Career vs. Calling with an ex-Amazon Leader

About this episode

The episode explores the journey of Jonathan Liu from healthcare to leadership at Amazon, discussing themes of career versus calling.

Think Fearlessly: Wow. Seriously. I’ve listened to this episode three times, and my IQ goes up 5 points with each listen. Jonathan and Becky cover SO much of an amazing journey: a lifetime healthcare arc from loving his father to serving over 1.5M employees at Amazon; a history lesson in US Healthcare; favorite faculty (Kramer, Shaddy, Fox), and more. In a school full of unicorns, Jonathan and Becky are unicorns’ unicorns, and they are in your alumni network. Featuring: Jonathan Liu MD FACP ('26), with Becky Wai ('26) More episodes here anderson.ucla.edu/degrees/fully-employed-mba/culture/femba-drive-time-podcast

People in this episode

Guests: Jonathan Liu MD FACP, Becky Wai

Topics covered

• career development
• healthcare
• leadership
• personal journey
• education
• alumni network

Keywords

• career
• calling
• healthcare
• Amazon
• leadership
• UCLA Anderson
• alumni

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Amazon, UCLA Anderson

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