Today we’d like to introduce you to Summer Shepard.
From a child prodigy at the age of five, working on computers back then on the IBM pc 5170, Dallas Native Summer Shepard rarely spent time sleeping or engaging in the child activities, teachers took notice and let her skills come alive on the computers.
She began her career at Dell Computers at 17 which is the youngest age learning the motherboard and being certified because she asked to stay in the class without having to be 18, quickly advancing under the Michael Dell team of Austin, TX. From there, she went on to Lockheed Martin and interned at N.A.S.A who then hired her full time in less than three months while interning. In 2014, she accepted a job with Google as the NE region Texas Ambassador/Technical Engineer and continues to be their product ambassador to this day in 2019.
Summer brings 13 years of technical and leadership experience with opportunities working for Dell, Apple corporate, Google, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Rolls-Royce corporate, Prairie View A&M, and Amazon. Among her achievements, she was the first intern to work as ground control at NASA obtaining a full-time employee opportunity in less than three months.
Before she moved to Houston Texas, she worked for Google as their brand ambassador and asked to moved to Houston, Tx where she quickly took to Houston diverse and competitive industry and advanced in the industry deemed as Top Infrastructure Engineer and Global Project Manager.
Summer has started her own Independent staffing solutions firm “A Boss Careers” providing Career services, Resume writing and Mentorship services. She also does public speaking engagement and holds seminars for her community to gain wealth. in Houston, TX. where she hopes to spread her knowledge and skills for others to grow and become ‘A Boss” in their own life.
Being the only young person, African American and female she wanted to spread her knowledge with everyone so many times people are not guided and just don’t believe in themselves creating A Boss careers makes you feel and will put you in the place to become A Boss. She got here with ambition and seeing a vision beyond her dreams.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
It hasn’t been a smooth road when I first started out I had 35+ interviews and 2 interviews with Google and didn’t get any job had to move away to get back on my feet. I had rejection after rejection passing talent acquisition test getting flown out by some of the top companies just to be told no was devastating and frustrating. I wanted to give up but I couldn’t give up. I put God first and leaned on his timing and used Romans 8:18, I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. as my guide as well. After heavy prayer and studying finally landed a job. So, you may get 5 rejections, just remember I received over 35 rejection letters. Anything is possible.
A Boss Careers – what should we know? What do you do best? What sets you apart from the competition?
A Boss careers stands for Black Owned Staffing Solutions. We specialize in resumes, finding the right career and landing you that interview you always wanted. We also provide mock interviews for every industry, a company that believes you and caters and help you achieve a dream job whether being in corporate or entrepreneur world.
What sets us apart is? You walk out A Boss showing confidence, you achieve your dreams just building your confidence to be untouchable and you land that role.
What moment in your career do you look back most fondly on?
My proudest moment is officially launching and branding myself and hearing my clients success story is the best feeling. Telling them you always had it in you and that I am proud of you.
Pricing:
- Resume Services, interview coaching, and direct contact with some companies $60
- Art and Model portfolios $80
- Speaking engagements tbs
Contact Info:
- Website: https://abosscareers.wixsite.com/abosscareer
- Phone: (832)679-0428
- Email: a.boss.careers@gmail.com
Image Credit:
Nenaji Media photographer
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