My dad is good at sticking with stuff and he has a strong work ethic, which is imbued in me. Growing up, he would constantly ask what I was doing and was I achieving anything.

You just want to be judged against everyone fairly.

The talent that has to be learned is finding out what someone's passion is and setting them up to realize that. You don't get the best work from people if you're guiding them versus them guiding themselves.

I kept my age quiet for a good few years. I didn't see it as a positive. I worked remotely, so I just didn't tell people.