844: Susan Packard, Co-Founder HGTV and Author
So Money with Farnoosh Torabi
Farnoosh Torabi
4.7 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2019
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
We all know what emotional intelligence is for the most part, I think, but what about emotional fitness? We're talking to Susan Packard. She's the author of Fully Human: Steps to Grow Your Emotional Fitness in Work, Leadership, and Life. It comes out this month.
Susan is a pretty big deal. You may know her by the brands that she has built. Most notably, she helped to build TV brands like CNBC and the Food Network. She was the second employee and COO of HGTV, which is my favorite channel. Later, they sold HGTV for $15 billion in 2018.
Susan's career has now led her to thought leadership, speaking, writing. Her latest book again is called Fully Human. In it, she shares insights that she gained during her years at places like HGTV. Susan believes there's a gap between what we know about emotional intelligence and how we live. In this book, she offers invaluable tools that bridge that gap. We talk about her upbringing in Detroit, managing money in her marriage and navigating very male-dominated industries as a leader and executive.
To learn more about Susan, please visit https://susanpackard.com/. You can follow her on Instagram @susanpackard and on Twitter @PackardSusan.
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| 0:00.0 | So Money episode 844, Susan Packard, author of fully human. |
| 0:05.0 | You're listening to So Money, with award-winning money guru Farnu Shkharabi. |
| 0:11.0 | Each day get a 30 minute dose of financial inspiration from the world's top business minds, authors, influencers, and from Farnuus yourself. |
| 0:20.0 | Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons? |
| 0:24.0 | Sorry, you're in the wrong place. |
| 0:27.0 | Seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life. |
| 0:30.0 | Welcome to So Money. |
| 0:32.0 | We've seen all these changes and we've seen all this chaos around us and we bring it into the office. |
| 0:39.0 | It's harder for us today to express authentic emotional intelligence. |
| 0:46.3 | We all know what emotional intelligence is for the most part, I think, but what about emotional |
| 0:51.1 | fitness? |
| 0:52.1 | Welcome back to So Money, everybody. I'm your host. But what about emotional fitness? |
| 0:52.5 | Welcome back to So Money, everybody. |
| 0:54.3 | I'm your host, Farnish Terabi. |
| 0:56.1 | We're talking to Susan Packard. |
| 0:58.5 | She's the author of Fully Human, Steps to Grow |
| 1:01.1 | Your Emotional Fitness in Work, leadership, and life. It comes out this month. |
| 1:07.0 | Susan is a pretty big deal. You may not know her name, but you know the brands that she has been behind. |
| 1:15.6 | Most notably, she helped to build TV brands like CNBC and the Food Network. |
| 1:21.5 | She was the second employee and CEO of HDTV, which is my favorite channel. Later, they sold |
| 1:29.1 | HDTV for 15 billion dollars in 2018. |
| 1:33.8 | Susan's career has now led her to thought leadership, |
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