First Job to Associate Director: McKenzie Findley on “Running Into the Fire”
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Host Lorraine Ladd sits down with Associate Director McKenzie Findley to unpack what “Education & Awareness” really means at alliant—and how her team drives business strategy to empower sales, elevate acquisitions, and fuel rapid growth.
In this episode:
- What Education & Awareness does: sales enablement, better leads, social, email, and marketing collateral
- McKenzie’s career journey: first job out of college → two promotions in four years
- The mindset that accelerates growth: “run into the fire,” get comfortable being uncomfortable
- Culture and perks: onsite gym, strong team bonds, and international collaboration
- Rapid-fire favorites: TikTok, sweet snacks, football (Roll Tide!), and… pizza forever
- We’re hiring for McKenzie’s team: fun, proactive, ambitious teammates who want to build a career and a work family
Key quotes:
- “Everything feels better when you’re winning together.”
- “Feel the fear—and do it anyway.”
Interested in joining the team? We’re growing fast—come build with us.
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