Think Like a Boss: Winning as a Female Exec. With Amy Wu
Oct 11, 2019
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Join me in experiencing the wisdom and experience of my dear friend, Amy Wu. As a partner at Light Speed Venture Partners, she spends her time predominantly working with their growth team. Amy shares with us today her journey to the C-suite, her take on work-life balance, and how to succeed as a female leader in tech. Before her current role, she served as CFO in actually two different roles at Discovery and spent her time outside of the office satisfying her sense of adventure by summiting more than a dozen Alpine peaks over 10,000 feet high!
Favorite Takeaways From This Episode:
There’s nothing wrong with making pivots in your career. We all often start our careers multiple times in our lives, and when we do that, it’s through the power of connection and taking risks that we end up finding our dream career. Sometimes you just have to be the one to raise your hand, and taking that chance will be rewarded. If you do not take risks in your career, that’s a guaranteed way to ensure that the door will be closed. However, if you take a risk, that’s the only way you can see if the door is open.
When it comes to working for someone else, it’s important to follow and work for someone who embodies the values you believe in, and who you can learn a lot from. Especially as a woman in the workplace, it’s important to work hard and use your voice. Both of these things will help you get noticed in male-dominated spaces, and be taken seriously as a professional.
A great way to hold yourself accountable in speaking up is to set a goal of aiming to speak up at least two times in your next meeting. Have something intelligent to say, and say it.
Additionally, work-life balance often has to do with priority. It’s important to decide early on in your career the season of life that you want to dedicate solely to your work. This is because big career accomplishments often come at the cost of a social life. It is personal to decide where you fall on the work-life balance spectrum.
When we as young, career-focused individuals prioritize taking care of ourselves and spending time with friends, we are less likely to experience career burnout. Even though we may be in a season of life when we are choosing to focus on our career over having a personal life, it’s still important to rest and take care of yourself.
Connect with Amy:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amytongwu/
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