On this episode, we talk with Austin Martin, Vice President of Strategy and Operations at Snyk. I actually first met Austin by cold messaging him for a class assignment where we needed to interview people who were more advanced in their career. I had a good sense that Austin was going to be thoughtful about his career because he outlines five principles that he uses to guide his career. As we learned more about Austin's path, we learned how he came up with a few of those principles. One of those principles focuses on how Austin takes sole responsibility for his career. During our conversation you'll hear how Austin lived that principle by talking to an admissions officer in a liquor store and initiating a nerve wracking conversation with his boss to stay a year longer than planned at one of his first jobs.