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P3.instances[0].transcript.parse_transcript_data({"transcript":"<p><span m='405'>So</span> <span m='810'>tell</span> <span m='950'>me</span> <span m='1070'>about</span> <span m='1270'>your</span> <span m='1380'>job.</span> </p><p><span m='3150'>Well my name is</span> <span m='3600'>Louie, and</span> <span m='4050'>I'm</span> <span m='4440'>the</span> <span m='4820'>Director</span> <span m='5190'>of</span> <span m='5240'>Special</span> <span m='5620'>Projects</span> <span m='6130'>for</span> <span m='6440'>a</span> <span m='6490'>large</span> <span m='6780'>software</span> <span m='7170'>company.</span> <span m='8220'>If</span> <span m='8600'>I</span> <span m='8680'>had</span> <span m='8820'>to</span> <span m='8910'>describe</span> <span m='9380'>my</span> <span m='9510'>day-to-day,</span> <span m='10510'>it</span> <span m='10930'>obviously</span> <span m='11330'>varies</span> <span m='11770'>quite</span> <span m='11970'>a</span> <span m='12010'>bit.</span> <span m='12490'>But</span> <span m='14060'>it</span> <span m='14230'>usually</span> <span m='14680'>involves</span> <span m='17200'>quite</span> <span m='17370'>a</span> <span m='17410'>bit</span> <span m='17540'>of</span> <span m='17690'>reflection.</span> </p><p><span m='18400'>So</span> <span m='18740'>part</span> <span m='18960'>of</span> <span m='19020'>my</span> <span m='19190'>job</span> <span m='19570'>is</span> <span m='19690'>to</span> <span m='19800'>try</span> <span m='20170'>and</span> <span m='20350'>set</span> <span m='21080'>strategy</span> <span m='21740'>for</span> <span m='21930'>the</span> <span m='22090'>different</span> <span m='22380'>teams</span> <span m='22750'>that</span> <span m='22910'>I'm</span> <span m='23080'>responsible</span> <span m='23520'>for.</span> <span m='25490'>Obviously</span> <span m='25880'>try and</span> <span m='26120'>communicate</span> <span m='26940'>those</span> <span m='27170'>strategies,</span> <span m='27435'>so</span> <span m='27700'>yes, it</span> <span m='28100'>involves</span> <span m='28470'>a lot of</span> <span m='28660'>PowerPoint</span> <span m='28950'>building.</span> <span m='30770'>And</span> <span m='30950'>then</span> <span m='31320'>a</span> <span m='31460'>lot</span> <span m='31720'>of</span> <span m='31800'>meetings,</span> <span m='32299'>a</span> <span m='32369'>lot</span> <span m='32549'>of</span> <span m='32619'>internal</span> <span m='33020'>meetings</span> <span m='33430'>with the</span> <span m='33530'>teams</span> <span m='33970'>that</span> <span m='34120'>I'm</span> <span m='35530'>leading,</span> <span m='36110'>and</span> <span m='36700'>try</span> <span m='37110'>to</span> <span m='37910'>communicate</span> <span m='38380'>the</span> <span m='38450'>strategy,</span> <span m='38880'>and</span> <span m='39310'>assess</span> <span m='39800'>progress,</span> <span m='40480'>and</span> <span m='40600'>solve</span> <span m='40930'>problems.</span> </p><p><span m='42280'>A</span> <span m='42620'>lot</span> <span m='42900'>of</span> <span m='43570'>meetings</span> <span m='43960'>with</span> <span m='44380'>other</span> <span m='44660'>teams</span> <span m='45160'>that</span> <span m='46610'>collaborate</span> <span m='47170'>with</span> <span m='47340'>my</span> <span m='47550'>teams.</span> <span m='48880'>And</span> <span m='49030'>then a</span> <span m='49140'>lot</span> <span m='49350'>of</span> <span m='49520'>meetings</span> <span m='49930'>with</span> <span m='50160'>external</span> <span m='50540'>partners.