Today on the podcast we have Gretell Otano, she holds a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering and Masters in Environmental Engineering, both from Georgia Institute of Technology. She spent the majority of her career focused in oil and gas, in several disciplines. From a field engineer to the General Manager of North America for Schlumberger, until she had the chance to work in private equity. She recently took a leap of faith and followed her passion into a completely different industry and became the Chief Commercial Officer at Humango training- in the sports and health industry.
At 10 years old Gretell’s' family immigrated from Cuba to Mexico. The risk her parents took to pick up and move the family was a foundational moment in her life. She didn’t move once but twice. At the age of 17 the family moved to the United States, to Mobile Alabama, for her and her sister to break away from the defined roles that girls were expected of when growing up in Mexico.
Gretell received her Chemical Engineering degree and then went on to get her Masters degree in Environmental Science. It wasn’t long after that she decided to jump head first into the oil and gas industry working offshore. We discuss why she chose the energy industry, building trust, influencing, and inspiring others to follow your mission.
Gretell took on an operational role after being frustrated as the Sales Manager and relying on operations to execute. She talks about the importance of having great supporters and mentors that know you well. We discuss the job of Motherhood and the role it plays in one's career. She emphasizes the need for a great support system and the role her husband played in each career decision.
We ask her about fear of failure, she opens up about her failures and how she made sure each experience taught her something along the way. We discuss finding your passion and what that looked like for her, the steps she took to leave the industry and why. She provides great advice on finding your true self and aligning your goals with your passion.
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