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We’ve talked to many people about sales engineering, and the common theme is that Sales Engineering is about solving problems and overcoming obstacles. Based on that, I can conclude that we can apply Sales Engineering principles in our lives.
And that is what our guest did. Mohamad has an interesting story where he had to solve multiple problems in his life from leaving Egypt to the Gulf and then coming to the USA. From finding jobs that suit him, to learning on the job to do it.
Here’s what we talk about:
Key Takeaways:
- Mohamad’s history and how he moved to the Gulf and then chose Dallas.
- Learning different technologies in order to be flexible.
- Working and learning from the different positions.
- How others can make similar moves
- Tips on learning the cloud
- How he was able to move to AWS
- How he helps people on the side.
Quotes:
“Moving into a new place where you don’t know nobody, you don’t know about the market, you don’t know how you’re going to get a job, are you going to sustain yourself or not, that was a challenge, a big challenge” – Mohamad Charaf
“It’s all about connections and how people would connect you to get into a new place and a new market” – Mohamad Charaf
“For someone to be flexible in the future, they have to develop their tool. they have to put tools in their tool belts today” – Ramzi Marjaba
“I’m a very big believer that there is no free lunch. So, you get what we pay for. …if you are looking for quality training, you have got to pay for this training. It’s an investment.” – Mohamed Charaf