</span> <span m='50980'>So</span> <span m='51580'>a</span> <span m='51670'>lot</span> <span m='51880'>of</span> <span m='52130'>business</span> <span m='52640'>is</span> <span m='52760'>conducted</span> <span m='53940'>with</span> <span m='54380'>clients,</span> <span m='54840'>suppliers,</span> <span m='55480'>partners,</span> <span m='56070'>and</span> <span m='56150'>so</span> <span m='56470'>a</span> <span m='56790'>lot of</span> <span m='57010'>my</span> <span m='57150'>job</span> <span m='57510'>is</span> <span m='59170'>interacting</span> <span m='59700'>with</span> <span m='59830'>those</span> <span m='60060'>guys.</span> </p><p><span m='60300'>So</span> <span m='60970'>a lot of</span> <span m='61150'>thinking,</span> <span m='61690'>a</span> <span m='61750'>lot</span> <span m='61880'>of</span> <span m='61970'>communication,</span> <span m='63090'>a</span> <span m='63200'>lot</span> <span m='63440'>of</span> <span m='63630'>selling</span> <span m='64260'>ideas,</span> <span m='64819'>selling</span> <span m='65700'>your</span> <span m='65820'>business.</span> <span m='67670'>And</span> <span m='67810'>so</span> <span m='68020'>its</span> <span m='69730'>pretty</span> <span m='69960'>interesting.</span> <span m='71520'>If</span> <span m='71800'>I</span> <span m='71880'>had</span> <span m='71990'>to</span> <span m='72060'>compare</span> <span m='72365'>it</span> <span m='72670'>with</span> <span m='75800'>something</span> <span m='76110'>that</span> <span m='76240'>everyone</span> <span m='76640'>knows,</span> <span m='77020'>is probably</span> <span m='77360'>like</span> <span m='77590'>playing</span> <span m='78140'>a</span> <span m='78480'>game</span> <span m='78810'>of</span> <span m='78970'>Risk</span> <span m='79430'>from</span> <span m='79620'>9:00</span> <span m='79820'>to</span> <span m='79900'>5:00.</span> <span m='80710'>But</span> <span m='81180'>playing in</span> <span m='81630'>teams,</span> <span m='82280'>and</span> <span m='83890'>with</span> <span m='84210'>a</span> <span m='84350'>little</span> <span m='84550'>bit</span> <span m='84690'>more</span> <span m='84860'>complexity</span> <span m='85600'>than</span> <span m='86180'>what</span> <span m='86370'>a</span> <span m='86430'>couple</span> <span m='86780'>of dice</span> <span m='87045'>and</span> <span m='87310'>board</span> <span m='87540'>can</span> <span m='87690'>do.</span> <span m='87940'>But</span> <span m='88650'>it's</span> <span m='88840'>actually</span> <span m='89100'>a</span> <span m='89140'>lot</span> <span m='89300'>of</span> <span m='89370'>fun.</span> </p><p><span m='90420'>What</span> <span m='90710'>I</span> <span m='90820'>also</span> <span m='91140'>get</span> <span m='91320'>to</span> <span m='91400'>do,</span> <span m='91670'>which</span> <span m='91860'>is</span> <span m='92130'>really</span> <span m='92350'>close</span> <span m='92610'>to</span> <span m='92680'>my</span> <span m='92820'>heart--</span> <span m='93100'>because</span> <span m='94160'>I</span> <span m='94600'>started</span> <span m='95060'>my</span> <span m='95180'>career</span> <span m='95430'>in</span> <span m='95600'>non-profit</span> <span m='96250'>as--</span> <span m='97335'>the</span> <span m='97670'>software</span> <span m='98070'>company</span> <span m='98350'>I</span> <span m='98400'>work</span> <span m='98650'>for</span> <span m='98830'>has</span> <span m='99000'>a</span> <span m='99020'>foundation,</span> <span m='100180'>and</span> <span m='100880'>I'm</span> <span m='101010'>very</span> <span m='101230'>involved</span> <span m='102370'>on</span> <span m='102600'>that,</span> <span m='102890'>as well.</span> <span m='103230'>And</span> <span m='103350'>so</span> <span m='103830'>our</span> <span m='103970'>foundation</span> <span m='106170'>invests</span> <span m='106850'>in,</span> <span m='106990'>and</span> <span m='107110'>trains,</span> <span m='109160'>software</span> <span m='109660'>start-up</span> <span m='109980'>entrepreneurs</span> <span m='110720'>in</span> <span m='110900'>Africa.