{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5fea699a9f601a4069f5a0b3/636c86f9ebca01001258bec0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#44 A leadership story you won't believe - Suzanne Steele, Vice President & Managing Director United Kingdom and Ireland, Adobe","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5fea699a9f601a4069f5a0b3/1614243388074-44c7e7e8b0668a1330132fc9d31b446d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Suzanne (Suz) Steele, was the VP and MD for Adobe's ANZ operations before moving back to the UK to take up the same role for the UK and Ireland operations, which is one of Adobe's largest markets globally.</p><p><br></p><p>She has risen to this position from humble working class beginnings in Northern Ireland, in which attending university was not an option in her family.In fact, she left school at 16.</p><p><br></p><p>This worked against her in her early days until she landed a role in a start-up with a manager who saw her \"street fighter\" and \"make it happen\" qualities.</p>","author_name":"Graeme Cowan"}