Beth Fatusin, The Amazon Exec Making Waves in FinTech

“If anyone should take anything from our conversation, it's to look into jobs in sales. You get to work in industries you enjoy and make money. You also solve problems and build relationships, skills that outlast the job.”

One of the reasons I started In Vibrant Company was to spotlight remarkable women quietly transforming industries, communities, and lives without fanfare. These are the “if you know, you know” women - powerhouses thriving in spaces that might not sound glamorous but are shockingly impactful (and lucrative).

Enter Beth Fatusin, Managing Director and Head of FinTech for Amazon Web Services.

I connected with Beth through Instagram in 2016, and we bonded over our shared Nigerian heritage, big personalities, love of fashion, and patient partners.

We were serious women who didn’t take ourselves too seriously, and when we finally met in person at my going-away party—both dressed in Zimmermann—it felt like fate.

Beth is a no-nonsense, hard-working mother of two with a sharp sense of humor and a remarkable ability to make lemonade out of lemons. But her extraordinary gift for relationship building sets her apart in her field. This skill—her ability to connect, communicate, and create genuine partnerships—made her successful in sales and opened the doors to her career at Amazon.

In a male-dominated, highly technical field, Beth has also leveraged her natural love of attention to her advantage. She uses her magnetic presence and bold individuality to stand out in rooms full of engineers and executives.

She embodies resilience, intelligence, and adaptability, proof that embracing one's identity can be a superpower.

In this insightful conversation, Beth welcomes us into her Southampton home and generously shares her career and life journey. She goes into remarkable detail on her upbringing, her climb up the career ladder, the role her husband has played in her success, what she looks for in friends, and so much more.

Settle in with a cup of tea as Beth explains her journey from a Lagos boarding school to her current role with Amazon. She will demonstrate what it means to be a powerhouse woman in tech.

You can watch the full interview on YouTube here

From Lagos to Leadership

NonyO

Tell us about going from high school in Lagos to the US.

Beth F

The thing about high school in Nigeria is that you do it earlier. So, you graduate as early as 15 or so, and then you come out here and can do two or three more years. Say what you will about Africa and the schools out there, but many of those schools are advanced. So when I came here, I was a star student. When it was time to go to college, those AP classes were just a breeze.

NonyO

It's funny because we're friends but have never discussed this. I came back to the US from Nigeria at 15. And the same thing, I found high school work to be easy. It was a good school, but it was just little things like you couldn't use a calculator in Nigeria. And I was doing advanced math. And here, a graphing calculator did it all for me! You know, open book test! What?

Beth F

I know. And then, I mean, it was so competitive in those schools in Nigeria. These were private schools that were well regarded, and many of those students were going to college internationally. Today, I have no idea what it's like, but back then, it was ridiculous. I'll say this to give some perspective, but some folks were flying their kids in and dropping them off in helicopters at school. They had to ban it at some point because it got too ridiculous, but I was in that kind of school.

What I also loved about that school is that, although 80% of the students were Nigerians, there were also international students from Switzerland, London, and America. There were folks from all over. It was just such a good, well-rounded school.

Cornell, Calculators, and Confidence

Beth F

For University, I went to Cornell. With Nigerian parents, as you know, it's very much like you have to go to the best schools. So, I only applied to Ivy League schools. I was going to school for engineering. That was also very much another Nigerian parent thing. It's like you must be an engineer, doctor, or lawyer. I almost wish they had entrepreneurs on their list because Nigerians are visionary and intelligent.

I applied to Cornell, MIT, and other schools. I got into all of them, but Cornell was the only school that gave me a full ride right off the gate.

This is a silly, fun fact. I also picked Cornell because I thought it was close to New York City.

This was such a Legally Blonde moment because I got there, unpacked myself, went to the registration office, and said, “Hi, how do I get a cab to New York City?” I'm not kidding. And they told me it would take a good seven hours!

NonyO

Everything you say makes so much sense because you make up things when you grow up outside of America. When I was younger, I wanted to attend St. John’s University. Why? At the time, it was a cool basketball school, and I thought it was near New York City. Imagine.

Beth F

Yep. There you go. The full ride sold me. At that time, they were the number three school for engineering, computer, and electrical engineering, so it was a no-brainer for me.

Nony O

How did you get into engineering?

Beth F

I knew I had a thing for computers, engineering, and technology because I had a brother who loved video games. When he went to college, I played his games, and sometimes they didn't work. Remember we’d take them out and blow them? Sometimes, it was like the electrical wires were burnt, and I would take them apart and try to figure them out. So it was just very intriguing for me and maybe a survival thing.

