Ep 83 - Deb Liu: Juggling Without the Guilt and Taking Back Your Power

The Paula Faris 'Faith & Calling' Podcast

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Talk Radio

4.4 • 697 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

If you ever feel like the things that make you different are keeping you from your calling – settle in, because you’re about to find a double dose of belonging and courage in this week’s episode. Deb Liu, CEO of Ancestry.com and founder of Facebook Marketplace, has spent her whole life shifting gears, seeking support and keeping her faith – all while climbing the ranks of Silicon Valley empires like eBay, Meta and PayPal. As a powerful C-suite tech leader, who is both a female and a person of color, Deb’s personal and professional journey is a rarity. In this episode she opens up to Paula about what it was like growing up as a first-generation Chinese American in the South, where no one looked like her and why her faith was the key to grounding herself in a bigger belonging. Today, as a busy mom and caregiver to her own mother, Deb also shares her zero-regret policy to combat guilt, her tried-and-true advice for finding clarity in the midst of a challenge, and why she says the key to taking a step forward is actually taking a step back. Deb also offers up the personal observations and convictions that led her to write her new book, “Take Back Your Power: 10 New Rules for Women at Work”, along with THE question you need to ask to unlock your next promotion. Check out Deb’s new book, “Take Back Your Power: 10 New Rules for Women at Work” BIG NEWS! Paula has a new book coming out in March 2023. Preorder “You Don't Have to Carry It All: Ditch the Mom Guilt and Find a Better Way Forward” Subscribe to Paula’s newsletter where Paula shares biweekly facts, favorites and fun… and giveaways! Learn everything about Paula’s company CARRY Media and sign up for CARRY ALL, THE essential weekly newsletter for the working mom that drops every Sunday! Follow along with CARRY Media on social media: @carry_media Connect with Paula & share what you are feeling called to in this season of your life: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Subscribe & Listen to more episodes of the Podcast: Access More | Spotify | Apple Paula Faris is brought to you in part by Open Doors. Download the FREE app at OpenDoorsUSA.org/Paula.

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0:00.0	Access More.
0:02.0	Hi friends, it's Paula.
0:05.0	And if you know me, you know that I have a heart for empowering people to live the life that they were meant for.
0:11.0	So I invite you to join me and my friends each week as we dive into really honest conversations about life,
0:18.0	struggles, triumphs, and everything in between. I hope that these
0:21.9	stories equip you and what you're called to do and who you're called to be. So come on in to
0:28.0	the Paula Ferris Faith and Calling podcast. So I gave away a few copies of Lisa Turker's new
0:36.6	bestselling book called Good Boundaries and Goodbys
0:39.4	in my personal newsletter this week. Make sure that you're signed up at Paula Ferris Official.com.
0:44.9	I promise to only pop into your inbox every two weeks, I encourage you to join the community
0:49.6	for facts, favorites, and fun giveaways like Lisa's book.
1:00.6	Okay, if you have ever used Facebook Marketplace, my friends, I was actually just searching for used bikes for my son today.
1:02.9	Well, you can thank my next guest.
1:05.4	She's one of the few women CEOs out there.
1:08.6	She's worked her way up through the world of tech with stops at eBay,
1:13.2	PayPal, Facebook, and now she is leading the charge at Ancestry, where she was named CEO of
1:20.1	Ancestry about a year and a half ago. I'm talking to Deb Lou. I met Deb at a leadership
1:26.6	conference over the summer, and I was just
1:29.1	fascinated by her story. She's a mom of three. She's also caring for her ailing mother who
1:35.6	lives with them, and I thought to myself, how in the world is she juggling all of this,
1:40.5	and how in the world did she get this far in her career?
1:49.0	Well, I think the biggest thing there is that no career climb is not without its obstacles.
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