If you're using #Veeva vaults and you haven't yet been to a #VeevaSummit, you really need to make an effort to get to the next one. These summits are a great place to meet up with colleagues past and present, make new connections, and learn from your peers. They are an incredible opportunity to see how other people and organizations are using the same tools that you are, and to identify practices that you want to take back with you…also to share what you're doing and help inspire and enable others to do better. Yes, a lot of us work at competing companies, but we're all trying to make things better for patients. Summit also presents a unique opportunity to get some real one-on-one time with people at Veeva who are making decisions about where their software and services should go next, and I'm not exaggerating in the slightest when I say that they are hungry to hear from you. That's what let's them be the best. You may have seen Peter speak about the company values: do the right thing, customer success, employee success, and speed (and the order matters). Something that's not on that list but is part of the culture is the hiring of people who are excited to talk to customers and get their feedback, and then use that feedback in a meaningful way. You get to benefit from that at Summit. You get to talk to product managers services managers, directors, vice presidents of strategy and technology and design. Go to a summit and take advantage of the opportunity to collaborate with these people, and continue to make Veeva the best software there is for the Life Sciences, by which we really mean patients. One of the things that impressed me most at Summit was said by the guy in this video. After every presentation by a customer, he made sure to ask them, "what can we be doing better?" He also said that's one of his favorite questions. Think about that. That's not just soliciting feedback, that's straight-up asking for criticism, making yourself vulnerable, and that's not easy to do. That's not easy to do at all, and it's not easy to do in front of a room of 400 people, and doing it so publicly brings with it a high degree of accountability.

It's lonely navigating the Music Industry as a trans man. There's this fear that no one will *truly* accept you and celebrate your contributions. Nico Machlitt and Daniel Iammatteo are building something that has inspired me to keep my head up and connect with other LGBTQ professionals in our industry. I don't want to be put in a DEI box, I want to thrive and show other trans men you can be in this industry and succeed. You can have a golden ear AND can be trans. You can contribute significantly to the Music Industry AND be trans. You can have steady income, a career, AND be trans in ANY sector. It's not one or the other. That option is there for our community that has been systemically and continuously ostracized from the workforce. 1 out of 4 trans colleagues lose their job due to bias and workforce discrimination. It's heartbreaking, but it's true. There's a reason these rooms feel so lonely. That's why I can't wait to see what Queer Capita is bringing into 2023. Community and understanding will propel us as LGBTQ professionals. Doors are opening. Gates are coming down. Looks are being served. Queerness has and will always be a powerful source of creativity in our industry (See: any rockstar...ever.) SO WATCH THIS SPACE. *purr. The queer wave is about to hit our Industry like no other. Cheers to #transvisibility in the #musicindustry!

I can’t believe I’ve been at Deel for four months now. Time is seriously flying by and I couldn’t be more grateful I landed at a company like Deel for a few reasons. 👯♀️The People: I work with some of the most empathetic, humble folks. We have a team that’s innovative and flowing with creativity, which is why the people make me feel so lucky to be here! 🌎 Hire from Anywhere: in a world where we have so many talented folks everywhere, why limit ourselves to where we can hire? Hire the best talent, wherever they are. I love that I work for a company that’s mission revolves around this & helps support so many organizations with their international workforce. 🌴 Work from anywhere culture: why limit where your employees are working from?! Instead encourage them to find where they are most productive and not limited to exploration if that’s what their soul craves and I guarantee you, you have folks willing to work 10x harder for your organization to be successful. Majority care for Deel’s success here and it is so refreshing to see at a company! 😌 Deel as a company: It is not all easy, but when you are working for an organization where you truly believe in the mission & their product market fit - it makes waking up for work that much more exciting daily! Cheers to Deel! Excited to see how my journey keeps unfolding here! To my network: If you see a job posting that’s interesting to you, feel free to reach out to me to see if it’s a good fit!

Four years ago I tripped into yet another opportunity, building One Day Agency. As with every other I came across, I said yes. Why? The learning opportunity was just immense to not take it as with all the previous ones. And that's how I got here today after a few countries and roles as a leader of an advertising agency: I focus on learning a ton and I care a ton. Over 30% of my weekly time is purely reading and absorbing content. And applying it, testing it, daily. In addition to some "hacks": - Change jobs regularly: you'll maximise the number of people you meet, the knowledge of each environment you can get access to, your financial potential, and so on unlocking more opportunities and knowledge. - Plan ahead: pick jobs that enable you the skills you will need in 2 years. Want to be the head of the department? Go into a job that will teach you all the knowledge needed to run that department. If that department has multiple silos, you guessed it, you'll need to learn all the silos meaning at times different jobs/roles. - Acquire self-awareness: talk to people openly about your shortfalls and seek advice, self-awareness is the most powerful tool for your personal development and career. - Open criticism: how are you going to do something better if you or your environment doesn't allow sharing ideas and criticism? You won't, you'll be average. - Don't fall into money traps: some life decisions such as buying a house or high-paying sales jobs are nothing but traps. I know, polarising. Great for the short term, really bad for the long term. - Invest in absorbing content, in learning, constantly, every day. You'd be surprised what 15 minutes a day does for you from unlocking new conversations or winning the pitch. Subscribe to relevant people on your phone. What are your hacks and advice to anyone looking to move the needle on their career?

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