Keri Gilder: CEO at Colt, leading one of the biggest telecoms companies. How being forced into sales made her CEO
My Duvet Flip by Jack Parsons
Jack Parsons
4.2 • 5 Ratings
🗓️ 2 August 2024
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
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Episode Guest
Meet Keri Gilder, CEO at Colt.
Episode Timestamps
00:00 Introduction and Career Background
02:12 First Job and Lessons Learned
04:26 Transitioning to Lucent Technologies
05:04 Working in Sales and Overcoming Challenges
06:50 Importance of Mentoring and Shadowing
07:39 Differentiating Mentors, Coaches, and Sponsors
09:27 Career Progression and Moving into Management
11:40 Finding Purpose and Happiness
13:24 Creating Extraordinary Connections
14:53 Closing Remarks and End of Conversation
Episode Partner
easyJet streamlines affordable travel for all, with every role crucial in connecting millions via Europe's top airline network. With an innovative culture, easyJet empowers you to shape travel's future.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, my name is Carrie Gilder. |
| 0:02.0 | I'm the CEO of Colt Technology Services. |
| 0:05.0 | We employ about 6,000 people, and this is my debate book. |
| 0:09.0 | I worked for a company called Hughes Aircraft, and I worked out at a military base. |
| 0:13.0 | And we lost connection for about six seconds, and it was probably the longest six seconds of my life. |
| 0:20.0 | I moved into the consulting arm of Lucent. |
| 0:22.6 | I always worked in all male teams. |
| 0:24.6 | I was usually the only female. |
| 0:26.6 | Went out to New York, worked in the financial industry, |
| 0:29.6 | building one of the first trading networks. |
| 0:31.6 | I moved into sales engineering, then I moved into sales. |
| 0:34.6 | I actually was forced into sales. |
| 0:36.6 | And the reason I was forced into sales was because... |
| 0:41.3 | How important is mentoring been in your career to get to CEO? |
| 0:45.3 | I've had mentors throughout my entire career. |
| 0:49.3 | Who actually is making the decision on the next job that you want? |
| 0:53.3 | What is your why? I didn't know what my purpose was. |
| 0:56.0 | And I think most people don't. |
| 0:57.0 | I wrote my purpose. |
| 0:59.0 | And my purpose was... |
| 1:01.0 | So what's your duvet flip? |
| 1:02.0 | What's getting you out of bed right now in life? |
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