Layoffs, Career Progression, Working with Jeff Bezos - Ethan Evans (Amazon VP)

Ethan is a former VP at Amazon, where he spent over 15 years. Ethan worked with Jeff Bezos directly while at Amazon, which we will talk about, and he also interviewed with Elon Musk. Ethan led global teams of over 800 people, and invented well-known businesses and products such as Prime Video, Prime Gaming , Twitch commerce, and more. He has also taken over 2500 interviews, helped create one of the Amazon leadership principles, have over 70 patents, and currently runs a very successful newsletter, and career coaching program where he helps people advance in their career and succeed in leadership roles. In this episode, we discuss:
• Advice on getting a job and progressing on your career
• Reducing chances of getting laid off
• Growing a meaningful network you can leverage
• Learnings from working with Jeff Bezos and interviewing with Elon Musk
• Time management Vs. Productivity
And more.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Who is Ethan Evans?
02:57 Skills ICs should have
06:42 Meaningfully Grow Your Network
11:55 Reducing Chances of Laid Off
16:13 Working with Jeff Bezos
23:14 Interacting with Elon Musk
28:24 How to Strategize Career Progression
38:21 Manage Your Energy, Not Time
41:51 Connecting with Ethan and Re:Invent Swag

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