Confidence Classic: The Truth About Confidence, Criticism, and Real Legacy with Dr. Wendy Osefo
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What mentorship shaped Heather's career?
There's so much going on and having people close to you that you lose during this time. It's just... It's crushing. As you know, we lost my son's dog two weeks ago and then losing Bob yesterday. It's just, oh, I lost it. So I wanted to share what I learned from him. I think it's really important. And he's the only guy that ever taught me about this. So I want to teach it to you because I want his legacy to go on beyond him being here. So I got into the radio business. Oh my gosh, I was so young. Maybe I was 23. Anyhow, I ended up moving to a publicly traded company, became the VP of sales and EBP CRO. OK, during that time, I was back and forth to New York a lot, working with one of our vendors, our partners out there, which was our national rep firm. And at the time, he happened to be the president of one of the divisions. So he was very, very high up, much more senior than me. And he represented essentially the industry. I represented one company.
But for whatever reason, he was always kind to me. He was really into data and research. And I didn't know much about it. So I was super interested. So I would always ask him questions. And of course, we know people love when we're interested in them and their work. So he would take me into his office and share, you know, presentations with me and data and teach me. And it was so nice, so generous with his time. And so we built a friendship and a camaraderie years ago, more than a decade ago, probably 15 years ago. And over the years, we would stay in touch, talk on the phone, text, email, whatever. And then when I was in New York, I'd always stop by and see him. And then the CEO of that company died. And the new CEO wanted him out.
He didn't want to work for him. It was a complete disaster and Bob left. Bob found himself in transition, which I know a lot about. We all know a lot about transition these days. So he called me and said, Hey, what do you think about me being your consultant? Which I was super excited for. Number one, I'll take any help I can get. Number two, I already love this guy. He was so helpful to me and so different from me. So I thought it would be a great compliment. So I brought him on as our consultant. Eventually, I ended up hiring him as my right hand. When I became CRO, I promoted him to VP of sales. So a little weird, right? He's 20 something years older than me, tons of experience. And some people thought that was odd, but I trusted him. I really liked him.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What mentorship shaped Heather's career?
1:48–12:32
2
How can you overcome imposter syndrome?
12:32–13:29
3
Why do even confident women experience insecurity?
13:29–21:51
4
What does authentic engagement in politics look like?
21:51–23:26
5
How can working moms find balance?
23:26–26:01
6
What is the importance of legacy?
26:01–28:51
7
How do you manage criticism in high visibility roles?
28:51–44:08
8
What are effective strategies for political conversations?
44:08–1:04:48
Speakers
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