Elaine Welteroth on Mentorship, Pursuing Multiple Career Dreams & Shaking Up the Magazine Industry

Ambition 2.0

Girlboss

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.4 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Today, we’re re-airing our most popular Girlboss Radio episode from 2019 with the trailblazing Elaine Welteroth. Elaine has had a meteoric career as the former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue, New York Times best-selling author,and most recently, is one of the founders of 15 Percent Pledge with Aurora James and Selby Drummond, a non-profit organization urging major retailers to commit 15% of their shelf-space to Black-owned businesses Elaine recently started a new project as the host of the vodcast, Built to Last, in partnership with Amex. This vodcast spotlights valuable insights and lessons from influential Black founders, past and present. Listen in and learn how Elaine broke into the magazine business with tenacity, talent and a desire to shake things up. Through her leadership, she has brought social consciousness into Conde Nast and helped Teen Vogue become the voice of a generation. She broke new grounds to hold the title as the youngest person and second Black editor-in-chief in Conde Nast’s 107-year history. If you’ve ever been curious about how to find a mentor, give yourself a seat at the table or break into the magazine business, you're in luck. Tune in and learn how to turn adversity into purpose, pursue multiple dreams, and foster authentic representation and change in an organization. Sign up for the Girlboss Daily to receive tips on work, life, and how to chase (and reach!) your dreams: https://bit.ly/30A14AL Stop stressing over email and use Mailman to shield you from unimportant emails. Minimize interruptions and make your days calmer and more productive. Try Mailman for free for three weeks at http://bit.ly/mailman_gb. If you like it, use the code GIRLBOSS to save 20% on your first year. Follow Elaine on Instagram at @elainewelteroth and Twitter at @ElaineWelteroth. Did you enjoy this episode of Girlboss Radio? Comment and let us know what you think on our Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook. Did you enjoy this episode of Girlboss Radio? Comment and let us know what you think on our Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Girl Bosses! Today we're resharing our most popular Girl Boss radio episode from 2019 with Elaine Welter
0:10.1	Roth.
0:11.1	Sophia interviewed the award-winning journalist, New York Times best-selling author, and
0:15.2	former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue. Elaine made history when she became the first black
0:20.4	beauty editor of Teen Vogue at the age of 29.
0:23.4	She was both the youngest individual and only the second black person
0:27.1	to hold an editor-in-chief title at Conde Nast, ever.
0:30.9	In this interview, Elaine talks about her book, more than enough, an in-depth look into her life in publishing and magazines, how she gained the confidence to trust her gut, and why she took a leap of faith to pursue her own projects.
0:43.6	Recently, Elaine co-founded the 15% pledge
0:46.2	with Aurora James and Selby Drummond,
0:48.3	a nonprofit organization urging major retailers
0:51.2	to commit 15% of their shelf space to black-owned businesses.
0:55.0	Elaine is also the host of the new Vodcast, built to last, in partnership with Amex.
1:00.0	This podcast spotlights valuable insights and lessons from influential black founders past and present.
1:06.0	Here's Elaine and Sophia.
1:08.0	Hey Lane, welcome to Girl Boss Radio.
1:15.0	Hey Sophia, how are you?
1:18.0	I'm good.
1:19.0	So I start every episode now with the same question because we all have our start and yours was in the
1:27.9	Bay Area, right?
1:28.9	Yes.
1:29.9	I'm curious what was your first job oh my gosh my first job was I was the
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