Layoffs, Career Progression, Working with Jeff Bezos - Ethan Evans (Amazon VP)

Ethan is a former VP at Amazon, where he spent over 15 years. Ethan worked with Jeff Bezos directly while at Amazon, which we will talk about, and he also interviewed with Elon Musk. Ethan led global teams of over 800 people, and invented well-known businesses and products such as Prime Video, Prime Gaming , Twitch commerce, and more. He has also taken over 2500 interviews, helped create one of the Amazon leadership principles, have over 70 patents, and currently runs a very successful newsletter, and career coaching program where he helps people advance in their career and succeed in leadership roles. In this episode, we discuss:
• Advice on getting a job and progressing on your career
• Reducing chances of getting laid off
• Growing a meaningful network you can leverage
• Learnings from working with Jeff Bezos and interviewing with Elon Musk
• Time management Vs. Productivity
And more.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Who is Ethan Evans?
02:57 Skills ICs should have
06:42 Meaningfully Grow Your Network
11:55 Reducing Chances of Laid Off
16:13 Working with Jeff Bezos
23:14 Interacting with Elon Musk
28:24 How to Strategize Career Progression
38:21 Manage Your Energy, Not Time
41:51 Connecting with Ethan and Re:Invent Swag
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[@user-fq4wr4hc7l]

Best 45 minutes of this weekend, absolutely Gem!! Several takeaways that can be applied beyond career. Thank you Raj!

[@lalitmohanarora4818]

Raj - I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I’m going to check out your other videos. While Ethan is good, I don’t think this video would have been nearly as impactful as it is without your interviewing skills so great job conducting an awesome interview and asking insightful and thought provoking questions.

[@yoongjason]

“Mordor is inside you, you have to decide to chuck the ring.” - Great line Raj.

[@cloudwithraj]

Ty Jason!

[@architectingme]

I would say..kick ass advice for us.. Thanks for bringing this to us 😊

[@EmmanuelOgundipe]

This is an interview with substance, not just an interview. Thank you Raj

[@cloudwithraj]

Yes, Ethan Evans is amazing

[@vinodmenon8870]

Very Insightful Raj , the most interesting topic was about how to manage your energy/ vs time . Also we all can relate to the common topic how to stay away from layoffs / redundancies

[@michaellim7625]

Great interview, just finishing my 2nd year in AWS and I always worry if I'm moving up fast enough. Ethan’s answers and your interview helped me gain some confidence in the time it takes to progress my career.

[@cloudwithraj]

Ty Michael for the kind words, glad you found this useful

[@lolasaysyes]

I have been following Ethan’s content for a while on LinkedIn and this was the first time I’ve heard him talk. Thanks for conducting a great interview! Valuable insights for all, not just techies 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@islahmd]

Very insightful video
Thanks a lot Raj

[@Carlos-Cloud-Bedoya]

Thanks for share this interview. With this I remember Jhon C Maxwell a Leader and books Author about this topic, where he told about networking is fundamental.

[@gillupenn]

Very insightful! Learned a few things about leveraging the network!

[@kamalahasanbalasubramanian3500]

Great questions and an awesome interview!!

[@user-tp6xe8bd1d]

Great interview! Confidence, you are already winning at life!

Really great advice on communication and career progression. Thanks for bring this to us Raj!

[@cloudwithraj]

Ty Aneel for the kind words. Glad it was helpful 🙌

[@softwareasafun]

Thank you so much for this great interview and insightful questions, Raj👏

[@cloudwithraj]

Ty so much for your super thanks. I am so glad you found this video insightful. Keep learning and keep rocking 🙌🚀

[@RS-vu5um]

Great Interview.. The discussion was very informative.

[@user-ek5oh9yp7q]

Raj this has been a great interview session to watch. Have been following you for awhile and your channel brings alot of value not just to folks in the tech space but also to new leaders in management.

[@barrelofbugs]

Damn.. Was going to bring my holodeck idea to Bezos.
Jokes aside, great interview!

[@cloudwithraj]

Hahaha ty!

[@bobby-hg9hs]

SMH yeah but she's not totally innocent 😇 she did steal someone husband 😮

[@NoName-ql1wk]

Amazon are appalling

[@Wack373]

I was once given a choice b/n Amazon and an electric chair. Never knew I was a chair person all along 🪑