Caroline Ghosn Quotes
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It can be very challenging to be what you can't see. Think about it in the physical world. You walk into a room, and no one looks like you. Can you relate to them? Do you feel welcome? Let's stop talking about how men dominate the technology industry and instead focus on the women who are killing it.
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I first began to realize that it was time to leave my job when the sight of my manager's telephone number on my screen made my heart contract and burn.
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I admire people who operate from a place of love and who have gone through the rigorous process of finding and articulating their purpose, whatever it may be.
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I'm very close to my family.
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There's this huge taboo around talking about money that we have as a society.
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Impostor syndrome, or feeling like a fraud at work, at home, or anywhere else in your life, will probably affect you at some point.
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As CEO of Levo, a millennial-focused career platform, I'm fascinated by how others turn their passion into success.
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The failures that you beat yourself up over are the ones where you experienced warning signs and can connect the dots backwards after the fact.
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When you dive into being an entrepreneur, you are making a commitment to yourself and to others who come to work with you and become interdependent with you that you will move mountains with every ounce of energy you have in your body.
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Whenever you have to figure out things that aren't explicit, like in salary negotiations, you see differences in how women and people of color succeed.
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Trust your instinct. And if you can't tell what your instinct is telling you, learn how to peel back the noise in your life that is keeping you from hearing it.
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You're a smart person. You're going to figure out where you can be more effective and more efficient with your own resources, and that's going to put more of an investment and emphasis on your future.
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I would encourage women to think about leaders in different fields or companies who they can draw parallels with. For example, I am constantly studying the lives and lessons of leaders in fields outside of technology, from the arts to politics. There is always something to learn.
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Learning to ask is like flexing a muscle. The more you do it, the easier it becomes. I started by learning how to ask for the small things in my life, and eventually I could make the Big Daunting Asks.
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Create a list of your intentions for your work. Then research available internships and/or companies that you are attracted to based on that personal North Star. Once that is clear, you begin outreach to people connected to industries you're passionate and/or curious about.
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Run focus groups. Do whatever you need to do to get 8 to 10 people together in a room and put your product in front of them. Ask them how much they would pay for it and whether they would pay for it. It's really important to get user validation early and often.
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Entrepreneurship is a muscle, and winning is an endurance game.
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Believe in yourself. You are enough.
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Having women who are already successful take the leap of faith to help younger women is critical.
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Your style can be an artistic part of your personal leadership journey.
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The interview is not over when the meeting is over. Never forget that.
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I assumed that, if I put my head down and did great work, what I deserved would come to me. What you deserve will not come to you. It is only in advocating for yourself that you will receive what you deserve.
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There's nothing worse for a mentor than being asked generic questions that anyone could answer. They want to ensure that their time is having an impact on you.
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I have always been fascinated by entrepreneurship.