Topic: Barclays

Dan Reed joins the program to discuss his transition from Barclays to Adobe and his experience obtaining the LinkedIn Live "golden ticket" feature. The conversation focuses on the lack of media content celebrating successful careers, contrasting it with the ubiquitous "start an online business" marketing. Reed expresses his preference for working within the corporate arena while maintaining personal values.

Reed reflects on the mental drain of maintaining a "work face" and how he eventually chose to be his authentic, talkative self at Barclays. Despite initial feedback that he spent too much time talking, he proved that building relationships was central to his success. He concludes that being one's whole self prevents the exhaustion of managing different personas for different people.