From Culinary School to Cisco: One Woman's Unlikely Journey

A young professional in marketing shares her unconventional path to success at Cisco.

The journey began in culinary school, but she pivoted to marketing during the pandemic and initially struggled to find her bearings. She credits everyday people who believed in her with helping her shape her career. A chance encounter with a Cisco marketer at a college career fair left a lasting impression, showing her that she could see herself working for the company.

She then joined Amplify, Cisco's marketing new-grad pipeline program, where she received guidance and support from peers in earlier cohorts. This experience instilled in her the importance of lifting others up and helping them find their footing.

Now, as a Web Producer at Cisco, she aims to make things clear and make people feel seen. She reflects on a recent visit with two young girls from a local middle school who visited Cisco to learn about tech, and how seeing their fire and curiosity ignited something in her.