6 Powerful Women Spill the Secrets to their Career Success

This episode is a compilation of 6 of the most powerful women featured on the So This Is My Why podcast, discussing the milestones that led them on their journey to success Ep 124: Jacqueline Novogratz Jacqueline is the founder & CEO of Acumen - a non-profit global venture capital fund that aims to use entrepreneurial approaches to address global poverty. As the OG of impact investing, she shares her experience in Rwanda and learning that the most important thing is to build something where you leave no footprint behind. And how there is no such thing as black & white. Everyone has an angel and demon within them that comes out at different times. 📍 Listen to Jacqueline's full episode: https://www.sothisismywhy.com/124 Ep 115: Lydia Fenet is the former Executive Director of Christie's New York And for 10 years, she thought it was a privilege to be working at Christie's. She never asked for more. Until she realised that you are just a number in the P&L, and you have to fight for what your worth. In one conversation, she managed to x3 her salary, obtain an international director designation and start a new department on strategic partnerships. 📍 Listen to Lydia's full episode: https://www.sothisismywhy.com/115 Ep 125: Tanya Zakowich Has worked at NASA, Boeing and Hyperloop and shares her journey in making big career pivots which led to the creation of Pink Pencil Math with 2 million TikTok followers, 507k Instagram Followers & 99k YouTube followers. 📍 Listen to Tanya's full episode: https://www.sothisismywhy.com/125 Ep 79: Nicole Quinn Is a General Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. She's known as the celebrity whisperer who's worked with the likes of Lady Gaga, Tom Brady, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jessica Alba. 📍 Listen to Nicole's full episode: https://www.sothisismywhy.com/79 Ep 77: Lily Wu Is a two-time 7 figure business founder who shares how she got started on her entrepreneurial journey in Australia as a teenager 📍 Listen to Lily's full episode: https://www.sothisismywhy.com/77 Ep 56: Lauren Hom is a California-born designer, illustrator & hand lettering artist with a 250k strong following on Instagram. She is known for her use of bright colour palettes & playful letterings and has worked for clients such as Starbucks, YouTube, TIME Magazine, Google and AT&T. She has also been recognised by Communications Arts, the Art Directors Club, the One Club, the Type Directors Club and the Webby Awards She shares how she's built her enviable artistic career including with Daily Dishonesty. 📍 Listen to Lauren's full episode: https://www.sothisismywhy.com/56 * 🎙️Website: https://www.sothisismywhy.com/ New episodes drop every Sunday! 🎥 Subscribe to YouTube channel here: / @sothisismywhy 🙊 Like STIMY? Buy me a ☕️?: https://beacons.ai/sothisismywhy STAY IN TOUCH! 🌍 Website: https://www.sothisismywhy.com 💌 Sign up for the weekly STIMY newsletter: https://sothisismywhy.ck.page/ebf231f605 📸 Instagram: / sothisismywhy 🐦 Twitter: / sothisismywhyp1 👭 Subscribe to STIMY’s private Facebook group: / 523851861591311 WHO AM I: I'm Ling Yah, a Malaysian lawyer & host/producer of the So This Is My Why, where I interview inspiring people about how they found their why, and their blueprint for turning that why into a reality. I’ve interviewed Olympians, Michelin-starred chefs, top entrepreneurs, VC founders, Hollywood actresses, and more. P/S ⌨️ I’d love to hear from you! Just leave a comment below or email me at sothisismywhy(at)gmail.com

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