Post by Peter Nagy

I don't post here much. But this one means a bit more to me than most. Growing up from humble beginnings, I had no shortage of ambitious dreams. I can remember wanting to be a scientist (definitely a mad one), then an NBA star, and at some point wanting a career in video gaming — despite being born a few decades too early for that. If I could have shown that boy this future, somewhere between the NBA and the video games, he probably would have said no thanks. But only because it would have seemed more impossible than the rest. This month I was humbled to be promoted to Senior Director, Growth Marketing for Adobe's Digital Consumer business across Asia Pacific. Getting here has taught me something simple: hard work, tenacity and belief pay off — but never on their own. It's the people that matter. The family and friends who are always there, and the colleagues who come and go as jobs change but still turn up when you need them. Make the time for them — I wouldn't be here without mine. I'm proud to work for a company that lives its values and looks after its people, and with an APAC team that makes the job easy to love. A few thank you's. To Simon Morris and Lara Hood Balazs, for the trust and the room to find my way. To Linda Duncombe OAM and David Newton, who taught me the foundations of what it means to be a leader. To the Adobe GMO International and APAC Leadership teams, for setting a bar worth chasing. And to my own team — William Leung, Menaka Seshakumar, Gustavo Furtado and everyone alongside them — the smartest thing I do most days is back you and then get out of the way. Still no NBA contract, but I think that kid would take it.