So, when I got into Cornell, I was looking forward to learning more about what I loved.

NonyO

What was your experience studying STEM? Was there a big focus on women in STEM at the time?

Beth F

I'm so glad we're having more of a discussion about women in STEM because there are very few of us. However, at that time, I did not appreciate or understand. I was one of three girls in my graduating class, which was insane. One was American, one was Indian, and then I was myself. I was super close to the Indian girl who is doing amazing things right now in India.

NonyO

It never made you pause because they say sometimes women can lose confidence when you remind them that they're the only women in the class.

Beth F

I'm so used to being the only one that I didn't think anything of it. I was one of three. I thought I had two other ladies with whom I could be best friends. Working with so many men was just part of life.

NonyO

I was conversing in my DMs the other day with another fascinating woman in New York. She was talking about being in a room recently and being the only brown person there. She said it gave her more attention because she was different. People want to know you, come to talk to you, and are curious. Sometimes, I know being the “only one” can be harmful, but sometimes... Well, I recently did a post about advantages.

Beth F

I can't believe you said that. I love attention, and I get a lot of it. I mean, you know me, I always love a good dressed-up moment, right? Imagine going to Cornell and studying engineering. I mean, a lot of these folks are wearing hoodies. There's something nice about wearing a nice cardigan and a sweater. When I walked into the room, you knew I was there. That has helped me even today. I love walking into the room and people noticing.

NonyO

People are dying for attention, spending millions of dollars for attention.

Beth F

Even when I go on stage and present, I want you to know I'm here. I want to be seen and heard. At Cornell, I worked with some of the most intelligent people in the world, but many of these folks are very much in their shells. They want to code. I mean, you see them staying up late at night coding. I didn't love all that. To cut a long story short, we'd have these projects, and there's always the question of who will present. And I always wanted to do it.

NonyO

You made a fantastic point about how everybody has one thing they're great at or bring to the table that others don't. So you're in a school with other brilliant science people and engineers, and everyone's excellent, but your thing is that you’re personable. Everyone has to find their thing to give them an edge—such a good lesson.

Beth F

You have to find your home. It's precisely that: I won't compete with these super smart folks who want to code until midnight every day. I want to go to bed, you know? At the same time, I knew I was just as bright as they were, but I would harness the part that I loved or enjoyed.

NonyO

And life is sales. No matter what you do, you’ve got to know how to sell. Moving on, you double majored in engineering and computer science.

Beth F

I was crazy. I finished in three years and decided to pursue an engineering MBA immediately. So, I applied for and got the Lester B. Knight Scholarship. It's a scholarship for engineering students with a business flair, and only a handful are awarded each year. I completed my undergrad in three years and then added an MBA, finishing it all in four years.

I don't know why I was in such a hurry.

NonyO

All my older mentees also wonder why they were in such a rush. They feel they should have had more fun.

Beth F

Yes, I wish I had had more fun. When I think of what I would tell my younger self, I’d say, “Beth, time is an experience. Just enjoy the journey and go through it.” But I rushed through it.

It's funny, in my final year, I had the idea of working in the Career Center for two hours as a receptionist. It was my way of seeing every job and company so I could understand the different roles. When you're going through college, you don't know all the jobs that come through. During my time, investment banking and consulting were very important. I wanted to know what that entails. How much they were paying? Can this sustain me forever? And so I learned very quickly to insert myself in rooms. I saw the jobs coming in, and a technology company approached me to join. And then I decided to join that company.

NonyO

What other experiences did you have before?

Beth F

I did a couple of investment banking internships working in their technology groups. I worked for Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, and UBS. And those were fun. That was my first foray into New York City. And I remember thinking, my gosh, this is such a magical place. It was just so much fun. But every time I got my check, I spent every dollar by the time I got home!

NonyO

Why didn't you stay in banking?

Beth F

I did not love it. This is why having different experiences and knowing what these folks offer is essential. The pay was fantastic, but I didn't find the work interesting enough. Most of what I did was back-office work because I was part of the technology group. Regarding attention and being at the forefront of things, I mostly always supplied the technology or tools to the investment bankers, and I didn't enjoy that.

NonyO

I remember interviewing with JP Morgan Private Client Group for a back-office role in Delaware. The whole time I was there, I was like, "No, I'm not back office. I need to be customer-facing." There’s nothing wrong with that. You know yourself.

