

The Happy Engineer | Career Success for Engineering Leadership
Zach White
The Happy Engineer helps engineering leaders reach the next level without suffering burnout - because success without fulfillment is failure. You will discover how to redefine work/life balance and lead with purpose, while accelerating your next promotion. Bring a growth mindset, engineers... It's time for personal development before technical development, emotional intelligence (EQ) before IQ, and coaching to crush your comfort zone!
If you find yourself asking questions like these, then this show is for you:
* How do I decide between a technical career path or management? Can I ever go back?
* How do I reignite passion and purpose in my engineering career (or just stop dreading Monday)?
* Why am I not getting promoted to Manager / Director / VP (and my peers are)?
* How can I increase my salary and total compensation faster?
* What should I do if I want to change discipline, industry, or even leave engineering?
* What does it take to move from engineering to entrepreneurship?
* WHY AM I SO UNHAPPY???
Your host, Zach White, knows how frustrating building your engineering career can be. As an engineer himself, he climbed the corporate ladder. He's seen (and survived) it all. He's felt stuck, been burned out from 80-hour weeks, suffered under a bad boss, and had his career plan thwarted multiple times by corporate reorgs.
You know the worst part? He lived below his full potential.
Ultimately Zach found incredible success in his career, but it was not without trials, failure, and a rock-bottom experience with burnout.
Each week, the former engineering leader, now turned CEO and sought-after Lifestyle Engineering Coach, will help you create an action plan to level up your career while designing a life you love.
Enjoy inspiring conversations with experts from all corners of industry and life. Learn how to overcome any career obstacle you face. Get off the road to burnout.
Build your career.
Balance your life.
BE HAPPY!
If you find yourself asking questions like these, then this show is for you:
* How do I decide between a technical career path or management? Can I ever go back?
* How do I reignite passion and purpose in my engineering career (or just stop dreading Monday)?
* Why am I not getting promoted to Manager / Director / VP (and my peers are)?
* How can I increase my salary and total compensation faster?
* What should I do if I want to change discipline, industry, or even leave engineering?
* What does it take to move from engineering to entrepreneurship?
* WHY AM I SO UNHAPPY???
Your host, Zach White, knows how frustrating building your engineering career can be. As an engineer himself, he climbed the corporate ladder. He's seen (and survived) it all. He's felt stuck, been burned out from 80-hour weeks, suffered under a bad boss, and had his career plan thwarted multiple times by corporate reorgs.
You know the worst part? He lived below his full potential.
Ultimately Zach found incredible success in his career, but it was not without trials, failure, and a rock-bottom experience with burnout.
Each week, the former engineering leader, now turned CEO and sought-after Lifestyle Engineering Coach, will help you create an action plan to level up your career while designing a life you love.
Enjoy inspiring conversations with experts from all corners of industry and life. Learn how to overcome any career obstacle you face. Get off the road to burnout.
Build your career.
Balance your life.
BE HAPPY!
Episodes
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Jul 29, 2021 • 56min
002: Accelerate Career Results by Reverse Engineering Success with Jeff Baietto
What would you do if you lost everything? Does success always seem just out of reach? Do you dare put stand-up comedy on your career development plan? In this episode, learn how to reverse engineer success with Jeff Baietto. He is host of the InJoy Success Podcast and CEO at InJoy Global, where his Masters in Spiritual Psychology comes in handy creating systems and technology that support rewiring your nervous system. Jeff experienced the highs of early success, followed by the rock-bottom lows of losing it all. If you have achieved the accolades of what most engineers call success, but you don’t feel successful… this conversation is for you. If you don’t have any of the accolades, and want more success… this conversation is for you. We are going to explore what really matters most (hint -- it’s not more time at the office). So press play and let’s chat -- the career and life of your dreams can be yours! Rate, Review, and Follow “I love Zach and The Happy Engineer Podcast.” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more engineers -- just like you -- take the next step toward the career and life that they desire. On Apple Podcasts, click our show, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode! Remember, we only spread our message when you share this knowledge with others that need it. So if you enjoy this episode, please SHARE it on your social media and tag @OASISOFCOURAGE so I can say hi and thank you. Also, if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast. I’ll be releasing a lot of new content including bonus episodes to the feed and, if you’re not subscribed, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out. Subscribe now! For more information on Zach White and The Happy Engineer go to: https://www.oasisofcourage.com

Jul 29, 2021 • 54min
001: How an Unhappy Engineering Career Led to Success in Entrepreneurship and Life with Zander Fryer
Job hopping and still no fit? Is left-brain bias blocking your emotional intelligence? When was the last time you faced mortality, your own death? In this episode, discover how Zander Fryer went from dream job and engineering leader at Cisco, to walking away from a (big) steady paycheck and starting his own company around his passion and purpose. He went from zero to 7-figures in less than a year with no external funding, while penetrating a market saturated with competition. Zander understands peak performance in engineering and life, and will help you break through barriers to your own success. ...Because the truth is that nothing and nobody else is responsible for holding you back but YOU, my fellow engineer. Enjoy being challenged in this conversation. I know it sounds weird, but get ready to encounter death, and let it encourage and motivate you. I truly want to see you succeed! So press play and let’s chat -- the career and life of your dreams awaits! Rate, Review, and Follow “I love Zach and The Happy Engineer Podcast.” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more engineers -- just like you -- take the next step toward the career and life that they desire. On Apple Podcasts, click our show, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode! Remember, we only spread our message when you share this knowledge with others that need it. So if you enjoy this episode, please SHARE it on your social media and tag @OASISOFCOURAGE so I can say hi and thank you. Also, if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast. I’ll be releasing a lot of new content including bonus episodes to the feed and, if you’re not subscribed, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out. Subscribe now! For more information on Zach White and The Happy Engineer go to: https://www.oasisofcourage.com

Jul 14, 2021 • 10min
Welcome to The Happy Engineer with Zach White
In this inaugural episode of The Happy Engineer, I ask the question that bothers me every day: Why are so many engineers around the world frustrated? Burned out? Stressed to the point of sickness? Why are engineers… unhappy? Something must change. I’ll share with you my own story of how I hit rock bottom as an engineer seeking career success. How a single note brought my world to a standstill. Screw the five whys. And ultimately, how I went on from total failure to create bigger results in my career impact and income than I ever expected, while designing a life I love. At the root of my transformation is one concept you will learn all about - the COURAGE to be happy. Remember, we only spread our message when you share this knowledge with others that need it. So if you enjoy this episode, please share it on your social and tag @oasisofcourage, and don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast and give us a 5-star rating so you don’t miss any other great episodes. For more information on Zach White and The Happy Engineer go to: www.oasisofcourage.com