Season 2 Episode #22 Mark Herschberg - The Curious Learner!

Send us Fan MailSeason 2 Episode #22 Mark Herschberg coming from New York CityYou can find Mark via his website at thecareertoolkitbook.com.  Incredible site with an insightful blog, info about Mark’s book (The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You), other resources (case studies, book recommendations, personality assessment tools, guides, and the careertoolkit app.  Please make sure to check it out.About our guest: From tracking criminals and terrorists on the dark web, to creating marketplaces and new authentication systems, Mark has spent his career launching and developing new ventures at startups and Fortune 500s.  Mark has also been heavily involved in academia; he helped start the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, dubbed MIT’s “career success accelerator.”  At Harvard Business School, Mark helped create a platform used to teach finance at prominent business schools.   If that was not enough, Mark was one of the top-ranked ballroom dancers in the country and now lives in New York City, where he is known for his social gatherings, including his annual Halloween party. A proud graduate of MIT, Mark received his B.S. in physics, a B.S. in electrical engineering & computer science, and a Masters in electrical engineering & computer science, focusing on cryptography.   Mark, Welcome to the show!TOTD – Stated by Grant Allen in 1894, “No schooling was allowed to interfere with my education.”In This Episode:What was life like growing up?Your Life’s Essential IngredientsFrom one of your blogs The schools of tomorrow need to continue to teach the fundamentals; and certainly, they should continue to promote STEM education. However, this is not sufficient. They must also begin to address the demand for leadership, communication, effective teamwork, networking/relationship development, and other professional career skills, and life skills, that future generations will need to succeed in business and in life.  The importance of CULTURE and helping individuals navigate the tough questions about assessing culture in an interview – Culture, Management, Engagement/Support and General work related questionsLeadership is an essential skill teaching how to communicate, connect, network, peer learning, interactive, debate, multiple viewpoints, no single answer…How would you guide a young person who has not developed a passion for anything to study but are at that age of just completing community college and needing to make a decision?LegacyThanks for listening and enjoy the show!