Saying Yes to Diversity and No to the Linear: Creative Career Progression with Thomas Hansen Part 2
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Join Ryan for part 2 with Thomas Hansen, COO of Amplitude Analytics. Thomas talks with Ryan about the steps he took to uniquely climb the corporate ladder and how anyone can do the same. Ryan and Thomas also talk about how to leverage AI in your career and how AI is creating a new opportunity that has never before been possible! Join 2,500+ readers getting weekly practical guidance to scale themselves and their companies using Artificial Intelligence and Revenue Cheat Codes.   Explore becoming Superhuman here: https://superhumanrevenue.beehiiv.com/ KEY TAKEAWAYS Even as COO, Thomas still has an SDR role. Thomas built out his knowledge and skillset, allowing himself to create a diverse portfolio, enabling him to climb the corporate ladder. You have to know your strength and your superpower, then apply that. Thomas encourages everyone to get diversity in their career early on to discover this but also to teach you how to spot new ways of creatively doing things. Saying yes and working towards things that may not be seen as the obvious or linear option, has created the most value for Thomas in his career. Look for AI roles that might not be in your comfort zone, to gain experience and exposure. Or become the internal champion in your existing role and company. Industry after industry will be revolutionized by AI, including VC, particularly in entry level positions. BEST MOMENTS “You’ve got to know yourself, you’ve got to figure out what is your one superpower” “I just think that early in your career, doing stuff that’s not the linear boring path, that’s not so obvious, it teaches you to be scrappy, tenacity, to open up your eyes to different ways of doing things” “One of the things that has created the most value in my career has been taking on the non-linear and the non-obvious choices” “Think about what you can embrace in the current role you’re in, in terms of being the internal champion for use case and how you’re leveraging internally for your own business in AI” Ryan Staley Founder and CEO Whale Boss [email protected] www.ryanstaley.io  Saas, Saas growth, Scale, Business Growth, B2b Saas, Saas Sales, Enterprise Saas, Business growth strategy, founder, ceo: https://www.whalesellingsystem.com/closingsecrets
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