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Scott Anthony Barlow: Happen to Your Career Scott Anthony Barlow is CEO of Happen To Your Career and host of the Happen to Your Career podcast. His team and him are focused on helping people find the work they love. He's also the author of the book, Happen to Your Career: An Unconventional Approach to Career Change and Meaningful Work*. You've been laid off, or someone close to you is navigating that reality right now. A lot of the first things we think to do after a layoff are wrong. In this episode, Scott and I explore what to avoid…and more importantly, where to begin anew. Key Points Most people underestimate the time it takes to mean a transition to the next, right position. Submitting tons of applications, networking everywhere, and telling everyone that you're looking feels productive, but is often either incomplete or a waste of time. Give yourself the space to grieve. Spend time with the people who care about you. This didn't happen to you, it happened for you. Whether objectively true or not, this mindset will help you be intentional about next actions. Hyperfocus your targeting by creating a master resume and also considering backdoors to opportunities. Decide when to hire help by using math – how much will expertise help speed up the process and/or help you land a higher salary? Resources Mentioned Happen to Your Career: An Unconventional Approach to Career Change and Meaningful Work* by Scott Anthony Barlow If Love Is a Game, These Are the Rules: 10 Rules for Finding Love and Creating Long-Lasting, Authentic Relationships by Chérie Carter-Scott Interview Notes Download my interview notes in PDF format (free membership required). Related Episodes Craft a Career to Fit Your Strengths, with Scott Anthony Barlow (episode 424) How to Nail a Job Transition, with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (episode 555) How to Respond When You Get Triggered, with Sally Helgesen (episode 620) Expert Partner In this midst of a layoff? Feeling stagnant in your current role? Scott Barlow and his team may be able to help as official partners of Coaching for Leaders. To discover more about how his team can support you, get in touch on our expert partners page. Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic. To accelerate your learning, uncover more inside Coaching for Leaders Plus.
Many Australians have adopted online accounting software Xero to make their businesses easier to operate, with the company growing subscribers by 6% in the last year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, CEO of Xero, tells AccountingWEB technology editor Tom Herbert why the cloud accounting platform has shifted to a more focused approach, how accounting firms can take more risks, and what doing the books for her family's business taught her about the profession. For full shownotes visit: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tech/accounting-software/xero-ceo-sukhinder-singh-cassidy-talks-strategy-risk-and-pricing
Chevron doubles down on Australia's gas future, a look at Australia's resilience against future pandemics. Plus, Xero's shares and profits surge under CEO Sukhinder Singh Cassidy's leadership.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Discover the power of resilience within you. Hosted by Jennie Wedd, Venture for Canada's Senior Lead of Strategic Relations & Marketing, this compilation episode dives deep into the heart of resilience. Join Jennie and guests Danièle Henkel, President at Les Entreprises Danièle Henkel; Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, CEO at Xero; and John Ruffolo, Founder and Managing Partner at Maverix Private Equity as they recount their journeys of resilience, joy, and strength. From heartfelt stories to actionable advice, discover how to view adversity as an ally and embrace fear as a friend. Whether you're facing personal or professional obstacles, this episode equips you with practical strategies, mindset shifts, and the inspiration needed to transform your greatest challenges into opportunities. In this episode, you'll learn how to: Find strength and joy, even in the toughest times. Embrace challenges as a chance for growth and reflection. Take micro-risks to help overcome your limiting beliefs. View fear not as a barrier but as a motivator for change. Align your actions with your core values for a more authentic life. Reflection questions: What values are non-negotiable in my life? When have I felt most authentically myself, and what activities was I engaged in? How often do I speak to myself with criticism instead of compassion? What lessons have I learned from my greatest setbacks? What is this feeling of fear trying to tell me? Links to the original episodes: Danièle Henkel: Resilience and trusting oneself with Danièle Henkel Sukhinder Singh Cassidy: Sukhinder Singh Cassidy: Becoming a Risk Taker John Ruffolo: John Ruffolo: Fostering Self-Discipline
Discover the visionary perspective as she delves into cloud technology. Learn how cloud solutions are revolutionizing tasks that were once time-consuming and paper-driven. Experience the efficient and cost-effective transformation that comes with embracing the cloud. Watch the full episode here
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, CEO at Xero & a tech leader and entrepreneur, served as StubHub's president. She's held key roles at Google, Amazon, News Corp, Yodlee, and Polyvore. In 2011, she founded JOYUS, a video shopping platform for women, leading as CEO and Chairman until 2017. She's also the Founder of theBoardlist, advocating for boardroom diversity. On The Menu: 1. Entrepreneurial insights: Emphasizing continual decision-making over a single perfect choice for success. 2. Tough entrepreneurial decisions: Managing cash, halting businesses, and staffing adjustments for financial sustainability. 3. Business development strategy: Juggling multiple opportunities to refine negotiation skills and foster business growth. 4. Negotiating prowess: Small businesses setting firm positions in negotiations with larger corporations. 5. Efficiency via cloud technology: Streamlining tasks, like accounting, to save costs and time for small businesses. 6. AI's role in financial management: Predicting AI's broader integration beyond generative AI for enhanced efficiency. Click here for a free trial: https://bit.ly/48qA47T Follow us on social media to hear from us more - Facebook- https://bit.ly/3ZYLiew Instagram- https://bit.ly/3Usdrtf Linkedin- https://bit.ly/43pdmdU Twitter- https://bit.ly/43qPvKX Pinterest- https://bit.ly/3KOOa9u Happy creating! #SukhinderSingCassidy #Cash #Cuts #MarketerOfTheMonth #Comebacks #Xero #Outgrow #Podcastoftheday #MarketingPodcast #UX
She shares her perspectives on finding value in every challenge and making impactful choices in the dynamic business landscape. Learn from her experience and make the most out of the challenges that come your way as an entrepreneur. Watch the full episode here
Entrepreneur Sukhinder Singh Cassidy emphasizes integrating your passion and purpose with your work to live authentically. She shares her gifts of accelerating others' success, consuming information rapidly, and catalyzing growth through high energy. Cassidy explains feeling loved when accepted completely as she is, still working on self-love and dealing with imposter syndrome in striving for impact. She advises identifying your unique talents and vulnerabilities to maximize strengths while managing weaknesses. Cassidy encourages frequently asking what possibilities exist right now instead of waiting for perfect conditions. By unlocking small daily progress, she inspires being comfortable with imperfection on the lifelong path of potential.LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE!Sign up for the Greatness newsletter!
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy wasn't born an entrepreneur. When she graduated college she couldn't seem to land a job, but quickly realized that interviewing at many companies had given her tons of great exposure to different personalities. Fast forward to today, she's the CEO of Xero and recently sold her THIRD startup, the Boardlist, which helps companies find diverse board talent. Sukhinder shares why she thinks not taking risks is the most dangerous career move of all — and she shares her philosophy on hiring people who have experienced big failures. Join us! Snag all the latest episodes, savvy budgeting tips, investing advice, and even giveaways via the HerMoney Newsletter at Hermoney.com/subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Embrace the journey of constant choices, removing the pressure from the first one. Remember, it's a series of decisions that shape your path. Additionally, choose wisely who joins you on this voyage. Whether a professional confidant or a key hire, having someone in your boat can make all the difference. Watch the full episode here
Order a copy of my new book The Greatness Mindset today!Sukhinder Singh Cassidy discusses the journey to achieving inner peace and abundance. She shares her personal experiences and insights on finding balance and contentment in life. Sukhinder emphasizes the importance of self-awareness, mindfulness, and aligning one's values with their actions. Her practical advice and inspiring anecdotes provide a roadmap for listeners looking to foster a sense of inner peace and fulfillment while pursuing their goals and dreams.LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE!Sign up for the Greatness newsletter!
Adam Bryant: The Leap to Leader Adam Bryant is Senior Managing Director and Partner at the ExCo Group, where he works with hundreds of senior leaders and high-potential executives. As the creator and former author of the iconic “Corner Office” column in The New York Times, Adam has mastered the art of distilling real-world lessons from his hundreds of interviews and turning them into practical tools, presentations, and exercises to help companies deepen their leadership benches and strengthen their teams. Adam works with executive leadership teams to help drive their transformation strategies, based on a best-practices framework he developed for his widely praised book, The CEO Test. He's also the author of The Leap to Leader: How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership*. Many of us have our career trajectories planned out in our minds. While we know it's not going to happen exactly the way we've planned, it's still is jarring when we find ourselves on a different path — or presented with a different opportunity — than we anticipated. In this episode, Adam and I discuss the mindsets and actions that will help you take the next step in your career. Key Points There can be a large gap between how assertive you are and how people perceive you. Think about your career like a pyramid — building a strong foundation across many areas of practice. Bloom where you are planted. Don't just solve the problem your manager tells you to solve. Find (and start solving) the bigger problem that isn't even on the radar screen of senior leadership. Use these words: “I need your help.” When seeking advice in the context of someone that might mentor you, make your ask specific and then loop back to share what you did with their advice. When someone asks how you are, instead of just saying “fine,” tell a story about what you're working on. Peer relationships are a common blind spot. Early promotions may come from your manager, but higher level promotions comes moreso from the relationships with your peers. Resources Mentioned The Leap to Leader: How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership* by Adam Bryant Interview Notes Download my interview notes in PDF format (free membership required). Related Episodes How to Nail a Job Transition, with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (episode 555) How to Start a Big Leadership Role, with Carol Kauffman (episode 617) How to Start Better With Peers, with Michael Bungay Stanier (episode 635) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic. To accelerate your learning, uncover more inside Coaching for Leaders Plus.
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, CEO of Xero, joins the show to talk aboutHer first exposure to entrepreneurship running the books for her father's businessHow Sukhinder has thought about evaluating the entrepreneurial ventures she has taken on, and how she evaluates the importance of the market/opportunity, and team she's building. How Xero is using AI to help support small businesses, and opportunities that Sukhinder sees for small business to save time and money.
The Summit of Greatness is back! Buy your tickets today – summitofgreatness.com – James Clear's book, Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones is an awesome source of information, and it's been many years in the making. In fact, James Clear told me about how this book (and his writing career as a whole) is really the result of his taking his own advice.Jaspreet Singh, otherwise known as the Minority Mindset, is a qualified attorney, investor, and CEO of both Market Briefs and Market Insider. Although he didn't receive any formal financial education, he is on a mission to make financial education fun and accessible. His brand has helped countless people get out of debt, start investing, and create a plan for building wealth.For more than 25 years, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy has been a leading tech entrepreneur and CEO who's grown, scaled, and advised for companies like Google, Amazon, and more. She's currently the Founder and Chairman of theBoardlist, a talent marketplace focused on putting diverse leaders into key executive positions. She also serves on the board of directors at Urban Outfitters and Upstart. Guy Raz has been studying entrepreneurs for several years. You may know him as the voice of the incredible podcast How I Built This on NPR. I was so excited to have him on The School of Greatness to give his insight on the world of entrepreneurship and what sets successful entrepreneurs apart.In this episode you will learn,The key factor that distinguishes exceptional entrepreneurs and sets them on a path to success.Whether achieving success or maintaining it poses a greater challenge and what it takes to excel in both aspects.The motivations behind individuals in business, whether they prioritize the mission or financial gains.The significance of failure in the entrepreneurial journey and how it contributes to personal and professional growth.Common misconceptions surrounding the entrepreneurial lifestyle and gain insights into the realities of being an entrepreneur.For more information go to www.lewishowes.com/1495For more Greatness text PODCAST to +1 (614) 350-3960Links to full episodes:James Clear – https://link.chtbl.com/1395-podJaspreet Singh – https://link.chtbl.com/1327-podSukhinder Singh Cassidy – https://link.chtbl.com/1150-podGuy Raz – https://lewishowes.com/podcast/an-entrepreneurs-guide-to-success-with-guy-raz/
The Summit of Greatness is back! Buy your tickets today – summitofgreatness.com Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, a renowned expert on entrepreneurship and wealth-building, shares valuable insights on the most significant steps towards achieving wealth. With a wealth of experience in the business world, Cassidy offers practical advice and strategies for individuals seeking financial success. LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! Sign up for the Greatness newsletter: http://www.greatness.com/newsletter For more Greatness text PODCAST to +1 (614) 350-3960
With an estimated audience of over $1 billion, the women's World Cup soccer tournament is one of the biggest sporting events in the world. But there's still a major controversy: the gender pay gap. A new CNN analysis finds players at this tournament will make on average just 25 cents for every dollar earned by men. One of the company's calling for more support for women's soccer is Xero, an accounting platform based in New Zealand. Joining the show to discuss is Xero CEO Sukhinder Singh Cassidy. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
Liz Anderson: The PreSales Path Liz Anderson has extensive experience as a solutions engineering leader and is the founder of the PreSales Path. She's also an alum of the Coaching for Leaders Academy. In this SaturdayCast, Liz and I discuss the inflection points she's experienced in the past year, how intentional focus on her vision and identity helped move her forward, and the value of consistency through it all. Key Points Professional development is about finding the starting points and then adapting as you go. Once you decide on a new identity and direction, the indicators start to emerge on where to go next. When your heart and intention are in the right place, the tactical path is still not easy, but it is clearer. Resources Mentioned Liz Anderson Related Episodes How to Become the Person You Want to Be, with James Clear (episode 376) How to Nail a Job Transition, with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (episode 555) How to Get Moving, with Gladys McGarey (episode 631) How to Get Traction With a New Habit (audio course) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic. To accelerate your learning, uncover more inside Coaching for Leaders Plus.
