I’ve known Devon Villa Gessert for more than ten years. And in all that time I’ve thought of her as confident and successful – because she is. Now you get to be as surprised as I was when you hear her research and prospect management career growth story.
Like most of us, Devon’s career did not start at the leadership level. Leadership positions are rarely filled with freshly minted college graduates. Instead, she worked in various positions until she found her sweet spot – prospect research of course!
And once she was comfortable and successfully performing in her role, she didn’t want to do anything else. But in the end she did move into a management role. And she hasn’t regretted that for a hot minute.
Devon also shared a surprising resource – LinkedIn Learning. This is something I had not considered. What a great way to elevate your team members with all kinds of short and long trainings on the soft skills and the hard skills.
If your employer doesn’t offer account access, check out your library resources. My library card gives me full access to LinkedIn Learning (and a whole lot of other great resources, too).
Listen in to this #CareerCurious interview and find out if you’ve got what it takes to lead or if your leadership experience shares similarities with Devon.
And don’t forget to connect with Devon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devon-gessert
