EPISODE #062

When the world punches you in the face, you step up and punch back ten times harder - Today, we explore Amina Bouzidi’s journey moving from Algeria to France, her struggles establishing her career in France despite her good background in software and discovering her passion for sales.

In this episode, she shares her career journey being an Islamic woman without a France degree, handling the naysayers, getting her first role as a Deputy IT Director to her burning desire for sales. Plus, we get to explore why energy is your biggest asset, advice to SDRs as well as three bits Amina would give to the past version of herself coming from Algeria.

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Amina shares her transition journey from software engineering to sales, her experience finding her first job in tech sales, and the impact of facing your fears and moving from your comfort zone. She also discusses tips on good decision-making and why it impacts your mental health.

Episode timestamps

01:06 – Introducing Amina Bouzidi

04:52 – What Amina enjoys doing outside sales

06:20 – Exploring Amina’s LinkedIn profile

08:07 – Amina’s journey from software engineering to sales

14:05 – How Amina dealt with the naysayers

19:48 – Amina’s experience in the oil & gas industry as a project manager

31:07 – Amina’s experience working in her first tech sales company

39:58 – Becoming a pillar, figuring out a way whenever something happens how to take that pressure off

44:50 – The impact of shifting your energy on what’s important in decision making

48:51 – Advice to SDRs

51:20 – Defining choices and how choices have influenced Amina’s journey

57:48 – Three bits of advice to Amina’s past version of herself