Bozoma Saint John on Navigating Grief and Work

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Bozoma Saint John is one of the most celebrated marketing execs out there. She’s worked for Apple, Uber, Endeavor, Pepsi, and Netflix…just to name a few. But while those big names are on her resume, Boz told us about the other titles that have influenced her and her career. Like ‘single mom.’ And ‘widow.’ This week, Boz explains how her story of love, loss, and survival has made her live “urgently”, especially when it comes to work. In this episode shares: What it means to live urgently at work Why you need to take the credit for what you do How we can better show up for our colleagues that are grieving Why grief has made her a better leader The hardest part of writing her memoir, The Urgent Life

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Glastor.
0:02.7	They can give you the inside scoop on a company from real employees before you apply for the job.
0:08.4	We'll explain more in a bit, but first, let's get into the episode.
0:12.3	Hi, everyone. We're so excited to be back with another season of 9-5-ish.
0:16.9	We're bringing you more conversations with female leaders.
0:20.4	And this time, we're talking with our guests about how they've reclaimed their power
0:24.6	and regained control at work.
0:27.0	We hope you enjoyed this season of 9-5-ish.
0:29.3	And we want to hear from you, email us at audio at theskim.com
0:34.8	or DM us at Carly and Danielle on Instagram with your thoughts and feedback on the show.
0:40.7	We really want to hear from you.
0:42.3	All right, let's get into the episode.
0:45.3	I don't know who in the hell lied to us and told us that somehow we're supposed to be more humble.
0:51.7	Put our head down.
0:52.9	Care about the company more than ourselves.
0:55.2	For what?
0:56.6	Like, this is, this is my life.
0:58.1	This is my career.
0:59.2	This is my growth.
1:00.8	And if there's any time where I feel like, oh, this is not actually serving me,
1:05.9	that's what it's time to go.
1:07.4	I'm Carly Zaken and I'm Danielle Weissberg.
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