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Ep 36: Strategies To Advance Your Career with former Google and American Express leader, Amit Goyal

Written by Kadima Careers | Dec 22, 2022 12:03:42 AM
 

Amit Goyal has answered the career question of, ‘where do you want to be in 5 years?’ He is the Senior Director of Global Partnerships, Sales & SMB Strategy at News Break after advancing quickly at American Express and Google. He has a passion for solving problems and building diverse, high-performing teams. Amit will share his insight into how to move up the corporate ladder, including looking at other companies for advancement. Amit will also answer what employers are looking for in candidates from his perspective at News Break.

In This Episode:

  • [01:00] Amit shares his background
  • [06:10] Three tips that advanced Amit’s career mobility
  • [11:59] How important is your leader or manager to your job
  • [15:10] Stepping back from the position to pursue an MBA or go part-time
  • [27:49] What makes a candidate stand out in the interview process
  • [33:47] Career advice for SYCK listeners

Key Takeaways:

  • A growth mindset about your career and pushing yourself into various challenges is critical to upward mobility within an organization or your profession.
  • Education is essential to one's career skills and abilities, but the networking and strategic contacts developed there can be beneficial in the future.
  • A desire to do the work you are performing plays an intricate part in job success. You must be interested in what you spend your time doing to be a top performer.

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Bio:

Amit’s career consists of deep BD and partner-management experience from years scaling businesses globally at Google, American Express and in the start-up space most recently at News Break, an AI-driven news aggregator app.  Highlights include doubling a multi-hundred million dollar portfolio, influencing cross-functionally to launch $100M+ in partner capabilities and executing over 50 enterprise wide deals w/ tier 1 partners across travel, news, automotive, local commerce and financial services verticals.  Amit has been recognized by senior leadership and C-suite execs for his strong, consistent OKR performance, delivering against strategic roadmaps and, investing in and retaining top talent and championing DEI initiatives.  Amit brings a rare combination of end-to-end experience across both ads and commerce with direct experience building marketplaces, supporting customers and reducing friction between buyers and sellers.
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