The Summit of Greatness is back! Buy your tickets today – summitofgreatness.com Sukhinder Singh Cassidy discusses the importance of self-reflection and identifying your core values and passions as the foundation for personal reinvention. She also emphasizes the need to take calculated risks, embrace change, and seek out new experiences and learning opportunities to fuel personal growth and transformation. Check out the full episode Sign up for the Greatness newsletter: http://www.greatness.com/newsletter
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http://www.lewishowes.com/mindset2023 - Order a copy of my new book The Greatness Mindset today! Sukhinder Singh Cassidy shares how to find inner peace in your personal and professional life while in the pursuit of greatness. Check out the full episode: http://www.lewishowes.com/1149-pod Sign up for the Greatness newsletter: http://www.greatness.com/newsletter
Carol Kauffman: Real-Time Leadership Carol Kauffman is an international leader in the field of coaching and has more than 40,000 hours of practice. Her clients are C-level leaders and their teams or elite athletes and creatives. She was shortlisted by Thinkers 50 as one of the top eight coaches around the globe for her thought leadership, entrepreneurial spirit, and contribution to coaching best practices. She is a founding member of the Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches and ranked the number one leadership coach in the world. She founded the Institute of Coaching with a $2 million gift from the Harnisch Foundation. Carol is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, a visiting professor at Henley Business School, and a senior leadership adviser at Egon Zehnder. At Harvard she launched the annual Coaching in Leadership and Healthcare Conference, one of the school's most highly attended events. Her professional development program, Leader as Coach, won Harvard's inaugural Program Award for Culture of Excellence in Mentoring and has been rolled out throughout the United States. She was also the founding editor-in-chief of Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice. Carol is co-author with David Noble of Real-Time Leadership: Find Your Winning Moves When the Stakes are High*. In this conversation, Carol and I explore the mindsets and tactics that are helpful when taking on a new, big leadership role. We discuss how vision, resolution, scope, and altitude play a key role in your success early on. Plus, we invite listeners to consider the importance of peer relationships and recognizing how others see you as the role begins. Key Points Having the right altitude often means looking much more broadly at the organization and moving past a subconscious bias towards your old role or department. The “subject matter expert trap” is a common one. Your awareness will help you avoid it — or recognize it faster. Good peer relationships are one of the strongest predicators of success in a new role. Make time to build these critical connections. Learning to accept recognition is a key competency for an executive leader. Treat it as you would receiving any kind of gift. Have an enterprise mindset and remember that people perceive you as representing the organization vs. just yourself. Thinking like the entity can help you show up in the way you intend. Resources Mentioned Real-Time Leadership: Find Your Winning Moves When the Stakes are High* by Carol Kauffman and David Noble Interview Notes Download my interview notes in PDF format (free membership required). Related Episodes How to Manage Former Peers, with Tom Henschel (episode 257) How to Nail a Job Transition, with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (episode 555) How to Genuinely Show Up for Others, with Marshall Goldsmith (episode 590) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic. To accelerate your learning, uncover more inside Coaching for Leaders Plus.
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a leading technology executive and entrepreneur, board member, and investor with experience at companies such as Google and Amazon. As of February 2023, she is the CEO Designate of Xero, a cloud-based accounting software platform for small businesses with over three million subscribers globally. Sukhinder sits down with Scott to discuss how to choose possibilities and take smart risks.
In a fascinating final episode of What Led You Here - Steve Vamos closes out the podcast with one of the most important discussions yet. He speaks with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy - a founder, entrepreneur and Xero's newly appointed global CEO. With an entrepreneurial spirit developed from an early age, Sukhinder shares the many career decisions, steps, risks and leadership lessons she has learnt on the path to becoming one of the most highly regarded and well-respected female tech executives in the world. She delves into personal stories, passions and ultimately what led her to Xero. Listen here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How to Choose - SHOW NOTES www.goodbetterright.com.au Season 1, Episode 4: Adaptable Decision Making Tessa Mudge & Ken Smith INTRO In this episode, we look at hedge pruning, or when you need to keep your options open, and just make small changes to your decisions. We also explore some of the research on the benefits of being a generalist and having a broad range of interests. KEY TAKEAWAYS Trying lots of things and staying adaptable can make us more successful. Modern work demands knowledge transfer: the ability to apply knowledge to new situations and different domains. Consistently choosing little or big risks in pursuit of our goals rather than trying to always make the ‘right choice'. Beware the sunk cost fallacy: where we follow through on an endeavour if we have already invested time, effort, or money into it. LINKS The research on kids from small towns being more successful in sport is explored https://www.wired.com/2010/08/how-to-raise-a-superstar/ (here at Wired). For a bigger dive into the topic check out David Epstein's book: https://davidepstein.com/the-range/ (‘Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World'.) Another good book that explores, among other things, the myth of the single choice, is https://www.choosepossibility.com/ (‘Choose Possibility') by Sukhinder Singh Cassidy. The https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/the-sunk-cost-fallacy (sunk cost fallacy) is a classic economic bias. WHAT TO DO? Talk about these concepts with other people - this is a proven way to reinforce learning Subscribe to How to Choose Drop us a line at contact@goodbetterright.com.au IN OUR NEXT EPISODE... Next episode we'll be learning about the dilemma of too much choice and what to do about it.
Have you ever felt like you've made the wrong career choice? Are you waiting for the right time or the best opportunity to come along so you can take the leap towards your dream life? On this weeks Bonus episode, Ash highlights the Ever Forward Podcast with host Chase Chewning. Chase sits down with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy an author, entrepreneur, and CEO, who has a unique perspective to share with those of you who are afraid of making the wrong career choice or have an unhealthy relationship with risk. She says that “even when we think we have a failure from which we'll never recover, there's still another move, there's still five more choices to be made.” Your potential for receiving life's rewards isn't limited. Don't get caught up in the one thing that might make you successful in life. Get committed to the process. Put progress over perfection and turn risks into opportunities. This is your time to choose possibility! In This Episode, You'll Learn: Risk-taking myths that cause fear and hinder us from achieving greatness. Sukhinder gives you a peek into her experience with failure, success and taking risks as a CEO and entrepreneur. Is it healthy to make decisions and take risks, especially in your career, based on a specific timeline? Sukhinder shares her thoughts on how to thrive through ownership & How to have a proactive relationship with risk management. The power of surrounding yourself with the right people to foster appropriate risk-taking and thrive in life and at work. Where You Can Find the Ever Forward Podcast: https://chasechewning.com/ Ever Forward Podcast SOUL CBD Here is something just for you to sleep more deeply, reduce stress and heal anxiety. Visit ashleystahl.com/soul and use the code YOUTURN at checkout for 15% off your order!
David Novak: Take Charge of You David Novak is Co-Founder, retired Chairman and CEO of Yum! Brands, the world's largest restaurant company with over 45,000 restaurants in more than 135 countries and territories. During his tenure as CEO, Yum! Brands became a global powerhouse, growing from $4 billion in revenue to over $32 billion. After retiring in 2016, he became Founder and CEO of David Novak Leadership, dedicated to developing leaders at every stage of life. David is also the host of the top-ranked podcast, How Leaders Lead and founder of the leadership development platform of the same name. An expert on leadership and recognition culture, David is also a New York Times bestselling author. His books include Taking People With You: The Only Way to Make Big Things Happen, O GREAT ONE! A Little Story About the Awesome Power of Recognition, and his latest book with Jason Goldsmith, Take Charge of You: How Self Coaching Can Transform Your Life and Career*. In this conversation, David and I discuss the importance of finding joy in our careers. David highlights several of the key questions that he utilizes when helping others to uncover how joy can show up their work. He encourages us to surface the single biggest thing that's important right now in order to get immediate traction. Key Points Sometimes your best (and only) coach is yourself. Use joy as your destination finder. Find your joy blockers by asking yourself: what's getting in the way of my joy? Your worst days often provide insight on this. Discover your joy builders by asking yourself: what would grow your joy personal and professionally? Your most memorable days are starting points for answers here. Your goal is to surface your single biggest thing. This changes over time, but ideally is only one thing, one at a time. That's how you gain traction. Resources Mentioned Take Charge of You: How Self Coaching Can Transform Your Life and Career* by David Novak and Jason Goldsmith Interview Notes Download my interview notes in PDF format (free membership required). Related Episodes How to Find Your Calling, with Ken Coleman (episode 352) Align Your Work With Your Why, with Kwame Marfo (episode 542) How to Nail a Job Transition, with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (episode 555) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.
On this week's episode of Confluence, we tackle the critical issue of diversity in company leadership. Host Rana Sarkar speaks with two experts on the topic: Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Founder and Chair of theBoardlist, and Jennifer Holmstrom, Head of Platform at GGV Capital. Both women have long histories of advocating for both inclusive talent acquisition and hiring practices, as well as diverse boards. In this episode, learn more about why making sure that talent—at the top and bottom—is equitable and representative, and the role that both companies and government policy play in keeping our business and innovation ecosystems fair and representative. What tools do we need to ensure diversity in the boardroom? How can we work together to nurture diverse talent pools with equal opportunities? And why is this good for business?LINKS:· Sukhinder Singh Cassidy LinkedIn· Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Twitter· theBoardlist · Forbes: Aim For Impact With Your Choices, Advises Founder Of theBoardlist Sukhinder Singh Cassidy· Bloomberg: Sukhinder Singh Cassidy on Entrepreneurship· Jennifer Holmstrom LinkedIn· Jennifer Holmstrom Twitter· GGV Capital· Go Big, Go Vertical: with Dave Vasen (Brightwheel) and Jen Holmstrom (GGV Capital)
Michael Bungay Stanier: How to Begin Michael Bungay Stanier distills big, complex ideas into practical, accessible knowledge for everyday people so they can be a force for change. His books have sold over a million copies, and The Coaching Habit was a Wall Street Journal bestseller. His TEDx Talk on Taming Your Advice Monster has been viewed more than a million times. Michael is the founder of Box of Crayons, a learning and development company that helps organizations transform from advice-driven to curiosity-led action. His new book is titled How to Begin: Start Doing Something That Matters*. In this conversation, Michael and I discuss how to make progress when starting something new. We explore the value in looking back at what you've already done to support you on what's next. Plus, Michael highlights the key principles in running effective experiments that transition into new practices. Key Points Fire bullets at the start. Then, fire cannonballs. Discover what your history reveals about your future self. It will open up a window to who you are that will help you when moving on something new. When experimenting, don't make the experiment bigger or more complex than it needs to be. Avoid putting too much risk in the experiment or investing too much in its success. We have the most learning when we're struggling with something. Resources Mentioned How to Begin by Michael Bungay Stanier How to Begin overview Interview Notes Download my interview notes in PDF format (free membership required). Related Episodes The Way to Stop Rescuing People From Their Problems, with Michael Bungay Stanier (episode 284) How to Become the Person You Want to Be, with James Clear (episode 376) How to Nail a Job Transition, with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (episode 555) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.
Technology exec, entrepreneur, and former president of StubHub & eBay executive leadership team member Sukhinder Singh Cassidy explains the non-linear relationship between risk and reward, why Elon Musk is an expert choice maker before anything else, and how opportunity is NOT a “hero's journey”. Check out the full interview in Episode 369 of The Action Catalyst.
Technology exec, entrepreneur, and former president of StubHub and eBay executive leadership team member Sukhinder Singh Cassidy talks about building a pipeline of opportunity and becoming a master decision maker, debunks myths around risk taking, including how risk and reward aren't linear and taking risk means diversification, the importance of normalizing failure, why you aren't necessarily the hero in your journey, and the wonders of “choosing possibility”.
There is one fundamental skill that all entrepreneurs use to find success: they continuously take risks until something sticks. Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is an Internet executive and entrepreneur with experience building, scaling, and leading businesses - most notably, Google, theBoardlist, and Amazon.Her most recent work as President of Stubhub led the company to sell for $4B! She is a multi-time board member and/or angel investor at private and public companies including TripAdvisor, Urban Outfitters, and Sunbasket. She shares her wisdom with people to help them succeed as leaders and build products that empower consumers which she does incredibly well through her book, Choose Possibility. Dive right in and learn what it means to choose possibility by taking risks and how risk-taking is a skill that can be learned. Things you will learn in this episode:[00:01 - 05:12] Opening Segment I introduce today's guest, Sukhinder Singh CassidyFor a better way to book world-class guests head over to Guestio.com Sukhinder gives us a bit of her backgroundGrew up as the daughter of two doctors How she learned to do books and taxes as a kid Learning what it really means to run your own business[05:13 - 15:01] Choose Possibility by Taking RisksSukhinder talks about her early encouragements towards entrepreneurshipSukhinder's venture into education and careers Going into business as a ‘less risky choice' How it took over a year to get a single job offerLearning to take risksHer experience in corporateVenturing into ownership, “I will figure it out” The importance of being able to shift environmentsGive yourself chances to fail A quick word from our sponsors[15:02 - 33:40] Putting Yourself in Opportunity-Rich EnvironmentsSukhinder shares the key to choosing possibility Be willing to embrace the processHow to get yourself in the right ‘risk-taking' environmentPursue the ‘Who', not the ‘What'Get yourself with ‘Superbosses' Common characteristics of superbosses The polar opposite of you Patient and without egoPeople who release you to fail on your own Superbosses will share some level of your values Building relationships with your bossesGo to places where your skills are valued You need to know your own weaknesses and superpowers How Sukhinder is as a superbossWho you know or what you know? Our credibility comes through constant education and who you areSukhinder's “Why” behind the book Choose Possibility Showing an inside-out view of successes and failuresPlaying the long game and continuing to choose Risk-taking can be a learned skill[33:41 - 35:02] Closing Segment Go to Choosepossibility.com and take The Risk QuizHow to connect with Sukhinder - links belowFinal words Tweetable Quotes: “Hustle and risk-taking… risk-taking is like putting bait out in the water constantly to sort of creating your own possibilities.” - Sukhinder Singh Cassidy“If you're willing to embrace choosing possibility as a process you will have outsized returns.” - Sukhinder Singh Cassidy “To be a smart risk-taker is to put yourself in an environment where you're most likely to succeed.” - Sukhinder Singh CassidyResources Mentioned:Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail)SuperbossesYou can connect with Sukhinder on LinkedIn and Twitter. For a powerful new approach to taking risks, you gotta check out https://www.choosepossibility.com/. Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Jump on over to travischappell.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show!If you want to learn how to build YOUR network, check out my website travischappell.com. You can connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Be sure to join The Lounge to become part of the community that's setting up REAL relationships that add value and create investments.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
You don't get to be one of the world's most creative people in business without taking some risks. Sukhinder Singh-Cassidy discusses her new book Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive and how by learning to be a smart professional risk taker you can build your own opportunities. With her celebrated experience in corporate leadership and entrepreneurship, Singh-Cassidy, a former president at both Google and StubHub, shares ideas and tools from her new book to help people learn to take smarter risks, create opportunities, and, ultimately, choose possibility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy: Choose Possibility Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a leading technology executive and entrepreneur, board member, and investor with twenty-five years of experience founding and helping to scale companies, including Google, Amazon, and Yodlee. Most recently, she served as president of StubHub, which thrived under her leadership and sold in 2020 right before the pandemic for $4+ billion. She is the founder and chairman of the Boardlist and has been profiled in Fortune, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and The New York Times, among others. She has been named one of Elle's Power Women, one of the Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company, and one of the Top 100 People in the Valley by Business Insider. She is the author of Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail)*. In this conversation, Sukhinder and I discuss how to handle a transition in a way that works for both you and the organization you're leaving. We discuss the value of proactive communication and clear timelines — plus some of the hidden costs of transitioning poorly. Finally, we made the invitation to consider transitions in the context of your long-term career goals. Key Points Don't leave before you leave. Putting in maximum effort until you're gone protects your reputation and the impact you've worked to achieve. Beware the cost of lingering. You likely know the right timeframe for your departure — use that to frame your transition. Leave opportunity in your wake. Use remaining time to set the team up for success, provide coaching and mentoring, and make it an easier transition for others. Tie up loose ends before you depart. Leave the team an organization in a place you would want to inherit if you were the new leader coming in. Take small steps, middle steps, and big steps. Avoid fixating on the myth of the single choice. Careers come together with many choices, over time. Resources Mentioned Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail)* by Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Related Episodes How to Challenge Directly and Care Personally, with Kim Scott (episode 302) The Way to Make Better Decisions, with Annie Duke (episode 499) Making the Case for Your Promotion, with May Busch (episode 526) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a leading technology executive and entrepreneur, board member, and investor with twenty-five years of experience founding and helping to scale companies, including Google, Amazon, and Yodlee. Most recently, she served as president of StubHub. She is the founder and chairman of theBoardlist and has been profiled in Fortune, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and The New York Times, among others. She has been named one of Elle's Power Women, one of the Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company, and one of the Top 100 People in the Valley by Business Insider among many other accolades. She is the author of The Wall Street Journal bestseller, CHOOSE POSSIBILITY. www.choosepossibility.com
Naomi Bagdonas & Jennifer Aaker Authors Humor, Seriously chat with Sanjay Swamy, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Dr. Jennifer Aaker is a behavioural scientist, author, and General Atlantic Professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Coulter Family Fellow. She studies how purpose and meaning shape the choices individuals make and how technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Mixed Reality (XR) are redefining human interaction.Naomi Bagdonas is a bestselling author, innovation strategist, media coach, and Lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. At Stanford's Graduate School of Business, she teaches courses at the intersection of humor, purpose, and leadership.Listen to the podcast to learn about01:00 - Humour at the Workplace - Why & How11:35 - Standup, Sweetheart, Sniper, Magnet: What's Your Humor Style23:00 - The Core of Humor: Truth and Misdirection 28:00 - “People want to be valued members on a winning team”34:50 - Why your Agenda should be Half work and Half playClick here to read the full transcript After humor it's time to explore risk taking. Listen to the episode with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Author Choose Possibility. We talk about evaluating risks at early stage startups as a founder, how to train your team to take risks and why the right framework is gut-data-gut not gut vs data. Enjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you are listening to this.Follow Prime Venture Partners:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primevp_inLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/ This podcast is for you. Do let us know what you like about the podcast, what you don't like, the guests you'd like to have on the podcast and the topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes. Please share your feedback here: https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback
Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, a tech executive and entrepreneur with more than two decades of experience founding, scaling and advising companies. She is founder and chair of theBoardlist, a premium talent marketplace, and author of the recent Wall Street Journal bestseller "Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail)." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
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This week's Bookomi title is recommended by YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, who says it will help you see risk in an "entirely new way." In Choose Possibility, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy debunks the "myth of the single choice," (the belief that big decisions rule our future) in favour of making many incremental decisions which move our career (and our life) forward every day. Get your copy of the book HERE Join Bookomi HERE
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Founder & Chairman theBoardlist chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners. Sukhinder is a Digital leader, Board member and Investor with 25+ years experience. She has held leadership roles at Stubhub, Google, theBoardlist, Yodlee, Polyvore, Joyus and Amazon. Listen to the podcast to learn about01:00 - Risk-taking as an early-stage startup founder06:50 – How to train your team to take risks11:30 – Evaluating risk and reward when joining a startup21:45 – How to rent the mind that you can't afford to hire27:30 – How should board members help founders31:30 – Think Gut-Data-Gut NOT Gut Vs Data36:00 - How to write a book about principlesCheck out the book Choose Possibility by Sukhinder Singh CassidyYou can read the complete transcript hereWant to listen to another industry leader who knows the intricacies of both an incumbent and a startup? Prime Venture had Julie Zhuo, Facebook's former Design VP and currently the co-founder of Sundial, as a guest on the podcast. Learn about Julie's journey from being an intern in Facebook to becoming Design VP, the secrets to building for the user when you are not the user anymore, how to persuade other stakeholders, turning data into actionable insights, and a lot more. Listen hereEnjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you are listening to this.Follow Prime Venture Partners:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primevp_inLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/ This podcast is for you. Do let us know what you like about the podcast, what you don't like, the guests you'd like to have on the podcast and the topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes. Please share your feedback here: https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback
Have you ever felt like you've made the wrong career choice? Are you waiting for the right time or the best opportunity to come along so you can take the leap towards your dream life? Author, entrepreneur, and CEO, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, has a unique perspective to share with those of you who are afraid of making the wrong career choice or have an unhealthy relationship with risk. She says that “even when we think we have a failure from which we'll never recover, there's still another move, there's still five more choices to be made.” Your potential for receiving life's rewards isn't limited. Don't get caught up in the one thing that might make you successful in life. Get committed to the process. Put progress over perfection and turn risks into opportunities. This is your time to choose possibility. Follow Sukhinder @sukhindersingh Follow Chase @chase_chewning Episode resources: Save 15% on the 100% grass fed beef sticks from Paleovalley with code EVERFORWARD at https://paleovalley.com/everforward Learn more at https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/528
Tech entrepreneur Sukhinder Singh Cassidy talks to eShe TV about her experiences in Silicon Valley, risk-taking from a gender perspective, and her new book 'Choose Possibility'. Follow us on YouTube or Facebook @esheworld for more conversations with inspiring women.
Paralyzed by indecision? Sukhinder Singh Cassidy's debut book Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail) is a new view on risk, proposing that we take rather than avoid risk and enjoy the opportunities that come along with it. In it, the Silicon Valley mogul makes easy math of the choices that we make each day that can put us on the path to success. She argues that it is not one big decision that cements our future, but the million small ones that open up doors, enabling us to see success through. With not one but three successful companies under her belt, Cassidy maintains that she is no stranger to mistakes. But in the face of pitfalls and misfires, what has set her apart and launched her success is her ability to adapt, overcome and grow from such setbacks. At INFORUM Sukhinder Singh Cassidy will crunch the numbers of risk, reveal the “seven myths of success”, all while guiding us on how to take the first step and all the ones that follow—making risk synonymous with opportunity rather than fear. SPEAKERS Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Founder & Chairman, theBoardlist; Board Member, Upstart; Author, Choose Possibility: How to Master Risk and Thrive Suzanne St. John-Crane CEO, American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley—Moderator In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on August 25th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Paralyzed by indecision? Sukhinder Singh Cassidy's debut book Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail) is a new view on risk, proposing that we take rather than avoid risk and enjoy the opportunities that come along with it. In it, the Silicon Valley mogul makes easy math of the choices that we make each day that can put us on the path to success. She argues that it is not one big decision that cements our future, but the million small ones that open up doors, enabling us to see success through. With not one but three successful companies under her belt, Cassidy maintains that she is no stranger to mistakes. But in the face of pitfalls and misfires, what has set her apart and launched her success is her ability to adapt, overcome and grow from such setbacks. At INFORUM Sukhinder Singh Cassidy will crunch the numbers of risk, reveal the “seven myths of success”, all while guiding us on how to take the first step and all the ones that follow—making risk synonymous with opportunity rather than fear. SPEAKERS Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Founder & Chairman, theBoardlist; Board Member, Upstart; Author, Choose Possibility: How to Master Risk and Thrive Suzanne St. John-Crane CEO, American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley—Moderator In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on August 25th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The fear of failure may render us unable to decide and act on anything at all. However, every decision comes with risks. It's all a matter of having a system and recognizing that not everything is in your control.The more you make choices, the more you open yourself up to success. Tune in to hear Sukhinder Singh Cassidy give advice on how to become a better risk-taker.Visit https://www.radicallyloved.com/episode-show-notes/ for the full show notes and action guide download.
Overcome Your Fear of Taking Risks and Learn to Make Choices with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Are you afraid to make choices ? Many of us get wrapped up in the fear that a single decision can make or break our entire lives. Choosing to go to one school over another, or taking a job and turning down an offer—these may seem like the sole determinants of our future. However, success and failure are often an accumulation of decisions and not something that stems from only one choice. In today's episode, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy joins us to talk about how to bravely own your decisions. Every time we make choices, we also take on some risks. However, you can grow to become more discerning and calculated. Sukhinder also shares how you can change your perspective around making decisions, embracing changes, and recovering from failure. We also talk about seeking truth at work so that you can be your most authentic self. If you want to stop agonizing about making choices, this episode is for you! Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode: Discover why you become unable to make choices and how you can begin to act. Learn the ways you can foster truth-telling at work so you can live as your truest self. Understand how success is a cycle and an accumulation of choices over time. Resources Connect with Sukhinder: LinkedIn I Twitter Choose Possibility Understand the way you take risks here! Choose Possibility by Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Books by Kim Scott Radical Candor Just Work Create a daily meditation ritual in just seven days! Download BUILD YOUR DAILY MEDITATION RITUAL and other freebies on the Radically Loved website! FREE Action Guide! Apply the lessons you learn from this episode as you listen! Sign up at com, and I'll send it right away! Episode Highlights The Myth of the Single Choice Sukhinder's book aims to debunk myths surrounding risk-taking. Society often celebrates big risk-takers, leading many to think that success is all about one big choice. When we put such pressure on a single choice, we become paralyzed and unable to act. The relationship between risk and reward is not linear. It's not about the first choice; it's about continuing to make choices. Tune in to the full episode to hear Sukhinder's view on the cyclical journey of making choices. Change Your Mindset Surrounding Choice We accept that companies need to pivot to become successful. Take, for example, Uber and Amazon. However, we tend to think our careers need to be linear. Our careers can have multiple cycles of change, success, and even failure. Remember that you can still make choices to recover after a failure. Make Choices, Expect Risks, and Be Patient Risk accompanies each decision, but having a system can help you stop agonizing whenever you make choices. While we should act on our agency to make choices, remember that some results may not be in your control. Take time to sort through your options before you make choices. Be a calculated risk-taker. You can't force success, as it is the result of your circumstances. However, you can control how you respond to these things. Spirituality and Risk-Taking Sukhinder's parents were doctors, and they believed that their work was how they gave back to the world. Her parents' beliefs largely influenced her thinking. For Sukhinder, who you are at work is part of who you are. Work can give you joy and purpose if you choose the right workplace for you. Sukhinder also shares that her father's entrepreneurship and creativity inspired how she sees her work. Find Where You Can Fit In Your full self can only be realized in the right environment and workplace. Put yourself in places that align with your values and celebrate your strengths. Fitting in also means being in the right culture that helps you feel included. When we don't show ourselves fully, that may be because we are afraid of taking risks. However, we can make choices and take small risks to express ourselves more. Being a Truth Teller We've all been taught that speaking up will make people dislike us. Have more agency at work by asking questions that will help reveal the truth. Seeking the truth will help not only you but everyone around you. Bosses should learn how to foster truth-telling in their workplaces, as it helps everyone learn faster. Listen to the full episode to hear Sukhinder's experiences of being a truth-teller at work! Lessons from the Pandemic Sukhinder likens the pandemic to a coconut event. It is something that showed us how flexible and resilient we can be. Embrace change. Exercise your risk-taking ability and develop it like a muscle. Make choices about what you want to change today. If you're intimidated by big decisions, start with smaller ones. You just need to take the first step and keep going until you start seeing results. Success is an Accumulation of Choices Sukhinder shares how she chose to quit Google and become CEO of Polyvore. However, she was outed after only six months. To an outsider, this situation might have seemed like a failure. However, 10 years later, those choices led her to become a board member in various e-commerce and lifestyle companies. There is a rhythm to how we make choices and unlock results. Sometimes, these are just not the ones we are conditioned to expect. Don't let your failures cripple you. The more you make choices, the more you'll encounter failure, but the more you'll accumulate successes too. Have the Courage to Ask Learn to negotiate to help balance your life, whether for work or personal matters. Sukhinder shares how she was able to negotiate with Google to take her daughter on international trips. Don't treat your professional and personal life in an entitled way. Rather, try to balance everyone's needs. Acknowledge that in a negotiation, something will be sacrificed. So it's important to be open and communicative. If you don't ask, you'll never know what's possible. Being Imperfect We can't have everything perfect and balanced in every single moment in time, and that's okay. It's more important to look at things over a longer period. How Sukhinder Feels Radically Loved Sukhinder feels radically loved by the support and appreciation she has gotten from her family and colleagues. 5 Powerful Quotes from This Episode [07:53] “When you fail, you still have a choice to make about what to do next. And once you've lived those cycles enough, another dawn will rise if you fail again.” [11:29] “You can't force everything; you can't force success.” [23:23] “Whether you seek out change or change seeks you out, your opportunity is to embrace change and become calculated and think of it as a muscle you can exercise.” [24:31] “You're not one choice away from success. Success is often many unfolding choices, and they're imperfect. All you really need to do is make the first one.” [29:48] “People who choose frequently may encounter more failure; they're likely to accumulate more success as well.” About Sukhinder Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a top digital CEO and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in leading, advising, and scaling companies including StubHub, Google, Amazon, Yodlee, and Polyvore. She is the founder and chairman of theBoardlist, a talent marketplace for leaders who are seeking executive opportunities. Sukhinder is also a multi-time board member and angel investor for several companies including TripAdvisor, Urban Outfitters, Reformation, and Ericsson! In her upcoming book, Choose Possibility, Sukhinder talks about taking risks and thriving even when you fail. Interested in connecting with Sukhinder? You can reach her on LinkedIn and Twitter. This episode is brought to you by CEREBRAL Go to https://getcerebral.com/loved to get 65% off your first month off of medication management and care counseling. Enjoy the Podcast? If you felt radically loved from listening to this podcast, subscribe and share it with the people you love! Love to give us 5 stars? If you do, we'd love a review from you. Help us reach more people and make them feel loved. Do you want to help people stop agonizing about making choices and seek possibilities instead? A simple way is to share what you've learned today on social media. Don't forget to follow and message us on these platforms! 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Sukhinder Singh Cassidy shares valuable insight on how to take smarter, more calculated risks with confidence. — YOU'LL LEARN — 1) Two easy ways to build your risk-taking muscle 2) How to stop the fear of failure from holding you back 3) One question to help you make smarter, more calculated risks Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep695 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT SUKHINDER — Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a leading technology executive and entrepreneur, board member, and investor with twenty-five years of experience founding and helping to scale companies, including Google and Amazon. She served as president of StubHub and as a member of eBay's executive leadership team. Sukhinder is the founder and chairman of theBoardlist, a premium talent marketplace that helps diverse leaders get discovered for board and executive opportunities, and the author of CHOOSE POSSIBILITY. • Sukhinder's book: Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail) • Sukhinder's website: ChoosePossibility.com. Identify your risk-taking style with Sukhinder's Risk Quiz! • Sukhinder's LinkedIn: Sukhinder Singh Cassidy • Sukhinder's Twitter: @sukhindersingh — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't by Jim Collins • Book: Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick: People, Probabilities, and Big Moves to Beat the Odds by Chris Bradley • Previous episode: 500: Building Unshakeable Self-Esteem and Confidence with Victor Cheng — THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Setapp. Try out up to 200 of the best software tools in one streamlined place at setapp.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Today's episode welcomes Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, a leading technology executive and entrepreneur, board member, and investor with twenty-five years of experience in founding and helping to scale companies, including Google, Amazon, and Yodlee. Most recently, she served as president of StubHub, which sold in 2020 for $4+ billion right before the pandemic and thrived under her leadership. She has been profiled in Fortune, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and The New York Times, among others. She has been named one of Elle's Power Women, one of the Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company, and one of the Top 100 People in the Valley by Business Insider among many other accolades. Our discussion today center's around several topics that many struggles with failure, risk taking, and changing direction. If you listen to this episode in full, I guarantee you that you will feel more confident when facing these challenges. We chat about Sukhinder's unexpected and abrupt departure from StubHub and how she handled that and used it as an opportunity for growth. Sukhinder and I get into the in's and out's of all things risk-taking including why you must take them, how to know if it's the right one and how to do it the right way. She also talks about why proximity and protecting the downside are CRUCIAL when taking chances. We also chat about the different types of failures that you will experience in life, how to plan for them, overcome them and why you can actually learn and grow more from unplanned setbacks. Sukhinder unveils what must happen in order for someone to make the choice to take action and make a change and if she thinks that some of us are wired to be bigger risk-takers. Our convo also gets into how to surround yourself with the right people, common risk taking myths and how to become fulfilled and impactful long term. Buy Sukhinder's book "Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail) https://www.choosepossibility.com/ Connect with Sukhinder: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sukhinders Twitter: https://twitter.com/sukhindersingh Connect with Doug: Instagram: www.instagram.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/dougbopst Facebook: www.facebook.com/dougbopst More on Earth Echo Foods/Cacao Bliss: www.earthechofoods.com/dougbopst Use Promo code "Doug" at checkout to receive 15% off your order
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a leading digital CEO and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of leadership experience founding, scaling, and advising companies including Google, Amazon, StubHub, Yodlee, and more.Sukhinder served as the leader of StubHub, the premier global consumer ticketing marketplace for live entertainment, which she and her team sold for $4 billion in February 2020. Sukhinder has an undergraduate degree from the Ivey School of Business Administration at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.Find out more about Sukhinder's book at choosepossibility.com.We have a brand new podcast coming soon! To learn more about the upcoming show, sign up for the newsletter at smartpeoplepodcast.com/new.Become a Patron!Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcastDonate:Donate here to support the show!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
On this episode of #ThePlaybook, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Founder of theBoardlist and author of Choose Possibility, shares her thoughts on: [1:47] - How “small acts” can open our eyes to the possibilities that are around us [4:23] - Why agility and confidence go hand-in-hand for business leaders [8:26] - Her definition of calculated risk and why failing to make a choice can be detrimental to your career. [10:23] - How understanding the two dimensions of time can help an entrepreneur make progress Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How often are you consumed by negative thoughts when you consider taking a risk or making a big change surrounded by uncertainty? This is something that most of us struggle with, but we can all agree that it's not the healthiest mindset. In today's episode, I am talking with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy about choosing a mindset of possibility. Sukhinder has maintained this possibility mindset throughout her career and life, and it has served her well. She worked as a high-level executive for Amazon and Google and most recently served as the president of StubHub. Today we're talking through points from her book titled Choose Possibility, which will help us better understand how to maintain this possibility mindset while taking risks and making big changes.MORE: https://creatingabrand.com/120
It's the final week of our REOPENING series. Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, entrepreneur and author of the new book Choose Possibility: How to Master Risk and Thrive, joins Jessi for a conversation on the value of taking chances.
