Carolyn Childers and Lindsay Kaplan on Reframing Your Strengths

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Lindsay Kaplan and Carolyn Childers were killing it as startup VPs. But as they put it: it gets lonely at the top. Especially for women. Enter: their company, Chief, a women’s exec network that takes networking beyond sticky name tags and awkward icebreakers. This week, we sat down with the Chief co-founders who tell us that everyone – even those with unconventional skill sets – has a place in a business. In this episode, Lindsay and Carolyn share: The moment Lindsay realized a network like Chief needed to exist Carolyn’s unconventional rise to becoming an entrepreneur The conflict that taught them the importance of always assuming best intent How Chief thrived during the pandemic by democratizing access for members Advice on how to take networking to the next level and develop meaningful work relationships PS: Keep up with Carly and Danielle between episodes. Follow @carlyanddanielle on Instagram.

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0:00.8	My entire personal professional life felt like it was on this tightrope.
0:05.6	And here I was giving time away to other people when I felt like I was going to break apart.
0:12.1	And I didn't know how to actually get to the next step in my career.
0:16.9	I'm Carly Zaken and I'm Danielle Weisberg. Welcome to 9-5-ish with the skin.
0:22.6	We've run into so many questions over the years and had so many moments where we needed advice.
0:28.9	And we got it from women who'd been there.
0:32.3	And that's what we're bringing you with this show.
0:34.4	Each week we're helping you get what you want out of your career
0:37.6	by talking to the smartest leaders we know.
0:40.0	Because we know your work life is a lot more than 9-5.
0:44.6	All right, let's get into it.
0:48.8	Hi everyone, it is Carly.
0:50.8	Today my guests are Lindsey Kaplan and Carolyn Childers, the co-founders of Chief.
0:57.9	Chief is a women's executive network that provides women in leadership with a community of
1:02.7	peers who help each other grow in their roles.
1:05.9	From participating in small group sessions led by executive coaches to in-person hangouts at
1:11.8	one of Chief's many clubhouses in the country, Chief takes networking for women a step further.
1:18.2	And 2022 has been big for Lindsey and Carolyn.
1:22.5	This year Chief raised $100 million in series B funding from Capital G,
1:28.1	the independent growth fund of Google's parent company Alphabet.
1:32.0	I should also say that Google Ventures is an investor in the skin.
1:36.4	Lindsey and Carolyn, welcome to the show.
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