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“Lifelong learning is important…go find something (with a plan!)...follow your passions.”
Today Sid and I interview Sr. Finance Manager, Andrew Wilson here at AWS Infrastructure. Andrew also happens to be….our manager. Best behavior! (not really)
Today Andrew talks about his lifelong pursuit of curiosity and explains how riding to work on a unicycle is a perfectly good way to read the newspaper.
Please enjoy!
1:45 | On riding a unicycle to work (while reading the paper)
4:05 | Choosing a path in undergrad, learning & being curious from the beginning, looking for answers to WHY
5:50 | An accidental path to finance
9:55 | Starting a solar startup from the halls of Intel
15:00 | Startup life & Solar IP
19:25 | 3 career lightning strikes: Intel, startup life , AWS
20:10 | Amazon origin story: perseverance + networking
22:20 | Advice for someone looking for a job at Amazon (or anywhere) – find a human to talk to
23:20 | Biggest surprise starting at Amazon – where’s the data!
25:50 | Andrew’s take on the Leadership Principles – Amazon walks the walk
30:30 | What LP could we add? Fun, balance
34:15 | Situational Leadership- a model for managing
38:55 | 3 historical figures for lunch: Einstein, Richard Feynman, da Vinci
40:40 | Sid negotiates for the conference room
42:20 | Consuming content: podcasts
44:10 | For fun outside of work – on 2 wheels & exploring the Pac NW
45:50 | Andrew’s philosophy for life – lifelong learning is key
Andrew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abwilson1/
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