Bad-Ass Women In Business Amanda Healy Collins

This was a wonderful conversation with Jennifer Johnson, AKA JJ. She has had a very successful career and shared some fantastic stories about her journey. One key take-away: be ready to pivot! Switching career paths is always an option and your previous experience will be valuable in your new role!

Wendy shares her career journey from Shanghai to the US, via two Master's Degrees and an amazing entry level opportunity at Microsoft. Her success is due to hard work and effort, but also being open to being mentored and seizing opportunities for advancement.

This was such a fascinating conversation! Sue outlined all the responsibilities of board members and shared many insights from her 35 years in business. Key observations: be curious, be confident and be ready to step up when you are given the opportunity!

We talked about authenticity and the importance of having mentors - and being open to new experiences. Tiffany is such a warm and engaging person - I think you will enjoy hearing her story!

In this episode, I interview Lucia Annunzio, who is a Leadership Coach, Author, and is the President and CEO of the Center for High Performance. She is the author of Contagious Success, a best-selling management book that was voted Fast Company's Readers' Choice the year it was released. She is also part of the Executive Education faculty at University of Chicago’s Booth Graduate School of Business and teaches their most popular program, High Performance Leadership. Some fantastic insights from a long and storied career - especially around the theme of believing in yourself and having confidence that you can inspire others, as well as taking the help you are offered!

This is a fascinating conversation with Stephanie Carullo, Chief Operating Officer at Box. She shared her career journey from an Honors degree in Economics and History to IBM, Apple, Cisco and Box. Key lessons: Be curious, be humble and be appropriately impatient!