Grow With Us: A career convo with Ingo

We recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Ingo Hentschel, Market Vice President – San Diego, for our first Grow With Us podcast episode, where we spotlight the career journeys of Cox leaders who started with Cox as frontline employees and progressed to senior leader roles. 

CHAPTERS

(00:00) Theme song

(00:21) Ingo intro and welcome

(00:40) Why did you choose to build your career at Cox?

(02:13) What learnings from your time in the military have you applied to your leadership style and career?

(05:21) How does distance from previous experience allow you to reflect on learnings?

(05:42) What lessons from being a field installer and working your way through the business do you hold onto today as your role as Market VP for San Diego.

(08:44) How has mentorship played a role in your career journey?

(13:06) Are there any career moves, decisions or risks you took that had a big impact?

(13:58) What kinds of resources helped you advance your career along the way?

(15:54) – What’s one of your proudest moments since you’ve been here at Cox?

(19:44) – What’s a mistake that you’ve learned the most from throughout your career path?

(21:21) – From your perspective, how does volunteerism improve someone’s leadership skills?

(23:50) – Is there a specific company goal that you have your team focused on right now?

(25:51) – What’s one piece of career advice you wish you could have given yourself 30 years ago, and what advice would you give to people today?

(28:09) – Lightning round.