Business Design

Isabella Johnston is all about interns, relationships, and finding the right match. She shatters the myth about internships as a source of free labor, and she explains the importance of reverse mentoring. As a former educator and current entrepreneur, she wants every intern’s and employer’s experience to be meaningful and impactful. Our conversation is just the beginning.

Show Notes

🙁 (Un)paid internships can feel like imprisonment. 01:33
🧐 If employers do not provide a real intern experience, then that “intern” is either an employee or a volunteer. 03:09
🎯 Understanding the educational perspective behind internships and turning interns into superheroes. 04:57
🤓 Matching people by personality instead of matching an intern to a job description. 08:16
😇 Peer mentoring and reverse mentoring in the workplace. 10:03
❤️ “Like Match.com but making communication smooth.” 14:30
👍 Kent’s feedback on Isabella’s branding. 17:44
🤩 The future of work. 23:04

Contact Isabella: www.internpursuit.tech
🤝 Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com

What is Business Design ?

We talk to quirky, brilliant, successful folks who are able to smarten business down, sharing insights on great business design.

Guests are all thought leaders in their own niche, and we challenge them to speak outside of talking points, which ultimately should make for a few interesting minutes of listening.

Design your business for success, with a few thoughts from those who have been there.