The Career in the Age of the App: Jenny Blake at TEDxCMU 2011

Jenny Blake is an author, blogger, life coach, Googler and yoga teacher. She has worked at Google for over five years in training, coaching & career development. Prior to Google and halfway through her junior year at UCLA, Jenny took a leave of absence to help launch a political polling start-up company with her college professor and mentor. She returned to finish at UCLA in the spring of 2005. The experience of leaving school before her friends inspired her to start a blog, LifeAfterCollege.org, which she has now translated into a book. Life After College: The Complete Guide to Getting What You Want is a portable life coach for 20-somethings, filled with tips, quotes and coaching exercises to help people focus on the BIG picture of their lives...not just the details.

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[Sean Davis]

Great job, Jenny! Great analogy with the smartphone. I've noticed that I do sprint from time to time (pretty often, actually) but I always feel bad for easing back during the recovery period. Maybe that's because I viewed the sprint as the steady (though intense) pace that I was supposed to be at. Maybe it's not, though. Maybe it really was a sprint... in which case I don't have to beat myself up for catching my breath. Thanks for this.

[vertozia]

not a great public speaker to be honest, but decent content

[Chinarut Ruangchotvit]

Nice job jenny! Now I remember! when I was 4, I always wanted to be an iPhone! ;-)

[Nick Barth]

What a brilliant new way to think about success and direction in all facets of life.

[gjack80]

just goes to show you, women dont belong in the tech industry....

[thebillionairegirl]

Wooo hooo! :) Love Jenny

[thebillionairegirl]

Wooo hooo! :)

[confettiful]

Jenny is fabulous and so is her book!