Silicon valley super star Sukhinder Singh (Stub Hub, Google, Amazon) joins Jillian this week to teach us how to go where the growth is, make crucial business decisions that open up tremendous potential and possibility, and take the right risks in the right way for optimal success!Guest Links:Take Sukhinder's Risk Quiz: https://www.choosepossibility.com/risk-quizStart your FREE 7 day trial for Jillian's App at https://go.jillianmichaels.com/WNt1rL7uyZFollow us on Instagram @JillianMichaels and @MartiniCindyEmail your questions to JillianPodcast@gmail.comThis Week's Sponsors:THIRDLOVE.com/JILLIAN for 20% off your first orderYou can find new episodes of Keeping It Real: Conversations with Jillian Michaels, completely ad free, on Wondery+ https://wondery.app.link/jillianSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Today's guest is Sukhinder Singh Cassidy. For more than 25 years, she's been a leading tech entrepreneur and CEO who's grown, scaled, and advised for companies like StubHub, Google, Amazon, and more. She's currently the Founder and Chairman of theBoardlist, a talent marketplace focused on putting diverse leaders into key executive positions -- and also serves on the board of directors at Urban Outfitters and Upstart.She just wrote a new book called, Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail), where she shares the most valuable lessons she's learned over her years of experience in leadership roles at some of Silicon Valley's most well-known companies.In this episode Lewis and Sukhinder discuss the life-changing lessons Sukhinder learned from her father, why most businesses fail and how to make sure your business isn't one of them, why we all need to change our mindset around failure & risk taking, and what to do instead, the best ways to start building wealth today, what Sukhinder considers the most rewarding experiences she's had over the course of her career, and so much more!For more go to: www.lewishowes.com/1150Check out The Boardlist: site.theboardlist.comThe Wim Hof Experience: Mindset Training, Power Breathing, and Brotherhood: https://link.chtbl.com/910-podA Scientific Guide to Living Longer, Feeling Happier & Eating Healthier with Dr. Rhonda Patrick: https://link.chtbl.com/967-podThe Science of Sleep for Ultimate Success with Shawn Stevenson: https://link.chtbl.com/896-podSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Text LEARNERS to 44222 for more... Full show notes at www. LearningLeader.com Twitter/IG: @RyanHawk12 https://twitter.com/RyanHawk12 Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a leading digital CEO and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of leadership experience founding, scaling, and advising companies including Google, Amazon, StubHub, Yodlee, and more. Most recently, Sukhinder served as the leader of StubHub, the premier global consumer ticketing marketplace for live entertainment, which she and her team sold for $4 billion in February 2020. Earlier in her career, Sukhinder built Google's business throughout Asia Pacific and Latin America. Notes: “Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.” - Samuel Johnson “We think when we do nothing there is no cost.” That's not true. There's a cost to standing still. Proximity to opportunity benefits us even more than planning. Sukhinder moved to Silicon Valley in 1997. She rode the tailwind of the Internet and being at the epicenter of it all. Prioritize the WHO before the WHAT. As a leader, watch what you validate with your words and actions. Reward the behavior that you want. If you want to promote taking risks, then reward the people who do that. “You get what you create and what you allow.” At one point, Sukhinder went to her boss at Google (who worked with Eric Schmidt) and said, “I'm pregnant, I want to keep running international at Google. I need for you to pay for me and my nanny to travel the world business-class. And they said yes.” BIG ASK. She did the calculus and realized it was a reasonable ask. And they said yes. Career path - "My career is not linear, it's cyclical. It has ups and downs. I've made 13 different meaningful choices along the way." The myth that there is a linear relationship between risk and reward. Not all choices have an equal amount of upside and downside... Sukhinder sas been on the board of Urban Outfitters with Scott Galloway: Should you move to a big city? Should you move to your company's headquarters? Being at the center of the action matters... It helps if you can understand the pulse of HQ How to become a smart risk taker? What are our goals, passions, and values? What are we great at? Look for headwinds and tailwinds - (Join a growing company that has momentum) With that said, Sukhinder went to StubHub and there were significant challenges Over-prioritize the WHO over the WHAT Why did Sukhinder take the StubHub leadership role? It was a calculated risk She missed running a company of scale They needed entrepreneurial and executive energy How do you create an environment for people to take risks? You want people who are "truth-tellers, truth seekers, and authors" Make it safe to take risks -- Reward that behavior. Watch what you validate by your words and actions. Understand the magnitude and the weight of your words. People are always watching how the leader responds, who they commend, what they say... How to go for a job that you aren't qualified for? "The next level of learning is going for something you don't know..." To be a CEO, you need depth AND breadth. You need to expand your skillset. This is the path to accelerated learning. How do you know when you should leave a job? "I like 3-5 year sprints. Are you having fun? Are you making an impact? If you aren't having fun or making an impact, you'll want to leave." Think about: "Who am I doing this with? Are our values aligned?" Why did Sukhinder want to be a CEO? "A little bit of ego" "I was built to lead" "I enjoy being on the hook" People who sustain excellence: They surround themselves with other great people. They don't let their ego get in the way. They don't feel threatened by great people. Career/Life Advice: "We tend to assume that everything is zero-sum. It's not. Choice is a multiplier of opportunity and we get to control it. Make a choice and get in motion."
SUKHINDER SINGH CASSIDY is a leading digital CEO and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of leadership experience founding, scaling, and advising companies including Google, Amazon, StubHub, Yodlee, and more. She is currently the Founder and Chairman of theBoardlist, a premium talent marketplace for diverse leaders to be recommended and discovered for the board and executive opportunities. Most recently, Sukhinder served as the leader of StubHub, the premier global consumer ticketing marketplace for live entertainment, which she and her team sold for $4 billion in February 2020. Earlier in her career, Sukhinder built Google's business throughout the Asia Pacific and Latin America and served as the business co-founder of fintech pioneer Yodlee. Sukhinder also currently serves as a board director at Urban Outfitters and Upstart, and as a member of the global advisory board of TIME'S UP. She previously served as a board member at Ericsson, TripAdvisor, Stitch Fix, J.Crew, and as a strategic advisor to Twitter. She is also a proven tech investor whose current and previous investments include Reformation, theRealReal, Sunbasket, Senreve, and more.Sukhinder has an undergraduate degree from the Ivey School of Business Administration at the University of Western Ontario, Canada and lives with her husband and three children in northern California.Connect with Sukhinder & buy her new book: Website - https://www.choosepossibility.com/#about Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sukhinder.cassidy Twitter - https://twitter.com/sukhindersingh?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sukhinders/ Buy her book here - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0358525705/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 Follow The Story Box on Social MediaINSTAGRAM ► - https://www.instagram.com/thestoryboxpodcast/ TWITTER ► - https://twitter.com/jay_fantom FACEBOOK ► - https://www.facebook.com/thestoryboxpodcast WEBSITE ► - https://thestoryboxpodcast.com/SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE! Apple Podcast ► - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-story-box/id1486295252 Spotify ► - https://open.spotify.com/show/7h8Qv3r2ZV29f7ktJOwmgM?si=FXxYC1JFSHesBv7_d1WtNQ WATCH HERE:YouTube ► - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheStoryBox If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe to YouTube & Apple Podcasts, and leave a 5-star positive rating and review over on Apple Podcasts. Share it around with your friends and family.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thestorybox. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
It often seems like the most successful people are the ones who take the most risks. There's no surprise that at one point, billionaire entrepreneurs were given the choice to either stay where they stood or leap for something greater. This is something that today's guest, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, understands. She's helped lead some of the biggest companies around like J Crew, Stitch Fix, TripAdvisor, and Urban Outfitters (just to name a few).The one thing that Sukhinder has found throughout her years in Silicon Valley and through writing her new book, Choose Possibility, is that groundbreaking leaders don't just take one big risk, they take several small ones. This works for real estate investors too. If you've just gotten into real estate investing education, the first step for you isn't to go out and buy a house, it's to join a meetup, contact an agent, or even join the BiggerPockets forums. These are what Sukhinder calls the “minimum viable choice”. Don't worry about doing everything, just do something!Sukhinder gives some great advice on leadership for those in executive business roles, plus how to find talent in this increasingly competitive market. If you're just starting in your career, take Sukhinder's advice and do great work for great people, the rest will fall into place.In This Episode We Cover:How Sukhinder's love of entrepreneurship began“Coconut events” vs. “subway events” (and how you can plan for both)Embracing uncertainty and calculating your risksStarting in Silicon Valley and building a strong reputation Choosing to make the “minimum viable choice” whenever possibleHow to know whether you're managing others or having others manage youWhat leaders and business owners can do to attract the best talentAnd So Much More!Links from the ShowBiggerPockets ForumsBiggerPockets CalculatorsBiggerPockets Youtube ChannelOpenDoor CapitalBrandon and David's BooksBiggerPockets Podcast 447: Create Your Dream Life in 3-5 Years Using Vivid VisionsBiggerPockets Podcast 407: Buying 100+ Houses/Year in 4 Hours/Week Using Teams, Traction, and (Get this…) TikTokChoose Possibility WebsiteClick here to check the full show notes: https://www.biggerpockets.com/show495See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy has been a CEO many times over, most recently of StubHub. She is also an author and her newest book is called Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail). Today she and Mark talk about what it means to take risks and to thrive in business leadership. Hear how: The best and highest use of a leader is to have other people manage them Being less perfect, and displaying authenticity, imperfection, and transparency nurtures an environment for risk-taking Risk-taking isn't about the higher risk, the higher reward-it's about taking many risks for the ultimate reward Listen to this episode so you can truly understand risk and embrace it for this VUCA world.
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy has been a CEO many times over, most recently of StubHub. She is also an author and her newest book is called Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail). Today she and Mark talk about what it means to take risks and to thrive in business leadership. Hear how: The best and highest use of a leader is to have other people manage them Being less perfect, and displaying authenticity, imperfection, and transparency nurtures an environment for risk-taking Risk-taking isn't about the higher risk, the higher reward—it's about taking many risks for the ultimate reward Listen to this episode so you can truly understand risk and embrace it for this VUCA world.