</span> <span m='111820'>And</span> <span m='112080'>so</span> <span m='112250'>I</span> <span m='112340'>get</span> <span m='112600'>to</span> <span m='113170'>go</span> <span m='113590'>to</span> <span m='113880'>Africa</span> <span m='114480'>four</span> <span m='114720'>to</span> <span m='114790'>six</span> <span m='115040'>times</span> <span m='115300'>a</span> <span m='115330'>year</span> <span m='116230'>and</span> <span m='116780'>help</span> <span m='116880'>these</span> <span m='117070'>guys</span> <span m='117370'>out.</span> </p><p><span m='117630'>So</span> <span m='117790'>everything</span> <span m='118190'>I</span> <span m='118280'>learn</span> <span m='118610'>on,</span> <span m='118810'>kind</span> <span m='119280'>of, my</span> <span m='119350'>corporate</span> <span m='119850'>day-to-day</span> <span m='120300'>job,</span> <span m='120650'>I</span> <span m='120700'>get</span> <span m='120920'>to</span> <span m='121130'>Africa</span> <span m='121730'>to</span> <span m='123050'>help</span> <span m='123300'>some</span> <span m='123490'>people</span> <span m='123810'>who</span> <span m='124420'>don't</span> <span m='124640'>have</span> <span m='124780'>that</span> <span m='124990'>same</span> <span m='125170'>level</span> <span m='125420'>of</span> <span m='125510'>exposure.</span> <span m='127550'>So</span> <span m='127690'>that's</span> <span m='127920'>a</span> <span m='127960'>lot</span> <span m='128100'>of</span> <span m='128169'>fun.</span> <span m='128770'>And</span> <span m='129160'>how did</span> <span m='129550'>I</span> <span m='129630'>get</span> <span m='129910'>there?</span> </p><p><span m='131580'>Well</span> <span m='134480'>I</span> <span m='134610'>completed</span> <span m='135450'>high</span> <span m='135690'>school.</span> <span m='136290'>And</span> <span m='136500'>to</span> <span m='136600'>be</span> <span m='136750'>completely</span> <span m='137130'>honest</span> <span m='137360'>I was</span> <span m='137510'>a</span> <span m='137750'>bit of a</span> <span m='138020'>nerd</span> <span m='138480'>in</span> <span m='138960'>high</span> <span m='139130'>school.</span> <span m='139520'>I</span> <span m='139570'>mean</span> <span m='139730'>I</span> <span m='139790'>did</span> <span m='139990'>a little bit</span> <span m='140265'>of</span> <span m='140540'>sports,</span> <span m='140910'>but</span> <span m='141660'>I</span> <span m='142210'>certainly</span> <span m='144190'>enjoyed</span> <span m='144490'>my</span> <span m='144640'>classes,</span> <span m='145290'>and</span> <span m='146610'>OK</span> <span m='147080'>in them.</span> <span m='147540'>And</span> <span m='147880'>then</span> <span m='147900'>went</span> <span m='148090'>to</span> <span m='148180'>college</span> <span m='148660'>and I</span> <span m='148890'>did</span> <span m='149050'>mechanical</span> <span m='149600'>engineering,</span> <span m='150540'>and</span> <span m='150690'>actually</span> <span m='151100'>didn't like</span> <span m='151660'>mechanical</span> <span m='152240'>engineering,</span> <span m='152740'>at</span> <span m='152830'>all.</span> </p><p><span m='153030'>I</span> <span m='153100'>did</span> <span m='153240'>it,</span> <span m='153920'>I</span> <span m='154010'>think</span> <span m='154160'>it's</span> <span m='154300'>mostly</span> <span m='154560'>because</span> <span m='154710'>that's</span> <span m='154900'>what</span> <span m='155160'>I knew.