Have you managed to land a job that you were unqualified for. How did you do so?

I'm looking for random stories here where you were able to get a job, even though most people would think it's not possible.

Sth like:

From software eng in a company, to a software engineer manager or architect or product manager at a different company?

From software engineer to some type of consultant or CEO or CTO or something?

The more stretching the shot, the more interesting the story shall be.