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Are you transitioning out of the military soon? Are you stressed? I’m a Naval officer 👩✈️ , mom of 2 young boys 🙋♀️ and a career-driven individual who has been overwhelmed by the thought of transitioning out of the military. Thankfully, I had the opportunity to participate with the FourBlock Global cohort, which helped develop my personal and professional skills to create meaningful relationships. Three key takeaways: 1.  📝 Transitioning out of the military is tough, but you get to define what a successful transition story looks like. Every individual is different and will have a different idea of what success means. You get to decide what is best and successful for you! 2. 🕸 Utilize your network! Are you interested in a specific role or company? Are you unsure of what you want to do but think someone’s job title sounds interesting? Look at your network to see if someone matches that description. If you don’t have someone in your network, there is a high chance there is a veteran at the company or in the role you’re interested in. I’ve found a plethora of veterans willing to give me 30 minutes of their time to aid in my transition. 3. 🧗♀️ Take your transition in small steps. Your task list may seem overwhelming and could look something like this self-reflect, choose a career, research companies, build a resume, network, and conduct informational interviews. The list could be shorter or longer, but what is important is that you tackle your transition! You will feel more confident about your transition once you get started. 📣 Shout out to Bernard Beaullieu and Gary Guzman for allowing me the opportunity to join FourBlock. 📢 Special thanks to my stellar career coach ✨ Josie Romero-Pala for cheering me on and advising me how to grow professionally, and FourBlock coach Don L. Gleason for challenging me in my transition! Highly recommend Fourblock for any transitioning service member!

It is really Exciting that we have successfully completed Stage 3 of the marketing hackathon - "Finding Channels To Tap Into"! 🚀 During this stage, we focused on creating a Jobs To Be Done Framework for our brand and conducted thorough research on our competitors. We identified the top channels that they are utilizing, as well as the campaigns and elements that have been working exceptionally well for them on those channels. 📊💼 Based on our insightful research, we have compiled a comprehensive list of channels that we believe would be perfect for us to tap into. These channels have immense potential to drive growth and help us reach our target audience effectively. ✨📈 Now comes the exciting part! We have carefully selected the top 3 channels from our list, and we are in the process of creating a robust plan to utilize these channels strategically to fuel our brand's growth. We are confident that this plan will yield remarkable results and take us one step closer to achieving our marketing goals. 💪💼 I want to express my gratitude to the incredible team who worked tirelessly on this stage of the hackathon. 👏🌟 Torsha Ghosh Himanshu Mehta - Speaker, Mentor, CISO, Pentester Ramesh Gupta MBA, FRM, PgMP, SPC Esha Khemka Thank You for being a constant support and checking in on us, be it at 2:00 am! Kairos School Of Business Omprakash Asnani ↗️ Prabhat Singh Stay tuned for more updates as we progress further in the marketing hackathon! Together, we are unstoppable! 💪 #Kairos #Hackathon

"Drawing inspiration from our Senior Research Associate, Bharath M., whose wisdom and insights guide us forward. Here's to embracing his inspirational quotes and fueling our journey at Cyberbots. #Inspiration #TeamSpirit"

My reflection of the week or "Why you want to be Hawkeye" This week I had the pleasure of facilitating our People Manager Development Programme for Avaloq in #Berlin with my lovely colleague Fiona. Having 20 People Managers in one room was already great. Going through a full day of training with open-minded participants who had in total over 100 years of experience in managing people was even better. One topic that was mentioned at some point by a participant was that as a People Manager you are not a subject matter expert on everything your team scope covers - sometimes you are not even an expert in one of the topics. It is easy to feel "useless" then, especially for managers making there first steps, right? I know there are many angles to this and you will have to find the answer that helps you the most get out of that. My nerdy side can't help but think about an analogy that translates really well to this and I would like to share this with you as #foodforthought : If you were not living under a rock the past 10+ years, you have heard of the #Avengers movies produced by Marvel Studios. If you did live under a rock however, here is a quick recap: The Avengers are a team consisting of humans (and aliens) with super-powers and also members without. They "(...) fight the battles we never could." [Nicholas Joseph Fury] Most of their members have super powers and you have heard of them. The Hulk, Captain America, Thor, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Spider Man, etc. And then there is Hawkeye. He is an unbelievably skilled archer and martial artist, tactician, former spy but he is no superhuman at all. He was part of the team from the get go but never the "super star". Now we come to the best part: In the 10+ years of battles these and more characters went through, do you know how many of the fights the Avengers team won with and without Hawkeye fighting at there side? On Reddit, Inc. we find the following stats: "The Avengers are 7 - 0 in battles that include Hawkeye. They are 0-4 in battles either against him or without him." I did not say it in this workshop, but I said it before in my career. If you do not have a Hawkeye in your team, the team loses more than it wins. And if you are one of those managers who regularly finds him*herself thinking "Gee, I am surrounded by people with abilities / knowledge / skills / etc. that I do not have." think about the stat above. Maybe go a step further. How can you help those super-experts win the battles, that they would lose without you? This should be enough nerd-talk for now. 😅 Happy rest of the week to everyone.

