Samsung UK executive shares career journey, investment lessons, and the $100 bill she can never spend
By
Orianna Rosa Royle
The bagel they save for the regulars. Don't skim, savour.
Summary
An interview with Samsung UK's top executive who shares her career journey from working two weekend shoe shop jobs as a teenager to becoming a senior leader at a global tech giant. She discusses her best and worst investments, reveals she keeps a signed $100 bill she's never allowed to spend, and shares candid views on work-life balance being a myth. The article covers her early career, education at Aberystwyth University, her break into recruitment marketing, and her unconventional path to leadership at Samsung.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledAt sixteen, my parents made it clear, if I wanted spending money, I had to earn it.
By the time summer rolled around, I'd earned enough trust that the owners left me in charge of running both.
Work-life balance is a lie.
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