What initially drew you to the data centre industry?
My background has always been in communications, with early experience in emergency healthcare, EMS, and corporate roles. My entry into the data centre industry began when a recruiter presented me with a brownfield opportunity at Interxion, which Digital Realty went on to acquire in 2020. It was a chance to create an internal communications programme from scratch, and I saw it as the perfect moment to leverage my consulting experience to help leaders drive change, engage employees, and align messaging with strategic goals.
The prospect of shaping communication strategies in a rapidly growing yet relatively untapped industry was both challenging and exciting.
I don’t think my journey into the industry is all that different from other people’s experiences either. A number of colleagues have had long careers in data centres via construction or engineering, whereas others have come into the industry from much more diverse backgrounds. I think the industry has room for people from multifaceted backgrounds, and this diversity is enriching it in new ways.
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