How to Talk to [Mamí & Papí] about Anything
Society & Culture:Relationships
Ami has dabbled around in different jobs and careers while trying to figure out her true calling. But her high-achieving Indian parents don’t get what, exactly, she’s looking for. And Samorn Selim, a career coach who works with BIPOC, women and first-gen professionals, speaks with Juleyka about how to get clarity around what we want professionally without feeling beholden to our families.
Ami Thakker is the host of Tuckered Out With Ami Thakkar, a podcast where she interviews South Asian trailblazers, leaders and experts around the world.
Featured Expert:
Samorn Selim is a lawyer turned career coach on a mission to help us all take our careers from dread to joy. Samorn has coached more than 1,000 BIPOC, women, and first-generation professionals who are lawyers, techies, and leaders to build their dream careers. Through her companies, Samorn Selim Coaching and now Career Unicorns she has successfully worked with individuals who want to make a positive impact in the world to land dream jobs, be promoted to leadership positions, negotiate 6 figure salaries, and develop a book of business. Samorn has been a keynote speaker at Google, Autodesk, Wilson Sonsini, Paul Hastings, UC Office of the President, the National Association for Law Placement, and other organizations on hot topics including: developing your signature personal brand, managing cultural code switching, and sponsoring women of color and first generation professionals. She is a board member of the American Bar Association Career Center, and has provided pro bono career coaching to first generation college and undocumented students for the Coca Cola Scholars Foundation and the New Leaders Scholarship. She has been published in The Recorder, The Daily Journal, American Bar Association, and The Transcript (Berkeley Law's alumni magazine). Her book, "Belonging: Self Love Lessons From A Workaholic, Depressed, Insomniac Lawyer" is available on Amazon. Learn more about her work on her website.
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