Wish I Knew . . .

#80 Adrienne Kortas - Executive Coach / Target & Amazon Exec Role / Mom & Dad stories / Fun Person

December 13, 2022 Gary Nowak Season 2 Episode 80
Wish I Knew . . .
#80 Adrienne Kortas - Executive Coach / Target & Amazon Exec Role / Mom & Dad stories / Fun Person
Show Notes

Highlights

  • Another babysitting job / Extremely responsible as a young person / Yo Adrienne is a real thing / Her life is a foreshadow / The big tall bar = Corporate Trainer / College Professor / Thinking IO Psychology was the path / Graduating at the dot com bust and trying to find work / First job being the most boring thing ever / NOT listening to her C-Level dad / Taking an MBA at an awesome small private School University of St. Thomas / Tap on the should at Target for a corporate training role / Great job that provided autonomy, creativity and follow her natural strengths / Having autonomy, mastery and purpose / Mom the armchair psychologist and giving personality tests to future boyfriends / Managing her drive and intensity with Mom's help / Taking  a career changing job without the prerequisite experience needed / Being caught in a blocking role / Starting Amazon with confidence / Taking and turning down Dad advice / 3 massive inflection points in her wonderful career / Getting a Jaguar commitment that didn't come through


Career Background:

  • Currently an Executive Coach / Senior Facilitator / Owner nearly 5 years now
  • Executive Coach at Reverb for over 4.5 years
  • Senior Facilitator @ SOAR
  • Amazon for 3.5 years 
  • 11 years at Target

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