In the podcast Into the Adultverse, Faud Ali and Damien Joseph bring in Jonathan Tesser, VP Research, Insights and Analytics at NYC & Company, and an “influencer” on LinkedIn. Throughout the podcast, Tesser talks about the importance of data analytics, advice for young professionals, and content creation on LinkedIn. …

For the past 10 months, we have been on “lockdown.” Maybe not a physical lockdown like March/April, but we have been on an emotional lockdown since then. For many, the last ten months were emotionally difficult and draining. But during that time, I learned the importance of a lot of…

“What is that symbol on your forehead?” — As I was leaving Follinger Auditorium — a large auditorium at the University of Illinois — I head someone yell from the crowd of students. “Hey! Wait up!” I turned around to see a student catch up to me. “Jay Swaminarayan,” he said. “umm… Jay Swaminarayan,” I replied, not knowing…

Navigating Through the First-Year of University — This article is also available as a podcast on Apple, Google, or Spotify. As we finished taking all of my boxes up to my dorm room, I hugged my parent's goodbye as I began a new chapter in my life. Tears welled up in my mom’s eyes. Tears that were…

How Playing The Trombone Taught Me The Importance of Harmony — The Best Instrument I might be biased, but the best musical instrument is the trombone! The trombone is quite a versatile instrument. It is a Western instrument that is a member of the brass family. I used to play the tenor trombone, which has no true valves and only a single slide to…

The Value of Forgiveness — This article is also available as a podcast on Apple, Google, or Spotify. “Forgive Others Not Because They Deserve Forgiveness but Because You Deserve Peace.” — Jonathan Lockwood Huie. Defining Forgiveness Merriam-Webster defines forgiveness as, “to cease to feel resentment against (an offender).” There are many instances in our daily life where…