Level Up is your source for career growth solutions by retired Amazon Vice President, Ethan Evans. In my 15+ years at Amazon, I led global teams of 800+ and invented businesses such as Prime Video, Amazon Appstore, Merch by Amazon, Prime Gaming, and Twitch Commerce. I hold 70+ patents. Have reviewed 10,000+ resumes, conducted 2,500+ interviews, and made 1,000+ hires. I was an Amazon Bar Raiser and Bar Raiser Core Leader. And I helped advocate for and draft the Amazon Leadership Principle (LP ...
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Dissecting Amazon Leadership Principles (LPs), for Amazonians & Non-Amazonians with Ethan Evans & David Anderson
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Level Up Newsletter & Community paid members and the Scarlet Ink Newsletter paid members were invited to join this live event with Ethan Evans (retired Amazon VP) and David Anderson (former Amazon GM) dissecting Amazon Leadership Principles (LPs) followed by a live audience Q&A. David came to work for Ethan in his final role at Amazon (in…
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Be a High-Value Connector & Networker with Andrew Yeung (Founder & Investor; ex-Google; ex-Meta)
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Level Up Newsletter & Community paid members were invited to join this live event with Andrew Yeung and Jason Yoong discussing "How to Be a High-Value Connector & Networker". --- Show Notes: 00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:46 Common Networking Mistakes 01:54 Building Goodwill in Networking 04:03 Effective Cold Outreach Strategies 09:05 Creating a…
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Make the Most from an Executive Coach with Ethan Evans & Sue Bethanis
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Level Up Newsletter & Community paid members and the Mariposa Leadership Community were invited to join this live event with Ethan Evans and Sue Bethanis discussing "How to Get Support for an Executive Coach, and Make the Most of It" followed by a live audience Q&A. Sue was Ethan's executive coach (last and best) when he was an executive a…
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Views From Da Friend Zone Ep 110: Mental Health and Black Community, Dating is numbers game, Protecting our Women featuring Tony Harris Mental Health Specialist and Blayne Jefferies PR Professional
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Views From Da Friend Zone EP 109: War on Dating, 50/50 Relationships, Love vs Sex featuring Special Guest Tall Glass of Champagne
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Views From Da Friend Zone EP 108: Working through Cheating, & Awkward Conversations
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Views From Da Friend Zone EP 107: Buck Breaking, Cuffing Season/ Scamming Season, No Respect for Trail Blazers Feat Kareem Moore (Moore Flesh)
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Views From Da Friend Zone EP 106: Fit over Desire, Making Black Brands cool. Sexual Bucket List special guest EZ
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Views From Da Friend Zone EP 105: Celtics Coach Scandal, Race Reparations, Sexual Orientation Equality, Sex Partners Featuring Guest Danny Love
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Views From Da Friend Zone Episode 104: Temporary Dating, When the condom comes off, and Fear of supporting each other
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Views From Da Friend Zone Episode 103: Black Man conditioned to Fail?, Long Term Relationships, Covid 19 the Longest 2 years ever
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How To Achieve Long Term Goals | Finding Daily Motivation
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If motivation was summed up to a single sentence it could be, motivation is the difference between short term goals and long-term goals. Basically, motivated people focus more on their long-term goals. They have found the energy to do a little more, every day, that gets them closer to that goal while also not losing sight of it.…
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What does the perfect resume look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip, there is no one size fits all approach. Resumes are supposed to tell your accomplishments: what you did, how you did it and what was the result. But everyone has different skills, different job history, and different
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t’s no surprise that when you are doing something useful, you feel good. If that’s the case, why is it so hard to find that life of usefulness and connection? Why can’t we just be happy all the time? Simple question with a simple answer; being useful is a great motivator that leads to happiness.
