Lesley Toche's guest appearances

Lesley Toche

Get Ish Done Podcast

Mostly Mistakes 

Bomani Mintz

Carlos Gil

Dee Murthy

Rich Antoniello

Denise Soler Cox

Brendan Browne

Ish Verduzco

Aristotle Thompson

Lisa Bougie

Orlando Gomez

Blair Shane

Eliana Murillo

Derrick Gellidon

Tequila Alquimia

Courtney Wu

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“No professional entanglements” —  one of many goat quotes by our most recent guest, Lesley Toche, Founder and CEO of Nextplay! Nextplay connects Black and Latinx industry professionals with career opportunities in tech and media through recruiting services and community events. During this episode, Lesley discusses his unique journey into entrepreneurship, his upbringing in Cameroon, and the mistakes that helped him create a revolutionary business. Join the Nextplay community here https://www.nextplaycommunity.com/ Follow Lesley on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesleytoche/ Follow us on Instagram @mostlymistakespodcast  Follow us on Twitter @mostly_mistakes  Join our newsletter at www.mostlymistakes.com  Follow us on Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/company/79077908/admin/ Contact us at mostlymistakespodcast@gmail.com  ---   Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mostlymistakes/support

“No professional entanglements” —  one of many goat quotes by our most recent guest, Lesley Toche, Founder and CEO of Nextplay! Nextplay connects Black and Latinx industry professionals with career opportunities in tech and media through recruiting services and community events. During this episode, Lesley discusses his unique journey into entrepreneurship, his upbringing in Cameroon, and the mistakes that helped him create a revolutionary business. Join the Nextplay community here <a href="https://www.nextplaycommunity.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nextplaycommunity.com/</a> Follow Lesley on Linkedin here <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesleytoche/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesleytoche/</a> Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mostlymistakespodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@mostlymistakespodcast </a> Follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/mostly_mistakes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@mostly_mistakes </a> Join our newsletter at <a href="https://www.mostlymistakes.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.mostlymistakes.com</a> Follow us on Linkedin at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/79077908/admin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/79077908/admin/</a> Contact us at mostlymistakespodcast@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mostlymistakes/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/mostlymistakes/support</a>

Episode 10 - Lesley Toche 

In this episode, we learn all about Lesley Toche, the CEO and founder of NextPlay Events. NextPlay is dedicated to making professionals of color 20x more likely to get hired in tech. Lesley shares about how the company got started, a bit about his background as a musician, as well as his upbringing in Cameroon to California. Learn more about Lesley by checking him out on IG: @LesleyTocheLearn more about the NextPlay movement here: https://www.nextplayevents.com⚡️Show notes: 00:43 - Who is Lesley Toche01:56 - Why NextPlay03:54 - Growing up in Cameroon and moving to California05:58 - Playing sports and hobbies13:35-  Lesley’s favorite performance15:39 - Going from High School to Community College to UC Berkeley17:46 - Becoming a college a tutor19:40 - 3-4 side hustles and a full set of classes 20:00 - Transferring to UC Berkley 22:53 - Studying abroad in Norway was one of the best decisions28:52 - Post-college life and Lesley’s internship30:25 - Going back to US after searching for a job in Norway32:40 - How Lesley got to LinkedIn34:58 - Lesley’s top advice to job hunter36:00 Leverage LinkedIn to land a job. Period.37:36 - Transitioning to Diversity and Inclusion Role 41:55 - Organizing the LinkedIn Open House47:45 - The magnitude of hiring 6 people in one event.51:24 - The creation of the Diversity Open Mic 56:33 - This could solve a lot of Diversity Recruiting Challenges 57:30 - Launching NextPlay1:05:17 - Lesley’s lowest point with NextPlay1:07:58 - The Difference of NextPlay Events and other companies1:13:15 - NextPlay’s Summer Vibes Experience1:16:24 - How Lesley manages his time1:19:01 - How Lesley unplugs from the world1:19:54 - Lesley’s biggest learning from Starting NextPlay1:21:09 - Lesley’s motivation to keep on going1:21:51 - Lesley’s upcoming goals -- plus, a sneak peek at what to look out for from NextPlay 👀---Grab the Get Ish Done Book here.Connect with Ish on Twitter here.

In this episode, we learn all about Lesley Toche, the CEO and founder of NextPlay Events. NextPlay is dedicated to making professionals of color 20x more likely to get hired in tech. Lesley shares about how the company got started, a bit about his background as a musician, as well as his upbringing in Cameroon to California. Learn more about Lesley by checking him out on IG: @LesleyToche Learn more about the NextPlay movement here: <a href="https://www.nextplayevents.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nextplayevents.com</a> ⚡️Show notes:  00:43 - Who is Lesley Toche 01:56 - Why NextPlay 03:54 - Growing up in Cameroon and moving to California 05:58 - Playing sports and hobbies 13:35-  Lesley’s favorite performance 15:39 - Going from High School to Community College to UC Berkeley 17:46 - Becoming a college a tutor 19:40 - 3-4 side hustles and a full set of classes  20:00 - Transferring to UC Berkley  22:53 - Studying abroad in Norway was one of the best decisions 28:52 - Post-college life and Lesley’s internship 30:25 - Going back to US after searching for a job in Norway 32:40 - How Lesley got to LinkedIn 34:58 - Lesley’s top advice to job hunter 36:00 Leverage LinkedIn to land a job. Period. 37:36 - Transitioning to Diversity and Inclusion Role  41:55 - Organizing the LinkedIn Open House 47:45 - The magnitude of hiring 6 people in one event. 51:24 - The creation of the Diversity Open Mic  56:33 - This could solve a lot of Diversity Recruiting Challenges  57:30 - Launching NextPlay 1:05:17 - Lesley’s lowest point with NextPlay 1:07:58 - The Difference of NextPlay Events and other companies 1:13:15 - NextPlay’s Summer Vibes Experience 1:16:24 - How Lesley manages his time 1:19:01 - How Lesley unplugs from the world 1:19:54 - Lesley’s biggest learning from Starting NextPlay 1:21:09 - Lesley’s motivation to keep on going 1:21:51 - Lesley’s upcoming goals -- plus, a sneak peek at what to look out for from NextPlay 👀--- Grab the Get Ish Done Book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08B33T3S5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.Connect with Ish on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/ishverduzco" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

3. Lesley Toche | Culture as a Tech Diversity Solution | NextPlay CEO