Business
In this episode, rachel, Kendall, and Yazhi talk about: * How Yazhi doesn't know what "old" means ;) * A life story framed as Lord of the Rings * Growing up with stereotypical Asian parental expectations, coloring within the lines * >>recordscratch>> growing up in FIJI?! (Kendall spends 5 minutes squee-ing) * rachel's turn to squee, someone who sees the value of useful error logging :heart-eyes: * A first taste of travel in the US * Personal development smorgasbord at IBM * Personal life upheaval driving big changes, no more coloring inside the lines * Moving to the US and starting an IT consulting company * When people usually rebel, how much of a rule-follower Kendall is * Discovering America with gusto, FREE SODA REFILLS :D * Trying out the stay-at-home mom thing and not being able to keep still * Pivoting to building businesses from home * Remembering you're working with actual people, not just resources * Managing resistance to new process implementation through curiosity and humility * How yet again, the problem is people * Getting over yourself to get the job done * The Rules and how to ignore them, for the sake of the children * Why you should own goats You can find Yazhi on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/yazhi/ Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music