</span> <span m='155290'>That's</span> <span m='155450'>what</span> <span m='155610'>my</span> <span m='155800'>dad</span> <span m='156130'>did, and</span> <span m='156480'>I</span> <span m='156530'>just</span> <span m='156780'>felt</span> <span m='156980'>like</span> <span m='157830'>Id'</span> <span m='158020'>learn</span> <span m='158460'>practical</span> <span m='158930'>stuff.</span> <span m='159315'>And that felt</span> <span m='160270'>like</span> <span m='160545'>a</span> <span m='160820'>good thing,</span> <span m='161520'>but at the</span> <span m='161610'>end of</span> <span m='161970'>the day, I</span> <span m='162170'>just</span> <span m='162340'>felt</span> <span m='162510'>like</span> <span m='163580'>solving</span> <span m='165010'>technical</span> <span m='165560'>problems</span> <span m='166140'>was</span> <span m='166330'>less what</span> <span m='166620'>I was</span> <span m='167010'>interested</span> <span m='167380'>in.</span> <span m='167460'>I</span> <span m='167600'>was</span> <span m='167730'>really</span> <span m='167930'>interested</span> <span m='168370'>in</span> <span m='169530'>kind</span> <span m='169730'>of</span> <span m='169870'>social</span> <span m='171120'>issues, and</span> <span m='171610'>social</span> <span m='171930'>problems.</span> </p><p><span m='172840'>And</span> <span m='173110'>so</span> <span m='174110'>I</span> <span m='174240'>joined</span> <span m='174440'>the</span> <span m='174510'>group</span> <span m='174730'>that</span> <span m='174830'>was</span> <span m='174960'>called</span> <span m='175230'>Engineers</span> <span m='175540'>Without</span> <span m='176010'>Borders.</span> <span m='177180'>And</span> <span m='178140'>through</span> <span m='178520'>that</span> <span m='178820'>group</span> <span m='179160'>I</span> <span m='179260'>got</span> <span m='179530'>to</span> <span m='179920'>travel</span> <span m='180510'>quite</span> <span m='180820'>a bit.</span> <span m='180970'>So I</span> <span m='181180'>spent a</span> <span m='181310'>lot</span> <span m='181480'>of</span> <span m='181530'>time</span> <span m='181770'>in the</span> <span m='181850'>Philippines.</span> <span m='182610'>And</span> <span m='182980'>I</span> <span m='183080'>was</span> <span m='183940'>doing</span> <span m='184190'>some</span> <span m='184510'>social</span> <span m='184830'>work</span> <span m='185070'>with</span> <span m='185410'>them,</span> <span m='186180'>trying</span> <span m='186440'>to</span> <span m='186670'>train</span> <span m='187910'>street</span> <span m='188240'>kids</span> <span m='188640'>computers,</span> <span m='189260'>and</span> <span m='189370'>things</span> <span m='189580'>like</span> <span m='189730'>that.</span> </p><p><span m='189830'>And</span> <span m='190313'>then</span> <span m='191900'>really</span> <span m='192130'>enjoyed</span> <span m='192420'>that.</span> <span m='192760'>And when</span> <span m='192900'>I</span> <span m='192960'>graduated</span> <span m='194070'>I</span> <span m='194460'>went</span> <span m='194760'>to</span> <span m='195570'>Africa</span> <span m='196010'>with</span> <span m='196110'>the</span> <span m='196170'>same</span> <span m='196440'>group.</span> <span m='196970'>And</span> <span m='197370'>I</span> <span m='197400'>was</span> <span m='197690'>kind</span> <span m='197830'>of</span> <span m='197990'>one</span> <span m='198140'>of</span> <span m='198200'>their</span> <span m='198360'>first</span> <span m='198860'>employees,</span> <span m='199350'>and so</span> <span m='199700'>I</span> <span m='200170'>helped</span> <span m='200600'>set</span> <span m='200870'>up their</span> <span m='201370'>program</span> <span m='201900'>there.