My guest today is Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, a leading technology executive and entrepreneur, board member, and investor with twenty-five years of experience founding and helping to scale companies, including Google and Amazon. Most recently, she served as president of StubHub and as a member of eBay's executive leadership team. The topic is her book Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail). In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discussed: Trading Philosophy Risk Definition Risk Taking Smart Risk Taker Freedom and Autonomy Entrepreneurial Mindset Decision Making How to Deal FOMO Jump in! --- I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I'd like to give you a great piece of advice you can use in your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/ You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/ Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is an indispensable guide to decision-making and risk-taking for anyone who finds themselves afraid of making a wrong choice in their career. Life is made up of a series of choices. What do you do if one of those choices turns out poorly, especially if it was carefully considered? How do you trust your instinctive decision-making skills and make the next right choice? How do you continue to take risks when, suddenly, your risks are not working out? Cassidy is one of the most highly regarded and well-respected female tech executives in Silicon Valley, but she'll be the first to admit that her path to success has been far from linear. She started three companies that have done exceedingly well, including theBoardlist (an organization designed to promote and place women onto corporate boards), and she just served as president of StubHub, which sold earlier this year for $4 billion. But she's also encountered plenty of poor choices, misfires, unexpected headwinds, and all other types of pitfalls that she had to learn how to confront, analyze, navigate, and incorporate into her new path forward. From her own experience, she knows that personal success does not come from making one singular “correct” or “big” decision. Rather, long-range success comes from tackling numerous choices that are aimed to optimize future possibilities. Singh Cassidy's “seven myths of success,” as well as her advice on how to make FOMO into your friend, multiply your “bets” in life, and understand why you shouldn't be blinded by “passion bias,” all provide an entirely new way to approach risk-taking and achieve lasting success. Bio: Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a leading technology executive and entrepreneur, board member, and investor with twenty-five years of experience founding and helping to scale companies, including Google and Amazon. Most recently, she served as president of StubHub and as a member of eBay's executive leadership team. In this episode of Trend Following Radio: Trading Philosophy Risk Definition Risk Taking Smart Risk Taker Freedom and Autonomy Entrepreneurial Mindset Decision Making How to Deal FOMO
When do you take risks, when do you play it safe? It turns out it's not one or the other. Sukhinder Singh Cassidy talks with Spartan founder and CEO Joe De Sena about the importance of risk-taking, and suggests using a series of choices and risks to create better outcomes. One simple formula - if your FOMO is bigger than your fear of failure, you're going to take action. If your fear of failure is greater than your FOMO you're not going to take action. To overcome this, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy suggests steps to reduce the fear of failure. Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a leading technology executive and entrepreneur, board member, and investor with twenty-five years of experience founding and helping to scale companies, including Google and Amazon. Most recently, she served as president of StubHub and as a member of eBay's executive leadership team. She is the founder and chairman of theBoardlist and author of Choose Possibility. Take the RISK quiz at https://www.choosepossibility.com/risk-quiz Find out more about the book https://www.choosepossibility.com/ This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by DUROLANE, a single injection that may provide up to six months 1 of relief from osteoarthritis knee pain. Risks can include general knee pain and pain at the injection site. You can see full prescribing information at DUROLANE.com. FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod CREDITS: Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc. Host: Joe De Sena Sefra Alexandra, Johnny Waite & Colonel Nye will be back soon, we miss them! © 2021 Spartan
Taking risks— both large and small — is part of life. From the day-to-day choices we make, to the biggies like changing jobs, changing careers, taking a break, getting married, having children, and moving across the country— all involve some degree of risk. Do we take the safe and steady route, stick where we are, […] The post Choose Possibility! The secret to risk taking is planning for failure – serial entrepreneur & author, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (Episode 159) appeared first on She Said / She Said.
Fast Company called her one of the most creative people in business. Business Insider named her as one of the Silicon Valley's top 100. And Ad Age says she's one of the women to watch. And why not? Sukhinder Singh Cassidy has had quite the career. Most recently, she was the President of StubHub, prior to which she co-founded a number of companies, and held senior roles at Amazon and Google. At Google, she was responsible for launching Google Maps and eventually leading Google's international operations in Asia Pacific and Latin America. In another special episode of the Entrepreneur Podcast, Eric Janssen sits down with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy to discuss her incredible journey, and the importance of prioritization (and how that changes in startup and large company contexts).
(1:50) - Start of interview(2:23) - Sukhinder's "origin story"(2:58) - Her start in Silicon Valley in 1997. She characterizes her career as "always building".Junglee - Amazon ('98-99)Yodlee ('99-'03)Google ('03-'09)Accel-Polyvore ('10)Joyus ('11-'17)TheBoardlist ('15-present)Stubhub ('18-'20)(6:50) - Her boardroom experience (J Crew Group, StichFix, TripAdvisor, Ericsson, Urban Outfitters, Upstart...). "Your job is one of influence, and one of bringing specialization - in my case I brought e-commerce and digital [to my first board]." "Boardrooms are increasingly open to the idea of non-CEO specialists - allowing the possibility to bring more modern and diverse skill-sets into the boardroom."(9:35) - The boardroom diversity problem, and why she founded TheBoardlist in 2015.Bring more equity to the table.Bring all the talent to boardrooms.(11:50) - Why diversity is a bigger problem in private (venture-backed) companies than in public companies.(13:40) - The evolution of TheBoardlist since 2015. Started as a crowdsourced list of people who could serve on boards, first tapping a group of 30 executives/founders/entrepreneurs such as Reid Hoffman, Michael Dearing and Joanne Bradford - resulting in 600 names added in an excel spreadsheet and a very simple website. Today TheBoardlist has about 17,000-18,000 members, divided in the following categories:Nominated director candidates.NominatorsCompanies that are searching for board members.(16:29) - Since then, there have been ~2,000 board searches in TheBoardList. There has been a 4x increase in board searches since the MeToo and BLM cultural crisis. 75% of board searches are for private companies, 25% for public companies. Within the private companies: equally divided between early, mid and late stage. It's a "discovery platform" (curated list with recommended board candidates) it's not a "placement platform."(19:09) - Her take on the evolution of venture-backed company boards (and independent directors). "Often the independent board seat goes unfilled after the Series A or B."(22:28) - Choosing between a private and public company board position. "People want the experience they don't have in their day job." (board allows not only to contribute, but also to learn). Her advice to founders: "Often, you might be able rent unto the board the experience you can't afford to hire yet as a day job." You can craft a board seat for 1 or 2 years.(26:06) - Attracting more experienced directors to startup boards (as chairs or lead independent directors). Distinction with coaches. CEO reviews. "Every team needs a coach."(31:24) - Her take on SB-826 and AB-979 (California board diversity laws). "SB-826 has moved the needle." "Tokenism is about how you treat somebody once they get there."(35:25) - "The one thing that we need and that is missing is a conversation about board terms." Board Refreshment is critical for board diversity.(36:27) - Her take on dual-class share structures and other control structures.(39:46) - Her take on the shareholder primacy vs stakeholder debate. "Customer activism and employee activism are real and enduring trends."(43:41) - Her take on shareholder activism. Conflict between short term results vs long term strategy. "Directors need more courage than ever before." "You need to be both hopeful and paranoid as a director (and willing to put in the work) to help create a company with that bifocal lens."As a board member, you have to be really attuned to this issue because there are proven financial returns to activists.It forces companies to confront issues that they would otherwise not confront in a reasonable time frame.(47:17) - Her favorite books:Good to Great, by Jim Collins (2001)Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick, McKinsey & Company (2018)The Seat of the Soul, by Gary Zukav (1989)(48:48) - Her mentors (her dad was her absolute mentor). Group of mentors in Silicon Valley including founders of Junglee, Omid Kordestani (Google), different board members.(50:49) - Her favorite quote: "You don't know if you don't try"(51:00) - Her "unusual habit": shopping, knitting.(51:38) - The living person she most admires: her Sikh spiritual leader.(53:14) - Her parting thoughts for directors.Ms. Singh Cassidy is currently the Founder and Chairman of theBoardlist, and most recently served as the President of StubHub Inc, the leading global consumer ticketing marketplace for live entertainment. In February 2020, StubHub was acquired by Viagogo for $4bn, in a transaction led by Sukhinder and her team. She is currently a director of Upstart and Urban Outfitters. Ms. Singh Cassidy previously served on the board of Tripadvisor and Ericsson until 2018. Ms. Singh Cassidy holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the Ivey Business School at Western University.__Follow Evan on Twitter @evanepsteinMusic/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License
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Karen Armstrong, former nun and religious scholar, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss penning her new book "The Lost Art of Scripture." She's reflects on her extraordinary life and interpretation of religion. Brendan Simms, historian and author of "Hitler: A Global Biography," delves into both Hitler's rise to power in the thirties and the dangerous increase in nationalism and anti-Semitism we are seeing creep back into the world today. Our Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, president of StubHub and founder of theBoardlist, to discuss the importance of diversity and structural reform of corporate America.
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In the latest episode of A Call to Lead, I sat down with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, who has seen it all in the tech and startup worlds. Sukhinder was an early leader at Google, where she headed Asia-Pacific and Latin America operations. She went on to run startups that merged tech and fashion (Polyvore and Joyus) before taking the helm of StubHub, the online ticket exchange company owned by eBay. On the side (because Sukhinder is a master multitasker, as we all aspire to be), she founded and has continued to build theBoardlist (an online platform to help women get on corporate boards) while she serves on the board of Urban Outfitters. I could give you a dozen pieces of leadership wisdom from this conversation with Sukhinder, but I'll keep the list to five points and hope you'll listen to the entire podcast to hear the rest. 1. Sukhinder talked about what she called “operating range,” what she defines as one's ability to stay strategic or operate at a tactical level when needed. "One thing I look for in [people I hire] is a principle I call operating range—the ability to think about something at 30,000 feet and at 300 feet. The ability to roll your sleeves up and be at 30 feet if that's what it takes to get the job done." 2. We discussed how important it is as a people leader to let go of trying to manage everything and instead, try to build a team that will help manage your energy and focus. "When you're operating through other people, you have to decide whether you're managing everything or you're happy to let people manage you." 3. It's important to embrace being in situations where you're uncomfortable - it's those situations, and sometimes moments of failure when you learn the most. "Don't be intimidated by the thing you don't know. Try it. I guarantee you're going to come out of it having learned something you don't know today. And by the way, failure is quite okay." 4. Sukhinder and I both serve on the boards of large companies and we talked about the fact that the results are clear on diversity in the c suite and the boardroom - companies with more diversity (of all types) at the top drive better bottom lines and better results. "If you want to modernize the boardroom, you need to modernize who's in the boardroom - who brings perspectives that are relevant to these new challenges. 5. We discussed what a challenging operating environment it is for CEOs and executives today - the sheer number of stakeholders, variables, and risks, sometimes unforeseen, seem to grow each day. And you have to operate with your head up as a result. "If I'm just heads down and I'm not aware of all the forces going on around me, my ability to do my job is fundamentally altered because out of left field is going to come something at me, which I thought I was in control of—and lo and behold, I'm not. You have to know when to be heads up. You have to know when to be heads down. You can learn more by visiting: www.sap.com/acalltolead. And you can subscribe and listen to episodes on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher. We welcome your feedback on the pod! Tweet me @JenniferBMorgan and use the hashtag #acalltolead or e-mail us at acalltolead@sap.com.
SUKHINDER SINGH CASSIDY is a technology executive and entrepreneur. She has worked at the biggest of most successful companies in the world including Google, Amazon and News Corp, Yodlee (YODL), and Polyvore. In 2011, she founded JOYUS, the video shopping platform for women, and served as CEO then Chairman until 2017. She is also the founder of theBoardlist and is currently the president of StubHub
SUKHINDER SINGH CASSIDY is a technology executive and entrepreneur. She has worked at the biggest of most successful companies in the world including Google, Amazon and News Corp, Yodlee (YODL), and Polyvore. In 2011, she founded JOYUS, the video shopping platform for women, and served as CEO then Chairman until 2017. She is also the founder of theBoardlist and is currently the president of StubHub
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a serial entrepreneur and executive in Silicon Valley. Sukhinder has worked at companies including Amazon and Google and has founded companies including Joyus and TheBoardList. Currently, Sukhinder serves as the President of the ticket exchange giant, StubHub. 15-year-old entrepreneur Campbell Baron has a conversation with Sukhinder about her journey as a successful entrepreneur and executive in Silicon Valley. Get 2 Months of Skillshare For Free (Paid Promotion) ⇨ https://www.skillshare.com/succeed Youtube ⇨ http://tinyurl.com/y8nl7sjn Podcast ⇨ https://anchor.fm/the-ones-who-succeed/ See you next Tuesday!
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Slate Money is proud to introduce you to Women in Charge. In this new series, Slate Editor-in-Chief Julia Turner asks other female leaders about the nitty-gritty details of their work lives—what do they do every day, how do they do it, and how are things changing for women in their fields? In this episode you'll hear from Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, someone who worked her way from investment banking at Merrill Lynch, to heading up sectors at Amazon and Google, and finally taking on the role of president of StubHub. Subscribe to Women in Charge via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your shows. Podcast production by Jessica Jupiter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Waves is proud to introduce you to Women in Charge. In this new series, Slate Editor-in-Chief Julia Turner asks other female leaders about the nitty-gritty details of their work lives—what do they do every day, how do they do it, and how are things changing for women in their fields? In this episode you'll hear from Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, someone who worked her way from investment banking at Merrill Lynch, to heading up sectors at Amazon and Google, and finally taking on the role of president of StubHub. Subscribe to Women in Charge via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your shows. Podcast production by Jessica Jupiter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What’s it like to be a woman who’s worked at the helm of multiple Internet-based companies? On this episode of Women in Charge, Julia Turner talks to Sukhinder Singh Cassidy—someone who worked her way from investment banking at Merrill Lynch, to heading up sectors at Amazon and Google, and finally taking on the role of President of StubHub. You can email us at womenincharge@slate.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What’s is like to be a woman who’s worked at the helm of multiple Internet-based companies? On this episode of Women in Charge, Julia Turner talks to Sukhinder Singh Cassidy—someone who worked her way from investment banking at Merrill Lynch, to heading up sectors at Amazon and Google, and finally taking on the role of President of StubHub. You can email us at womenincharge@slate.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this new series, Slate editor-in-chief Julia Turner will ask other women in charge about the nitty-gritty details of their work lives—what do they do every day, how do they do it, and how are things changing for women in their fields? How does Aline Brosh McKenna, the showrunner of TV’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, make personnel decisions? How does Toronto restaurateur Jen Agg grow a successful business? How does StubHub president Sukhinder Singh Cassidy make herself available to the company’s employees? Launching Sept. 17, 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this new series, Slate editor-in-chief Julia Turner will ask other women in charge about the nitty-gritty details of their work lives—what do they do every day, how do they do it, and how are things changing for women in their fields? How does Aline Brosh McKenna, the showrunner of TV’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, make personnel decisions? How does Toronto restaurateur Jen Agg grow a successful business? How does StubHub president Sukhinder Singh Cassidy make herself available to the company’s employees? Launching Sept. 17, 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Recode’s Kara Swisher talks with three tech leaders about actual solutions for advancing diversity in the industry. Cowboy Ventures partner Aileen Lee, theBoardlist founder Sukhinder Singh Cassidy and former U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith talk about the factors that have historically held back women, people of color and other under-represented groups in tech, and what comes next after the reckoning of the #MeToo movement. The group debates how men can best help their female peers succeed and how companies can avoid falling into the trap of thinking that the solution is just to keep men and women apart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent brings on Suhkinder Singh Cassidy, founder of theBoardlist, to talk about the lack of women in tech (3:00), why that’s a problem (4:05), how scandal has created urgency (6:40), working at Amazon pre-bubble (9:45), losing 95% of her fortune (11:30), launching a fintech startup in 2003 (13:10), helping start Google Maps (13:45), starting a rival to Home Shopping Network (15:05), and then theBoardlist (16:30), the lack of demand for female board members (18:20), the problem with the obsession with growth (19:55), why senior women are unicorns (21:35), the venture capital boys club (22:40), her experience with sexism (24:20), the reaction to #metoo (28:50), what works in startups (31:40), why ‘product market fit’ is the key (34:20), why she spends so much time on hiring (34:15), and why living a balanced life is not possible (35:00). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Sukhinder is a serial entrepreneur and longtime technology executive who had stints at both Google and Amazon. In 2015, she founded theBoardlist, a talent marketplace for leaders to find highly qualified women to join their boards. Among startups, 57 percent have no women in executive positions. On boards, more than three-quarters of privately funded tech companies have no women, and the picture is even worse among public companies. In this episode, Sukhinder discusses why the tech community should add more women partners, executives and board seats – and why she’s optimistic about the future of women in tech.
