Some slides to guide the careers conversation I had with some Year 11s. A bit about my journey and four key lessons: Find what you love; Failing is ok; Be open minded; You can't predict the future For further context and commentary on the interesting discussion that followed see: https://medium.com/p/59a5c43be620

1. “What do you want to be
when you grow up?”
(I still have no idea)
Stephanie Le Geyt in discussion with Portland Place’s Year 11

2. Where I am now
Yammer
video
(youtube:
We Are
Yammer)

3. 1st day of school – still
not a morning person

4. Last day of
Year 11, on
way to A-levels

5. What
now?!?!?!??!?!?!

6. Got a place
at Durham to
study history
but didn’t
know what I
wanted to
do. So
worked at
M&S and
then
travelled
Europe

7. Durham was
awesome.
With a
history
degree you
have a lot of
spare time…
find out what
extra
curriculars
and people
you like.

8. What
now?!?!?!??!?!?!

9. Internship at
online start
up – try
everything

10. Grad scheme
– slow
conveyor
belt

11. Gamble on
an awesome
product and
amazing
team. Totally
paid off.

12. First day sent
to SF

13. Dingy first
Yammer
EMEA office
where we
ran out of
furniture
and
everyone
was family

14. We played
softball.

15. We partied.

16. We were acquired because we
were beating giants. 2 years
after the acquisition we’re
changing the world at scale.

17. What
now?!?!?!??!?!?!

18. Advice from people smarter than me

19. Find something you love

20. Failure is good + no one knows what they’re doing!

21. Be open minded

22. You can’t predict the future – so don’t ignore
the present

23. University – Yay or Nay?