It's a huge question because I'm old. But I think like most people that are at my spot in life, the biggest thing is that we didn't start where people think you started. So what? I actually have a master's degree in psychiatric social work. With a double major was research science. And so I started out as an anthropologist and social worker, and I found that I was just very interested in people and I was a writer. So I was an Agent ID writer for a long time. And then I moved into marketing, which is heavily about writing, and understanding people and being able to connect a person with a product that fits for them. That's right for them. And so my marketing experience is heavily based on things that I really believe in. So, I spent a lot of my career in news media, which I think is the basis of democracy. Read your newspapers and education, things I really care about. So I'm not a good marketer for agencies and things like that, but I love connecting people with things that will work for them and fit for them, and I like evolving and adjusting. And so I'm where I'm at today because I love what I do and because I didn't stay confined to what box I started. That's the best advice I can give you. Don't confine yourself like learn what you're good at.

So I ran the marketing team. My responsibility was to make sure that we connected people with the products and I ran all of the different positions that would allow you to do that. Marketing is evolving all the time, and so the positions in that field are always changing. And so the biggest thing about managing and directing a team like that is understanding the right positions for the needs of the company and making sure that you're moving that forward and evolving. I worked a lot. So any time here, I'm hoping that that won't be the case for most of you that you can learn to have that work-life balance. I didn't necessarily have that as much as I'd like, so I worked 60 to 70 hours a week usually. And I didn't travel very much with my last job with the jobs Before that I did, and I didn't like that, so I kind of moved away from it. But any time you're in marketing and you're managing a team, you're usually dealing with a decent amount of travel. If you like that it could be really fun. I just have kids and I miss them. And the quality was one of the reasons why I went to quality is that it was a flexible work environment. So about 60 to 70% of the employees there are remote. They're from all over the world, actually. So I love that I like videoconferencing. I like working from home. I like being surrounded by things that make me happy and being closer to my family. So remote work. Life is a big deal for me. I'm excited that your generation is gonna get more of an opportunity for that. It's not for everybody, though. If you're not self-motivated or you get lonely, it's not a good fit for you. But I like, I really like it.

So you'll find as you're moving into the workspace that the person who's interviewing you all, they're very different. So when you're going up for a job, I'd use lengthen. I get really comfortable and confident and lengthen and look up the people that are interviewing you and look up there because you can find out a lot about a person's personality by their former work history and what people put about them. I'm a very casual person who is very interested in someone's ability to evolve. So in marketing, I'm looking for people that are very curious. Curiosity is like the best quality in a person because it's always changing. If you can't think about something new or look outside of the box, you're not a good fit for my team. And I'm also looking for someone with a high amount of E. Q. Emotional intelligence. Marketing is a group sport. Lots of people have to work together to make it work, and so if you can't learn from other people and if you can't take an idea that you have and build on that and make it better by group effort, you're probably not a good fit for my team. So those were the main things that I looked at as well as just having the skills that you need. You have skills. So there's a lot of great stuff out there. It's gaining traction. like 10 years ago. We didn't even have a word for it, how I dealt with it with someone's ability to communicate well and be empathetic and be tolerant. And so I would look for interview questions that helped me understand that. But if you're looking to build that volunteer, that's like the best advice I can give you. Read about other cultures, read about other people, understand how you're different and one of them. One of the strongest pieces of advice I got from a mentor a very long time ago was all right. I love it. Look, first, to understand before you look to be understood, and if you can do that, you'll build your emotional E. Q. Naturally, just it's not about you learn. It's not about you. And if you could do that and you could put other people first, you'll do a good job with everything