A Life Engineered Why People Are INVISIBLE To Leaders And How To Fix It | Ethan Evans
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Oct 27, 2025 
Ethan Evans, a former Amazon VP who helped launch Prime Video and Twitch, shares his journey from coding to leadership. He opens up about career disasters and failures, including an unforgettable mistake in front of Jeff Bezos. Ethan emphasizes the importance of building a network and the hidden value of personal connections in shaping careers. He challenges the misconceptions around risk-taking and discusses the personal sacrifices made in pursuit of ambition. This candid dialogue offers invaluable insights for emerging leaders.
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Early Career Pivots That Shaped A Leader
- Ethan left a PhD and a software role after realizing academia and coding weren't his fit.
- He pivoted into influence and management and achieved rapid promotion by organizing others to deliver.
Find Your Unique Leadership Intersection
- Your unique leadership value lies at the intersection of skills, personality, and drive.
- Find that Venn overlap and double down to create rare, high-impact contributions.
Bring Value To Skip-Level Meetings
- When asking for a skip-level, bring value and teach the leader something they don't know.
- Prepare a surprising idea and a collaborative attitude to stand out in leadership meetings.
