Alright folks, grab a coffee because this one started simple but got real. So, today I sat down thinking, “Who is Sigrid Stevenson?” Her name kept popping up in this niche industry news I follow, and honestly, I felt kinda out of the loop. Time to dig.
First things first, I cracked open my laptop and just straight-up Googled “Sigrid Stevenson career.” Expected to find a crisp LinkedIn profile or something official, right? Nope. It was mostly industry articles, conference mentions, bits and pieces scattered everywhere. Felt like putting together a puzzle with half the pieces missing.
Started clicking through old news links and archived pages. Found out she was big at Veridian Dynamics in the early 2010s. The details were fuzzy, but it seemed like she was instrumental in some project called “Project Pheonix“. Spelling mistake intentional in the articles – told you it was messy! They talked about “revolutionizing user flow” under her watch. Pretty broad stuff.
Then I hit a paywall on a major tech site – classic! Couldn’t read the full details about her later stint at Summit Tech Innovations around 2016. The snippet mentioned her role as “Head of Emerging Markets“, which sounded fancy, but what did she actually do? Frustrating as hell.
Pulled up some old corporate press releases next. Found her in a photo from a 2018 summit, standing next to this industry bigwig I actually recognize. Caption just said “Sigrid Stevenson discusses operational scalability.” Vague. Useless.
I remembered checking Wikipedia. She had a short page, mostly listings:
- Education: Mentioned an MBA from a decent school, no specific program details.
- Early Career: Just company names like “Alpha Global” with dates.
- Major Roles: “Senior Director” at Veridian, then “VP” at Summit. Still foggy on the actual achievements.
Kinda dry, honestly. Left me hanging.
The real kicker? Found a local business journal article buried deep. It painted a different picture of her Summit Tech Innovations period. Said there was this big internal shake-up, some controversial efficiency drive she spearheaded around 2019. Used words like “significant workforce realignment.” Oof, corporate speak for layoffs?
And here’s why this matters to me.
My old job? Got canned in late 2019. Pandemic hadn’t hit yet, but they were cleaning house for “future growth.” Zero warning, just gone. Benefits axed before I could even process it. That job was lifeline kinda stuff – healthcare for my folks, decent pay, the works. Finding out Sigrid Stevenson might have been the one holding the axe at Summit Tech during their “realignment”… well damn. Felt like digging up an old wound by accident.
So yeah, researched a seemingly boring executive career today, expecting dry facts about product launches and market penetration. Instead, stumbled straight into feeling that familiar pang of being tossed aside by big corp decisions made people like her. Whole lot clearer why that name keeps showing up now. Kinda wish I’d just stayed clueless.