We initially intended to do a big wrap-up of 2017 business trends when we set out to write this episode but much like 2017 itself, things didn’t go exactly as planned… and the show became all about women. Women in business, venture capital, in the media, women and diversity: we go there. Featuring Angela Tran Kingyens of Version One ventures, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy of Joyus and TheBoardlist, Lauren Wesley Wilson of ColorComm, Prof. Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank and Cal Fussman of Esquire.
Kara Swisher joins venture capitalist Shervin Pishevar, theBoardlist founder Sukhinder Singh Cassidy and Uptake CEO Brad Keywell in this live discussion about tech culture from the 2017 Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit, moderated by Nick Bilton. The group has a popcorn-worthy debate over what can be done about management troubles, rampant sexism in Silicon Valley and the weaponization of social media. Singh Cassidy says investors have leverage that they're not using to make tech firms behave better, while Pishevar and Keywell talk about the significant change that can come from within companies and via professional mentors. Plus: Swisher explains why the future may hinge on the people in the middle of the economy who have neither won nor lost in the internet revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There’s been a lot of debate and controversy around the lack of women and minorities being represented in tech companies from entry-level to the C-suite and board room. However, what isn’t showcased is how there is sisterhood within tech, where women are helping each other out, and enacting change at every level from schools to the board room. To talk about how women are investing and encouraging each other, I’ve invited Samantha Walravens who is the co-author of the new book Geek Girl Rising: Inside the Sisterhood Shaking Up Tech. If you’re a woman, minority, or male ally you’ll learn from Samantha how: Women like Maria Klawe at Harvey Mudd have tripled the number of women graduating with Computer Science degrees Women are connecting female founders to female angel investors and influencers to grow their startups Corporations are changing and disrupting the dynamics of the boardroom This is the last episode of FemgineerTV but don’t worry it’s not the end... After hosting FemgineerTV and listening to audience members like you for the past 2 ½ years, myself and my sponsor Pivotal Tracker decided it was time for a fun format! Starting next month, I’m going to be launching a new show called Build. I think you’ll enjoy the new format for Build. Each week you’ll receive a short video on a topic to help you build a product, company, and career in tech. So stay tuned for the launch of Build :) Want to help us get the word out about Build? Please take a moment to leave a review on iTunes here. If you’ve never left a review, here is a quick tutorial on how to do. -- Poornima: Welcome to another episode of *Femgineer TV*, brought to you by Pivotal Tracker, I'm your host, Poornima Vijayashanker, the founder of Femgineer. In this show, I invite innovators in tech, and together we debunk myths and misconceptions related to building tech products and companies. One of the most heated topics today is the lack of women and minorities represented in tech; from entry level, to the C suite, to the board room. While we all know this is already a problem, in today's episode, we're going to be talking about some of the solutions, and showing how there are companies and organizations enacting these solutions. And to help us out, I've invited Samantha Walravens, who is the coauthor of the latest book, *Geek Girl Rising: Inside The Sisterhood Shaking Up Tech*. Thanks so much for joining us today, Samantha. Samantha: Thanks for having me! Poornima: Yeah, it's wonderful. Let's start by talking about why you and your coauthor, Heather Cabot, decided to write this book. Sharing The Unspoken Narrative of Women In Technology Samantha: The inspiration for this book was a conversation I had about three years ago with a friend of mine, who's been in Silicon Valley for 20 years. She's a woman, she's the VP of sales in business development, and she's worked in a number of tech startups, and we were having coffee, and she said, "Sam, I cannot tell you what just happened in my performance group review, it was last week, and my manager commented on what I was wearing, the color of my dresses, the jewelry I wore, and he told me that I was too aggressive, and too bossy, and I needed to tone it down a bit." Meanwhile, she is the head of sales, and she was rocking her number out of the park. So she said, "Sam, you've got to write something." She knew I was a journalist. She said, "You've got to write something and you have to talk about this kind of discrimination and this kind of sexism in Silicon Valley." Mind you this is before the *Newsweek* article came out, "What does Silicon Valley really think of women," people were discussing women in technology, but it really was not a top of mind—and so I started to do a little digging, and researching and interviewing women. And what I found was, yes, there's sexism, there is harassment, there's discrimination, there's unconscious bias, it's there, it's a problem we need to talk about it and deal with it. But there was another narrative, another discussion that wasn't being told, which was: these women want to talk about the companies they were building, the technologies they were creating, the women who are supporting them and helping them along the way in their careers. There was this whole other narrative that was missing from the conversation that was happening in the national news media about sexism in Silicon Valley. And I thought, "we have to discuss this." So, Heather Cabot, who's my coauthor, was in New York, I'm in San Francisco, we talked, and she said, "Sam, I've been researching this topic," it was kind of a coincidence, it was like one of those weird moments of weird fate. And she said, "I've been researching this topic, let's work together." So we put our heads together and we just started digging into the topic, and it's been three years now, and finally the book is coming out! The Sisterhood That Is Supporting Women In Tech in Silicon Valley And Beyond Poornima: So one thing I experienced early on in my career, and it keeps me motivated, is the women who inspired me. So, early on, when I was a college student in engineering school, I had a professor, and she had twins, and she was doing her research, and she was teaching, and she was leading the department, and I thought, "If she could do it, I could do it." And as I was reading the book, I noticed the theme of the sisterhood kind of coming up again and again. Tell us how you discovered this theme as you started writing or as you were doing your research. Samantha: Of course. Well, I too had a mentor back in my Silicon Valley days when I worked for a software startup during the dotcom boom in 1998 to about 2003, so I saw the dotcom boom and the bust happen, I was living through it, our company went public, stock went to 130, then went down to two, so I lived and breathed the dotcom boom and bust. My manager/boss at that point was Carol Carpenter, who has since gone on to become—she was the CEO, actually CMO of ClearSlide and then CEO of ElasticBox, so she's a prominent woman in Silicon Valley, and she really pulled me up. She really, when I was lacking confidence, and I thought, "I can't do this," I'd just had my baby, my first baby, we were going public, and I thought, "I can't do this, this is crazy." We're working 24/7 and I have a newborn at home. She was the one who said, "Sam, you can do it, you can do it." And having that kind of mentorship and that kind of woman who was going through it herself pulling me up, really encouraged me. So as we were researching the book, we started noticing these pockets around the startup universe, women who were supporting each other, investing in each other, encouraging each other in their careers and inspiring the next generation of girls and young women to pursue technology and continue their careers in technology. Encouraging The Next Generation of Women To Consider Careers In Tech Poornima: Yeah, that's great. I think you're absolutely right, that is a narrative that's missing from the media and more women need to know that that's out there as well, so that they don't feel like all there is is just what the media portrays. Now, the first place that you write about change happening is at the primary school up to the high school level, so walk us through what that looks like. Samantha: Well, fortunately, before Obama left office, he did create an initiative, a $4 billion initiative called "Computer Science for All" that is encouraging and putting funds towards creating computer science curriculum in schools throughout the country. I was so excited to read about Rahm Emanuel in Chicago, in the Chicago public schools now, computer science is a requirement for all high schools in Chicago. So I think we're going to see more of that. When you look at the numbers, though, we still have a long way to go, cause 25% of high schools in the U.S. offer computer science, I think it's like 22% of girls, of students taking the computer science AP exam are girls, so we still have a long way to go. What we noticed, though, it's sort of this grassroots movement of women who are encouraging the younger generations to start building, to start creating, to start coding. For example, we start our book talking about Debbie Sterling, who's the founder and the CEO of Goldie Blocks, and she's got this great—I have two little girls, we have it at home, it's a great toy that encourages girls to build, and there's a really fun, positive role model, Goldie, who builds a spinning machine and she has all these sorts of engineering—you wouldn't even know it's engineering, it's really just building Ferris wheels and building merry-go-rounds and all these fun things, along with the story, talking about Goldie and her friends, and how she's building these different fun games and amusement park rides. We have that in our household. These are the kinds of things that women are doing to try to inspire the next generation. There is a woman in our book who started a company called Bitcode, she's actually working with the public schools to get them to use video to teach girls how to code. So if you have kids you know that they're on video, they're on YouTube, and they're really tech savvy. I have four kids, they can get around YouTube, and iMovie, and they're all over it. So, this tool is used in the public schools, to teach coding, using videos, to make it fun. How Colleges Are Changing The Ratio Of Women Graduating With Computer Science Degrees Poornima: It's great, yeah, it's good to see these grassroots efforts, so that even if there is kind of a gap in terms of change for public schools or the school system in general, there's ways in which parents and teachers can supplement that. So, the next place in which a lot of women and minorities drop off is at the college level, tell us who's working on changing that. Samantha: Well, we had the most amazing experience at Grace Hopper in 2015. I believe you were there, and Heather and I, my coauthor and I went, and just to see, I think it was 12,000 women there in computing, and it is a true celebration. And to see the enthusiasm and the excitement and the bonding between these young women, it was so encouraging. When you look at specific colleges, there's a lot being done to encourage more women in to pursue technology and computer science. I met with Maria Klawe, who's the president of Harvey Mudd, and wow! What a firecracker she is, she skateboards around campus, she's just a really fun, wonderful woman, and she implemented a program along with her colleagues a few years ago, where there are two tracks for computer science, so as a freshman you can take the gold track or the black track. The gold track is for students who have not had any computer science experience in high school; the black track is for students who've had some experience. So, by doing this, the students who have not had experience don't feel so impostered, they don't have the confidence cause no one's had this experience, so they get through this year and I spoke to a couple of students who have taken these classes, and they say that by the end of the year, everyone's pretty much at the same level. So, she, Maria Klawe, and her team has tripled the number of women graduating with computer science degrees at Harvey Mudd in the past ten years, and the number is, I hate to throw in all these numbers, cause they get little mind boggling at times, but 55% of the computer science graduates at Harvey Mudd are now women. Poornima: That's great, it's a nice change to—the numbers go up. Samantha: There's also Stanford. Another example of what's going on to encourage women to pursue computer science is Stanford University, of course a top institution, but they have a Women in Tech group called She++, which was started by Ayna Agarwal, and who was not even a computer science major by the way, but she started this group to encourage women and they had a Gala, every year, which gathers all the women in technology, not just Stanford. What they do is they go out into the communities and they take on high school students in different communities around the country and they support these young high school girls to start programs in their communities. For example, I live out in Marin County, and there is a girl who started a robotics happy schooler box program in Marin City, which is an underserved community in Marin County, and she runs this afterschool program in Marin City. So all of these girls around the country who are starting these programs through She++ gather together for this gala, and I am telling you, if you could be there to see these college women, these high school girls who came, they were dressed to the nines, they were glamorous, I mean, talk about debunking the myths and breaking stereotypes about what a woman in tech looks like, I mean, we could have been in an LA nightclub, not to sound like—but they were so beautiful and wonderful and smart and excited to talk about their programs, and they were so excited to be in technology. And again, this is why Heather and I said, "This is a story that no one sees," you don't see this kind of enthusiasm around technology, you see, "Oh, it's so hard, numbers are dropping, it's all doom and gloom." And so we really wanted to tell that other story. The Angel Investors And Others Who Are Supporting Female Founders Poornima: OK. That brings us back to industry, and I know there's a lot going on at the corporate level, as well as startups. I'm of course partial to startups, so let's start there and talk about how the ecosystem is changing for women and minorities. Samantha: There's a lot of momentum behind supporting female founders. For example, there are accelerator programs like the Women Startup Lab, which is down here at Menlo Park; there's MergeLane, which is in Colorado; there's The Refinery in Connecticut. These programs focus on female founders, and really giving them the tools, the skills they need to grow their company into a venture, fundable company. And they give the tools to learn how to pitch venture capitalists, and we all know the venture capital world is very male dominated. Poornima: Yeah, it is a challenge. I know I've had my fair share of doing the fundraising. So, there's a very common problem around women and minorities getting up and pitching their business to VCs, either male VCs not getting their idea, or they don't think it's a big enough market, or there's a lot of unconscious bias around it, so how are women getting their training to get over all of that? Samantha: Well, you've started a company, so you know what it's like. The founders that we've met, that I've met in my journey with this book, are so passionate about their idea. But you can have an idea, and it's not going to go anywhere—you have to have the product market fit, you have to test the idea, you have to build your team out—and so these programs are really teaching women what they need to do to get to that level, to actually pitch to investors. But when you look at the numbers, I think it's 10% of the venture funding, globally, goes to female founders—it's still a really small percentage. We've also noticed that there's women who are angels. So angel investors who fund companies at the early stages—for example, Joanne Wilson, aka Gotham Gal, who has a tremendous