Ruben Harris

Ruben and Adam go on a conversational journey into topics such as creativity,  transferable skills, going to the top, social media connections and more.

Ruben Harris is a Bay Area transplant from Atlanta, Georgia 
Prior to working in tech, Ruben worked as an Investment Banker focused on Food, Consumer, and Retail companies in Chicago and Atlanta. As a member of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, he recruited others to focus on issues related to food security, climate change, and agriculture.
Ruben has been playing the cello for ~25 years, taught music, performed in venues all over the world - including Carnegie Hall, and landed placements from Def Jam.

Quote
"The creative adult is a child who survived."

Timeline

[01:00] What is Career Karma?

[05:00] What do learning cello and being a founder have in common?

[08:30] Creative thinking

[12:37] Leaning in to what makes us human

[15:40] Getting to the top together

[20:55] Social media & manifesting connections

[28:10] Wealth and being connected

[33:30] Privilege and connections

[39:18] How to break through bias 

[41:09] Transferable skills

Links
Career Karma Website
Career Karma Instagram
Ruben's Instagram
Ruben's Twitter

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