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How to Be Awesome at Your Job

053: Becoming CEO Before Becoming 30 with Kate Bates

How to Be Awesome at Your Job

How to be Awesome at Your Job

Sharpening, Self-improvement, Meaning, Winning, Development, Money, Interview, Writing, Health & Fitness, Speaking, Mental Health, Success, Wins, Fun, Skills, Business, Careers, Training, Education, Collaboration, Decisions, Career, Selfhelp, Mockaitis, Thinking

4.51.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2016

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

President & CEO of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, Kate Bates discusses how to establish a successful career path at a young age. You’ll Learn: Why you should always be the ‘go-to’ person The value of a good connection How to be your own champion About KateKate Bates is the President & CEO of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, longtime friend, and Danville High School Monopoly champion. The mission of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce is to strengthen businesses and the economic environment for those who work, live and do business in Arlington.The vision of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce is to be the essential partner for business success. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the How to Be Awesome at Your Job Podcast, the show where brilliant professionals share how to sharpen the universal skills required to flourish at work.

0:10.0

Enjoy more career fun, wins, meaning, and money.

0:14.0

With your host, Pete McKitis.

0:16.0

Greetings and welcome to episode 53. We've got a fun guess. It's a

0:25.8

guest who I've known longer than any other guests just over half of my lifetime.

0:30.8

Her name is Kate Bates, you're going to learn one, why you should always be the go-to person,

0:35.6

two, the value of a good connection, and three, how to be your own champion. So if you want to check out the show

0:41.5

notes, the transcripts, the links of things mentioned, you'll find that over at awesome at your job.com slash Epp 53. And here's a bit about Kate and why I thought she was a big deal and a great choice for everyone interested in that topic. So the scoop is Kate Bates is the

0:54.4

president and CEO of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, as well as a long-time friend

1:00.3

and a Danville high school monopoly champion.

1:03.0

It wasn't me.

1:05.0

I could go into detail, but I won't.

1:09.0

The mission of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce

1:11.0

is to strengthen businesses and the economic environment for those who work, live, and do business in Arlington.

1:15.6

The vision of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce is to be the essential partner for business success.

1:20.6

Here's Kate. Kate, thanks so much for joining us here on the How to Be Awesome at your Job Podcast.

1:26.0

Absolutely, thank you, Pete, it's my pleasure.

1:28.0

Well, it's so funny, I think you have the distinction, Kate, of being the person I've known the longest of any podcast guest to date.

1:36.0

Devil High School, Band of Vikings, my gosh we're getting older.

1:41.0

Absolutely.

1:42.0

I am incredibly honored because I know you know some amazing people that have been along through

1:46.2

your journey with you.

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