SIWIKE “Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier”: the podcast

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

221 episodes of SIWIKE “Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier”: the podcast since the first episode, which aired on April 6th, 2020.

  • From Blacklisted Co-op to Transformational Leader - Bruce Chang MENTOR CORNER

    June 22nd, 2022  |  39 mins 33 secs
    deloitte, ibm, networking, perseverance, podcast, siwike

    In this episode, Luki and Bruce talk about his experience being a blacklisted co-op student from IBM, discovering and rediscovering himself, and graduate school.

  • Dance, Networking, and Marketing - Andrea Lo AndL-001 MENTOR CORNER

    June 15th, 2022  |  35 mins 30 secs
    covid19, entrepreneur, marketing, podcast, siwike, solopreneur

    In this episode, Luki and Andrea talk about how she launched her own business during the pandemic, her passion about connecting people in Toronto, why she decided to pursue marketing, and more.

  • Dance, Business, and Human Resources - Vanessa Colalillo VC-001 MENTOR CORNER

    June 8th, 2022  |  26 mins 28 secs
    computer science, dancing, hr, human resources, mentorship, podcast, singing, siwike

    In this episode, Luki and Vanessa talk about her experience as a competitive dancer when she was a child, her interest in music, how she decided to pursue business as her career, and more.

  • Religion, Purpose, and Mentorship - Faaiz Ali FAli-001 STUDENT CORNER

    June 1st, 2022  |  31 mins 15 secs
    islam, podcast, purpose, religion, siwike

    In this episode, Luki and Faaiz talk about how he found his purpose through religion, mentorship. Faaiz is a project manager and social media manager for the Tribe, which is a youth development organization based in Karachi.

  • Overcoming Fear and Anxiety | How to Overcome Fear And Anxiety

    May 31st, 2022  |  12 mins 27 secs
    anxiety, fear, fear (symptom), how to overcome anxiety, how to overcome fear, how to overcome fear and anxiety, how to overcome fear and anxiousness, how to overcome fear and depression, how to overcome fear and doubt, how to overcome fear and live, how to overcome fear and shame, how to overcome fear and worry, how to overcome fear in your life, how to overcome fear of doing new things, how to overcome fear of failure, how to overcome fears, overcoming fear

    In this episode, Luki will walk you through the frameworks he uses to overcome fear and anxiety.

  • Rebel, Attending Boarding School, and Marketing - Narsingh Dixit ND-001 MENTOR CORNER

    May 25th, 2022  |  31 mins 41 secs
    boarding school, entrepreneur, marketing, podcast, siwike

    In this video, Narsingh talks about his experience as rebellious kid going to the Kodaikanal International School and his journey to marketing.

  • Technology, Human Resources, and Disabilities to Special abilities - Pol Smirnov PS-001

    May 17th, 2022  |  29 mins 19 secs
    disability, hr, immigrant, podcast, siwike, technology

    In this episode, Pol and Luki talk about his journey to Canada and Ireland. Pol also speaks about how he chose between his passion in IT and HR, as well as how his disability affects his outlook in life.

  • How to Be More Confident in Your Communication - Angela Chung AC-003 MENTOR CORNER

    May 11th, 2022  |  25 mins 14 secs
    communication, confidence, new grads, newcomers, podcast, siwike, slp

    In this episode, Angela and Luki talk about ways to communicate with confidence. Topics include: Speech Language Pathology, challenges for newcomers from different parts of the world, how to improve your confidence, advice for new grads and those defending their thesis.

  • Journalism, Culture Shock, and Research - Zilun Zhao ZZ-001 MENTOR CORNER

    May 3rd, 2022  |  28 mins 34 secs

    In this episode, Luki and Zilun talk about Zilun's background and journey of his career in journalism. Zilun is a graduate student from University of Toronto, who is now working in research.

  • Finding the Win-Win and Journey to Marketing and Sales - Melissa Trinh MT-001 Student CORNER

    April 29th, 2022  |  15 mins 56 secs
    immigrant, leadership, marketing, podcast, sales, siwike

    In this episode, Melissa talks about her background, her experience as a kid, her journey to Canada, SIWIKE, etc.

  • How To Find Your Purpose In Life | 5 Simple Steps

    April 22nd, 2022  |  11 mins 40 secs
    30th birthday, behind in life, feeling lost, feeling lost in life feeling behind in life, for people feeling lost in life, how to get clarity, life lessons, midlife crisis, turning 30 anxiety, turning 40, what i wish i knew

    In this episode of the SWIKE podcast Luki walks you through how to find your life purpose. If you feel like you don’t have a clear sense of where you want to go in the future, you’ll want to listen in on this episode.

  • Getting into Blockchain, Crypto, and NFT's - Alexander Luksidadi AL-003 MENTOR CORNER

    April 18th, 2022  |  31 mins 29 secs
    blockchain, cyptocurrency, defi, entrepreneur, ethereum, nft, podcast, siwike, space poggers, startup, tokenomics

    In this video, Luki and Alexander talk about what blockchain, crypto, and NFT's are, what got him into it, tokenomics, Decentralized Anonymous Organization, and many more!

  • Getting in to Startups and YCombinator - Alexander Luksidadi AL-002 MENTOR CORNER

    March 30th, 2022  |  27 mins 57 secs
    entrepreneur, podcast, siwike, small business, startup, startup incubator, ycombinator

    On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, Luki and Alexander talk about his startup journeys, the advice he has to run a successful startups, and being a part of YCombinator. Alexander is the co-founder of "Rose Rocket" (https://www.roserocket.com/). Rose Rocket is a transportation management software that helps build the future of trucking technology.

  • Episode 036: Cultivating a Success Mindset

    March 23rd, 2022  |  13 mins 18 secs
    career advice, job search, mindset, motivation, new graduates, podcast, positivity, siwike, success

    On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, Luki gives advice on how to cultivate a success mindset using the STFAR Model.

  • Episode 035: How to Get Into Project Management

    March 16th, 2022  |  10 mins 28 secs
    careeradvice, entrepreneur, jobsearch, newgraduates, podcast, projectmanagement, siwike

    On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, Luki gives advice on how to get started in your project management career.

  • EvilMog - The Ethical Hacker - Dustin Heywood DH-001 MENTOR CORNER

    March 1st, 2022  |  43 mins 44 secs
    aspergers, bullying, derbycon, evilmog, hacker, ibm, learning, podcast, siwike, xforcered

    On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, Luki and EvilMog talk about his learning challenges during high school, how he found his interest in computers, his involvement with DerbyCon, and how he became a part of IBM's x-force red. EvilMog also speaks about his Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier and his future aspirations.