momentum in New York City, who has invested in a number of really great companies; Caren Maio, Nestio, Shanna Tellerman, Modsy—she finds these women, who have ideas that are big, that are scalable, and she nurtures them, and she's like the fairy godmother to these women. And there are other women that we talk about, we'd had to read the book to learn about all of them, but there are women who really take these female founders under their wing and support them on their journey. Poornima: I think it's great that there are women like Joanne Wilson out there. Do you have a sense of how many companies she's invested in? Samantha: Joanne Wilson has invested in around a hundred companies, and they're doing fantastic. One of them, Shanna Tellerman, started the company Modsy, which is an immersive, 3D environment for home décor, home design, and she told us that she created this project called “The Pinnacle Project,” at Park City, Utah, and it was Wednesday through Sunday, I think. And she invited Joanne, and Susan Lyne, and a bunch of angel investors, as well as a number of female founders, to come gather, network, ski, and have fun, and she said it was funny, because all the women were thinking, "We should be home, we should be working, we should be with the kids, we have so much to do," and she said she had to tell and remind people that, "This is what the guys do. They have a boys call and they pick off and it's all about business, whereas women don't have that sense of, “Let's go out to ski, or golf,” and that kind of networking, so it was an example of this pinnacle project, which is going to happen recurring every year, of, "OK, women, we can get together, have fun together, network, introduce each other to investors and influencers, and have fun while we're doing it. It's OK." Poornima: Yeah. That's fantastic. And I think another thing you had mentioned pipeline ventures, or pipeline angels? Samantha: Pipeline angels, yes, yes. Natalia Oberti Noguera is a force of nature and she started this angel investing group for women and I went through it and Heather went through it. I did it in San Francisco, Heather did it in New York, and basically it's a training, it's a bootcamp or a training program for women who are credited investors, to learn how to invest in female and minority-led companies. So it walked us through the process of how do you set evaluation on a company, what do you look for in a startup that you're investing in, what kind of traits you want to look for in the team, what's going to make this a good investment. So it trains women to invest as angels, and then you actually make an investment at the end. We made an investment in a great startup—which I believe is still hush hush, underground at this point—but I believe we made a great investment and we're following the course of these early stage female founders, and it's really her goal to change the face of angel investing, to increase the amount of money going towards these early stage female founders. Poornima: As we were doing research for your book and when I was reading it, I noticed that there was some astonishing findings, like only 11 companies that were founded by African-American women have received funding over a million dollars. So walk us through who is working to change this. Samantha: Well, that number has actually increased, it's now 13 companies that have received more than a million dollars, but the numbers are still really low. One woman who is really on top of this problem is Kathryn Finney, who is the founder of DigitalUndivided, which is an organization whose main purpose is to increase the number of women, minorities in the tech world, latino women, and black women founders, and she just recently launched an accelerator, in Atlanta, Georgia, called the Big Innovation Center, and I think their first cohort is gathering this year to help skill up and prepare these minority founders to raise money. How Tech Companies Are Growing Up And Changing How The Nature of Work Poornima: So let's switch gears, and talk about corporations. We previously had Lisen Stromberg on the show, talking about the changes that were happening for parents—what have you seen? Samantha: Well, what we've noticed is that Silicon Valley is growing up. They are trading in their ping-pong tables and foosball tables for nursing rooms, which is inspiring to see. When I started out, I had my Medela Pump in Style in a cold bathroom out of the courtyard of our startup, so it wasn't pretty, but we spent a day at Eventbrite not too long ago, and Julia Hartz, who's now the CEO of Eventbrite, it's very focused on woman, developing women in leadership positions and allowing for work-life balance. And I say that word, “work-life balance,” a term that is loaded, what she's trying to do with that company is focus on the whole person, not just the employee self. For example, they have a program called “Take the time you need.” So if you need time to care for a child or to care for an adult, you can work from home, you can take time off, so she's really interested in her employees, and telling her employees, "You can do what you need to do, so you can live a life and you can be an employee." And she also tells the women who are having babies at her company, she says, "You know what? You can get through the first six to nine months," it gets a lot easier, because a lot of women when they have their babies early on, they think, “I can't leave this poor creature alone with a daycare with a babysitter,” and she says, “If you can just get through that”—she's got two little girls herself—”If you can just get through that time, stick with it, come back, and we will support you while you're doing it,” which is fantastic. Poornima: You also showcase companies like Power to Fly. Walk us through what Power to Fly is. Samantha: Yeah, Power to Fly was started by Milena Berry and Katharine Zaleski. Katharine actually wrote an article apologizing to all the mothers out there. Before she had children, she was a little bit judgemental of mothers taking time off and having to leave work early, and then she had her first baby and she thought, "Oh, my gosh, this is really hard," so she and Milena got together and started this company, Power to Fly, which connects women with remote and flexible job positions, so they can actually care for their family and pursue careers in technology. The great thing about technology is that it can be done remotely. Especially if you're in coding, you don't have to be in an office 24/7, so Power to Fly works on that. Another great program is Tina Lee started a program called MotherCoders, and she's based in San Francisco, a fabulous woman, her program retrains mothers in tech skills, so they can go off and they can—either they've taken time off or they have background in some other field, they can skill up in technology, and go out and get the tremendous amount of jobs that are available in technology as they get back to work. Disrupting The Boardroom Poornima: Well, that brings us to the boardroom, so walk us through what changes are happening there. Samantha: The number of women holding board seats in our country is still very, very low, I think the number is 18% of board seats at Fortune 500 companies are held by women. So we still have a long way to go. One real pioneer in this area is a woman, her name is Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, she's fabulous, she is the CEO and founder of a company called Joyus, a tech company, and she, a few years ago penned an article called "Tech Women Choose Possibility." And she really wanted to profile the women in Silicon Valley, in the startup world, who are doing great things, just founding great companies. There was a lot of positive response to that article, and so she created an organization called #choosepossibility. Part of that organization is a group called, or an initiative called "The Boardlist." And basically it's a matchmaking tool that matches qualified, board-ready women with startup, tech companies, looking to fill board seats with women, so she made that happen, and they placed three women on the board, which it seems like it's very low, but what they're doing is they're connecting the VCs and the startup companies with these women, and a lot more placements have been made not directly through the platform, but just through the connections that have been made on this platform. Poornima: OK, great, so it's good to know that there is some change happening at the board level as well. Well, thank you so much for joining us today, Samantha, I know our viewers out there are going to enjoy reading your book, *Geek Girl Rising*. And for our viewers who are women, minority, and allies, is there anything else you would like to share with them in terms of resources? Samantha: Yeah. I would love to see everybody come to our website. We have a gazillion resources on how you can join the digital revolution, just take a peek. Poornima: Thanks for tuning in today and special thanks to our sponsor, Pivotal Tracker, for their help in producing this episode of *Femgineer TV*. If you've enjoyed this episode, then please be sure to share it with your friends, your teammates, your boss, and everyone so that they get to benefit from all the great resources, and subscribe to our channel to receive the next episode. Ciao for now! -- FemgineerTV is produced as a partnership between Femgineer and Pivotal Tracker. San Francisco video production by StartMotionMEDIA.
With the mission to bring gender parity to Silicon Valley, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is aiming high with her database of board-ready women. Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a technology executive, entrepreneur and founder of The Boardlist, an online marketplace that connects CEOs who are looking for board candidates with women who are peer-endorsed for private and public tech company boards. Currently she is the founder and Chairman of JOYUS, a video shopping platform for women. Before starting JOYUS in 2011, she spent almost 20 years as a leading consumer internet and media executive at global and early stage companies including Google, Amazon, Polyvore, Yodlee, and News Corporation. In addition to her role at JOYUS, Sukhinder currently serves on the boards of TripAdvisor (TRIP) and Ericsson. She has previously served as an advisor to Twitter, on the Advisory Council for Princeton University's Department of Computer Science, and as a board member of J. Crew Group. Inc. Symposium Stockholm's CEO Natalia... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
A year into the launch of theBoardlist, founder Sukhinder Singh Cassidy describes progress the site has made placing women on tech boards — and where the organization needs to do a lot more. Interview with Laura Mandaro and Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY Tech in San Francisco.
It's easy to argue for "choosing possibility" when it comes to addressing diversity and inclusion in tech when certain people have access to networks and others don't. BoardList -- more of a talent marketplace than a "list" per se -- is an effort to address part of that issue, bringing more qualified women onto the boards of tech companies. But isn't it risky for startup CEOs to add unknowns onto their boards (and what's the purpose of those boards, anyway?) Does it take away seats from others including the company's investors? In this segment of the a16z Podcast, serial entrepreneur and BoardList founder Sukhinder Singh Cassidy and Silicon Valley Bank's John China discuss these issues and more -- including how boards (and especially common stock in startup boards) are one way to immediately start changing things.
Industry Leaders from the world of Beauty & Fashion providing thought provoking insights from Inspiring minds. Guests are interviewed on their experiences in both Fashion and Beauty and offer the Beauty Fashion and War audience guidance, wisdom and candor on what?s hot and what?s not in the industry of Beauty and Fashion. Guests are encouraged to be honest, to have fun and give our audience the most authentic answers from their vast experience in this sometimes superfluous industry. A key differentiating factor from other Podcasts that discuss Beauty and Fashion is our desire to discuss spirituality and the key components of professionals in this industry and how applying makeup or designing that perfect outfit, is in fact shifting negative mindset?s and providing a deeper sense of empowerment for both clients and industry experts alike. This is Beauty, Fashion and War! Hosted by Cleo Caban, a decorated war veteran whose spent almost a decade through out the Middle East as a Counter Intelligence Special Agent. Don?t get left behind! Singh Cassidy Bio’s Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is Founder & CEO of JOYUS, the web’s premium online video shopping network. Prior to founding JOYUS in January 2011, she has been a leading consumer internet and media executive with over 18 years of leadership experience at global and early stage companies including Google, Amazon, Yodlee, and News Corp. Most recently, Ms Singh Cassidy served as CEO and Chairman of the board at the leading social commerce site, Polyvore, Inc, and CEO-in-Residence with Accel Partners. From 2003 to 2009, Ms. Singh Cassidy was a senior executive at Google, Inc, where she grew and scaled several businesses, including Local & Maps, and Asia-Pacific & Latin American Operations. As President of Asia Pacific and Latin America, Sukhinder was responsible for all of Google’s commercial operations in both regions, and built the company’s physical presence from inception to a multi-billion dollar business serving users, advertisers and partners across 40 domains and 103 different countries throughout JAPAC and Latin America. Under her leadership the company opened 18 sales offices, 9 R&D centers, built full cross-functional operations throughout the region and was the fastest growing geography within the company. Prior to running Asia Pacific and Latin America, Ms. Singh Cassidy was the first General Manager for Google Local & Maps, and Head of Content Acquisition for Books, Library, Scholar, Shopping and Video. In this capacity she led a 30-person business development team to drive strategic partnerships to launch and scale of these innovative new services. Previously Sukhinder was Founder & SVP of Sales and Business Development at leading financial services platform Yodlee from 1999 to 2003,. Sukhinder started her career in Silicon Valley at Amazon.com, where she drove business development for the first generation of Amazon marketplace. Prior to Amazon, Sukhinder worked for British Sky Broadcasting (a News Corp company) and Merrill Lynch in New York and London. For her work in the Internet industry, Ms. Singh Cassidy has been profiled in numerous publications globally, including Fortune, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Business Week, the New York Times, Bloomberg, Techcrunch, AllthingsD, Ad Age and the books “How Good Leaders Learn” and “Innovation Nation”. She has been named one of the Top 100 People in the Valley by Business Insider (2012); a “Woman to Watch” by Forbes (2014), Fortune (2008) and Ad Age (2010); Techcrunch’s first General Management Fellow (2009); and one of the Top 100 Women of Influence in Silicon Valley (2014,2010). 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Sukhinder Singh Cassidy explores concepts such as defining operational range, using data to support gut beliefs, and developing the big ideas that teams and customers can rally around. (February 15, 2012)
JOYUS Founder and Chairman Sukhinder Singh Cassidy says entrepreneurs should leverage trademark strengths and lean in all the way when it's time to deliver. In this lecture, Singh Cassidy explores concepts such as defining operational range, using data to support gut beliefs, and developing the big ideas teams and customers can rally around.
JOYUS Founder and Chairman Sukhinder Singh Cassidy says entrepreneurs should leverage trademark strengths and lean in all the way when it's time to deliver. In this lecture, Singh Cassidy explores concepts such as defining operational range, using data to support gut beliefs, and developing the big ideas teams and customers can rally around.
JOYUS Founder and Chairman Sukhinder Singh Cassidy says entrepreneurs should leverage trademark strengths and lean in all the way when it's time to deliver. In this lecture, Singh Cassidy explores concepts such as defining operational range, using data to support gut beliefs, and developing the big ideas teams and customers can rally around.
