“ Somebody saw something in me that maybe I didn ’ t see in myself . They took a risk on me ; I was a high-risk profile for that transition ,” Fox-Martin explained .
“ The person who interviewed me told me they had a notebook of interviews and that most of the people in that book had all of the product knowledge , the technical knowledge , the skills , but she gave me the job . And she gave it to me because she felt there was an attitude , an aptitude , and a willingness and a desire for the role – that I probably wanted it more than the others .”
And the rest , then , is history .
What makes her success all the more impressive , however , is the fact that she actually started her career as a secondary school teacher .
After graduating from Trinity College in Dublin , Fox-Martin moved to London in the 80s , where she taught for three years .
“ I learned a lot in that classroom ,” said Fox-Martin , in an interview with The Irish Times . “ Suddenly , you ’ re in charge of 30 individuals – and it ’ s the only job in the world where you ’ re almost an immediate CEO of 30 people , and your role is to keep them engaged while imparting knowledge .”
After three years of teaching , she applied for an IT company that was conducting an experiment , so was looking to hire teachers .
Social Enterprise and One Billion Lives As the President of Google Cloud International , Fox-Martin has had an immeasurable impact in the cloud adoption of the world ’ s businesses . But her influence in the tech industry doesn ’ t end there .
Fox-Martin is also renowned for her extensive social entrepreneurship work .
In addition to being the Global Executive Sponsor for Google ’ s Social Enterprise , she also serves as the Global Buy-Social Ambassador for Social Enterprise UK .
What ’ s more , Fox-Martin is also the Founder of One Billion Lives . This pioneering initiative helps organisations across the world build and develop impactful social ventures , driven by its ultimate aim of improving the lives of over a billion people .
“ Ever since I founded the One Billion Lives platform at SAP , it has been my dream to drive social impact directly through our core business . By supporting social enterprises , we are one massive step closer to making that vision possible ,” Fox-Martin explained in a recent tweet .
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