Stories of women letting go to get ahead
Why, when, and how to reinvent your career.
Stacy Mayer: The pivot from actor to coach–and how more women can get promoted sooner
Stacy Mayer started her career as an actor. Today, she is a bestselling author and leads an executive coaching company that helps women reach promotions and leadership positions sooner in their career. Stacy and I talk about her jumps from acting, to hedge fund, to teaching yoga, to business owner to bestselling author. And the three pieces of advice she has for women in the corporate world who want to level up.
Leela Srinivasan — The winding path to CMO
Leela Srinivasan took a meandering path to her role as Chief Marketing Officer at fintech decacorn Checkout.com—pivoting from receptionist at a newswire service, to salesperson, to banker and consultant, and finally to marketing. We talk about the benefits of a nonlinear career path and how knowing your authentic self will point you in the right direction.
Nicole Sahin — The many pivots toward CEO
Nicole Sahin has pivoted from anthropologist to yoga instructor to Founder and CEO of a billion-dollar company. I talk with Nicole about the value of following your intuition, how women can muster the courage to jump to something new, and her one regret in her career.
Cary Lin — The building blocks toward CEO
Cary Lin is the founder and CEO of Common Heir. She pivoted from finance and consulting to working with the beauty industry’s biggest female leaders – and finally, taking her place in line as founder and CEO. We talk about the pressure on female founders, biases in venture capital funding, and the power of seeing role models who look like you.
Dr. Melynda Barnes — From surgeon to the C-Suite
Dr. Melynda Barnes left a coveted career in plastic surgery to take a chance on a health tech startup. Today Melynda is the Chief Medical Officer at Ro, a “unicorn” startup valued at $5B – but that success wasn’t always certain. Melynda and I talk about the concern from friends and family, the pressure of being a role model for black female surgeons, and despite all that, why Melynda knew she had to pivot.