Chloe Cameron, VP of Global Employee Experience at Pax8: From Selling Washing Machines to Leading 1,700 People

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Episode Guest

Chloe Cameron is VP of Global Employee Experience and Strategic Programs at Pax8, where she builds culture, systems, and structure to help employees do the best work of their lives.

Episode Timestamps:

00:00 - Average people can get great jobs

00:24 - Meet Chloe Cameron, VP at Pax8

01:15 - Safe doesn’t mean comfortable: courage in the workplace

01:58 - What’s your duvet flip?

02:26 - Chloe’s first job in a frozen-in-time department store

03:55 - Financial freedom and learning the value of hard work

04:47 - Choosing practicality over perfection early in your career

05:49 - What Chloe looks for in early career candidates

06:44 - No experience or hobbies? Here’s how to stand out

07:39 - How to reflect meaningfully and use journaling

08:45 - Managing boredom at work and staying proactive

09:59 - From school to Cambridge to the unknown world of work

11:07 - When the academic path ends: now what?

12:19 - Advice for graduates entering the job market

13:16 - Chloe’s first “wrong” job and what it taught her

14:25 - Quitting isn’t weakness: when and how to leave

15:38 - Great people, boring job? What to do next

16:33 - The right way to quit without burning bridges

17:54 - What does 'safe at work' really mean?

19:01 - Landing the job at Microsoft: what it meant to Chloe

20:25 - Culture shocks in corporate environments

21:31 - Why the smartest person doesn’t always get the best job

22:47 - Build your reputation by being reliable

23:40 - How to network and work smart, not just hard

24:27 - Chloe’s first leadership experience and key lessons

25:46 - Should you be a manager? How to decide

26:48 - Leadership is hard: here’s what to expect

27:51 - Developing your leadership style over time

28:50 - Continuous learning and leadership evolution

29:33 - Leading across cultures: from the UK to the Philippines

30:58 - Pax8’s cultural values: seek to understand and we before me

31:54 - Remote work and the return to the office

33:13 - Leaving Microsoft for startup life

34:17 - Why stupid rules pushed Chloe to take the leap

35:48 - The power of small business with big ambition

36:39 - Building a role from scratch in a startup

37:50 - Chloe’s top career advice: fill the gaps

39:06 - What Chloe looks for in a résumé today

40:13 - What is a VP of Global Employee Experience?

41:43 - Creating people-first tools at Pax8

42:38 - Why join Pax8: opportunity, culture, and growth

43:39 - Chloe’s duvet flip: build the workplace she always wanted

Episode Partner

Pax8 is the technology marketplace of the future, linking partners, vendors, and small to midsized businesses (SMBs) through AI-powered insights and comprehensive product support. With a global partner ecosystem of over 38,000 managed service providers, Pax8 empowers SMBs worldwide by providing software and services that unlock their growth potential and enhance their security.

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