103. Hero - Renee Eddy, Director of Innovation, Operations, and Methods at Eaton
Channel: Electrical Equipment Company
Date: 2021-04-18

Renee Eddy is the first in her family to go to college and she has been making an impact in the world ever since.  She has the opportunity to work on F22 Joint Strike Fighters right out of school and learned quickly the importance of delivering on a solution and the importance of the system to meet all requirements.  Her career has led her through Defense, Data Analytics, Commercial Systems and now she's leading innovation at Eaton! 

Renee has wonderful advice for those considering industry and she says to be willing to take a chance on a company you may not know everything about.  Do your research as you may find they are highly innovative and align to areas that you are looking to grow in professionally. Her intentionality around mentoring others is inspirational and she speaks to several ways that she is able to help others.  Renee is very active in the Society of Women Engineers and worked through task forces with that organization.

The why Renee shared was truly impactful.  She is passionate about helping people achieve their goals.  She also LOVES the opportunities she has been given to work with some of the most innovative products and solutions that make such a huge impact on the world.  This is an exciting conversation from our hero Renee Eddy!

Guest: Renee Eddy - Director, Innovation, Methods & Operations at Eaton
https://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-eddy/

Host: Chris Grainger
Executive Producer: Adam Sheets
Audio/Video Editing: Andi Thrower

Renee Eddy Favorites:
Harvard Business Review
https://hbr.org/ 

BBC Podcasts
https://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts

NPR
https://www.npr.org/