Elana Lyn Gross
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Tag Archives: Career Profile
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Career Profile: Elisa Steele, Namely
“Work hard, do the right thing and make things happen."
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Career Profile: Libby Leffler, SoFi
"The best way to get ready to ask for a raise is to prepare, practice and then pursue."
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Career Profile: Hildy Kuryk, Artemis Strategies
"Outwork everyone. Do it well and do it nicely."
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Career Profile: Sophia Amoruso, Nasty Gal and Girlboss
"The thing about resilience is that it requires setbacks. If you have nothing to recover from you’re likely not taking enough risks. Failing is a form of moving forward because if you’re curious and self-aware, you get to learn. Failure is essentially a free education: How cool is that?"
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Career Profile: Melanie Whelan, SoulCycle
"My advice to anyone who is early in their career is to focus on the ‘coulds’ not the ‘shoulds.’ Don’t worry about what you think you should be doing, but rather what you want to be doing, what you’re passionate about and how you can make the most impact to your teams."
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Career Profile: Michelle Kelly, Lilly Pulitzer
"Invest in your network and relationships. A smart person once framed it out very clearly for me – the tools you have are your time, talent and relationships. Invest in building and strengthening all three!"
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Career Profile: Kasie Hunt, NBC News and MSNBC
"Never let anyone take you less seriously than they take your male peers. Don’t fail to notice when that happens and don’t fail to do something about it."
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Career Profile: Yael Cohen Braun, FCancer, Motherlucker, and Bumble
"I think collaboration is at the core of greatness and creativity. Working together, asking for help when you need it and giving help where you can makes not only everyone’s work better, but it also makes the working environment a lot better."
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Career Profile: Alisyn Camerota, CNN
"Follow your bliss. None of this will feel like a chore if you are passionate about what you do."
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Career Profile: Shalane Flanagan, Olympic Athlete and NYC Marathon Winner
"Run your race. This applies to everyone and everything in life. To me, it means to follow your instincts and live a life you are proud of."
