Show Notes
Growing up, Kate Reid had always dreamt about working in Formula 1. And in her early 20s, she achieved that dream by joining the Williams team as an aerodynamicist. But this F1 enthusiast quickly realised the job was not all she'd hoped. "I imagined it would be an incredibly dynamic, collaborative, exciting job, and all of those things didn't come to fruition for me, and it sent me down a pretty dark path," says Reid. On this week's episode, BOSS editor Sally Patten finds out how this aerodynamicist applied her scientific rigor to become one of Australia's most well-known pastry chefs. This podcast was sponsored by Ripple. Further reading: Daniel Mookhey: My younger self would hate my respect for John Howard The NSW treasurer opens up about failure, conflict, his political heroes – and why he hates waking up early. The email that cost this top exec a major deal Esther Colwill, president of Asia-Pacific at Korn Ferry, loved her job at Deloitte – and then she had twins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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