook to Tiktok, and then back again to Facebook. This is what some people call a “career boomerang”, and man...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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43:29
Transitioning into People Management with Tracy Jasper (Hubspot)
In this episode, Tracy Jasper, a manager at Hubspot, talks about her experience transitioning from an individual contributor to a people manager in the tech industry. Tune in to hear about the challenges Tracy faced, as well as the people manag...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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47:34
Pivoting from Sales to Product Management with Marcelle Mbuyu (Google)
I speak to Marcelle Mbuyu, a Product Manager at Google, about her career change, from sales to her current role by studying part time, networking and finding stretch assignments at work.Career Queens Podcast is a show that spotlights mi...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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36:20