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Views From Da Friend Zone EP 102: Polyamorous, Justice System, Hood taking it own Ft Daquan Allen
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We have all heard the saying, “if you want something, you have to work for it”. Makes sense, but how do you stay motivated, doing something you really don’t want to be doing? How do you get yourself to stop procrastinating when you have a lack of motivation to solve the problem at hand? Instead you want relax, enjoy a vacation while work is telling…
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Breaking Rules, Making Exceptions, Good Judgement
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We have all been in the situation at work where there is a rule that doesn’t make sense. The problem with rules is that once they are written down, they start to age and not all rules age well. This leads to exceptions to the rules and judgements calls needing to be made. When should an exception to the rule be granted, who should grant that except…
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At some point in your career, chances are you have had some feelings of self-doubt in the workplace. For some it could look like a project that feels a bit beyond your expertise and for others it maybe psychological pattern that hinders a workday completely. Feelings of personal incompetence that persist despite accomplishments, education, and expe…
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Most of us work a minimum 40-hour work week. Now with working from home, we tend to put in more eight-hour workdays than we did before Covid-19. We’ve all heard the phrase “Work Smarter Not Harder”, but what does that really mean? What does it look like and how can we work smarter? There are simple things we can do in our workday to work smarter. W…
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Live Coaching with Kristen: How to Justify a Raise
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It doesn’t matter if you’re in the interview process or years into your career, eventually you will have to negotiate your pay. As your career grows you take on more responsibility, however how do you make sure your pay increases along with your career? The main problem is simple: most people never ask for a pay raise, instead they wait for their c…
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Leading at Massive Scale with co-host Devin Nash and guest General Christopher Hughes
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Major General Chris Hughes led 49,000 soldiers at Ft. Knox as well as all army officer recruiting and education. The Army ROTC program has 36,000 college cadets while the high school program has over 300,000 participants. Come learn the key leadership traits that go General Hughes through six combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and allowed him to …
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Views From Da Friend Zone Ep 101:"Relationships: Commitments or Contracts?", Platforms: easier to get lost or separate yourself Feat Codesix @hahn.codesix & @kingiceguy
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How (and why) You Should Self Educate
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Everyone seems to agree that lifelong learning and skill improvement is critical to success in the modern business world. Technology, business models, and global conditions change rapidly enough that your speed of learning, as individuals and as companies, matters. However, most companies have not figured out how to support individual self-developm…
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How To Use Your Network | Real World Example
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There are multiple streams about how to use LinkedIn, how to build a network, why it’s important to have a network and the list goes on. Whether you’re seeking a new job, an entrepreneur looking to bring attention to your idea, or simply looking to connect with other professionals, networks such as LinkedIn are important. But are they? Well it’s ti…
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Mentorship Network | The Role of the Mentee
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A little background, a couple months ago the idea was formed to start a mentor network. This was based on feedback from the community (previous streams go through each step of the journey). Now we are at the point in the mentor network where it is being opened up to the applicants. How will be the pilot mentees be selected and who will be their men…
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I share my resume, written as best I can to follow the advice I talk about in other videos, as an example. The resume contains 25+ years of experience in two pages, with an optional partial third page that can be cut if desired. It focuses on showing impact (demonstrating through accomplishments what I have done and thus what I can do for another e…
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Real Resume Review | Product Design Engineer
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What does the perfect resume look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip, there is no one size fits all approach. Resumes are supposed to tell your accomplishments: what you did, how you did it and what was the result. But everyone has different skills, different job history, and different problems they solved. As a former VP of Amazon (Ne…
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Views From Da Friend Zone Ep 100:"Dating in 2021", "Bag Talk", "Flewed Out" Feat @Ratchet_RiCO001GZ
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Real Resume Review | Quality Assurance, Chemical Engineer
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What does the perfect resume look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip, there is no one size fits all approach. Resumes are supposed to tell your accomplishments: what you did, how you did it and what was the result. But everyone has different skills, different job history, and different problems they solved. As a former VP of Amazon (Ne…
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What does the perfect resume look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip, there is no one size fits all approach. Resumes are supposed to tell your accomplishments: what you did, how you did it and what was the result. But everyone has different skills, different job history, and different problems they solved. As a former VP of Amazon (Ne…
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What does the perfect resume look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip, there is no one size fits all approach. Resumes are supposed to tell your accomplishments: what you did, how you did it and what was the result. But everyone has different skills, different job history, and different problems they solved. As a former VP of Amazon (Ne…
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Mentorship Needs | Why You Need A Coach
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We are discussing the results of the mentorship survey and the type of mentorship people need to be mentored on. It’s a simple question but with lots of answers, such as Productivity, Time Management, Project Management, Difficult Co-worker, Bad Boss, and When to Leave a Job. While these are just a couple examples of the results that were gathered,…
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Real Resume Review | Theatrical Production
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What does the perfect resume look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip, there is no one size fits all approach. Resumes are supposed to tell your accomplishments: what you did, how you did it and what was the result. But everyone has different skills, different job history, and different problems they solved. As a former VP of Amazon (Ne…
