The Career Warrior Podcast

Careers were once built for a stable world, but today’s tech disruption and economic pressures call for a new level of resilience. Job seekers of all levels now seek careers with purpose and impact, no longer defining success around credentials or prestige. 

Leading tech investor-turned-Georgetown professor Arun Gupta is an expert in emerging technology, venture finance, entrepreneurship, and the future of work. In THE MISSION GENERATION: Rewrite Success, Reclaim Your Purpose, Rebuild Our Future, a USA Today bestseller, he explores a new generation not bound by age or demographics – striving for careers with impact and meaningful change.  

Arun is CEO of the NobleReach Foundation, which works to recruit young people (like Teach for America) into the public sector and tackle the nation’s challenges. He is a venture capitalist, entrepreneurship professor at Georgetown University, lecturer at Stanford University, and bestselling author.

Without further ado, let’s launch into this special episode of the Career Warrior Podcast!

Here's what I asked Arun:

Resilience and adaptation is needed in our careers more than ever. We’re here in the summer of 2026. Why now?

In the past, we were told to pick a career and stick with it. Now we encounter multiple career changes in our lifetime. What is the bright side of this? Can you give an example of how a career can change in a non-linear way?

Your advice on career change: How would you tailor that advice differently for someone who is a Gen Xer vs. someone who is just graduating college?

What does the word resilience mean to you? Can you tell a personal story?

In the book, you talk about Compass Capital. What are they at a high level?

Why do you believe that AI won’t threaten long-term success?

I love your story on why you wrote the book. Can you share it with listeners?

Here are the resources from the show:

Check Out Arun's Website: https://www.themissiongeneration.com/

Order The Mission Generation from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Mission-Generation-Reclaim-Purpose-Rewrite/dp/139440817X

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