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No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis

#135: Jessica Pels: Editor-in-Chief, Cosmopolitan Magazine

No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis

ABC News

Business, Careers

4.7703 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

At 32-years-old Jessica Pels was promoted to editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine, at least 10 years younger than any of her recent predecessors. Pels used her experience at a variety of iconic magazines such as the New Yorker, Marie Claire, Vogue and Glamour, to take on the role of overseeing all print, web, social, video and editorial projects for the brand. On this episode, Jessica discusses how she turned her college internship into a job through staying connected with HR, why she looks at data over anything else when it comes to choosing content for Cosmopolitan and how she overcame imposter syndrome in the workplace. Congratulations to our No Limits Entrepreneurs of the Week: Alexa Carlin, Entrepreneur and Founder of Women Empower Expo (WEX) Find out more: http://womenempowerx.com/ Want to be a featured NLEOTW? Know someone who should? Send your nominations to [email protected] Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review! It’s easy! Click here: http://bit.ly/2ks4f90 ABOUT REBECCA JARVIS: Rebecca Jarvis is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and the Chief Biz, Tech and Econ correspondent for ABC News. She is also the host of “The Dropout” podcast. Follow Rebecca Jarvis: www.Instagram.com/RebeccaJarvis www.Twitter.com/RebeccaJarvis www.Facebook.com/RebeccaJarvis https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-jarvis-217ba052/ Snapchat: RebeccaJarvis “No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis” is produced by Taylor Dunn and edited by Brittany Martinez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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0:00.0

There was a moment when I was walking into the chairman's office to discuss this role. And I was sort of

0:09.6

floating in on what I felt was borrowed confidence. I was floating in on this wave of passion and

0:17.5

excitement and enthusiasm. And at the time it felt to me borrowed because I have suffered

0:23.7

for a long time as so many people have with imposter syndrome. And I got the job. And this

0:30.7

job is the first time in my entire career that I feel as confident as I have faked it up until now.

0:38.8

What had been borrowed confidence became actual confidence.

0:44.2

Hey, everyone, welcome to No Limits.

0:46.8

I'm your host, Rebecca Jarvis.

0:48.6

And if you're a frequent listener, really appreciate it.

0:51.8

Thanks for sticking with us.

0:53.5

If you're new, welcome. Each week,

0:56.3

we're talking to one woman. We're going deep into her story. These are women across all industries

1:03.7

who are playing at the top of their game. And we're looking beyond the resume. We're looking

1:08.9

at the decisions along the way, the tradeoffs, the pivotal moments that have shaped their careers and their lives, the tough choices that, you know what, aren't always obvious.

1:20.1

Sometimes you have two options in life and they may both look great or they might both look bad.

1:26.1

And these women have been there so

1:28.5

whether you're looking for advice or you just want to hear a good story you've come

1:32.7

to the right place all right no limits today we have with us the editor-in-chief

1:39.8

of Cosmopolitan magazine by the way that's the first time I've said the full

1:43.8

cosmopolitan I think Cosmo way, that's the first time I've said the full Cosmopolitan.

1:45.4

I think Cosmo. Okay, she's shaking her head. Yes. It is the largest young women's media brand in the

1:50.9

world. They reach 81 million readers, the largest circulation of any Hearst magazine. She launched

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