The Ache For Distant Places w/ Andrea Haughian

 

Meet Andrea Haughian…

Andrea Haughian is Executive Vice President and Head of Americas at Invest NI, Northern Ireland’s Economic Development Agency.

In today’s episode, we talk about:

  • Why she’s proud of Lurgan

  • Showing up to the “wrong interview” (and how it changed her life)

  • The opportunities “being keen” opened up for her

  • Aching for distant places

  • How she ended up moving to San Francisco in the 90s

  • The power of wanting something (and seeing it come about)

  • Where she goes in NYC to get her Northern Irish fix

  • Advice she’d give to her 22-year-old self

  • And the radical transformation she’s seen take place in NI

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Magic Moment: Career fairs THEN vs NOW

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