{"id":11304,"date":"2020-04-21T13:30:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T17:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/?p=11304"},"modified":"2021-06-14T12:02:21","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T16:02:21","slug":"alumni-stories-how-design-training-transformed-a-marketing-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/alumni-stories-how-design-training-transformed-a-marketing-podcast","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Stories: How Design Training Transformed a Marketing Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dakarai Turner graduated from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/alumni-stories-how-design-training-transformed-a-marketing-podcast?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=Alumni_Stories&amp;utm_term=Dakarai_Mad_Mix\" target=\"_blank\">BrainStation&#8217;s UX Design Diploma Program<\/a> in the Winter of 2019.  He is now a Product Designer at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.7shifts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"7Shifts (opens in a new tab)\">7Shifts<\/a> and the Co-Founder of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The MAD Mix (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themadmix.com\/#utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=Alumni_Stories&amp;utm_term=Dakarai_Mad_Mix\" target=\"_blank\">The MAD Mix<\/a>, a blog and podcast for young professionals that blends tech industry discussion with pop-culture references and current events \u2013 all from a marketer&#8217;s perspective. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We recently caught up with Dakarai to discuss the origins of the podcast and the impact BrainStation has had on his career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There were so many resources that were given to us from the Education team in terms of portfolio reviews, advice, resume workshops that really prepared me to have that confidence going into interviews. I really credit BrainStation for helping me land a job a couple of months after graduating. I think without them it would have been hard to do all that [&#8230;] on my own,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the full interview with Dakarai: <\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5JpCpU9r8qc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p>And make sure to check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themadmix.com\/#utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=Alumni_Stories&amp;utm_term=Dakarai_Mad_Mix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">The MAD Mix site<\/a> for blog posts, podcast episodes, videos, and more.    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We spoke with BrainStation alum Dakarai Turner to find out more his popular podcast and the impact BrainStation has had on his career. 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