March 27, 2023

Navigating Job Loss and Career Transitions: Insights from Meta’s VP of HR Business Partners, Matt Ogawa

S5/Ep 13//Color of Success

In this episode, Matt Ogawa, Vice President of HR Business Partners at Meta, Inc. discusses the importance of promoting mental health in the workplace, taking sabbaticals for self-care, and providing support for employees who have been laid off.  He also shares valuable tips for standing out in a crowded job market.  Matt is not only an accomplished HR executive, but is also deeply involved in the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, organizing a mental health forum with the Nam brothers and an annual AAPI celebrity basketball game.  As a bonus, we discuss our mutual love of BTS and how he threw a memorable BTS-themed birthday party for a friend (life-size cut-outs and all)!

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