A Crash Course in Sales

Beth F

After college, I went to work for Cisco Systems, where I started as a sales engineer. I was like, what is a sales engineer? What does that even mean? This is why it's so important to understand all the different roles. But because the job title included engineering, I figured my parents would be fine. I found it intriguing that they said I would get to solve problems. You help companies solve business problems, and you travel all over the world.

NonyO

What was it like?

Beth F

It felt very much like another MBA. I went through a 12-month program in North Carolina to learn everything I needed to know to be ready. When I showed up, there were maybe 40 other people. Half were sales engineers, and half were account executives. They taught us everything about Cisco and tested us on Cisco certifications. So, by the time I was done with that, I had all my certifications.

NonyO

Do companies still do things like this? When I graduated college and went into buying, we also had a training program. We were all out of college at the same time, so you had this cohort, and we all hung out and dated. It was a beautiful way to start working. I don't even know if those things exist anymore.

Beth F

I think they still do, the really big companies, but as you know, it's such an interesting time now. I call it the COVID backlash or whiplash, where companies are now looking to cut costs and have people do some things virtually. So it's a different experience. It was such a unique time. And to be honest, college kids are looking for other things. Everyone wants to TikTok, so I think they're looking for different things from their jobs and not necessarily 12 months in one thing. They have very much an entrepreneurial spirit or don't want to show up for a long time.

I was at Cisco for a decade. Something happened in 2008. What was it?

NonyO

Yeah, the financial markets crash.

Beth F

Cisco very quickly had to pivot. I was supposed to go to San Diego, but they said, "No, we need to put you in places that we know are somewhat stable." So they sent me to Washington, D.C., where I covered the three-letter agencies. That was an interesting time, and I got to experience another city.

NonyO

What do three-letter agencies mean? FBI?

Beth F

CIA, NGA, NRO, and many of the top-secret ones. America was at war, and it was an interesting time. They were pumping a lot of money into ensuring we were ready, and it was the first time I realized what I was doing was impactful.

I learned a lot and worked with people who’d been in government forever. It's funny because my account executive counterpart was also a female, and she was blonde. Both of us would walk in. I mean, talk about attention. I'm telling this story because I saw the need to pivot into her role when she left the company.

She was the relationship person. She would bring me in and say, "Hey, you need to come with me to see this client so we can map out a plan for them." I would do the technical validation of the whole thing.

I give her a lot of credit because sometimes she brought me on earlier than usual to move deals along quickly. Very quickly, I thought, "This is fun. That's what I want to do. I want to build relationships.”

NonyO

Beautiful, she didn’t gatekeep.

Beth F

She was the one who said, "Hey, you can step into my role any time." What people don't tell you, and you probably know this, is that many folks in those roles don't want to tell you what it entails because they want all the jobs for themselves. Also, it's not every day that you find a sales engineer who can do both, so it was very much a value-add. They couldn't find anyone for her role for a while.

I dared to approach the leader and say, "Look, I want to do this role. You could probably backfill me very quickly." The client advocated for me and said, "You guys should pay her to do both." Of course, they didn't want to do that.

Their first response was, "Are you sure you want to do it? The quotas are crazy. You probably won't make your numbers." They were like, "You need to start from the bottom." So, I started as an AM1, the very bottom, when, as a sales engineer, I was an SE3.

I remember lying in bed having a conversation with Eric, and this is what I always loved about Eric: he was like, what's the worst that could happen? You go back to doing your old job? So I did it, and I never looked back.

About a year later, Eric decided to attend law school. I said I'll move anywhere if you get into a top law school. When he got into Berkeley, it was also a way for me to return home.

The Amazon Era

Beth F

About a year into our return to the Bay Area, a customer I had there asked, “Hey, have you heard of Amazon? Amazon Web Services is going into cloud computing. We're moving our business there, and we want you to move with us.” Two days later, a recruiter contacted me, and that was it.

NonyO

I have goosebumps. This younger generation gets such bad advice. Like “Move in silence” and “Don't tell anyone about your goals or dreams.” Or “Don't become friends with your clients or your coworkers!” But look at you. Your former coworker put you on to her job, and your client put you on, too.

I started on the buying end of the fashion business, and we worked twice as hard and made less than our vendor reps made. I was an associate buyer in the designer shoes department, and my Coach salesperson was a young, black woman living in New York City - my dream. And she was like, come to this side. Then, another one of my vendors also introduced me to his company. That's how I moved to New York and got a job because of my clients. So this is an important message.

