#49: Becoming an Entrepreneur in Silicon Valley: Ruben Harris, CEO of Career Karma

Published: March 22, 2021, 12:02 p.m.

Ruben Harris is currently the CEO of Career Karma. Career Karma helps people upgrade their skills and find better jobs through its directory of 9000 bootcamps and trade schools, and through its 150,000 members community. Prior to Career Karma, Ruben co-Founded the Breaking Into Startups Podcast to demystify the process of finding tech jobs, resulting in a social media reach of ~3 million people. In this interview, he talks about: - Working in the music and events space in his college years and organizing events with the likes of Jay-Z and Kim Kardashian - How he sent 1900 cold e-mails to potential employers in the investment banking industry to get his foot in the door after graduating from college - Starting the Breaking Into Startups Podcast resulting in a social media reach of 3 million people - Starting Career Karma and his mission to help people upgrade their skills and find better careers Career Karma's Website: https://careerkarma.com/ Ruben Harris's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rubenharris/?hl=en Grateful Living Website: http://grateful4living.com/ My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en To Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi To Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4