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Mentorship Design Contest Winners | Proposal Writing Tips
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After reaching out to my Twitch, Discord and LinkedIn communities, it became very clear that the number one need is mentorship. Based on this, a mentorship design contest was started to crowdsource the best ideas to design such a network. Watch Ethan Evans, former VP of Twitch Prime at Amazon; discuss ten great proposals that were submitted for the…
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Ever wonder what goes into starting a business? What about something easier, how to grow your career. After reaching out to my community, the number one item requested was mentorship. Makes sense as the most common career challenge people face is not knowing exactly what they want to do next in their careers. Watch Ethan Evans, former VP of Twitch …
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What does the perfect resume look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip, there is no one size fits all approach. Resumes are supposed to tell your accomplishments: what you did, how you did it and what was the result. But everyone has different skills, different job history, and different problems they solved. As a former VP of Amazon (Ne…
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Dealing With Executives | Working Through Fears
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Many people are anxious or even fearful when working with executives, company owners, or other "powerful" people at work. Ethan has dealt with this from both sides, when his own team has been nervous speaking to him and when he has had to speak face to face with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos or Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Watch this coaching session of how to pre…
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How To Stay Focused | Achieve Long Term Goals
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One of the most talked about topics is weight. With more than one third of adults in the United States obese and another one third of adults overweight, weight is often a sensitive topic for many people. It is not an easy journey to lose weight and it can require a lot of sacrifice, hard work, and dedication. Watch Ethan Evans, former VP of Twitch …
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Views From Da Friend Zone Ep 99:"Us against Them", "Hot Boy Summer", "To Sponsor or Not to Sponsor" Feat @RegularM1Ke
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Real Resume Review | Computer Science Student
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What does the perfect resume look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip, there is no one size fits all approach. Resumes are supposed to tell your accomplishments: what you did, how you did it and what was the result. But everyone has different skills, different job history, and different problems they solved. As a former VP of Amazon (Ne…
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Racism and Diversity | Are they MY Problem?
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Racism and Diversity are topics we all need to address, especially in the workplace. Passively agreeing with topics such as Black Lives Matter is not being part of the solution or driving change. Whether its women or men, minorities, drinking alcohol, certain sports or activities, or staying late for work functions. How do we tackle these life and …
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Real Resume Review, Before & After | Engineering Project Manager
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What does the perfect resume look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip, there is no one size fits all approach. Resumes are supposed to tell your accomplishments: what you did, how you did it and what was the result. But everyone has different skills, different job history, and different problems they solved. As a former VP of Amazon (Ne…
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Real Resume Review, Before & After | Project Manager
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What does the perfect resume look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip, there is no one size fits all approach. Resumes are supposed to tell your accomplishments: what you did, how you did it and what was the result. But everyone has different skills, different job history, and different problems they solved. As a former VP of Amazon (Ne…
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What does the perfect resume look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip, there is no one size fits all approach. Resumes are supposed to tell your accomplishments: what you did, how you did it and what was the result. But everyone has different skills, different job history, and different problems they solved. As a former VP of Amazon (Ne…
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New Year’s Resolutions | Live from Hawaii
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We’ve all made New Year’s Resolutions and most likely they have been broken. It starts with good intentions but often times we get disappointed that our resolution was not completed. Instead of resolutions, why not start with just setting goals. As a former VP of Amazon (Newly Retired), watch Ethan Evans talk about New Year’s Resolutions live from …
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Real LinkedIn Review | Pharma Industry & More
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What does the perfect LinkedIn profile look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip: LinkedIn is not the same as your resume. For your resume, you are focusing on high level job details, whereas LinkedIn has space for you to give a lot more information. Similar to a resume this information should be focused on your accomplishments: what you…
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Winning the Career Game | Work-Life Balance, Does It Exist?
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Most of us need to work. We have all heard of work life balance but does that exist and if so, how do we achieve this? Seems like such a simple concept but when in the moment of work and deadlines we often find ourselves living to work. Just as in video games, you know when a gamer becomes completely focused on the game; the same thing can happen i…
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Real Resume Review | Software Engineer Intern
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What does the perfect resume look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip, there is no one size fits all approach. Resumes are supposed to tell your accomplishments: what you did, how you did it and what was the result. But everyone has different skills, different job history, and different problems they solved. As a former VP of Amazon (Ne…
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Real LinkedIn Review | Project Manager & More
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What does the perfect LinkedIn profile look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip: LinkedIn is not the same as your resume. For your resume, you are focusing on high level job details, whereas LinkedIn has space for you to give a lot more information. Similar to a resume this information should be focused on your accomplishments: what you…
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Real Resume Review | Pharmaceutical Industry
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What does the perfect resume look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip, there is no one size fits all approach. Resumes are supposed to tell your accomplishments: what you did, how you did it and what was the result. But everyone has different skills, different job history, and different problems they solved. As a former VP of Amazon (Ne…
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