PWE054 Interview with Kostas Mallios - Creating a meaningful career and a successful life

Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E054

Interview with Kostas Mallios - Creating a meaningful career and a successful life

Key takeaway: From a pizza restaurant to formative years at Microsoft and now GM of Applied AI at Applied Materials, Kostas provides unique insights on how to create a meaningful career and successful life

Topics covered in this video: 

• Kostas describes how he came to be GM of Applied AI at Applied Materials
• Why Kostas does not feel he has had a career path as such
• How Kostas has used his appetite for risk to his advantage
• Change presents opportunity, and the future is likely to be as tumultuous as the past
• Kostas describes how running a restaurant and facing failure helped build his confidence 
• Even when you do everything correctly, you can still fail - success is not in our control
• Kostas explains why courage is needed in addition to confidence, and why timing is critical
• Why telling a good story is so helpful
• Kostas describes the fundamental things he believes, including the importance of knowing yourself and your personal values
• Why being able to communicate with people is vital: people do business with people they like, so how do you develop a rapport? To be interesting, be interested in them. 
• Why making small mistakes (and admitting them) can help you avoid making bigger mistakes
• Kostas describes how he defines success