Doina Harris is the Chief Product Officer at Simon Data. She’s served as a strategic and transformative leader in technology and advertising with experience scaling operations and executing cross-functional transformations. She has lived and worked in the United States and Europe for companies such as Salomon Smith Barney, McKinsey, Google, and AppNexus. She’s originally from Romania and received her bachelor’s and MBA from Harvard University. Doina has two beautiful children and enjoys playing bridge and painting in her spare time. In my conversation with Doina, we discuss: ·   ..read more

Ben Polidore is the Head of Risk & Execution at Atom Investors, LP. Prior to that, he was a Software Engineer at TriTek Solutions, the Head of Algorithmic Trading & Managing Director at ITG. Ben lives in Austin, TX with his wife and two young girls.  He's a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and received his B.S. in Computer Science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). In this conversation, my friend since 2nd grade and best man at my wedding discuss the following in this fun and intriguing conversation: Preserving through rejection Why procrastination isn’t as bad as you t ..read more

In this episode, I chat with my pal Alice Jones who is the Chief Financial Officer at Yoshi in Nashville, TN. Yoshi is doing some really cool things in the gas and automotive delivery and service space. Originally from the Bay Area, Alice has spent several years in Switzerland and earned her Bachelor's degree in Economics from Princeton University. Alice has also worked at IBM, Notch Partners, and AppNexus.  In our fun and informative conversation, we discuss: The two criteria she requires for every job Working through mental hurdles and why you should believe you’re qualified for that j ..read more

Pablo Dominguez is a Go-to-Market Executive with experience in leading and transforming global teams specializing in sales and customer success. He’s also worked at Avaya, ADP, The Alexander Group, and AppNexus. Born in Mexico and raised in the Lone Star State. Pablo received his BBA from Texas in MIS and International Economics and his MBA from the Stern School of Business at NYU.  Pablo is an absolute legend and we discuss the following in our conversation: ·     Building a team from ground zero ·     Driving sales ·   ..read more

Welcome to Career Corner where it’s my belief that You Are the CEO of Your Career. In Episode #3, I chat with Jenny Līkansis. Jenny has worked in modeling and fashion, technology, and media in a variety of capacities. In this conversation, we cover a lot of ground including: ·     Handling conflict at work ·     Leadership ·     The unintended benefits of networking & mentorship ·     Diversity, Equity & Inclusion ·     Why she “keeps receipts” ·  ..read more

JonathanMars.com In our second episode, I interview Megan Arend who is easily one of the most talented people I’ve worked with. Megan is currently a Senior Product Manager at Nautilus Labs where she participates in their mission to advance the efficiency of ocean commerce. In our discussion, Megan and I cover a lot of ground and she offers great career advice around: ·     How to advocate for yourself by asking for what you want ·     The importance of taking career chances even when it’s scary ·     The significan ..read more

In our inaugural episode, I chat with my good Ben Cohen who is the Head of Sales Excellence & Marketing at HELLA. We discuss numerous topics including his career transition from photography at NBC Universal in Los Angeles to sales enablement and marketing for a German car company in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We also dive into how Ben deals with being overwhelmed, how he's handled advocating for himself, the importance of EQ, plus why he's raising money to fight cancer. Please check out Ben's Real Men Wear Pink campaign to raise money for cancer here Connect with Ben on LinkedIn here ..read more