I help you build your portfolio career | Multi-Grammy & Emmy Winner | Multi-NYT bestseller | Navy Vet ⚓️

What I do:

Run a record label & media company

Earned multiple Grammy & Emmy Awards

Made music with President Jimmy Carter, Harry Belafonte, Lil Jon

Served as Vice President at J.P. Morgan & First Data

Authored 23 books, including NYT & WSJ bestsellers

Written books with Deepak Chopra, Congressman John Lewis, Ambassador Andrew Young, and Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus

Featured in CNBC, Fortune, HBR, The New Yorker, Variety, and Billboard

Served in the Navy

Studied at Dartmouth & LSE


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I write a free newsletter called Seven Point Sunday.

Get actionable ideas to build 2+ income streams & craft a career on your terms from someone who has done it. ~250 words, no fluff.

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I wrote "Why You Should Have (at Least) 2 Careers" for Harvard Business Review. It became one of HBR’s 30 most influential pieces in its 100-year history.

Many ask me: How do I build a life with multiple income streams?

I share answers every week in my newsletter.

Kabir Sehgal

This wasn’t a rescue mission—it was leadership.

Raw. Unplanned. And completely unforgettable.

This is leadership in its rawest form—and it gave me chills:

• Flooded street

• Stranger's truck

• No words exchanged

Just pure leadership, stripped down to the basics:

• See the need

• Step up, no questions asked

• Serve, no recognition needed


It's a reminder: The real impact often shows up in the unscripted moments. 

No stage. 
No spotlight. 
Just human to human.

The most powerful acts of leadership aren't orchestrated. 

They're spontaneous, unplanned, arising in moments of crisis, between strangers, and action.

When's the last time you witnessed raw leadership? 

Share your stories below.

♻️ Share if you feel inspired.
➕ Follow Kabir Sehgal for more!

I help you build your portfolio career | Multi-Grammy & Emmy Winner | Multi-NYT Bestseller | Navy Vet ⚓️

Partner at EngSim | I help US immigrants boost their income in three ways at Beyond Grad 🎓 -- land a new job, get promoted, and earn on the side.

Are you struggling to land that leap job:

● Even after being a top performer?
● Even after having relevant experience/skills?
● Even after working at top brands in your domain?

On top of that, you have people in your family and friends group doubting you and questioning your talent.

How can’t they when you are scratching your head as well?

I know the frustration…

The fact is – job search has changed.

(Especially if you’re going after top jobs.)

● There are many top performers in the market.
● Having just a resume is not enough for a leap job.
● Companies are looking for perfect fits after layoffs.

So, then what’s working?

Hi, my name is Varun.

And I have helped professionals land interviews at Google, Meta, Instacart, State Street, AMEX, and many other exciting companies.

I’ve talked 1-1 with 100+ top performers in the past year (no hyperbole).

The current job market confounds all of them.

● Online applications seem to go nowhere
● High competition from everywhere
● Even referrals are not working

So how are my mentees landing interviews at the top companies?

They are leading their job search as a product business. Where they are the excellent product.

Like you.

● I help you build your marketing strategy: resume, LinkedIn, pitch deck
● I help you build you sales strategy: networking, interviewing
● I help build your confidence in negotiating a fair value

Above all, I help you rediscover and communicate why YOU are a top candidate. 

💪🏽

3 ways you can start working with me:

1. 1-1 Job LeapCoaching Program
2. 1-1 Power Hour - 1 hour, ask me anything
3. My free content - learn for $0 on LinkedIn, IG or YouTube

Interested?

My pricing and availability are available here:

● 1-1 Coaching Program: https://www.beyondgrad.com/job-leap
● 1-1 Power Hour: https://www.beyondgrad.com/power-hour

For everything else, I'm one DM away.

Thanks for reading up until here. You are amazing!

Varun Negandhi

LinkedIn writing changed my career.

But the relationships changed my life!

