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The power of switching career paths: an interview with Matt Heywood
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What you study is just a starting point: the possibilities are endless when it comes to what you can do with your UVic degree.
Emma and Katy chat with Matt Heywood, a UVic mechanical engineering graduate who is the founder of Heywood Academies, a local tutoring company that supports students in math, science and engineering.
Join us as we talk with Matt about:
- Trying out a wide range of career options in his quest for the right fit, including experiences at a start-up, with BC Transit, in a machine shop and now as his own boss
- Giving yourself space and time to figure out what you what to do for a career
- Becoming your own boss
- The value of trying jobs through the co-op program
…and much more!
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- (00:00) - Theme music
- (00:33) - Intros and welcome
- (02:38) - Introducing Matt Heywood, founder of Heywood Academies and UVic grad
- (03:09) - What's it like to change direction on your career path? How did you end up at UVic?
- (04:16) - How does the bridge engineering from Camosun to UVic work? What are the pros?
- (05:39) - What if you don't know what you want to do as a career?
- (06:39) - What drew you to engineering at UVic?
- (07:34) - How did co-op help you figure out what you wanted to do?
- (14:19) - Where did you work when you graduated from engineering?
- (16:05) - What made you pivot from working as an engineer to launching a tutoring company for engineering students?
- (18:26) - What is Heywood Academies? Who does it help?
- (23:13) - What have you learned about being an entrepreneur?
- (24:26) - What advice do you have for engineering co-op students?
- (29:01) - Rapid fire questions about your time at UVic
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