[01:27] – Monique introduces her guest, Raj Subrameyer.
[01:38] – Tell us about who you are, where you from, and what you do?
- I’m a tech career coach.
- I do speaking and writing for companies, I speak at various conferences on different topics, which includes AI, software development, and also non-tech topics like leadership, motivation, and then self-confidence.
[07:19] – When was the point that you felt like you had to change something to get out of this “inferiority syndrome” that you felt trapped within your family?
- The trigger-event was in the 2nd year of under-grad
- My family and me were in my room and I was again advised on what career path to take and it just didn’t feel right
[09:13] – What made you think at that moment when you step up and speak up and prove them wrong?
- It’s all those small moments, which actually brought me to that moment where I had the blow-up with my parents. And I think it was all a gradual transition of small wins, which gave me the confidence.
[11:38] – How did your parents react?
- They were pretty shocked.
- And they were taken aback and they didn’t see that comment at all.
[14:44] – What do you think did this situation cause within your brother, watching all of that?
- My brother was oblivious, in terms of what was happening inside me, not to ay that he’s a great guy.
[21:17] – Talk to me about the decision to move to the US.
- I came to the US in 2008 to pursue my master’s in software engineering.
[38:01] – Raj shares his experiences on the intercultural differences.
[48:34] – What was the biggest thing that changed for you being an introvert?
- I started looking for opportunities where I could get out of my comfort zone.
[53:36] – What are you doing at that moment to overcome this fear and still introduce yourself?
- The first thing is I realized everyone was human and they started from somewhere, everyone comes out as a baby.
[57:19] – What does efficiency mean to you?
- It would be trying to optimize processes. You can help to solve complex problems with simple solutions, and also help to finish work ahead of time.
[58:14] – Which of the three things would you do over and over again, to basically build your success up again?
- Finding your purpose.
- Serving others to be happy in life.
- It’s never too late to make a change.