Dec 13, 2022
Have you experienced failure in your career? And you’re struggling with how to pick yourself up? Tyler shares:
- How he navigated corporate America as a Black man growing up with Caribbean culture in Brooklyn.
- What he did as a father during the pandemic to support his wife and children.
- How he overcame the odds of landing a Big Law job after graduation when he received a “no offer” after his 2L summer internship.
- Why crying helped him work through feeling depressed from his career setback and how he picked himself back up.
- How his motto of when the door closes, find a window that’s open helped him to land new opportunities.
- What getting rejected taught him about being proactive in getting feedback, finding mentors, and being kind to those who work for him.
- What he did to put himself in a position to land his first in-house role and how he made career pivots.
- Why it’s OK to not be OK, and the importance of asking for help.
Mention this podcast and connect with Tyler at www.linkedin.com/in/tylergarvey.
Connect with Samorn at www.linkedin.com/in/samornselim.
Get a copy of Samorn’s book, “Belonging: Self Love Lessons From A Workaholic Depressed Insomniac Lawyer” at https://tinyurl.com/swpc578c.
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