Meet Eva-Maria Hempe, Director Enterprise at @VMware.
Eva-Maria's path to IT seems a given when you hear her talk about her childhood: she slept next to a dot matrix printer (bonus points if you know what that is ), got her own computer at age 6, bought her first computer at 16 with money she earned babysitting, and programmed websites for her father's friend's company.
One might assume that her interests led her straight into the belly of the beast, but instead, she took a circuitous route. She studied science, earned a doctorate in physics, and then worked for 8.5 years as a management consultant at Bain & Company, where she became an associate partner.
She's currently Enterprise Director for the CEMEA region, a position with a lot of responsibility. She brings her unique perspective and sees herself as a change agent to make VMware's Enterprise customers more successful.
Her advice to you is to be bold. Don't try to be someone you're not; everyone has something to bring to the table; try to make sure that looking back you don't regret not trying something, and if you find a mentor that's a good fit for you, that's a great thing!
