Morgan Stanley CMO Alice Milligan on Why Your Career is a Marathon, Not a Sprint

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Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

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🗓️ 18 December 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Alice Milligan left home at 19 to escape a dysfunctional family life. Her peers went to college right out of high school. Meanwhile, Alice spent ten years getting her college degree while working full-time to support herself. She had no choice but to be resilient, independent, and patient. Decades later, and faced with choosing between a dream job or staying near her husband awaiting a liver transplant, Alice shares how the patience she cultivated as a young woman guided her choice. In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Alice shares: Her deep cut bagel order (cinnamon raisin fans, rejoice) The strong women in her life who helped her navigate leaving home Why working in HR in her early career served her well throughout her career How she rationalized her choice of remaining close to her family or taking on her dream job How Morgan Stanley prioritizes women feeling financially empowered – and how the company’s new marketing initiatives reflect that Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Morgan Stanley, where old school grit meets bold, new thinking.
0:07.5	We'll share more in a bit, but first, let's get into the episode.
0:12.6	What I said to myself was, number one, what's most important in life, right?
0:18.6	Like, your family, your husband, your life to me was more important than a promotion at that point in time.
0:29.3	I'm Carly Zakin.
0:31.0	And I'm Danielle Weissberg.
0:32.6	Welcome to 9 to 5-ish with the skin.
0:35.3	We've run into so many questions over the years and had so many
0:39.8	moments where we needed advice and we got it from women who'd been there. And that's what we're
0:45.8	bringing you at this show. Each week, we're helping you get what you want out of your career
0:50.0	by talking to the smartest leaders we know. Because we know your work life is a lot more than 9 to 5.
0:57.3	All right, let's get into it.
1:00.3	Hi, everyone.
1:01.3	Today, our guest is Alice Milligan, the chief marketing officer of Morgan Stanley.
1:06.5	Alice grew up in New Jersey and worked at AT&T pretty much right out of high school.
1:11.3	She worked there for over a decade in a variety of roles while going to night school to earn
1:16.2	her undergrad and master's degree.
1:19.0	While getting her master's, Alice started at American Express.
1:23.1	She spent 15 years working her way up to becoming a senior vice president.
1:28.3	After pivoting to a short stint in the fashion industry, Alice realized that financial services was where she could make the most impact.
1:36.6	Since then, she's worked in a variety of senior leadership and executive roles, steering digital marketing teams and customer experiences at companies like
1:45.7	Citibank, E-Trade, and now Morgan Stanley. She became the CMO of Morgan Stanley in 2021 and has
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