</span> <span m='202610'>And</span> <span m='202760'>so</span> <span m='202840'>I spent</span> <span m='203120'>about</span> <span m='203350'>five</span> <span m='203610'>years</span> <span m='203960'>working</span> <span m='204510'>and living</span> <span m='205060'>in</span> <span m='205590'>rural</span> <span m='205900'>West</span> <span m='206160'>Africa.</span> <span m='207195'>That</span> <span m='207590'>was</span> <span m='207700'>a</span> <span m='207730'>lot</span> <span m='207880'>of</span> <span m='207940'>fun.</span> </p><p><span m='208495'>But</span> <span m='208750'>then</span> <span m='209250'>realized</span> <span m='209850'>that,</span> <span m='211060'>after</span> <span m='211490'>doing</span> <span m='211850'>that</span> <span m='212100'>for</span> <span m='212320'>a</span> <span m='212370'>while,</span> <span m='212720'>I</span> <span m='212800'>needed</span> <span m='213110'>to</span> <span m='214880'>start</span> <span m='215250'>making</span> <span m='215570'>a</span> <span m='215870'>bit of a</span> <span m='215960'>living.</span> <span m='216400'>And</span> <span m='217250'>I</span> <span m='217280'>was</span> <span m='217490'>missing</span> <span m='217750'>my</span> <span m='217860'>friends</span> <span m='218140'>and</span> <span m='218240'>family</span> <span m='218560'>at</span> <span m='218630'>home.</span> <span m='218860'>So</span> <span m='219500'>I</span> <span m='219940'>actually</span> <span m='220240'>did</span> <span m='221570'>an</span> <span m='222040'>MBA</span> <span m='222680'>in</span> <span m='222920'>the</span> <span m='224040'>UK.</span> <span m='225060'>And</span> <span m='225520'>what</span> <span m='225630'>was</span> <span m='225800'>pretty</span> <span m='226000'>cool is,</span> <span m='226390'>because</span> <span m='226700'>my</span> <span m='226830'>social</span> <span m='227180'>work, I</span> <span m='227450'>actually</span> <span m='227770'>got</span> <span m='228090'>a</span> <span m='228140'>full</span> <span m='228410'>ride.</span> <span m='228810'>So</span> <span m='230620'>that was</span> <span m='230720'>really</span> <span m='230940'>neat.</span> </p><p><span m='231920'>And</span> <span m='233130'>then,</span> <span m='233490'>moved</span> <span m='233770'>now</span> <span m='233970'>to</span> <span m='234070'>San</span> <span m='234350'>Fransisco,</span> <span m='234970'>where</span> <span m='235410'>I</span> <span m='235540'>found this</span> <span m='236450'>job</span> <span m='237230'>through</span> <span m='237440'>the</span> <span m='237560'>MBA.</span> <span m='238982'>And</span> <span m='239418'>really loving</span> <span m='239854'>it,</span> <span m='240290'>to be honest.</span> <span m='241382'>And</span> <span m='241750'>now</span> <span m='242040'>I</span> <span m='242110'>have</span> <span m='243160'>a</span> <span m='243515'>wife</span> <span m='243870'>that</span> <span m='244130'>I</span> <span m='244430'>met in</span> <span m='244880'>my</span> <span m='245030'>MBA</span> <span m='245160'>class,</span> <span m='245505'>and a</span> <span m='245850'>kid.</span> <span m='246290'>And</span> <span m='247230'>things</span> <span m='247550'>are</span> <span m='247820'>really,</span> <span m='248040'>really</span> <span m='248240'>fun.</span> </p><p><span m='249420'>And</span> <span m='250040'>if</span> <span m='250260'>you</span> <span m='250350'>ask</span> <span m='250600'>me</span> <span m='250730'>why</span> <span m='252000'>I</span> <span m='252110'>wish</span> <span m='252720'>I'd</span> <span m='252970'>known</span> <span m='254550'>when</span> <span m='254850'>I</span> <span m='254920'>was</span> <span m='255180'>kind</span> <span m='255320'>of</span> <span m='255410'>in</span> <span m='255500'>high</span> <span m='255680'>school</span> <span m='256269'>and</span> <span m='256450'>colleges,</span> <span m='258519'>I</span> <span