Why Advertising and marketing Exec Bozoma Saint John Needs You to Be Extra Egocentric


On residing boldly

“There has by no means been a job I’ve left that mentors or family and friends have applauded. They’ve all the time recommended me that I must be cautious. That I must be extra modest, extra involved with my fame. And I do not know that they counsel males like that.” 

“That man? He is a threat taker. He is a frontrunner. He is out in entrance. You strive to try this as a girl, and persons are like, ‘Oh, woman, do not you assume it’s best to take it straightforward?’ Or, ‘You do not need to get there after which discover that you have made a mistake.'”

“Even once I moved to a job that did not work out—I’d say that my expertise at Uber looks like that to me. However on the finish, it nonetheless was an awesome factor for me, it put me on the map in tech. However no one mentioned, ‘Oh, yeah, it’s best to depart Apple and go to that catastrophe of an organization, Uber.’ No one mentioned that. If I had been a person, they’d be like, ‘Oh, he is a risk-taker. Daring. Adventurer.'”

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