Ep10 - Make Progress Everyday With Oisin Hughes, Head Of Portfolio Management, AWS

“Make progress every day...even one small win can be enough.”
Today Sid and I interview Oisin Hughes, Head of Global Data Center Portfolio Management here in AWS Infrastructure.

Oisin has a really unique history. Long story short he once traveled around the world...on his motorcycle. That was his 2nd major overland trip on a bike, the first being the entire length of the Pan American highway. He is the author of 2 books documenting each adventure and made a documentary on Youtube about the last.

This was a ton of fun and we know you’ll enjoy! Here are the links to all of Oisin’s adventures:

Book 1: ‘That I May Die Roaming’ https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/0991489411/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Book2: ‘Not Dead Yet’ https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/099148942X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwLW2IWJq4FES_no7MmpkjA

Episode Timestamps:

1:05 | Studying electronics ‘to get a few quid into me pocket’

1:56 | 15 years at Intel and then...the inspiration for a motorcycle journey around the world

3:00 | 2 adventures, in summary

6:00 | Writing book 1 in Columbia while on trip 2

7:55 | How did that 1st trip change you? .... Getting used to being on your own

9:40 | Why did you go on the 1st trip?

11:00 | The peaks and valleys of solo travel

13:04 | The difference between being alone vs. being lonely

17:15 | The adventure in uncertainty

19:25 | A moment when you felt like you would die?

23:30 | Turning off your phone...because no one was checking in

25:10 | A partnership breaks up

27:30 | Some characters you meet on the road

31:35 | Amazon origin story

35:00 | On the return to the work force - ready to build something big

36:28 | What makes someone successful at Amazon: starting fast, tolerance for ambiguity, self-starter

37:40 | Oisin’s leadership philosophy: honesty (with compassion)...and good hiring!

40:30 | Advice to your younger self: be an expert, get on with people, get results

42:30 | Life philosophy from the road? “Make progress everyday.”

46:45 | Should everybody go on a trip?

47:40 | You don’t have to make a perfect decision...take a baby bite

49:50 | Parting words - on karma

Oisin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oisin-hughes-0971a4198/

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