Audio File: Download MP3Transcript: NCWIT Entrepreneurial Heroes Lee Kennedy: Hi, this is Lee Kennedy. I'm the CEO of Bolder Search and a board member for the National Center for Women & Information Technology or NCWIT. This is part of a series of interviews that we are having with fabulous entrepreneurs. They're women who have started IT companies in a variety of sectors, all of whom have just fabulous stories to tell us about being entrepreneurs. With me today is Larry Nelson from w3w3.com. Hey, Larry. Larry Nelson: Hey, I'm excited about this interview, certainly a person with a tremendous amount of experience. Wow, I can't wait to get into this and we know we have lot of firm executives and young people that are looking into becoming an entrepreneur and getting into the high tech arena who are listeners. So, I'm really looking forward to this interview. Lee: Super. So, today we are interviewing Sukhinder Singh Cassidy. She is a leading Internet and media executive with a touch over 18 years of leadership in working with early stage companies including Google, Amazon, Yodlee and Polyvore, which is a leading global fashion community site. So, why don't I go ahead and interview Sukhinder. We are so happy to have you today. Sukhinder Singh Cassidy: Thank you. Lee: Larry, I think we'll just jump into things. Larry: All right. I'm going to ask you a question that Lucy Sanders always likes us to ask and that is how did you first get involved in the technology business and what technologies do you think are cool today? Sukhinder: I actually first got involved in the technology business probably 13 or 14 years ago in 1997, actually, late '96, early '97. Prior to that, I had been working in New York, in London in media and that investment banking. I stayed in Merrill Lynch for several years and then I went on to market BSkyB, which is the leading satellite broadcast at that time. So, actually, kind of a technology company but more of a media company. I moved to the Bay area on fundamentally I guess on thesis that I wanted to be close to entrepreneurs and one day be an entrepreneur myself. I did not know what I wanted to do but I did know there were smart motivated people in the Bay area. I had traveled out to San Francisco to visit friends and fell in love with the Bay area. So, I took a leap of faith. I moved from London, sold everything I had in London. Bought a car for $10, 000 in LA and drove up the Coast to San Francisco and found my first job. Larry: Wow. Lee: I have to say it is not too dissimilar to my background. I moved out to the Bay area and it's kind of hard not to get into technology. Sukhinder: Absolutely. So, I did not want to be an entrepreneur. But it was that classic, I didn't have an idea. So I thought the next best thing was to put myself close to smart people, working on interesting problems and being entrepreneurs themselves, somehow that path would be a positive one. Larry: Of all the different things that you've been involved with the technology, which ones do you think are cool today? Sukhinder: There are some I had been lucky enough to be involved with and some less so that I just admire from afar a bit. Probably, two of my favorites I'll say as consumer there's something you got to see these businesses built at Google. One, I mean the technology I just to love today, are anything that you would of think as geo or location based. So, my first job at Google was helping to launch Google maps and Google logo and the idea that your location is a pretty important indicator. Where you are relative to your friends in the case of Foursquare or where you are on a map and where you are trying to get to go and having driving directions on your iPhone, forgoing the traditional, heavy-duty MAPS systems that are sitting in cars or something; lightweight but just as revolutionary. So, I love anything geo where as a user my location has something to do and some relevance to play in what I want to do next. And I think we see geo now as a layer on top of many technologies. The second thing I love is of course cloud-based applications. For me, it is actually very simple. As a consumer, the idea that I no longer have to be stuck to one PC to access my contact list, to access my emails, to access documents. I mean today we have apps of every kind based on the cloud; business apps, enterprise apps, consumer apps. But I think of Google really as introducing that concept in a pretty revolutionary way with Gmail and now of course its very standard. I just love cloud based apps because they truly make me mobile. And the last thing, it's hard not to love the iPhone, now the iPad but if you think about the iPhone as just an incredible tool but more importantly an incredible statement instead of just ability to use that hardware and software. To have a pretty revolutionary consumer design and that the integration of hardware and software still matters. And owning both, which was Apple's proprietary focus and goal. And long after people forgot about hardware, Apple believed that innovation was still possible in hardware, right? And the group did this to all by fundamentally changing the way we communicate with the iPhone. Lee: I'll have to have an offline discussion about the iPhone versus Android GP and you being a former Google employee. Sukhinder: Yes and it means like I said like the Android OS and then the non proprietary system and that is amazing being able to boot application development to many different phone and the fundamental thesis for Google creating an OS and then integrating with third party hardware and redesigning hardware. Instead of working a new age phone that showcase the power software. So, I guess my point is that long after people have forgotten about hard ware and all the software, lo and behold Apple app and hardware. Lee: I know that's the jobs. Sukhinder: Application development layer and in Droid continues on that screen stream. Larry: Well, I just want to let you know that I have something in common with you. We moved from Copenhagen to the Bay area a number of years ago. Lee: Are you trying to warn me up Larry? OK. All that said about your background and the technologies you think are cool. Tell us why entrepreneurship turns you on? What are you an entrepreneur? Sukhinder: I think there are probably three things I just love about it. Number one is obviously the building that create an author and that is every level. Yes, you are creating a business model on a product but also to go and author your team. Who you get to work with, how you want to work, the culture you want to create. I think that there are people who love to build stuff. I happen to love to build stuff. I think authorship and creation except for some people is a drag and I think I really enjoy the process. I think the second think is I'm sort of a gratification junkie. I like to put in work and get back feedback quickly and then iterate like progress to me is best measure in those increments and that is also how I motivate myself and I think entrepreneurship is really suited to this iteration cycles, right? You get to put out something out there, see the results, see what works, see what doesn't, try it, try something else. And I think that fast cycle times really feels and considers me and probably my own kind of cycle which I work and I think that is fundamentally one of the reasons that it gives me so much excitement. So, I think authorship and the ability to create the kind of quick iteration and feedback loop in entrepreneurship those are things that resonates really, really highly with me. Larry: Sukhinder, with all the things that you done in the different organizations, it's really phenomenal. But let me ask you this, along the way, who supported you in your career path or your role model or your mentor? Sukhinder: Well, first of all, it is interesting. I don't believe in a single role model. I feel like for different parts of my career, depending on the things I have to learn, there were different mentors to me and role models along the way. First and foremost, my father. He was a doctor and loves to be a doctor. He loves running the practice like the business of running the practice. My first job was doing tax returns when I was 15 years old. My father taught me balance sheets and income statements because he was fascinated and he was thinking of different ways to optimize his business and he share the same with me. My second job was in his office as secretary but he was clearly passionate about the job he was doing. The content of his job which was medicine and also entrepreneurship and running the business. He was from very young age clears want to work for yourself. I would say more recently, I think my role models and mentors have really been at some point of time very relevant to what I have to learn to ramp sure ramp, Google and obviously very notable angel come valley. Before that was the CEO of Jungly, my first copy in the Valley that was acquired by Amazon and I had a pleasure to work with the man. And he was an investor in Yodeli, the company that I joined as a co-founder and then ultimately was also involved with Google where I joined next. From Rome, I learned great skills and I also just learned how important it is to match a great business team with a great product team and Rome as an angel has been very successful in helping to find and integrate entrepreneurs. Rome was certainly one. I think Henry Ryan, one of the founders of Jungali, first company that I joined in the Valley. He is a serial entrepreneur. He is in a company five and he has calm, stability, successful exit, diversity and experience and it turned operating CEO so when I have current issues, I call him and I think about my route in Google. Certainly my boss Kurt Estani who was the chief revenue officer at Google and he was probably employed 13 or something like that build Google's revenue from zero to 23 billion. For me, certainly, I just add what I learn, the skill associated with being a great relationship daughter and a great manager not to say I was but I think I learned from him the important of their skills and he is just the ultimate consistent builder and relationship manager. And also, someday he was able to hire greatly skilled people and let them run. Stan Standberg is now running Facebook, Armstrong is running AOL. These people are on the team and I give credit for figuring out how to hire us, mentor us, harness us and still let us run and build. So, I think the different people are the different points of my career to some of them. Lee: Sukhinder, you have been super fortunate at least from my viewpoint to have such phenomenal mentors. That is really exciting. Sukhinder: Yeah, I certainly felt privilege to get to work with these people. So, I guess my point is it is not just one mentor but there are people you learn different skills and I think at different point of my career, I feel like I had the opportunity to work with these people and certainly some of them go and instilled to them. I go for different type of advice when I think there is something they have to offer me. Lee: So, on to something a little more tough, what is the toughest thing you've had to do in your career? Sukhinder: I think of very tough business challenges, but then I think of the challenges that take their toll on you emotionally. This is often a question I ask others when I'm interviewing them, when I'm interviewing executives to join my team. I often just say, "What's the biggest career mistake you've made?" Which is another way of asking the same question. But I think the things that take the hardest emotional toll on you are not the decision or strategy vantage point perspective you called wrong, because you can two or three or four different paths in a different strategy, and maybe you chose the wrong path, but smart people can have different answers. But the ones that're really tough, honestly, are the ones that surround people, right? Awful, making a decision that someone's not a fit. I think those are the most personally taxing and tough things to do in my career. You know, at Yodelly, certainly, we went through to Boston , we had to lay off people, and it was my first time laying off people. You dissolve a relationship with people, you feel a huge amount of responsibility for people's career and career choices when you bring them into a company, I do. Lee: Yeah. Larry: Oh, sure. Sukhinder: Some of that was recession-driven, but there're other times where it's actually not a function of the recession. Often in cases outside of those extraordinary circumstances, like the Boston 2002, the Internet dark days. It's really actually just about culture set, because the people you hire are, by and large, exceptionally competent. It's whether or not they're a fit with the organization, and it's a place that allows them to thrive. When you see that for whatever reason it's not working, learning to make that decision or call quickly or expediently, expeditiously, is important. Because the cost of not doing it well or quickly is high for everyone. It's high for the organization, it's hard for the person who feels like they're, for whatever reason, not able to get it done. They're feeling frustrated. But it's very hard to bring that conversation to a head, and I've been on both sides of it, right? I've certainly had to make the call when someone wasn't a fit, so I just think that whenever you have people decisions, your own decision to move on from something, or managing someone for whom you need to negotiate whether or not they're going to move on. Those are always the most difficult decisions, because they involve people's lives and careers and you want to do them with the right amount of diligence and care and conscientiousness, but also in a way that is expeditious for everyone. So everybody can move on. Larry: All right, well let's move on, and we're going to lighten this one up a little bit. Let's pretend, right now, you are sitting at your desk or around a table. You had a young person who thinking about becoming an entrepreneur. What advice would you give them? Sukhinder: Well let's see, I think there're tons of bits of advice you can give to young entrepreneurs, and I'm sure you have, in all of these interviews you've done, many greater nuggets than what I have to offer, but...I think if there were two things, and one may be obvious but I don't know if people truly accept it. So clearly one of the key things is to iterate in very quick cycles. I think a lot of times I spent, like, perfecting the business idea in PowerPoint. But the reality is, it's not substitute for customer feedback. As quickly as possible, and as cheaply as possible. So I think before you go out and raise money or create too many PowerPoints, you want to find a quick way to test and iterate on your idea at low cost. And keep trying until you find the nugget that seems to resonate with the consumer. Particularly true in Internet business, right? We're consumer Internet businesses. We can't quite predict how the online consumer is going to react, and what they're going to love, and what they're not going to love. It's not always just rational, right? Some of the web stuff companies weren't built of rational need. They just were launched and tested and iterated on, and they found some resonance with the consumer. So that's one, and it's probably fairly obvious. I think the second one, I think a lot of people say they're self-aware. But honestly, I think as an entrepreneur, you have to become incredible self-aware, and I think that's for a couple reasons. First of all, I think self-awareness revolves around understanding what's your own trademark strength, and what do you excel at, right? And part of building a great company, obviously, is figuring out how you fit and how to do what you're great at. If you can build an entire company around it, around your trademark strength, that's amazing. But quite often, building a great company is bringing into the building and, bringing in a diverse set of experiences. Often that means self-awareness about what you're also not great at, right? Where can you attract and surround yourself with people who have other strong skills that are complementary to your own. If you really want to win, and you really want to grow a company of some scale, I think it starts with self-awareness. Playing to your own trademark strength, and then being very quick. I would say in some ways open to building a company of great, strong, diverse talent that helps complement the skills you have. But it takes both parts, right? Playing to your own strengths, but also being, being pretty clear on your weaknesses, and certainly if you want to scale a company beyond a certain size. It is about recruiting incredible talent to your vision, but with complementary skills. Lee: I have to totally agree with you on that. Larry: Mm-hmm. Lee: I'm going to follow along and ask you, what do you excel at that's made you a fabulous entrepreneur? Sukhinder: Well I think first of all, I think most people who know me would consider me high energy and intensity. I think an entrepreneur for many years, it's about being your own best evangelist, right? Not for you, but for your company's vision. I think that requires a lot of energy. Then you have to be able to do that, and have a surplus of energy, if possible, to give to your team, right? To motivate and bolster them, and let them know it's possible. Again, most entrepreneurs, there's not always a rational need for what they're doing. They're often thinking to where the market is going, right. That requires evangelism. It requires a certain energy and intensity to come to work every day, and when the market's not yet there, or investors don't believe, that you believe, and you're able to convey that belief and conviction to others, with energy. So I think that's one piece. You know, I know how to sell. I spent most of my early career in sales. My college jobs, were summer jobs, were in sales. Then when I arrived in the valley, my functional specialty, if you could call it that, was business development. Business development in every company I've ever worked at correlated with sales. It was revenue-producing. As an entrepreneur, you kind of have to sell. And so I think having core skills that are functional set in sales and being very comfortable with that, has been helpful. And then roughly, I mean, I would circle back to the self-awareness piece. I'm certainly very, very flawed. But I think over the years, being in a variety of leadership situations and having to scale through both successful and failed experiences, I have the benefit of a lot of feedback. And I know what I'm good at and I know what I'm not good at. While I work at what I'm not good at, I try to play to my strengths and find a place where they can be accelerants, to a business or a team, and where they're not, I don't, I guess, pretend to believe that I'm going to become perfect. But I think I'm pretty clear on the areas I need to surround myself with to actually have a fully embodied and diverse team that's capable of getting it done. And so I think years and years, instead of repeated feedback on the same issues has yielded a lot of self-awareness. I think at this stage that what am I good at, and where is it that I need to bring in a strong and talented team to really create, and as I said, some things a team together can win. Larry: Well I like that. Let me throw a little curve ball at you. Now, with all that stuff that you're doing, you've mentioned everything from high-energy and intensity, how to sell, being self-aware, and everything else, how do you bring balance into your personal and professional lives? Sukhinder: Well, first of all, I guess let me start by saying I'm not a believer in balance in the typical way that people talk about it, which is just this ... I have this thesis that people imagine this perfect day, right, where you wake up at six, and you work out for an hour, and then you play with your kids. And then you have a great breakfast filled with protein and carbs, and you work perfectly from nine to six, and you come home and you feed your children and you have wonderful family time, and then you do two hours of email, and you get ... early, this is thesis of what balance looks like and I just don't believe it. I don't believe it, at least for me. I think balance has to be measured in cycles that are far longer than a day, often months and years. Because I think that to do anything well requires a certain amount of energy and focus. To be a great parent requires energy and focus and intensity. To be a great manager requires it, to be great manager requires it. To be a great entrepreneur. To be great at sports. And so, when you think about trying to do things well simultaneously, I'm a believer that kind of the best it gets is that there are going to be periods of your life which are all about work. There are going to be periods which may be all about family. And I measure balance in my life by cycles, there are cycles of time, often measured in months or years, where I know I'm going to have to give a lot of focus or priority to something. And then the best you can do in that situation, is really trying to manage very clearly expectations, which I think of as the multiple shareholders in your life, right. Your husband expects something from you. Your children expect something from you. Your team expects something from you. Inside constituencies. Boards you serve on expect something from you. And the most you can do is actually manage expectations very clearly, like hey, I'm going into a period that's going to require a lot of travel. What are we going to do about it. In the case of managing expectations, what I would say instead of negotiating with your family. There would be other times that you negotiate with work. And you say I'm about to have my third child. I'm going out on maternity leave, but I know we're trying to close a big deal. How are we going to get it done. And so, I guess I don't believe in balance, as by the standard definition. I believe instead, of cycles in your life. And managing expectations with an increasing number of constituencies as your life goes on. And hoping that when you look back on your life, as measured in months or years, maybe it was equally divided between all the things that are important to you, or at least divided between the one or two things that are important to you, in a way that you feel good about. But it's measured in a much longer cycle. And in between, you manage expectations, and you learn to live with a lot of guilt. Lee: Well, thank you for that honest answer. Suhkinder, it's clear you've achieved a lot. And we have thoroughly enjoyed hearing your answers to our questions, and last but not least, we're curious what's next for you. Sukhinder: It's a good question. I don't know. I mean, I think in the spirit of what we chatted about, which is, you want to play to your trademark strengths. For me, it's about working with great teams at high intensity and high RPMs, and feeling honestly that I could move to a place where I could make my maximum impact, and that's about finding a place where my skills are a great fit. And I think it could be pure entrepreneurship, and founding something, or it could be operating at significant scale and complexity. But where the trajectory for a company is high, and navigating it with a smart group of people is important. Both to them and to me. Lee: Well, we wish you great success in your next. Larry: Yes, and we're going to follow up on you too. Lee: So thank you so much for spending this time with us. Larry: You listeners out there, pass this interview along to others that you know would be interested, you can listen to it at w3.w3.com and ncwit.org 24/7, look at our blog, it will be in our podcast directory too. Lee: Thank you so much. Series: Entrepreneurial HeroesInterviewee: Sukhinder Singh CassidyInterview Summary: Sukhinder Singh Cassidy has worked at companies large and small in their early stages, including Google, News Corp., Amazon, Polyvore, and Yodlee. But before she got into the tech industry, she did the taxes for her father, a doctor. In this interview she gives some great advice about the energy and intensity she thinks are vital to being a successful entrepreneur, as well as the importance of knowing how to sell, and how to be self-aware. Release Date: January 30, 2011Interview Subject: Sukhinder Singh CassidyInterviewer(s): Larry Nelson, Lee KennedyDuration: 22:10
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