In my 15+ years at Amazon, I led global teams of 800+ and invented well-known businesses and products such as Prime Video, Amazon Video, Amazon Appstore, Merch by Amazon, Prime Gaming (formerly Twitch Prime), and Twitch Commerce.
I've promoted 8 reports from Senior Manager (Amazon L7) to Director (Amazon L8), contributed to 25+ Director promotions, hired 10+ Directors internally and externally, drove the promotion of 3 engineers to Principal, and of my former reports 2 are current Amazon VPs (L10) and 5 are C-Suite outside of Amazon.
I retired from Amazon as a Vice President in September 2020 to allow me to focus on paying forward my good fortune to others.
Prior to Amazon, I spent 12 years at 3 startups.
Courses
Multi-day, guided programs to get real results
Beyond Manager & IC - Break into Senior Leadership Roles
Learn actionable specific standards by which senior leaders are selected and how to manage your promotion process to show you meet them.
Cracking the C-suite in the AI Economy
Actionable skills for VP, SVP, & CXO roles: Strategic Influence, Scale Culture, Develop Talent, Executive Presence in context of the AI Era
Stronger Executive Presence: Be Visible, Gain Influence, & Drive Your Career
Command high-stakes rooms and communicate clearly (and confidently) to CEOs
Get Promoted Faster: For ICs & Managers
Tactical “how to” insights to stand out, accelerate your growth, and use AI as your career copilot.
Workshops
Single-day, hands-on sprints to practice new skills
Managing Up and Across — Communicate effectively with leaders above you
Build great relationships with bosses and key stakeholders
High Quality Decision Making for Senior Leaders & Executives
Make ambiguous decisions quickly, reduce risk, and sell the direction you choose
Lightning Lessons
Free, interactive sessions to explore new topics
Secrets of Elite Executive Performance
“Prompting” Isn’t Leading: Executive Skills AI Can’t Fake
New Rules of Exec Visibility: Be Seen, Remembered, & Invited
Leadership Skills to Stay Ahead of AI Job Impact
Early Career Acceleration: How to Stand Out
Executive Presence for Poor Public Speakers
Resources
Alumni reviews
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Ankit
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Beyond Manager & IC - Break into Senior Leadership Roles
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Beyond Manager & IC - Break into Senior Leadership Roles
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Beyond Manager & IC - Break into Senior Leadership Roles