CMO Of Netflix, Uber & Apple! Work Life Balance Is BAD Advice! "I Lost My Baby & My Husband!" - Bozoma Saint John

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Education, Business

4.5 • 17.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2023

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Steven sits down with the former CMO of Netflix and former Chief Brand Officer of Uber, Bozoma Saint John. The first black woman to hold all of these (and many more) trailblazing roles, she is a legend of the corporate world. Born in Ghana in 1977, she moved to the U.S. at a young age. Saint John has held high-profile roles at companies like Apple, where she led global consumer marketing for iTunes and Apple Music, and Uber, where she was Chief Brand Officer. Saint John is widely recognized for her influence in the industry, her efforts to increase diversity in corporate America, and her engaging and unique public speaking style. Some topics discussed in this episode: The secrets that make Uber, Netflix and Apple so successful How to stop getting the Sunday scaries Is work-life balance a lie? How to forge your own career How to find your own identity in the workplace Personal tragedy, loss, and emotional healing How to sell anything How to ask for help Boz’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Urgent-Life-Story-Love-Survival/ Follow Boz: Twitter: https://twitter.com/badassboz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/badassboz TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@badassboz Website: https://www.bozomasaintjohn.com Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If there's anything to know, it is that my world has burned a few times,
0:04.4	and that I have risen every time.
0:06.8	Bozema St. John Forbes number one most influential marketing cheat.
0:12.0	It's an international phenomenon.
0:14.1	Has led marketing and branding at some of the biggest companies in the world.
0:18.8	Who have you worked for?
0:20.0	Apple, Netflix Pepsi, Spike Lee.
0:22.4	He was walking by with a script under his arm,
0:24.6	and I took a red pen to it.
0:26.1	I was a receptionist.
0:27.6	I really did think I was getting fired that day.
0:29.4	But intuition and creativity and following your gut made me be successful.
0:33.6	Oftentimes we're in these situations that aren't serving us,
0:36.4	and we're thinking about how the other persons don't feel.
0:38.4	You are going to be unsatisfied with your life.
0:41.0	That is the scariest thing.
0:42.8	Be selfish in your life, in your career.
0:45.0	I didn't want anything to stop me.
0:46.7	But I was about five months pregnant.
0:48.8	When very quickly things descended into health,
0:52.4	I had a condition where the pregnancy is like attacking you.
0:55.6	Then the doctor says,
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