Bozoma Saint John Quotes
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I feel really proud of the work I did at Apple Music, and I don't take anything away from it that's negative at all.
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I've never run from a job; I've always run to another one.
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When I first walked into Uber, it was very difficult because people were unsure about what was going to happen - there was a real sense of powerlessness.
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I've worked hard for my life. No one gave me anything.
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When I was growing up, the brands that were most powerful were people brands, like Michael Jackson or Madonna. They stood for something that, perhaps, wasn't wholly who they were, which then became an image that they sold. That's still a brand to me.
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I don't think it's any secret that there's a lack of diversity in Silicon Valley. But that, to me, is actually quite beautiful. It allows me to be fully me because there is no one else to look at and say, 'Oh, I should be more like that.'
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Passion should meet your professional life, and I'm a living, breathing testament to that.
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We should all be allies to ideas or people or initiatives that we don't necessarily have a real knowledge in.
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I'm such a brand nerd.
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It's our job as marketers and brand professionals to nurture the brand and calm it down when it's angry and to encourage when it's trying to grow.
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We're complex human beings. I can wear a leather dress and still have an 8-year-old and wipe up the eggs that are on her face.
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I don't fear challenge.
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Don't let the myths make you believe that women don't support other women.
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Even now, when people ask me, 'Why did you take the job at Uber?' I say because my gut told me to.
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Apple Music is a living, breathing brand.
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I believe in manifesting the words that are coming out of my mouth. I'm very careful with what I say because the intention is then out in the universe.
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If I can be in a position of power and influence, and be able to make my present better, then I want to do that.
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There's no more exciting moment for me as a brand strategist than a turnaround.
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I want to be something that is worthy to be bragged about.
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I don't expect anyone who doesn't look like me to fix my problems.
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I'm always trying to do things better than I've done them before, do them faster than I've done them before.
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I've broken through many walls and glass ceilings.
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I'm a great napper. I nap in a lot of places.
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At school, I could talk about what other kids were talking about. Maybe I wouldn't seem so strange if I connected with them on the level they were used to.