Andre Hitchman’s Post

8 Transformative Years, Hundreds of Lessons, and What's Next!... I've recently graduated from the school of TAB (The App Business)/Kin + Carta/Valtech 🥳🎉 In October, after 8 years I said Sayōnara to this company. I've spent my whole 20s there 😅 It's been a challenging, but often rewarding environment filled with hundreds of lessons along the way. Key lessons I learnt: ⭐ No matter how big or small the company you work for is. Never be afraid to use your voice. You'll be surprised by the positive impact it might have ⭐ Feedback is your greatest reward. It's often hard to swallow, but with every piece of feedback you can always find something positive to takeaway and work with ⭐ Life is short, unfortunate things happen. Among all this, remember to enjoy the life God has blessed you with. Work will be work, and will always be around ... During my tenure I've watched, experienced and participated in a scaleup company of ~150 people grow, and transform into a global business with a presence around the world with 1000s of people. I've learnt the good, the bad and the ugly sides of the corporate world. I've learnt plenty about myself in the process too. Without a doubt though, it has been the best start to my career I could have ever had and I have been given the best footing I could have got so early on in my career. I'm entirely grateful to those who set up and supported the grad scheme I joined in 2016. I never imagined I would stick around for 8 years! As I set out on the path of my next story, I bring with me a wealth of lessons and meaningful connections to shape what lies ahead. I'm extremely grateful for the opportunities afforded to me. Thanks to all the wonderful humans I've met and had the pleasure of working with along the way. Honestly, thankyou!! I sincerely wish you well in all your future endeavours and hope to cross paths sometime, somewhere. As for what's next? I've moved to Tokyo 🇯🇵 and started working at Rakuten. Yep! 😱😂