m='258660'>feel</span> <span m='259010'>like,</span> <span m='262610'>when</span> <span m='263150'>you're</span> <span m='263300'>in</span> <span m='263390'>the</span> <span m='263510'>school</span> <span m='263940'>environment,</span> <span m='265690'>I</span> <span m='265780'>mean,</span> <span m='265930'>you</span> <span m='266020'>don't</span> <span m='266370'>have</span> <span m='266510'>that</span> <span m='266840'>much</span> <span m='267440'>industry</span> <span m='267890'>experience,</span> <span m='268700'>and</span> <span m='268820'>so</span> <span m='270160'>depending</span> <span m='270510'>on</span> <span m='270570'>what</span> <span m='270750'>sector</span> <span m='271160'>you're</span> <span m='271370'>in,</span> <span m='271510'>you</span> <span m='271590'>typically</span> <span m='272960'>fall</span> <span m='273560'>into,</span> <span m='274360'>kind</span> <span m='274640'>of,</span> <span m='276670'>the</span> <span m='277110'>traditional</span> <span m='277425'>career</span> <span m='277740'>paths</span> <span m='278240'>of</span> <span m='278290'>big,</span> <span m='278560'>big</span> <span m='278700'>companies.</span> <span m='279140'>Right?</span> </p><p><span m='279405'>Let's say if you're a</span> <span m='279670'>software</span> <span m='280040'>entrepreneur</span> <span m='280530'>like</span> <span m='281270'>Google</span> <span m='281690'>and</span> <span m='281790'>Facebook,</span> <span m='282510'>is</span> <span m='282770'>kind</span> <span m='282910'>of</span> <span m='282960'>yours is.</span> <span m='283330'>My</span> <span m='283750'>days it was</span> <span m='284020'>Microsoft,</span> <span m='284600'>but</span> <span m='284830'>today</span> <span m='285060'>it's</span> <span m='285120'>obviously a little</span> <span m='285530'>bit</span> <span m='285730'>different.</span> <span m='287650'>Or</span> <span m='288160'>if</span> <span m='288790'>you're</span> <span m='289440'>in</span> <span m='289650'>mechanical</span> <span m='290120'>engineering,</span> <span m='290385'>then</span> <span m='290650'>it was</span> <span m='290970'>like</span> <span m='291190'>all</span> <span m='291320'>the</span> <span m='291380'>big</span> <span m='291570'>car</span> <span m='291820'>companies</span> <span m='292400'>is</span> <span m='292540'>kind</span> <span m='292680'>of what you're</span> <span m='292740'>interested in.</span> </p><p><span m='293370'>And</span> <span m='293780'>to</span> <span m='293840'>be</span> <span m='294000'>honest,</span> <span m='294600'>I</span> <span m='295030'>mean,</span> <span m='295380'>those</span> <span m='295600'>are</span> <span m='295670'>probably</span> <span m='296900'>great</span> <span m='297190'>jobs,</span> <span m='297590'>but</span> <span m='297700'>I</span> <span m='297980'>never</span> <span m='298280'>really</span> <span m='299440'>enjoyed</span> <span m='299930'>working</span> <span m='300340'>for</span> <span m='300600'>a</span> <span m='300870'>big</span> <span m='301110'>company,</span> <span m='301640'>because</span> <span m='302010'>I</span> <span m='302090'>feel</span> <span m='302470'>like</span> <span m='304060'>there's a</span> <span m='304250'>lot</span> <span m='304410'>of</span> <span m='304470'>structure</span> <span m='305020'>there.</span> <span m='305710'>And</span> <span m='306510'>if</span> <span m='306690'>you're</span> <span m='306940'>a</span> <span m='306980'>little</span> <span m='307180'>bit</span> <span m='307310'>more</span> <span m='307440'>entrepreneurial,</span> <span m='308330'>or</span> <span m='309670'>you're</span> <span m='309800'>pretty</span> <span m='310040'>driven</span> <span m='310360'>and you like</span> <span m='310680'>to</span> <span m='312600'>make</span> <span m='312820'>things</span> <span m='313060'>happen,</span> <span m='313650'>there's a</span> <span m='313840'>lots</span> <span m='314300'>of</span> <span m='314420'>barriers.