HOST: Ovi Vasquez, Inspirational Leadership Keynote Speaker from rural Guatemala. Helping teams achieve goal through resourcefulness and resilience. He grew up in a village off-the-grid, migrated to the U.S., learned English in two years, graduated from high school in three years, earned a B.A. in management, in two years.  Ovi has worked for Apple, Tesla, Salesforce, and Uber. He is a TEDx speaker, author, and a social entrepreneur. 

GUEST: Emma is the Founder of The Apprentice Project, an educational resource teaching young people how to get jobs. Author of 'The Graduate Bible', an amazing coaching guide for graduates and young people on how to get jobs and has worked for LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network for the past 12 years in London, San Francisco and New York.

Find our guest at:  https://theapprenticeproject.com
Find our host at:  https://www.ovinspires.com 

Keywords:
Career development, LinkedIn, NLP, subconscious mind, grief, transformation, future of work, soft skills, 5 Cs, adaptability, personal branding, AI literacy, mentorship, happiness strategies, courage.

Summary:
In this podcast interview, Emma Vites Patel shares her inspiring journey from a shy, insecure young woman in the UK to a successful LinkedIn executive and founder of The Apprentice Project. She discusses overcoming grief, discovering Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), and the transformative power of language and self-awareness. Emma emphasizes the shift from the knowledge economy to the relationship economy, highlighting essential soft skills (the 5 Cs: curiosity, compassion, courage, communication, creativity, plus adaptability), the importance of personal branding on LinkedIn, and strategies for leaders to prepare the next generation for AI-driven hiring and career success.

Takeaways:
✅NLP is the study of the subconscious mind and helps overcome self-limiting beliefs through language reframing.
✅Avoid negative words like "no," "not," "can't," "but," "should," and "try" to positively shape your reality.
✅The future of work is the relationship economy, where soft skills (5 Cs + adaptability) and AI literacy are crucial.
✅Build a personal brand on LinkedIn by posting videos and content to be visible to AI hiring tools.
✅Courage means feeling the fear and doing it anyway, leading to transformational opportunities.
✅Mental health strategies, like happiness training, can stabilize energy and improve life balance.
✅Everyone has a purpose; use spirituality, meditation, and learning to uncover it.
✅Shift education from information to transformation, focusing on skills-based hiring.
✅Networking should be reciprocal; find common ground before asking for mentorship.
✅Free resources like LinkedIn Learning and YouTube can help develop future skills.

Titles
✅From Grief to Growth: Emma Vites Patel's Career Journey
✅Mastering Soft Skills in the AI Era
✅Unlocking Purpose and Personal Branding

Sound bites
"I got out of my own way and I understood myself limiting beliefs."
"Changing your language will change your life."
"Feel the fear and do it anyway."

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