The Engineering Career You Always Wanted with Zach White
Lifetime at Work: Career Advice Podcast
English - October 02, 2023 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsCareers Business career job business start-up happiness business idea work-life purpose Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episode 42. The path to becoming an engineer may appear easy to some, but it’s not. It takes good grades, practice, reading and lots of time. Eventually you hit the world of work and it isn’t quite as easy as your favourite math, physics or programming challenge. Zach White was on a leading path to the top of his company as an engineer, just like he always wanted and hoped. Then he realized it wasn’t what he wanted anymore, but didn’t know why or what it meant.
This set him on a journey to find out what was “wrong” with him, so he could like work better. Today he hosts The Happy Engineer, a podcast that helps engineering leaders reach the next level without suffering burnout. He also founded Oasis of Courage, a coaching company that specifically supports leaders in engineering.
As Greg and Zach discuss on this episode, it isn’t always easy knowing what you want - lots about the world of work and your happiness is in your head…but it’s not always easy to understand.
Key Takeaways and Discussion
Zach’s Background
Educational background is in Mechanical Engineering, with a BS from Purdue University and a Masters of Science from the University of MichiganHe built his career over many years at Whirlpool.Today acts as the CEO & Founder of Oasis of CourageCurrently hosts a podcast called The Happy Engineer and on Linked-In