</span> </p><p><span m='315000'>And</span> <span m='315550'>so</span> <span m='315770'>most</span> <span m='316130'>of</span> <span m='316220'>my</span> <span m='316370'>career</span> <span m='317510'>has</span> <span m='317670'>been</span> <span m='317830'>spent</span> <span m='318170'>in</span> <span m='318290'>very</span> <span m='318500'>small</span> <span m='318780'>organizations.</span> <span m='319480'>In</span> <span m='319590'>fact,</span> <span m='320980'>I</span> <span m='321170'>was</span> <span m='322430'>often</span> <span m='322755'>in</span> <span m='323080'>the</span> <span m='323200'>first</span> <span m='323590'>few</span> <span m='324300'>employees.</span> <span m='325640'>And</span> <span m='327310'>that's</span> <span m='327870'>a</span> <span m='327910'>lot</span> <span m='328170'>of</span> <span m='328240'>fun.</span> <span m='328630'>I</span> <span m='328760'>mean,</span> <span m='329190'>for</span> <span m='329390'>sure,</span> <span m='329720'>you</span> <span m='329930'>need to</span> <span m='330060'>choose</span> <span m='330410'>the</span> <span m='330510'>right</span> <span m='331060'>organization,</span> <span m='332260'>and</span> <span m='332740'>you</span> <span m='332900'>have</span> <span m='333090'>to</span> <span m='333280'>get</span> <span m='333430'>along</span> <span m='333720'>with</span> <span m='333840'>people,</span> <span m='334380'>no doubt.</span> <span m='334680'>Like,</span> <span m='334990'>you</span> <span m='335110'>really</span> <span m='335320'>have</span> <span m='335470'>to</span> <span m='335570'>choose</span> <span m='335890'>the</span> <span m='336130'>right</span> <span m='336310'>organization.</span> </p><p><span m='336980'>But</span> <span m='337460'>what's</span> <span m='337580'>great</span> <span m='337940'>with you</span> <span m='338080'>working</span> <span m='338310'>with</span> <span m='338430'>those</span> <span m='338580'>small</span> <span m='338850'>organizations</span> <span m='339270'>is you</span> <span m='339690'>get</span> <span m='339830'>to</span> <span m='339890'>do</span> <span m='340080'>everything.</span> <span m='340790'>It's</span> <span m='340950'>amazing.</span> <span m='341470'>You</span> <span m='341540'>get</span> <span m='341720'>like</span> <span m='342530'>crazy</span> <span m='343040'>responsibilities</span> <span m='343980'>when you're</span> <span m='344130'>like</span> <span m='344870'>19,</span> <span m='345216'>21,</span> <span m='345910'>25.</span> <span m='346580'>Like</span> <span m='346680'>just</span> <span m='347720'>stuff</span> <span m='348110'>that,</span> <span m='349230'>if</span> <span m='349690'>you were in</span> <span m='349870'>a</span> <span m='349930'>big</span> <span m='350120'>company, it</span> <span m='350520'>would</span> <span m='350630'>take</span> <span m='350870'>you so</span> <span m='351100'>long</span> <span m='351480'>to</span> <span m='351600'>get</span> <span m='351820'>to</span> <span m='351900'>do.</span> </p><p><span m='352570'>And</span> <span m='352810'>you</span> <span m='352930'>get</span> <span m='353170'>to,</span> <span m='353580'>like,</span> <span m='353930'>hire</span> <span m='354290'>people</span> <span m='354545'>when</span> <span m='354800'>you're</span> <span m='356100'>young. And</span> <span m='356330'>you get</span> <span m='356570'>to</span> <span m='358680'>create</span> <span m='359600'>strategy.