Quest 5
Leading Industry Professionals
As technology continues to rapidly grow into all aspects of public and private life, an increased demand for digital careers has emerged.
Using the list below research some of the Leading Industry professionals that have successful careers in the field of Digital Technology.
From the list below, choose a digital technology professional and answer the questions below.
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Peter Thiel (PayPal)
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Shuntaro Furukawa (Nintendo)
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Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, Boring Company)
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Steve Jobs (Apple, Pixar)
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Rohit Prasad (Amazon Alexa)
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Sundar Pichai (Google)
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Jeff Bezos (Amazon)
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Mark Zuckerberg (FaceBook)
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Evan Spigel (Snapchat)
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Reed Hastings (Netflix)
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Tim Cook (Apple)
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Ginni Rometty (IBM)
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Jack Dorsey (Twitter)
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Daniel Ek (Spotify)
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John Kodera (Sony)
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Devin Wenig (Ebay)
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Susan Wojicki (YouTube)
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Satya Nadella (Microsoft)
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Marissa Mayer (Yahoo)
Quest 5 Activity 1:
Leading Industry Professional Case Study
Create Google Slides promoting your professional.
Use photos, graphics and key words/sentences from what you find below.
1. Identify the company the leading professional is currently working with. Is it the same as the one they started with? How long have they been working in the industry.
2. What has been their most prominent work over their career? and what was the cause/s or purpose/s of this work?
3. What impact have they or their work had on society?
Quest 5 Activity 2:
Digital Media and careers available
Use the website links above to help answer the following questions.
1. What is digital media?
2.. Identify 5 websites aimed at helping jobseekers finding jobs in digital media.
3. What jobs are available in this field?