77. Ann Hiatt: How to 'Bet on Yourself'

Send us Fan MailWhat was it like to work with Jeff Bezos and his founder team as he was scaling up Amazon in the early 2000’s? What was it like to work at Google while it was rising from the third most dominant search engine to number one?My guest today is Ann Hiatt, who is likely the only person on my podcast who has intimately worked with founders and CEOs of three companies we know so well today, back when they were in the high growth phase: Jeff Bezos at Amazon, Marissa Meyer (former CEO at Yahoo, back when she was heading Products at Google) and Eric Schmidt, former CEO and Chairman of Google.  But wait, there’s more!  Ann is not just another Silicon Valley success story. Because when you think of Silicon Valley, you think of engineers. Ann studied … well, NOT engineering! International Studies, at the Bachelor and PhD level!  In this super interesting conversation, Ann goes into detail about the various steps it took to get hired at Amazon, Google and how she eventually created the ‘Chief of Staff’ role for herself working closely with Eric Schmidt. There is so much gold here, simply put, this this is an unmissable conversation. Ann's HBR article is here.Follow Ann on Social Media:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-hiatt/https://twitter.com/AnnRHiatthttps://www.instagram.com/annhiatt/https://betonyourselfbook.com/https://annhiatt.co/--------------------------------Liked this episode? A few things:1. Share the podcast with three of your closest friends! And please leave a great review on Apple Podcasts here, as it would mean a lot to me and hopefully help others discover this resource for Job Seekers ! 2. You will love my weekly emails called Charge-Up! .. they're no fluff no spam, where I share my favourite career insights from movies, TV shows, news and my own personal experiences, that I don't share anywhere else. Make sure you sign up here!  3. Come hang out with me LIVE on LinkedIn and Youtube every Friday at 2 pm CET where I answer your questions and often bring in fab guests:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalbahl/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/SuperChargeYourself4. Share your favourite takeaways and tag me on your Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supercharge_yourself/