Embracing change isn't always easy, but it's a vital part of life's great adventure. And today, I'm thrilled to announce that my journey has taken an exciting new turn! Several months ago, I made a leap of faith. Noticing the stormy clouds gathering over Newchip, I chose not to wait for the ship to sink but to grab a lifevest and swim for stable grounds. In hindsight, my instincts were right. Just two months later, Newchip filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. This transition has been a period of deep introspection, resilience-building, and prioritization. I've been carving out time for my mind, body, and most importantly, my relationships, especially with my wonderful son. I've seen the fruits of my labor as my consulting business has grown, and I've achieved the best physical shape of my life. Each day has been a masterclass in understanding the immeasurable value of time, the power of reflection, and the importance of purpose-driven work. At Newchip, I believed I was contributing to a community that mattered to me. When the reality fell short of my expectations, I acted swiftly, charting my path towards something more fulfilling. As I embark on this next chapter, my mission is clear: to drive others' success, create purposeful experiences for clients, and journey down a path of meaningful self-discovery and growth. So here's to a new adventure, to embracing the unexpected, and to the exhilarating uncertainty of what comes next. And to all reading this, thank you for being part of my journey. If you're ready to pivot, take that leap, or even just take the first step... I'm here, cheering you on! Because if there's one thing I've learned, it's that we're all in this together. #CareerChange #NewBeginnings #LifeLessons #Resilience #Growth

As part of the Kairos School Of Business, I am thrilled to announce the successful completion of Hackathon Stage 3"Finding Channels To Tap Into"! 🚀🌟 During this stage, we focused on creating a Jobs To Be Done Framework for our brand and conducted thorough research on our competitors. We identified the top channels that they are utilizing, as well as the campaigns and elements that have been working exceptionally well for them on those channels. 📊💼 Based on our insightful research, we have compiled a comprehensive list of channels that we believe would be perfect for us to tap into. These channels have immense potential to drive growth and help us reach our target audience effectively. ✨📈 Now comes the exciting part! We have carefully selected the top 3 channels from our list, and we are in the process of creating a robust plan to utilize these channels strategically to fuel our brand's growth. We are confident that this plan will yield remarkable results and take us one step closer to achieving our marketing goals. 💪💼 I want to express my gratitude to the incredible team who worked tirelessly on this stage of the hackathon. 👏🌟 Stay tuned for more updates as we progress further in the marketing hackathon! Together, we are unstoppable! 💪🚀 I want to express my gratitude to the incredible team who worked tirelessly on this stage of the hackathon. 👏🌟 Esha Khemka Ashutosh Khemka Himanshu Mehta - Speaker, Mentor, CISO, Pentester Ramesh Gupta MBA, FRM, PgMP, SPC Thank You for being a constant support and checking in on us, be it at 2:00 am! Omprakash Asnani ↗️Prabhat Singh Stay tuned for more updates as we progress further in the marketing hackathon! Together, we are unstoppable! 💪 #Kairos #Hackathon

Woohoo! 🏆💻🚀 We did it 🥳🎉 (1 Hack 👉🏻 3 Accomplishments) #1. I'm thrilled to announce that our team #Enigma got #1st_place🥇 in the "𝐖𝐞𝐛3 & 𝐌𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧" by Hackmakers, making it my #7th exhilarating hackathon experience! 🌐✨ #2. Happy to have been a part of Hackmakers DAO 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭-𝐚-𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐧 😃🎉 It was a significant event, and I was happy to be able to share innovative ideas with Dr Daniel Thomas FIML. Dr Daniel Thomas FIML, Jack Shi, Janson Lim, Vishal Parikh, Biswajit Changkakoty and Nicholas Nouri. #3. Additionally, I'm proud to have received the prestigious #Hackmakers_emoji_award in the #mini_competition! 🏅🎉 It would be never possible without the incredible support and collaboration of my talented teammates. Thanks to my 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒎-𝑬𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒎𝒂: 🤝 Shaheer khan Muhammad Saad Siddique Ilsa (Thanks to me as well 😄) Mahwish Irshad Our dedicated mentor: "Usama Zafar" 🥰 We worked on #Challenge_1 "𝑺𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑾𝒆𝒃3" 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 "𝐎𝐄𝐑" (𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐄 𝐑𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝) 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦. 𝐒𝐨, 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞. • Our solution is more 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝. • It will attract people to 𝐑𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 • It’s more 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 rather than existing system voting. • 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭 in Election system. • Can also be used in the Referral system, in terms of 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐥’𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝. • Social/Research/Political Survey 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨: https://lnkd.in/dkiJZSVe Thanks to all of you guys for considering me as #Innovator 😊🙏🏻 It's always a pleasure to be a part of Hackmakers as: #Participant 👤 #Mentor 👩🏫 #Regional_Ambassador 🏆🗣️ #OG_Member 👥 #Innovator 🧠💡🥳 #hackathon #web3 #innovation #teamwork #gratitude #techcommunity #hackmakers #OER #Enigma #achievementunlocked

🪄 ☆ You know when you buy a web domain for $20 and twelve hours later it’s mean value is $5,224 ... you are up to something good! USAaerospace.com https://lnkd.in/gtRTG-zK https://lnkd.in/ekCRK4MQ https://lnkd.in/gdUJBSWt We also own: USAaerospace.net USAaerospace.org USAaerospace.info + USAaerospace on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, & LinkedIn Defensive Branding & Offensive Branding is priceless! 😀

Yes, we need to celebrate the kind and ethical leaders! We need to fight the dominant narrative of the tough leaders. We need ethical leaders that show that nice people do not finish last. Please share your ethical business leaders with me! #ethicalgym