This episode of Second Life is brought to you by the House of Chanel.

For Gabrielle Chanel, reading was a refuge which allowed her to invent her own destiny right from childhood.

Literature became a passion she shared with the love of her life, boy, Capel,

and her friends like Gokdocholet, Pierre-Riverdi and Max Jacob.

She helped the office she admired without them knowing.

She had the story of her life told by Paul Moran, Louise de Villemore and Michel Dillon.

She read for inspiration and then became an inspiration herself.

Watch the film Gabrielle Chanel and Literature at inside Chanel.com.

Hi everyone, I'm Hillary Kerr, the co-founder and chief contact officer of Who What Wear.

And this is Second Life, a podcast spotlighting women who have truly inspiring careers.

We're talking about their work journeys, what they've learned from the process of setting aside their doubts or fears,

and what happens when they embark on their Second Life.

Today, I have the great honor of welcoming to the show the New York Times best-selling author,

award-winning journalist, producer and television host Elaine Molteroth.

Elaine is an absolute force in the media industry.

After working her way up as an editor for publications like Ebony and Glamour,

Elaine became the youngest editor and chief at a Condé Nast publication

when she was appointed to head team Vogue.

There, she led the team through monumental changes, including pivoting content strategy

towards the prioritization of diversity and social justice coverage.

But, in 2018, Elaine left the world of magazines behind, making her first major career pivot.

Her debut book, More Than Enough, Claiming Space for Who You Are, No Matter What They Say,

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