Ancestry CEO Deb Liu on Taking Your Power Back at Work

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Ancestry CEO Deb Liu grew up in one of the only Asian families in South Carolina. To avoid being teased, she mostly kept to herself. It wasn’t until Deb got to Stanford Business School when she realized: she had to learn to speak up. That realization spurred her long career in Silicon Valley. But Deb says, without some openness and vulnerability from herself and others, it never would’ve happened. In this episode, Deb shares: Why she should’ve been fired from her first product management role How being open and vulnerable with her boss actually helped her career Key moments from her tech-heavy product career at eBay + Facebook Why being a “strategic introvert” allowed her to contribute more effectively at work Her most used tip from her new book, Take Your Power Back

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0:00.0	I spent six years having kids and my career stalled out completely didn't get promoted
0:06.1	I lateral into various roles I took on more responsibility got paid the same you know I took
0:12.0	a demotion to go to Facebook. Also didn't get promoted and I felt really stuck.
0:16.8	So all those things I share pretty openly to say you know there is no perfect answer.
0:22.4	I'm Carly Zaken and I'm Danielle Weisberg.
0:25.0	Welcome to 9-to-5-ish with the skin.
0:28.0	We've run into so many questions over the years
0:31.0	and had so many moments where we needed advice and we got it from
0:36.0	women who'd been there.
0:38.0	And that's what we're bringing you with this show.
0:40.1	Each week we're helping you get what you want out of your career
0:43.2	by talking to the smartest leaders we know.
0:45.5	Because we know your work life is a lot more than 9 to 5.
0:50.1	All right, let's get into it.
0:51.2	Hi everyone. All right, let's get into it.
0:58.0	Hi, everyone, it's Danielle. Today, our guest is Deb Lou. Deb is the CEO of ancestry, the $5 billion genealogy platform.
1:03.6	Prior taking the top job at ancestry,
1:06.1	Deb worked at some of the most notable companies in the tech industry,
1:10.0	including PayPal, eBay, and the company,
1:13.2	formerly known as Facebook.
1:15.0	Her time in Silicon Valley also inspired Deb
1:18.3	to establish the Women in Product Nonprofit,
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