Journey to Leadership
Learning Outcomes
After completing this chapter, learners will be able to:
- summarize Shawn Brake’s career journey from a student in university to his current job as an executive dean at Conestoga College
- develop an elevator pitch for introducing yourself in a networking situation
- explain how to use the 4-quadrant method when preparing for and conducting an informational interview
- describe how demographic changes affect the labour market in Canada
In this episode of the Let’s Talk Careers podcast video series, Lisa Bauman chats with Shawn Brake, Executive Dean for the School of Interdisciplinary Studies at Conestoga College, about his journey to leadership, which spans two countries and three provinces. Not only did he navigate multiple geographical moves, but he also navigated the cycles of stability and change to pursue his career goals. Be sure to listen to the very end, when he shares his advice with students via his favourite poem.
Credit: Career Profs @ Conestoga. (2024, January 17). Shawn Brake | Journey to leadership [New Tab]. [Video]. YouTube.
Memory Check!
Take this quiz to see how much you remember from the interview.
