Balancing Your Health with a Demanding Career
Hosted by Rich Williams, Certificate 2019
The Recent Alumni and Current Students Committee (RACS) of the Stevens Alumni Association and the Office of Development & Alumni Engagement invites you to join Rich Williams, Certificate 2019 from Hexaware Technologies as he discusses how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a demanding career as part of the Adulting 101 series.
Rich Williams, Certificate 2019
I am an executive in the data and technology industry, and I am currently Senior Vice President of Data Partnerships for Hexaware, a global IT services company. I have 17 years of consulting experience and prior to Hexaware I worked for Opera Solutions, Accenture, and Tredence, where I led and grew the data engineering business by 20X in 4 years. I am a passionate leader, mentor, and coach to dozens of industry leaders in the world’s top consulting firms and corporations. I’ve had a good career so far, and it continues to get better, thankfully.
But life is about more than our careers. While I was having a lot of success in my career, I was not taking care of my health. I didn’t have good habits in place when I started my consulting career, and the bad habits got me in trouble with my health after almost 15 years of wear and tear. I put on a significant amount of weight and in late 2022, a serious health emergency forced me to reflect on my lifestyle choices. I paused my career and took a 1-year break from work to focus on my health. I have now lost over 100 pounds but more importantly, I have become a healthy person during that time, confident that I can now maintain a high level of fitness even with a demanding career.
Disclaimer
The information presented is provided for general informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. Nothing in this presentation constitutes legal, health or professional advice and all information presented is provided in good faith.
Adulting 101 is a free webinar series created by the Recent Alumni & Current Students Committee (RACS) of the Stevens Alumni Association in partnership with the Office of Development and Alumni Engagement, suited best for young alumni and current students. The series is designed to provide insight into practical life topics not addressed in traditional degree programs. Adulting 101 sessions are offered several times throughout the year and will last approximately 45 minutes per session, followed by a Q&A.
Contact
Thomas Gaudet
Assistant Director of Annual Giving & Alumni Engagement
tgaudet@stevens.edu