Being in India for the second half of last year helped me meet many of my favorite people in person for the first time. 

I want to highlight these people and tell you the main reason why you should follow them (if, surprisingly, you aren't).

Shreya Mehta 🚀 
Shreya and I met on the platform a couple of years back, and I found it cool that she had trekked to the base camp of Mt. Everest (do I remember that correctly, Shreya 😅). Later, we realized that we are both helping people get better jobs in the US, building brands and businesses together, and our friendship has grown because of that.

You should follow her for amazing job-search strategies based on her experience as a tech recruiter. 

Roshni Chellani 
Roshni has a firecracker personality and inspires me to have fun while staying ambitious about work and brand building. She and I first met when we were invited on the same podcast, and I was lucky to meet her on my short trip to Vadodara. There is a lot to learn from her, and I look forward to that.

You should follow her for job search tips and fun episodes about her life as an engineer in the US.

Anant Agarwal, MBA 
Anant has a fascinating career arc. Bachelor's in the US. Startup in India. MBA in the US, and he now works at Amazon. We talked about that fascinating life when we met in Mumbai. We also got stuck in traffic together, which is a typical Mumbai bonding event.

You should follow him because he shares job openings you can apply to right away, and I am pushing him to write more about his amazing story.

Arjun Prakash 
One of my first connections on this platform as a creator was Arjun. He was settled in my hometown of Mumbai after a stint as a management consultant in NYC. That unique career graph and his ability to build a career around his global life 😃 (shuttling between countries in a single year) are what inspire me.

You should follow him if you are a professional looking to pivot in your career.

Aditi Paul,PhD 
Aditi called me out when I posted about creators I met in India, but not the one I met in Michigan 😜. Aditi is another one of the first few creators I met on this platform. I got an accelerated learning in EB-1A green card because of her posts. Later, we chatted on every topic under the sun. (Aditi, can't find our photo together. Will get another one soon.)

You should follow her EB-1 profile-building resources with a mix of humor, memes, and Bollywood. 

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It warms my heart to call these amazing people my friends.

And there are so many other amazing people I look forward to meeting this year.

Here's my biggest takeaway:

Even in adulthood, amazing new friends can be made if you have a hard goal and publicly work towards it.

You will find your people walking the same hard path.

Engineer -​> Education Entrepreneur | Helping professionals build career skills Beyond Grad

A 60-day plan to go from Layoff to Leap Job.

Getting laid off sucks.

And the job search right after? Confusing.

That’s why I’ve broken it into a 60-day action plan.

One step at a time. 

So you don’t burn out or stay stuck.

✅ Day 1-3: Mental audit

• Post-Layoff Depression is real.
• You will feel backstabbed and unfairly treated.
• Forced unemployment can rock even the mentally fit.

I want you to remember this: It may suck now, but this will make you stronger.

If you need more than 3 days, you should take it.

✅ Day 4-5: Financial audit

Even if you have severance, understand your runway.

• Job search is taking longer.
• Offers can get pulled anytime.
• Interview processes are taking 45-90 days.

Factor that in.

✅ Day 6-7: Role audit

If you have a short runway:
• Go after roles similar to the one you had.
• Review open job descriptions for keywords and gaps.

If you have a longer runway, shoot for a leap job:
• Window-shop roles that you would like.
• Talk to people in those roles and upskill for gaps.
• Interview potential managers by building relationships.

For a longer runway, this will become Day 8 - 63+.

✅ Day 8-10: Experience audit 

(Don't skip this stage.)

For all your past projects, create a WHW:
• Why did the company do the project?
• How did you execute it?
• What was the impact of your execution?

Breakdown here: https://lnkd.in/gdcXcGSZ

This will help you bring out specific experience in your marketing materials and interviews.

