EP #97: Shanghavy Karunakaran - Growing Up In A Women's Shelter To Becoming A Successful Tech Professional & Career Consultant

Shanghavy Karunakaran (@saangavii) is a Senior Consultant at IBM and Career Coach.She joins Ara on this week’s episode of #TheTamilCreator to discuss living in a women’s shelter and visiting food banks, growing up introverted and learning to be extroverted, the value of networking in landing her current job today, reviewing resumes as a side hustle to help others grow in their careers, and SO much more.Follow Shanghavy:- Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/saangavii/) Timestamps00:19 - Ara introduces this week’s guest, Shanghavy Karunakaran01:44 - Shanghavy speaks on the impact of her early upbringing05:28 - Being grateful for the trials she endured during her childhood06:54 - Changing environments helped her adapt quickly but made her timid09:00 - What she’s learned from her experience at IBM thus far11:32 - What consulting is, what it has taught her, and navigating judgement15:29 - Her life-changing experience at Ryerson; a slow progression18:04 - Viewing life as a “science experiment” and the company she keeps22:08 - Her side hustle; helping job seekers take the next step in their career26:18 - Would she turn her side hustle into a full-time gig?27:56 - How people have found out about Shanghavy’s side hustle28:36 - How Shanghavy builds her network/relationships32:08 - How to find a mentor35:51 - Her biggest learning lesson in the last few years37:36 - Feeling connected to and proud to her Tamil identity; how she defines it39:18 - Advice she would give her 16-year-old self; journaling41:54 - The personal legacy she wants to leave behind and be remembered for42:31 - Creator Confessions47:16 - The Wrap Up Intro MusicProduced And Mixed By:- The Tamil Creator- YanchanWritten By:- Aravinthan Ehamparam- Yanchan Rajmohan          Support the show