My guest, Sam Szteinbaum, has enjoyed an illustrious career.  He was the Chief Learning Officer for Hewlett Packard and before that, Vice President and General Manager for America’s consumer products, the HP and Compaq desktop and Notebook PC products. 

Since leaving HP, Sam has continued to develop and grow his pre-school business, The Wonder Years, in the Bay area which has four locations and a fifth site that is in the works.  He is also on the Board of various technology companies, including, Asetek, where he serves as the Chairman and also Corsair. 

In this conversation you will learn how Sam approaches business decisions, what options you have are after your corporate life ends, and how to design your future.

How to design your portfolio life for your post-corporate role Why speaking up is a leadership principle How Sam makes business and investment decisions Build and develop your team members so they can be prepared when they take on a new role Developing your listening skills can help you connect with individuals more deeply Don’t be afraid to take risks, learn different things and get as broad of an experience as you can get Learn how to work effectively with others Speak up: present a point of view, do not hold back your best ideas or play it safe Thoughtfully create alternative and additional sources of revenue Build financial sufficiency and resilience early on in your career/life

FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.avivconsulting.com/cnf17