1.
THE ROAD
NOT TAKEN
Influencers on their alternate career paths
TARA HUNT
“
WEIGHING THE OPTIONS
MAYNARD WEBB
ESTHER DYSON
“
A DECIDING FACTOR IN CHOOSING
THEIR CURRENT CAREER WAS:
HELPING
OTHERS
LAW
FINANCIAL OTHER
REASONS
WHAT AGE WERE YOU WHEN YOU
CHOSE YOUR CURRENT PATH?
WHAT INDUSTRY DO YOU THINK IS IN THE
MOST NEED FOR REPAIR/INNOVATION?
SALLIE KRAWCHECK
BANKING
18%
8%
6%
PUBLISHING
W HAT TREND OR MOVEMENT ARE YOU THE
MOST EXCITED ABOUT OR WISH YOU COULD
PARTAKE IN?
OTHER
GREEN
ENERGY
17%
WEARABLE
Sources: 1LinkedIn 2014, 2 Data based on responses from group of LinkedIn Influencers
TECH
AUTOMATED
DRIVING
INGE GEERDENS
BETHANY MCLEAN
22%
24%
37%
25% 43%
OIL / GAS
EDUCATION
HEALTHCARE
18-25
26-30
31-35
45%
29%
12%
36+ 14%
PETER GUBER
CRAIG NEWMARK
IMPACT ON
INDUSTRY
OPPORTUNITY
FOR GROWTH
21%
25%
38%
8%
8%
MARK GRABAN
“I had twins! HEATHER ELIAS
JOHN BURNS
REAL
ESTATE
SPORTS
MARKETING
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
NAOMI SIMSON
TECHNOLOGY
SPACE
NON-PROFITS
I still remember the date I missed
three board meetings at the same
time, with no feeling of conflict:
"Sorry, I'm training to be a
cosmonaut and can't make it!" “
I got my foot in the
door as a security
guard, but my
willingness to take
on any task and
ability to solve
problems won me
mmoore
responsibilities
and more senior
roles.
As I look back on it,
[my startup] Homerun
Services was an early
attempt to combine
my passion for
baseball with my
passion for analysis.
II sshhoouulldd hhaavvee bbeeeenn aa
sabermetrician!
...My passion for
baseball analysis has
been replaced by my
passion for real estate
analysis.
If I had stayed at Apple
[as a marketing manager],
I never would have done
my own thing. “
JORDY LEISER
MARYANN KELLER
DR. CHRIS STOUT
SAM SHANK
LINDA DESCANO
WHAT PATH DID THEY CHOOSE?