Fairytale Lessons & How They Apply To Your Career
summary
Career story maps to actionable lessons: starts in the US Army repairing Apache helicopter weapons and joined Army to work on Apache helicopter heads-up displays, moves into tech via hardware repair to Microsoft supporting Internet Explorer 5 on Windows 3.1, spends 23 years there, pivots through law school into data roles, leads Azure data engineering and grew org 1,000→5,000 (5x), creates the first Microsoft UK CDO role, then joins Databricks as field CTO; lessons: trial-and-error to find fit, appearances mislead, and invest time in mentors, champions and a solid foundation.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Introduction to fairytale career lessons
- 2:22Goldilocks and career trial and error
- 9:54Ugly ducklings and hidden struggles
- 11:58Three Little Pigs and strong foundations
- 14:47Q&A on leadership and imposter syndrome
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