Growing up as an immigrant, college was never going to be a question for Andrea. Her parents migrated from Peru for a better life and opportunity for their family. Andrea felt like she had a lot to prove when coming to the US, since English was her second language. High school was a challenge for her. Her path changed when she went to college, Andrea had a love for the TV show Magic School bus as a child. The show inspired her at a young age to pursue chemical Engineering. If you were born in the 1990s you can relate to her story pre social media ages!
Andrea started her career as an international wireline field engineer. Although exciting, Andrea had aspirations to work on the other side of the table and be a part of the bigger strategy play working for an operator. After deciding to get her MBA she pursues her journey to becoming a production engineer. What Andrea didn’t know is that she would be turned down time and time again for being dabbed - “ over qualified” for the level 1 engineering roles. She was surprised and explains why this happens to so many of us when trying to change roles, industries or even parts of the oil and gas sector. She ends up having to take a role as an intern in order to get her foot in the door, you will find out how well this paid off for her!
After moving up the ranks becoming the Sr. Operations Leader and helping pull Chesapeake out of bankruptcy, she decides to leave the industry all together. While working for Chesapeake she had started a career coaching business. The business was starting to grow legs and really take off. Andrea started to change people's lives in a positive way and she wanted to go full time. She has been a Career Performance Coach for 4 years, after leaving her engineering career she has seen her life excel. You might ask what is a Performance Coach and how does that even make sense to leave a steady income to go and be an entrepreneur? Andrea answers all these questions in her podcast not to mention she does all of this while having 2 kids at home.
Andrea essentially removes your blind spots in your career to allow you to excel faster. While defining the type of leader you want to become. She opens up about the struggles many of her clients face and what holds most of us back in pursuing our professional and personal goals. If you're looking for a growth episode to take your career to the next level then this is the one for you.
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