Craig Fenton: From rural New Zealand to Managing Director at Google

Our first epsiode is with Craig Fenton, Managing Director for Strategy & Operations at Google. Craig walks us through his childhood growing up in rural New Zealand and his fascination with technology at the dawn of the internet in the late 90s. Leaving home to pursue an MBA at London Business School, Craig opens up about the challenges faced by young people figuring out their start in life. From how to perceive failure to the importance of creating a professional portfolio, this conversation is packed with valuable lessons and insights. Our three main takeaways from this episode were: Your career will change many times, and is one component of your wider portfolio. So make sure your learning journey doesn't stop once you leave the classroom. The horizon never gets closer unless you take steps forward. Avoid planning paralysis and take the first step. Differentiate yourself from the competition. Don’t necessarily focus on what everyone else is doing. Figure out a way of doing it differently. You can follow Craig on LinkedIn here Subscribe to Craigs youtube channel Coffee, Eggs and Inspiration here Our podcast aims to draw out lessons, insights and inspiration from a broad variety of leaders. We hope you learnt something from this episode and would love to hear your feedback, which can be submitted here : https://forms.gle/XAejQp8svz94DWNK7 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.