What is the best advice you have ever received?
The best advice I’ve ever received was from my parents, who emphasized the importance of kindness towards others and the value of perseverance and hard work. This advice and their unwavering support for me have made a tremendous impact on my life.

What are the top three traits every leader should have?
In my opinion, every leader should possess humility, decisiveness, and the ability to inspire and connect with others.

How do you manage stress and practice resilience?
Patience, self-confidence, and a belief in my mission help me navigate through stressors and maintain focus on achieving goals. I prioritize my mental and physical health through meditation, spending time with friends, and allowing myself personal time. I also cultivate resilience by being comfortable with failure, learning from it, and embracing challenges as opportunities for growth.

How do you ensure continuous growth as a leader?
I engage in various practices such as reading books and articles on leadership, attending courses at business schools, investing in executive coaching, daily self-reflection and journaling, seeking feedback from my team and direct reports, and consistently aiming to improve my listening skills.

Something you wish you had known earlier in your career?
One thing I wish I knew earlier in my career is that success isn’t solely about mastering skills; it’s equally about building relationships and connecting with others. It’s the “x-factor” that sets one apart.

Name a book that has made an impact on you.
A book that has made a significant impact on me in recent times is The Outward Mindset by the Arbinger Institute. Its insights into shifting perspectives and focusing on the needs of others have been transformative.

What leadership skill is undervalued today?
One leadership skill that is often undervalued today is leaders’ adaptability index. In a rapidly changing world, leaders who can swiftly pivot, adjust strategies, and embrace new ideas are essential.

What is the best advice you have ever received?
Take calculated risks. Foster a culture of empowerment, safe sharing of ideas, and learn from failure just as much as success. Innovation thrives in an environment where experimentation is encouraged.

What are the top three traits every leader should have?
Visionary, empathetic, and resilient

How do you manage stress and practice resilience?
Ensuring I move! Standing desks, taking walks, and tons of yoga classes!!

How do you ensure continuous growth as a leader?
Requesting feedback from trusted peers and mentors, seek challenges and stretch goals, keep on top of trends and emerging technologies.

Something you wish you had known earlier in your career?
Never be afraid to communicate bad news!

Name a book that has made an impact on you.
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

What leadership skill is undervalued today?
Good listening skills

What is the best advice you have ever received?
Find work you’re passionate about. Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.

What are the top three traits every leader should have?
Vision, the ability to inspire, and intellectual rigor.

How do you manage stress and practice resilience?
Tennis, yoga, woodworking, multitasking while listening to podcasts or audiobooks.

How do you ensure continuous growth as a leader?
Embrace change and treat it as an opportunity for growth.

Something you wish you had known earlier in your career?
It takes as much effort to do small things as it does to do big things.

Name a book that has made an impact on you.
During my formative teenage years, The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged and all of Rand’s work on Objectivism had a profound influence on me. I’ve since come to a more nuanced and, in some ways, critical view of the philosophy, but it significantly impacted my thinking as an aspiring entrepreneur.

What leadership skill is undervalued today?
Listening and receiving information with courage and intellectual honesty.

What is the best advice you have ever received?
Don’t dim your light or dull your energy. Be authentically you!

What are the top three traits every leader should have?
1. Courageous Curiosity
2. Empathy
3. Servant Leadership

How do you manage stress and practice resilience?
Hot yoga, biking, sleep, therapy, time with family and friends, travel and wine

How do you ensure continuous growth as a leader?
1. Active member of Women in DSO®, Chief, Chicago Innovation, and the Association of National Advertisers
2. Have created a circle of amazingly inspiring leaders across industries to brainstorm, problem solve, and seek inspiration
3. I’m an avid reader and attend webinars and events
4. Professional coaching
5. I am on the following Boards, including Women in DSO®, Customer Experience, and Clare Woods Academy

Something you wish you had known earlier in your career?
Be yourself. Your superpowers are unique and special. What makes you unique is your magic. When you are truly yourself, you are magnetic.

Name a book that has made an impact on you.
Unbound: A Woman’s Guide to Power by Kasia Urbaniak

What leadership skill is undervalued today?
Empathy

What is the best advice you have ever received?
The best advice I have ever received was Instead of focusing on deep expertise around a particular job function, your goal should be to always develop broad expertise across the critical aspects of the business you are leading.

What are the top three traits every leader should have?
I believe every leader should have the strength to take risks, learn from failure, deal with remarks, insults or stereotypes, and the courage to fight for what they believe in and to never give up, no matter how hard a challenge is.

How do you manage stress and practice resilience?
I manage stress by managing my time, I ensure I make time for myself and what’s personally important to me. I find alone time to reflect, meditate and refresh.

How do you ensure continuous growth as a leader?
In order to ensure I am always growing, I make it a point to continually observe, I seek constructive criticism, I try to learn from past mistakes and listen to others with more experience.

Something you wish you had known earlier in your career?
The only person holding me back, is me.

Name a book that has made an impact on you.
Girl Stop Apologizing by Rachel Holllis

What leadership skill is undervalued today?
The ability to gain trust