Most of us have a fear of public speaking, but imagine speaking to a crowd of over a thousand people in your second language.

That was the situation that faced Aleyda Solis in 2012, when the folks at Moz invited her to share one of the biggest and most coveted stages in marketing at Mozcon…

But let’s rewind a little bit first.

Early opportunities created many career options

They say timing is everything, but sometimes there is a little luck involved as well.

Aleyda Solis left her native Nicaragua to attend school in Spain. While studying engineering, she also took an interest in HTML on her own time.

Apparently self study worked well for Aleyda, because she soon won an HTML contest at the University, without even taking a class!

Soon, she became interested in an Internet based career, working full time while attending university. Not many 19 year olds have that type of opportunity, but Aleyda was fortunate to be able to do both. It is tough to work full time in college, while also going to school and socializing… but that type of experience is priceless.

Leaving college and surrounding yourself with successful people

After college, Aleyda went to work for a company lead by a successful entrepreneur. Learning directly from a successful entrepreneur would create opportunities for years to come.

“Surround yourself with successful people"

If you surround yourself with enough successful people, you will become successful yourself.

Episode 6 - Aleyda Solis

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Episode 6 - Aleyda Solis

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