Thasunda Brown Duckett on Living Your Life Like a Diversified Portfolio

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Thasunda Brown Duckett, the President and CEO of TIAA, had a “meteoric rise” in the world of finance. As the former head of Chase Consumer Banking, and now as one of two Black women who currently leads a Fortune 500 company, she realized early on that “work-life balance” was a myth. Instead, Thasunda lives her life like it’s a diversified portfolio, allocating time and shifting her investment in different areas. So over time, she always outperforms. Tune in to learn how. In this episode, Thasunda shares: How to live your life like “a diversified portfolio” Her secret to building relationships at work What it means to “rent your title, own your character” at work Why she almost turned down her dream role What you need to know to prep for retirement

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0:12.4	As a leader, two things can be true.
0:17.6	I am broken at the same time that I still strive to be joyful and to lead this company.
0:26.4	And so I just think knowing what it means to be human and being okay as a leader
0:31.6	not compartmentalizing it and acting as if my heart's not broken and my world has just been
0:37.6	turned upside down, I think that's the future of leadership.
0:42.4	I'm Carly Zaken and I'm Danielle Weisberg. Welcome to 9-5-ish with the skin.
0:48.0	We've run into so many questions over the years and had so many moments where we needed advice
0:54.4	and we got it from women who'd been there.
0:57.8	And that's what we're bringing you with this show.
0:59.9	Each week we're helping you get what you want out of your career
1:03.1	by talking to the smartest leaders we know.
1:05.4	Because we know your work life is a lot more than 9-5.
1:10.0	All right, let's get into it.
1:14.8	Today, our guest is Toshanda Brown Duckett.
1:18.3	She is the president and CEO of the Teachers Insurance and Anuity Association of America.
1:24.2	Also known as TIA.
1:27.1	TIA has a $1.3 trillion in assets under management.
1:32.4	Wow, and has been providing a wide range of financial services for over 100 years.
1:39.5	When she took the top job, Toshanda also became one of two black women to currently run a
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