Beth F

Isn't that funny? I love the similarity in our stories, mine in technology and yours in retail.

NonyO

And as you said earlier, people don’t know about the existing jobs. If you want to work in fashion, people ask, "Do you want to be a designer or a model?" I had been applying for more buying roles, but there were sales and account management roles that I had not considered pursuing!

Beth F

If anyone should take anything from our conversation, it's to look into jobs in sales. Sales is very lucrative and such a great career. I'm in technology, and I love it. You were in retail, and you love retail. You get to work in industries you enjoy and make money. You also solve problems and build relationships, skills that outlast the job.

NonyO

Amazingly, you've been with two companies your whole career. That is unusual nowadays.

Beth F

When I was at Cisco, I thought I’d been there for too long. When I left and went to Amazon, I thought, this cloud thing has been happening for a while. Why didn't I know there were so many other opportunities? And in technology, things are changing and evolving. I mean, we're talking about generative AI now. Can you imagine if you're selling - and I hate to say this because people are in these jobs - but selling switches and routers at Cisco? People are doing generative AI now! You don't want to be left behind, especially in technology. You want to keep evolving, ensuring your skills match, and you're on the cutting edge.

When I joined AWS, I was covering startups in the Bay Area. And that was fun, but AWS was flat because the cloud was still new. At the time, Amazon had what we used to call red states, which were states in which we didn't have brick-and-mortar. We were not really present in those states. So, as you can imagine, calling on those customers was hard. I had one of those states and had to build a team around it. We just sold our way into those areas. When you believe in what you're selling and doing, it's easy once you understand what the customer does and wants to do.

NonyO

Startups. So, all the big guys today.

Beth F

All the big guys today. Snapchat, Facebook, and even Airbnb. It was stressful at the time. They were starting to blow up. They were known, but not the way they are today. So I got to meet some interesting people. That's another thing throughout my career; I generally love meeting brilliant people. I love learning about people, and my goodness, you wanna tap into their brains; you want to understand what makes them tick. You're also learning along the way. What's intriguing is that you can see the vision.

NonyO

You're one of the most confident people I know. But I want to be very clear about this because there's a lot of fake confidence and bravado out there. When you met with these people, yes, they weren't who they are today, but they were building, and no one was holding your hand. Where did you get the confidence? Was it always in you?

Beth F

My mom always said, "You ask too many questions." I think being inquisitive gives you an aura of confidence because you're not going in there trying to pretend that you know everything. I'm just genuinely curious, but I have to be interested. If I'm not interested, I'm less confident in those rooms. I feel weird if I'm not interested, and it comes off as if I'm being a bit standoffish.

Lessons in Resilience

NonyO

Take us from Beth in California working with startups to today’s Beth.

Beth F

It kind of happened organically, as they saw success in the startups and what we were doing. We’d quickly devised a customer segmentation strategy and had a vision of what it could be. I also placed the right people in the right opportunities. I think we doubled the business in one year and then did it again the following year.

I'll never forget this. We were in a town hall, and the big boss of the time was like, “Hey, you know, we're looking to expand into other areas. Don't you want to go to New York? You're doing great things here. You could help replicate the same things in New York.”

And I was like, no, I'm not from New York. He said, “Yeah, if you want to go, I think it'd be a great opportunity.” I remember going home and telling Eric the story, and he said, “Let's do it; let's go to New York.”

NonyO

At this point, is Eric finished with law school?

Beth F

I had a baby that was about to turn one, and he was finishing law school. He said, I would love to practice big law in New York, and if we don't do New York City now, we'll never be able to do this. He was like, babe, we can always come back.

Then I went back and talked with my boss. At that time, no one was trying to go to New York City, live in a box, and figure everything out.

NonyO

Give some perspective. You were working with all these big tech companies. It sounds like the pinnacle, but moving to New York was an even bigger opportunity for you because it would be financial services, right?

Beth F

I just wanted to build. I wasn't going to New York just for financial services clients. We call them global financial services. The Goldmans and JP Morgans were being managed. Small-to-medium-sized businesses, the SMBs, were also being managed. My boss was covering the fat middle, which is the mid-market, and looking to expand.

They moved two people from Seattle and then started hiring in New York. New York is not a red state—it's a great state. It felt easier for me to build, hire people, and tell people to be on the ground in New York.

I hired over a hundred people in a year, so I became somewhat of a heartbeat for that hub. We were delivering on numbers, so the big boss took notice.

