Her Story
About Megan
Megan Young serves as Director of Marketing at Guidon, an architecture and engineering firm based out of Indianapolis. She has been in her field since 2013, beginning her career in the construction industry as a proposal coordinator before advancing to her current leadership role, which she has held for six and a half years. Young earned her bachelor's degree in journalism, with a focus on magazine journalism and a minor in digital media, from Ball State University in 2011. In 2004, she obtained her Certified Professional Services Marketer credential, an accreditation specific to the architecture, engineering, and construction sectors. Her expertise encompasses stewarding the firm's strategic vision, brand management, proposal coordination, and delivering leadership training such as Train the Trainer programs to enhance team communication skills. Young attributes her professional success to being persistent, curious, and ambitious, noting that she has been inquisitive since a young age and remains a constant learner who believes in elevating others as she advances. She prioritizes values of faith and family, consistency, and serving as a stable presence for those around her, and she volunteers quarterly with Girls Inc. of Greater Indianapolis.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Megan
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to being persistent, curious, and ambitious. Going into journalism, I've been inquisitive from a young age. I am a constant learner, and so being a forever student has really shaped the opportunities I've gotten to walk into, and I'm a big believer in bringing others up while I grow to keep that chain effect going.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice I've ever received is that the only person in your way is you. Having an opportunistic mindset, it takes hard work, but you get to define how you interpret success. And that really stuck with me.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
I would tell young women to internalize your own self-confidence, and people will follow it. Having cheerleaders in your inner circle is going to be really key to helping you realize who you are and how you show up when you might not say it yourself.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
External challenges include the cost of materials and labor in this market right now, and the war on talent for architects and engineers and professionals who support it. Internally, being a good steward of the input that you're receiving interdepartmentally, and making sure that there's a balance between being heard, and also getting the strategic filter on to evaluate what gets implemented and what might not be right now.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
For me, the values that shape how I show up are prioritizing my faith and family, having a consistency in who I am and where I am, and then being a stable and steady presence for others.
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