Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America: "I learned that I had cancer.... I was changed after that…. It forced me to say, 'Are you living what matters the most to you?'"

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot’s life changed in 2015. Because she received a cancer diagnosis from her doctor. Claire, a Walmart exec at the time, underwent treatment and realized she wanted to reconsider her career. She went on to become the CEO of Feeding America, the country’s largest domestic hunger relief organization. This week, Claire sat down with us to talk about how she found meaning in her career. And gave her advice on how you can do the same. In this episode, Claire shares how growing up with 107 (!) siblings impacted her leadership style (2:38), what goes down in that family group text (6:47), and how Feeding America is leading the fight against food insecurity (25:00). Stay tuned at the end for a spotlight on The Yes, a new app that’s reimagining how you shop online. Want to be featured? Submit yourself or a friend here.

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0:00.0	I learned that I had cancer. I went through chemo, I had surgeries, etc. I was changed after that. I couldn't deny how finite I was
0:16.0	after that after that happened.
0:18.0	It forced me to say,
0:20.0	are you living what matters the most to you?
0:25.0	I'm Carly Zaken.
0:26.0	I'm Danielle Weisberg.
0:28.0	Welcome to Skim from the couch.
0:29.0	This podcast is where we go deep on career advice from women who have lived it.
0:32.0	From the good stuff like hiring and growing a team. where we go deep on career advice from women who have lived it.
0:32.8	From the good stuff like hiring and growing a team.
0:35.5	To the rough stuff like negotiating your salary
0:38.4	and giving or getting hard feedback.
0:41.0	We started the skim from a couch, so what better place to talk it all out than where
0:45.2	it began on a couch?
0:46.7	Hey everyone, this show might sound a bit different today because we're
0:56.3	skimming from three different couches. The skim is still working from home
0:59.7	for the time being because of COVID-19.
1:03.8	Today, Claire Babino Fontenau joins us on Skimmed from the couch.
1:08.4	She is the CEO of Feeding America,
1:11.6	the nation's largest domestic hunger relief organization.
1:15.6	Feeding America provides more than 4 billion meals to more than 40 million people
1:21.2	across the country. Claire, thank you so much for joining us today.
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