Wish I Knew . . .
A podcast where I speak with people about their career path. Focusing on their decisions, success, advice, key traits, career moves, mentoring and listening to interesting stories. This podcast is an interesting perspective on how careers can take a linear path to success, but all often career paths take a zig-zag path. Fun Stuff to learn about. Enjoy!
Wish I Knew . . .
#94 Sarah McDonald (Re-Release) - Best Selling Author / COO / Ebay and Accenture / Le Cordon Bleu
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Season 2
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Episode 94
Career Background:
- Best selling author of her book "The Cancer Channel"
- COO for a start up in SF Adentro
- Ebay for over 14 years
- Consultant at Accenture
- Started her career at Chubb in LA and spent time in NYC
Educated at
- Occidental College
- Cornell for the MBA
- Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa culinary institute
Highlights
- what to do during "down time" her YMCA Gig
- Having PhD Parents and loving learning
- Talking her way into numerous jobs
- What is this Management Consulting all about
- MBA at Cornell and NO interest in Wall Street
- Cross country move with Accenture and Ebay
- Going it alone without mentors on some heavy decisions
- Suffering from the Princess Complex
- The impact of her parents
- Drive across America
- The power of the Sabbaticals
- Culinary School on a Sabbatical
- Being a learner
- Train ride from New York city to Albany
- Writing her first book
- After quitting no looking for a job for 2 months
- High sense of urgency and drive
- Backing a colleague into a corner
- Giving more grace AND space
- When the student is ready the teacher appears
- If you treated your friends like you treat yourself, you wouldn't have any friends
- Falling in love with reading again
- Why Not?
- Brian Stevenson Conversation
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