018: Making Learning Accessible and Purposeful at Any Age With Guest Ruben Harris

Childhoods By Wonderschool

I am thrilled to bring you today's guest, Ruben Harris. Ruben is the CEO of Career Karma, which recently raised a $40 million Series B round, and co-host of the Breaking Into Start-Up podcast which reaches 3 million listeners and counting. Ruben is a lifelong learner, dedicated to connecting people to jobs in technology and sharing his personal insights.

Ruben comes from a Seventh-Day Adventist family from Atlanta, Georgia. His faith played a strong role in his upbringing, attending an Adventist school, and his parents especially helped to grow Ruben’s early love for learning, music, and language. Ruben was brought up understanding that everyone is born with a gift and that it's your duty to use what you've been given to put out into the world. This philosophy has influenced his worldview, understanding that you cannot force someone into a path, they have to take their own journey with their own discoveries to get there.

In my discussion with Ruben, we talk about how his Adventist upbringing has shaped his mindset and approach to entrepreneurialism and the importance of following your own path to what you define as success.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• The ways that Ruben’s Adventist upbringing has influenced his perspective and priorities as an adult
• How your own inner conflict can hold you back from growth and when to trust your instincts instead
• The importance of seeing learning as a lifelong process

Supporting Resources:

• You can connect with Ruben Harris on Twitter at @RubenHarris and on Linkedin

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