008 - The Generation That Refused to Fake It at Work with Alex McCann

About this episode

Alex McCann discusses his journey of authenticity in career choices and the development of an AI career coach.

Alex McCann isn’t a qualified career coach, occupational therapist, or psychologist. But he’ll be the first to tell you that. He walked away from a six-month internship, would sneak off to watch films when he should've been serving popcorn, and then decided he was done pretending he had it all figured out. Now at just 25 years old, he’s figuring it all out in public. After hundreds of conversations about why people feel lost in their careers, he’s building an AI career coach for the ones tire...

People in this episode

Host: Dr Myriam Hadnes

Guest: Alex McCann

Topics covered

• career development
• authenticity at work
• AI in career coaching
• millennial challenges
• self-discovery

Keywords

• career coach
• authenticity
• AI
• millennials
• self-improvement
• career challenges

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