On Path | Andy Raskin: podcast intros, miso soup, finding his own career narrative

Andy Raskin is a consultant who works with the CEOs of tech companies on aligning their teams around a strategic narrative. In this episode we chat about the truly wide range of roles he's held, from software engineer and management consultant, to magazine writer and Japanese TV coordinator.

Show Notes

 Here are some relevant links from the conversation: 

• Andy Raskin on LinkedIn
• Andy Raskin on Medium (lots of great articles here, including the one linked below)
• The Greatest Sales Deck I've Ever Seen by Andy Raskin
• The Bigger Narrative (Andy's podcast on strategic narrative)
• Chill Beefs (Andy's podcast celebrating pet peeves)
• Victoria Zenoff (Andy's career coach)

 Show notes: 

• 2:02 Chill Beefs - Andy's new podcast
• 3:39 The many roles Andy has had
• 4:13 Getting interested in Japan
• 6:06 Working for Apple in Tokyo in the 90s
• 9:36 Miso soup
• 10:50 Lucky socks, lucky underwear
• 11:43 Becoming a writer
• 13:20 Interviewing Marc Benioff
• 16:10 Product Manager at Skype
• 19:51 Moving into product marketing
• 23:43 Free agent
• 28:02 Feeling nervous before a new engagement
• 30:32 Productizing your offering as a consultant
• 32:42 The sales deck is the story
• 34:38 The Bigger Narrative podcast
• 37:47 How Andy came up with the intro sequence
• 41:03 The next season (coming out soon)
• 42:17 Why Andy invests in a career coach
• 44:13 20 years with his career coach

What is On Path ?

With the On Path podcast you'll hear the behind-the-scenes of what got professionals in the technology sector to where they are today. These are the career and life stories that aren't captured on a LinkedIn or web profile. The twists and turns. The inspirations and influences. Hosted by Vijay Viswanathan.