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Ep26 Staying Optimistic with Melissa Brown, Global FP&A, AWS

June 22, 2021 • Charlie Kunken & Sid Dhodi, Finance At Amazon

"See the silver lining, even in difficult situations." - Melissa Brown, Global FP&A, AWS

Howdy friends, today we talked with our good friend and three year Amazon vet Melissa Brown! We discussed her lessons learned in finance, on career progression, and the importance of having a healthy outlook. We also talked about great books and how her passion for French literature led to a career finance , naturally :) Enjoy!

Melissa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-brown-90b53335/

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