313: Look Everywhere For Problems That Need Solving and Build Great Teams with Neil Day

<p>In this week’s show, Phil talks to Neil Day, who has more than 30 years of experience in the industry having started his career as a coder with Apple. He went on to manage online systems for Walmart and Sears before creating the successful start-up MediaMaster.</p> <p>He is now the Chief Technical Officer for R-Zero.</p> <p>Neil talks about why the search for new initiatives may not always like in your immediate vicinity. He also discusses the value that can be found in building a great team.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS:</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>TOP CAREER TIP</strong></p> <p>Don’t always look for problems to solve within the world of IT only. Broaden your search and the solutions you will find may surprise you.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>WORST CAREER MOMENT</strong></p> <p>While working for Walmart, Neil’s team had been rushed to finish a web solution, but when the product was released, it was found to be lacking in many areas. Subsequently, Neil and the team were hurried back into action to enact a fix, which proved very challenging.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>CAREER HIGHLIGHT</strong></p> <p>Neil is extraordinarily proud of the achievements he attained with several large companies, including Walmart’s ecommerce site, a reimagined storage solution, and many more.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>THE FUTURE OF CAREERS IN I.T</strong></p> <p>Although technology is all-pervasive in today’s society, there are still so many things yet to be explored. There are always countless possibilities.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>THE REVEAL</strong></p> <p><strong>What first attracted you to a career in I.T.?</strong> – Neil began by working on Radio Shack kits with his father before moving on to programming.</p> <p><strong>What’s the best career advice you received?</strong> – Be solutions focused and results oriented.</p> <p><strong>What’s the worst career advice you received?</strong> –</p> <p><strong>What would you do if you started your career now?</strong> – Neil thinks that joining a large team and un