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Samorn Selim had a difficult childhood. Her family fled Laos when she was young, and settled in a rough section of Stockton, California. There was violence in her neighborhood, and sometimes the family did not have enough food. So after graduating from Berkeley Law and getting a job at a big law firm in San Francisco, she thought she should be happy. But she wasn’t. In this episode of Asked and Answered, Selim shares what she learned about finding the right career fit.

Samorn Selim stopped by the Googleplex to talk about building your personal brand, why it matters, how authenticity fits in with your brand, and how to use your brand to advance your career. As the founder of Career Unicorns, a coach, counselor, and lawyer, Samorn provides a holistic approach to coaching professionals, recent graduates, and students, including women, people of color, and first-generation professionals.

Samorn Selim has helped over 1,000 professionals to find joy in their career. She shares with over 300 UC Berkeley staff members the tools to help you wake up every day and be excited to go to work. You will walk away with strategies that you can implement immediately to have a clear vision, growth mindset, influence plan, win-win framework, and commitment to turn your vision into action.