In this episode we have a trail blazing, dual career, mother of three role model - Sunday Shepherd, she is the General Manager of Corporate Strategy at Chevron. She has an undergrad in geology from Elizabeth City State University and a masters from UT. She never thought she’d be in Oil & Gas, let alone a geologist but you’ll find out how her stars aligned!
Sunday’s story starts out in a completely different direction than what you would imagine. Growing up with a single mother in west coast virgina, she learned how to be independent early on. Despite doing well in school she decided to not go back after one summer working at a restaurant on the beach. Her mother, not happy with the decision, sent Sunday off on her own at 20 years old. She spent two years trying to figure out what she wanted to do. Eventually deciding on a liberal arts school where she was the minority. Still struggling with her career choice, one of the professors took her under their wing. This changed her life and ultimately was the turning point for her.
Sunday shares with us her interview with Chevron and how she got the job in the first place and why she decided to take it. She explains how her success is a mix of luck, developing a good reputation and hard work. 18 months into her first role with Chevron she was asked to go work overseas and move to Venezuela. Her now husband was in Houston. They made the long distance work and explains how her dual career family handles the challenges we have today - Both parents working, with three kids, demanding jobs and balancing it all. She expresses her doubts as a working mom striving to continue to move up in her career. She tells how two kids seemed okay and three seemed impossible. Listen in to find out how she managed to not only make it work but get a promotion too.
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