I was promoted from senior individual contributor to a senior leader overnight and was awarded “mentor of the year.”

The book of business was probably about 250 million. I went from nothing to that.

NonyO

You had to move into a role where you had to manage people who were your peers. How did you do that?

Beth F

It's really hard. And to be honest, I know people talk about imposter syndrome and all that; when you do hard things, it's almost better when you're naive about it. When you haven't thought about it. I knew what made me successful to that point; I just knew that I had to continue what I was doing. I also used those people very much as my anchors. Like, hey, I need you guys. I know what you can bring to the table. I know how you can help me. We can do this together. Some survived, others didn't.

Again, building relationships with clients was what helped me. That was the most important thing to me. The customers were bigger, and understanding them and their wants was crucial. When customers feel you’re in it for them, they don't care what you look like, where you are, what age you are, or anything else.

NonyO

You got promoted again recently to Head of Fintech.

Beth F

My title is long: Managing Director, Head of Fintech AWS.Technically, at this level, you become an officer of the company.

Not everything has been rosy for me in my career. I've taken opportunities and turned them into something, but before I got this promotion, it felt like I was in La La Land and on a fast track. I covered B2B SaaS customers and built my book of business to over a billion dollars.

They enlarged the regions and moved me into the B2C sector, which wasn’t doing well. There was also a hiring freeze, so we had half the team. Some people took that opportunity to leave the company, and because of the hiring freeze, I couldn’t backfill their roles.

I was humbled in the best way because half of the team I had previously had wanted to move with me.

I could have easily drowned. I had about 90 days to turn things around. It was crazy. Of course, we didn't get to a hundred percent on all our goals, but we got close enough that the big bosses at the top really took notice.

NonyO

Impressive.

Beth F

I remember kicking and screaming because I didn't want to take this job. I remember HR calling me and crying in front of her, so distraught that I went home.

To cut a long story short, we started turning the business around, and when the hiring freeze was lifted, it was like the floodgates opened. I could hire people again and doubled the team overnight for B2C.

Then, we went through another transformation. They decided we would enter industries, which is how financial services came about.

FinTech companies were 30% of my business at that time and thriving. So, during the transformation, they had me take over all FinTech, you know, all financial services. That's how I got into this role.

I always tell people to jump on opportunities. Although they may feel disappointing, they should take them and make them something. When I take on something, I want to leave it better than I found it.

NonyO

I'm very aware of the discourse on social media and the culture in general because I'm very concerned about the effect that it's having on young women. People often say a complaint along the lines of “Don't be too good at your job because then they're only going to give you more work without the pay.” But your story indicates that they will give you more when you're really good because they believe in you. And if you play your cards right, you can play that into a bigger thing for yourself. If they don't reward you, then you go to another company. The solution is never to dumb yourself down. Always be great.

Beth F

Always be great. Know your value. If you know your value, you will rise. Finding another place is also rising. When we started this conversation, you mentioned I have only worked for two companies, but I still feel that I have had many different roles and experiences.

On Success, Luxury, and Marriage

NonyO

What does luxury mean to you?

Beth F

As a mother, career woman, friend, sister, and daughter, time is my highest luxury, and I'm very conscious about how I spend it. When I'm at work, I'm at work, but when I'm with my family, I'm with my family. Of course, I like to wear nice clothes and be surrounded by nice things during that time.

NonyO

I wanted to ask you about your take on the question of a woman having it all.

Beth F

To be honest, I don't even know what that means. It's the same thing with the concept of “time management.” What is that? “Work-life balance.” For me, I call it work-life prioritization. You prioritize what's important to you at whatever time.

My older child goes to school, and on Wednesdays, they have something called Meeting for Worship, which is a Quaker tradition. And that's when they allow parents to come in and sit down for 30 minutes of meditation. The whole school is there. It's a time to talk about what's happening in the world and how we deal with things. And for that moment, you can think about what really matters. At work, they know that during that period, I am at Meeting for Worship. I love that it's also in the middle of the week; it centers me.

Every day's a bit different; I just prioritize. And look, some balls will drop, but I'm okay with that. Because I know the balls that I have in my hand are a lot more important than the ones that are dropping. And I'm okay with that. So “having it all,” I think it's a myth.

NonyO

How do you define success?

Beth F

Success for me is just the freedom of having the folks who matter to me present and the time to spend with them jaunting off to various places.

It's being able to prioritize motherhood and being a present friend, which I keep working on and getting better at. It's making memories.

NonyO

You talked a little bit about Eric. Can you tell us how you met?

