JT19 -VIVI ON OVERCOMING A NON-TECH BACKGROUND TO BECOME A TECH COMPANY GM

1. CrazyTok JT19 | VIVI ON OVERCOMING A NON-TECH BACKGROUND TO BECOME A TECH COMPANY GM Ever wondered why some people seem to zoom ahead in their career, getting promoted seemingly every year, while the rest of us remain stuck in place, begging for promotions that come maybe once in three or four years? Today we are talking with Aviana Elisabeth Audrey or Vivi as she is known to pretty much everyone. Vivi is the recently-promoted GM for GrabFood in Bandung, Indonesia, and her short but stellar career so far is exactly the kind of example I was talking about. Check this out and let us know if you find something useful for yourself. By the by, we have set up the CrazyTok community to with a mission to deliver quality professional content so you can accelerate your career, grow your business and build wealth. If you want to continue the conversation and delve deeper into topics of interest, join us here. Aviana Elisabeth Audrey City General Manager GrabFood

2. CrazyTok KEY POINTS How to prepare to be the best candidate for the vacancy How does networking play a part in the promotion How does Vivi manage people who are younger and more experienced than her Lesson learned and tips to advance your career FREE RESOURCES At CrazyTok we try hard to ensure our shows give you actionable takeaways so you can immediately implement the things we talk about. Check out our Resources page to access a wealth of tools, templates, and checklists that you can use to level up your professional and financial life. The Resource Page is accessible to registered users only – sign up for free here or log in here. SHOW NOTES Ever wondered why some people seem to zoom ahead in their career, getting promoted seemingly every year, while the rest of us remain stuck in place, begging for promotions that come maybe once in three or four years? Those are the rules, your manager tells you – and yet, these rules don’t seem to apply to those charmed people. You feel jealous – what do they have that you don’t – but also anxious, because maybe you’re not as good as you thought you were. Perhaps you’re doomed to remain on the slow track forever. Is this all there will be? Hi there, this is Amit back again with another episode of JobTok. Today we’re having a chat with Aviana Elisabeth Audrey or Vivi as she is known to pretty much everyone. Vivi is the recently-promoted GM for GrabFood in Bandung, Indonesia, and her short but stellar career so far is exactly the kind of example I was talking about. In just about three to four years, she managed to make her way from intern to GM in a tech company – and without even having a tech background. Incredible, isn’t it? Early-career Amit would have been obnoxiously green with envy. We’re going to quiz her today on how she made it happen. Is it all voodoo magic or connections or is there something actually actionable that we can all adopt and learn from in order to accelerate our own career the same way she has shaped hers? Let’s find out.

3. CrazyTok Hi everyone. My name is Adriana Elisabeth Audrey, but people do call me ViVi. So I’m actually Indonesian but I went to Singapore when I was 15. So I got scholarships there. Initially, I pursued a design degree but not long after that, I got a good opportunity at Uber and I met you. So it’s been around like five years where I first got a taste of working in a tech company. I didn’t know how do I actually work in this super hectic schedule where everyone is just so busy with meetings and et cetera. But I tried to just keep up and do what I can. I started to discover and develop myself a lot of practical things, hard skills, soft skills. That’s when I get to know more about tech in general and met a lot of great people. From that, I actually explored the other Startups from educational background and then from cybersecurity and now I am at Grab. And I think you became a GM in one of the biggest cities in Indonesia and that was just a couple of years after joining. Yeah. So I joined Grab in 2019. And then I started off as a strategy and planning lead and then, I got promoted to strategy and planning manager. And then when they were looking for a GM, I applied for that, and here I am as general manager. I think you mentioned that when you applied to become a GM, you prepared yourself to be the best candidate. What are these factors that made you such a good candidate and how did you actually plan these last few years? So that you were able to actually make such rapid growth in your career. I guess when I first joined Grab, I didn’t expect much. My background was more into operations and I did a few sales here and there and did business development as well. I didn’t have exposure to strategy data but I saw people working in strategy and saw how they made decisions through data and it fascinated me. So, I wanted to challenge myself when I first applied to Grab. So in the beginning, I was just expecting myself to survive in that strategy and planning lead role because it’s a bunch of new things, right? I didn’t even know how to do forecasting or budgeting or competition study. But my manager guided me, I learned things by doing them and kept challenging myself one step at a time. One of the biggest challenges for me and what I learned was managing people and stakeholders. I was also proactive in meetings and took ownership of everything I do. So, it helped me stand out more than my peers. I started to discover my strengths and some areas I needed to improve. I had a deeper conversation with my manager to understand my career development plan in this company. www.crazytok.online 6582450373