E133: Karren Brady: How To Win At Entrepreneurship & Love (at the same time)

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Business, Education

4.6 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2022

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Karren Brady is a businesswoman, Vice Chairman of West Ham, a mainstay on BBC One’s The Apprentice for many years, and at the age of 23 became the youngest person to run a publicly traded company when she was put in charge of Birmingham City Football Club.

Not only was she the youngest person running a football club, but she was also one of the first women to be leaders in the industry. It is hard to imagine not only being one of the youngest people at the club you’re running, but one of the only women too.

What has underlined these advances is incredible energy, dedication and drive. For Karren, breaking glass ceilings and being a first to do things is reachable for everyone, it just means working twice as hard as everyone else.

Early years
How independence led me to success
What made you stand out? What was the skill that made you stand out?
My first big deal
What was different about you?
Importance of being candid in business
Democracy within your business
Running West Ham United F.C
Do emotions compromise your decisions
Should clubs be more transparent?
Work and life balance
Sexism in football and the workplace
Your relationships
Is there a need to maintain desire?
Have you experienced anxiety?
Feminism & your milestones
What's your advice to young women

Karren:

https://twitter.com/karren_brady

https://www.instagram.com/karren_brady_official

Sponsors:

Huel - https://my.huel.com/Steven

Myenergi - https://bit.ly/3oeWGnl

Vodafone Business - https://bit.ly/3Nagd1l

Transcript

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0:07.7	I remember my first away game and I turned up and I saw how I could you tell me where the boardroom is.
0:12.6	And he said, dear, you don't understand the director's wives go in the latest room.
0:16.8	And I said, no, I don't think it's you understands.
0:18.9	I am the managing director.
0:21.2	Baroness Brady.
0:22.5	I see he's one of Britain's most successful business women.
0:24.9	I'm the kind of person that never hears the word no.
0:27.0	I hear, find another way to get what you want.
0:30.1	Leadership is about vision and your art as a leader is to persuade people to believe in your vision.
0:36.8	I remember reading the story about your son telling you on a holiday and saying,
0:39.6	I wish your blackberry would blow up.
0:40.9	Working mother is the best title for me.
0:43.5	Sometimes you don't get it right.
0:45.3	You can only do the best you can do.
0:47.3	Ambition is that spark.
0:50.0	It's that fire inside of yourself that won't let you settle for anything
0:55.4	other than what you think you deserve and what you want.
0:58.8	What will you say to those young women that are starting out in their career?
1:02.4	I would say.
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