Beth F

Yeah, EJR, my goodness. It's a really short one. We met during my senior year of college. I had a year left, and he was leaving. My college best friend at the time was dating one of his fraternity brothers, and she took me to a party where we met.

The next day, they told me that Eric wanted to go out with me. They suggested a date or going with him to formal.

He texted me, and we spoke and agreed to go to the formal together. At the formal, I spent zero time with my best friend. I just enjoyed his company. The rest is history.

When we graduated, there was no pressure to be together. We liked each other and said, "Let's see where this goes.

I loved how old-school he was. He would send handwritten letters, which I really loved. We just kept in touch, and here we are, two kids later.

NonyO

We discussed this briefly over the summer, but what you said was helpful and I want others to hear it. When you meet someone while young people, it's easy to wonder, should I date other people? Should I try something else? How did you know that this was the guy?

Beth F

Eric was in the military. So he was gone after college. They were gone for six months at a time, eight months at a time. We didn't want to put pressure on ourselves as long as we really liked each other. He would share his experiences, and we would get to know each other, but there was just no pressure.

Also, remember I mentioned I'd been at Cisco; I was in North Carolina and DC. I was still going out with friends, but I was very respectful.

I wasn't really interested in anyone else. I went out with many single friends, but no one interested me.

NonyO

It wasn't too intense too soon.

Beth F

Yes. It wasn't too intense; I remember him coming back from deployment, and he had to do one of those CT scans. He said, “I was just laying there thinking, and that's when I decided I really wanted to be with you.”

It was so sweet. Eric, being Eric, gave me a promise ring, which I thought was really sweet.

NonyO

Some of the advice I give to girls today is if a guy is trying to lock you down, they have to say it out loud. They have to say things like, “I hope that you're not seeing anyone else.” Or “I want to be with you.” And if they don't say that, you’re a free agent.

Beth F

I always tell girls to be patient about new experiences, open their minds, and be impatient about their non-negotiables, values, and character. They should also know when to walk away.

Motherhood, Friendship, and Fashion

NonyO

What qualities do you look for in a friend?

Beth F

I think it's evolved over the years. Loyalty in friendship is number one for me. Then I would say respectful friends. I have my career and family, so I won't always be available on a Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Sometimes, I may be a little late, but I'm sorry. Please be respectful of that. Also, please respect my boundaries. If I say, "I'm sorry, I can't make it to this party. I really need to be with Eric right now," please respect that without giving me a hard time.

And then the last thing, I love a good time. I love friends who are adaptable. I want to be able to walk into a boardroom with you, and I know you will show up. We'll be at the head of the table, and we can go toe-to-toe with whoever is on the other end. And I want to walk into an event where we're just being silly, whether it's black tie or a fashion show. I love an adaptable friend. That's really it.

NonyO

How would you contrast the reality of motherhood against what you thought it would be?

Beth F

I didn't have this whole picture of what motherhood was supposed to look like. My mom was probably the best and only example I knew or appreciated. My mom is a good combination of a traditional and modern mother. She had me when she was 40. She was a banker, and she left her job shortly after that. And so I had that traditional mom in that sense where she was a stay-at-home mom. She would cook every night. She loved being in the kitchen but was still very modern, going on her trips and bringing me along. I was like her handbag.

To answer your question, I feel I'm doing great if I could even be half as amazing as my mother.

On Gratitude and Redefining Success

NonyO

What’s next for you?

Beth F

Considering I just took on this role, I love what I do. I'm excited to keep learning and just be where I am. I would love to be on some boards as a way to give back. Something where retail meets technology. That would be fascinating. It could also be financial services with technology. I'm actually on a board right now for something like that for a company in Africa. It's a way of parlaying my experience here.

Personally, I am just having so much fun being a mother. It's exciting to pick and choose what I want to do and where I want to be at any given time. I'd love to see more of my friends.

Having more experiences is what's next for me. Believe it or not, I would also love to do something internationally for a little bit.

NonyO

A quote that exemplifies your outlook on life.

Beth F

My gosh, there's so many. I’m big on sharing quotes and affirmations with my kids and family. One thing that resonates with me now is living with a spirit of gratitude.

Taking things in. I mean, you've done so much, and I've done so much. We're so lucky. We're so blessed. I think having a grateful attitude, too, can be felt by people. Life can come at people fast and hard, so gratitude is big.

NonyO

That's a great place to end. It was really good talking to you. I hope to see you soon.

Beth F

I loved it. Thank you.

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