</span> <span m='360230'>And</span> <span m='360930'>I</span> <span m='361050'>remember</span> <span m='361520'>when</span> <span m='361670'>I</span> <span m='361740'>joined</span> <span m='361960'>Engineers Without</span> <span m='362320'>Borders</span> <span m='362615'>it</span> <span m='362910'>was</span> <span m='363010'>so young.</span> <span m='363520'>Like,</span> <span m='364310'>we</span> <span m='364450'>had</span> <span m='364650'>a</span> <span m='364680'>meeting,</span> <span m='365040'>there was</span> <span m='365270'>eight of</span> <span m='365380'>us</span> <span m='365655'>around the</span> <span m='365930'>table.</span> <span m='366400'>And we</span> <span m='366450'>drafted</span> <span m='366790'>the</span> <span m='366880'>Constitution</span> <span m='367550'>of</span> <span m='367620'>the</span> <span m='367740'>organization.</span> <span m='368830'>That's</span> <span m='369040'>crazy.</span> <span m='370300'>What do I know?</span> </p><p><span m='371070'>So</span> <span m='374110'>you</span> <span m='374250'>get</span> <span m='374350'>to</span> <span m='374440'>learn</span> <span m='375000'>amazing,</span> <span m='375550'>and</span> <span m='376160'>of</span> <span m='376300'>course,</span> <span m='376540'>you're not</span> <span m='377000'>going to be</span> <span m='377330'>paid</span> <span m='377590'>as</span> <span m='377720'>much,</span> <span m='377920'>as</span> <span m='378020'>if</span> <span m='378110'>you</span> <span m='378220'>worked</span> <span m='378420'>for</span> <span m='378510'>these</span> <span m='378700'>big</span> <span m='378870'>companies.</span> <span m='379330'>But</span> <span m='379825'>the</span> <span m='380100'>learning</span> <span m='380450'>you</span> <span m='380500'>get</span> <span m='380690'>to</span> <span m='380790'>do</span> <span m='381080'>is</span> <span m='381250'>just</span> <span m='382100'>priceless.</span> <span m='382610'>And</span> <span m='383400'>the</span> <span m='383600'>ROI,</span> <span m='384715'>or the</span> <span m='385040'>return</span> <span m='385280'>on</span> <span m='385390'>investment,</span> <span m='385960'>for</span> <span m='386120'>that</span> <span m='386400'>kind</span> <span m='386570'>of</span> <span m='386690'>potentially</span> <span m='387660'>lower</span> <span m='388030'>salary to</span> <span m='388480'>start</span> <span m='388790'>with,</span> <span m='388980'>if</span> <span m='389100'>you</span> <span m='389250'>actually are</span> <span m='389540'>really</span> <span m='389870'>driven,</span> <span m='390230'>if</span> <span m='390340'>you</span> <span m='390420'>actually</span> <span m='390670'>make</span> <span m='390850'>the</span> <span m='390930'>most of the</span> <span m='391250'>investment,</span> <span m='392120'>is</span> <span m='393000'>really</span> <span m='393210'>high.</span> </p><p><span m='393480'>So</span> <span m='393630'>I would</span> <span m='394020'>recommend</span> <span m='394820'>a</span> <span m='395450'>good,</span> <span m='395680'>small,</span> <span m='396150'>dynamic</span> <span m='396560'>team</span> <span m='396750'>that you</span> <span m='396880'>get</span> <span m='397010'>along</span> <span m='397330'>with,</span> <span m='397560'>and you can</span> <span m='397850'>really</span> <span m='398050'>kind of</span> <span m='398250'>push</span> <span m='398540'>with,</span> <span m='398930'>is a</span> <span m='400590'>really</span> <span m='400840'>good</span> <span m='401000'>deal.</span> <span m='401410'>So</span> <span m='401880'>that's</span> <span m='402680'>what</span> <span m='402770'>I'd</span> <span m='402910'>propose.</span> <span m='403400'>Good luck</span> <span m='403500'>to you.</span> </p>","file":{"id":195476,"video_id":null,"name":"59769855","duration":404167,"thumbnail_url":null}});