✅ Day 11-14: Marketing audit

What will set you apart is having a RARe resume.
• Readable
• Applicable
• Remarkable

Breakdown here: https://lnkd.in/g2H-WxaR

Make LinkedIn work for you as well: https://lnkd.in/gdu53APU

Create a pitch deck to show rather than tell: https://lnkd.in/gD--Evfu

✅ Day 15-60: Job search strategy and Interviewing audit.

A daily routine to make consistent progress on landing interviews:

• 20% of the day: Targeted online applications
• 20% after that: Contact people who are hiring
• 60% after that: Build Advocate Relationships:

Detailed breakdown here: https://lnkd.in/gKuAuDRy

A crash course in cracking interviews: https://lnkd.in/gRj_MfSQ

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Take a break as needed.

You may be knocked down, but you are not knocked out!

💪🏽


PS. Know someone who was recently laid off? Send this post to them. It might be the momentum they need.

PPS. Want to download a high-res version of this cheatsheet + my best resources in a neat Google Drive? Get access here: beyondgrad.com

This time, when I entered the Detroit airport, I was the most relaxed I've ever been in my 15 years of flying into that airport!

For the past 15 years, I traveled as an "immigrant" in the eyes of the system. That meant I was always on:

• F1
• F1-CPT / OPT / STEM-OPT
• H1B (The endless wait for a Green Card ⏳)
  
Even when you have your papers in order, you're on a slight edge:

• Where do you stay?
• Where do you work?
• Can you show us your I-797?
  
You feel like one "wrong" answer could trip up your entire life.

But this time was different.

I was asked one question, "Are you going home by drive or flight?"

That's it.

It was because I had secured my residency.

(For me, it meant being Canadian and living in Detroit's border city, Windsor.)

For you, it might mean getting your Green Card and, correspondingly, your citizenship ASAP.

I've been so pumped to partner with Manifest Law for a few months now because they've helped people in my community navigate these exact pathways. They're offering a complimentary strategy call to figure out your best option: https://lnkd.in/gSCCU9BU

(Ask them your burning questions about EB-1 or EB-5.)

I can't explain how that small thing was a big thing for us as a family.

Residency changes everything.

And I wish that every immigrant in my shoes could feel this way.

So if you are stuck in a decades-long wait, I urge you to try what is in your power to speed it up.

You deserve to feel "at home" the moment you land. 


PS. Guess what welcomed us on our first day back 👇🏽😃🌨. Would you believe me if I say I LOVED the welcome!

Brand partnership • Engineer -​> Education Entrepreneur | Helping professionals build career skills Beyond Grad

🚨Breaking News: US freezes all visa processing for 75 countries!

Effective January 21, 2026, the Department of State is pausing all visa issuances to immigrant visa applicants who are nationals of 75 countries.

Countries such as Brazil, Russia, and many more. See the attached image or the link below for the full list of 75 nations.

While this is a pause for reassessment rather than a permanent ban, the uncertainty is where the risk lies

Also, so far, India and China are not on the list. This is significant as these are the two countries that have the highest demand for employment-based immigrant visas.

According to the Department of State, “President Trump has made clear that immigrants must be financially self-sufficient and not be a financial burden to Americans.”

So what does this mean for you?

Let me share some resource links to help: 

• Free consultation with a team member at Manifest Law, an immigration law firm, as to how this applies to you: https://lnkd.in/gSCCU9BU
• Department of State announcement with FAQ: https://lnkd.in/dx8ZZhqH
• FAQs by immigration law firm, Manifest: https://lnkd.in/d8PNW8AX

Immigrant visas have been an extremely dynamic area for the last two years and it will continue to be an area of focus for this presidency.

A consequence of that is people who are stuck in long immigration queues, while being legal and productive immigrants, can have their lives upended with new visa regulations.

The only way to move away from that is to secure your immigration, legally, asap. 

I am proud to partner with an immigration law firm that is at the forefront of helping immigrants do that.

PS. What questions do you have for the team at Manifest? I’ll gather the top 3 and get answers for you.

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