Episode 4: Maureen Lonergan shares the secret to her success (and AWS’s)
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Episode 4: Maureen Lonergan shares the secret to her success (and AWS’s)
How AWS trained millions of people last year. (And why it’s not enough)
In this episode, we sit down with Maureen Lonergan, VP of AWS Training and Certification. Maureen shares the pivotal personal and professional events that shaped her career and her views on education—from living and teaching in Africa to leading at AWS and training millions of people. Together, we explore the role fear, feedback, and failure have played in her journey, why it takes a village to build a sustainable talent pipeline, how AWS is reinventing education, and more.
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