Career Yoga

How common it is to fantasize about the day our company will become huge, we will be known and our success will be something people cannot argue with. Usually when we imagine these scenarios we see ourselves smiling, and everything in life is flowing... The reality is different. In this chapter, Elle Sasson, which her clothes were sold in some of America's most famous departments stores and her work was featured on all of the most important fashion magazines, shares about the challenges of becoming commercialized and the hard choices she had to take on her very young age.

Some people will tell you that for reaching the top of a mountain, you need to first know exactly which type of mountain, than plan the exact route you're taking- and the more stops to the top you're aware of in advance- the better. Other people will tell you that it's enough to know you want to reach the top of a mountain and every moment along the way- all you need to do is just to plan your next step. Both of these opinions are probably right- but when it comes to your career, which of these approaches is right for you? In this chapter, Liat Aaronson, Chairwomen of the Zell entrepreneurship program and Partner at Marker LLC is talking about her style of career building (and mountain climbing) and both the opportunities and challenges her path had for her.

In this chapter we will discuss the tendency of people to put each other in a narrow box professionally which is easy for them to understand (e.g- an analyst, a coder etc.), while these days most people feel what they do is much more than a narrow definition. We will talk about the places where this box can serve us and the other places where it can limit us and prevent us from doing the things that we really want to do, just because we feel the need to stay consistent with the box other people gave us. Our guest, Avner Stepack, is leading one of the largest investment houses in Israel, and dedicates a meaningful part of his time to lead in additional fields; fashion tech, NGO's supporting people with disabilities and more. Although these fields don't fit into a normal box and sometimes even appear to create conflict of interests, Avner's first priority is to maximize his impact on the Israeli society and to fulfill himself. In a very honest interview, Avner shares with us the challenges and excitement a div

How do you ask for a raise from 200,000 people? Tomer Avital worked in traditional media as one of the most promising investigative journalists in Israel. He decided to take the leap and become independent, leading his own crowd sourced and crowd funded articles, the most famous of them: "100 days of transparency". In this chapter, after receiving awards for his work and looking at his days of being employed as "modern slavery", he shares the price he pays for being independent. 100 days of transparency: https://shkifut.info/english/