Finding (& Raising) Our Voices, with Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to Barack Obama

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🗓️ 24 April 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Valerie Jarrett has known and worked with the Obamas for 28 years and it all began with a job interview with Michelle Obama, then Michelle Robinson. Fast-forward to today, and Jarrett has the distinction of being the longest-serving senior advisor to ANY president in history, after having served as senior advisor to President Obama all eight years while in office. She’s currently a senior advisor to the Obama Foundation and sits on the board of directors for companies like Lyft and the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts and others. And, she recently wrote a book, Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward, which chronicles her journey from being a quiet girl in segregated Chicago to one of the most visible and influential African-American women of the 21st century. Listen in as Jarrett and Girlboss COO Neha Gandhi discuss what it was like working in the White House, how we can all be more confident, and why being yourself—and owning your voice—is a win for everyone. To buy Finding My Voice, go to-->https://www.amazon.com/Finding-My-Voice-Journey-Forward/dp/0525558136/tag=girlboss-20To keep up with Valerie Jarrett, follow her on Twitter--> https://twitter.com/ValerieJarrett Let us know how we're doing by sending us an email at [email protected]

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Naha Gandhi, CEO of Girl Boss, and your host for this week's episode.
0:05.0	If I were to tell you that I knew President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama,
0:11.0	would your ears perk up? I don't. But today's guest in the show does.
0:16.0	Valerie Jarrett has known the Obama's for 28 years since, well, before they were the Obama's.
0:22.0	It all started in 1991 when
0:24.4	Valerie interviewed Michelle obama then Michelle Robinson for a job. Little did she
0:30.1	know that that introduction to Michelle Robinson and later to Barack Obama
0:34.8	would lead to a relationship with a family that's lasted almost three decades.
0:38.6	Today Valerie Jarrett holds a distinction of being the longest serving senior advisor to any president in history.
0:47.0	After having served a senior advisor to President Obama, all eight years of his presidency.
0:53.0	She currently is senior advisor to the Obama Foundation
0:56.0	and sits on the board of directors for companies like Lift
0:59.0	and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
1:01.0	and so many others.
1:03.1	And she recently wrote a book,
1:04.8	Finding My Voice, My Journey to the West Wing
1:07.2	and the Path Forward, which chronicles
1:09.5	her journey from being a quiet girl in segregated Chicago to being one of the most visible and
1:14.7	influential African American women of the 21st century. Welcome to Girl Boss Radio, the show Four and About Ambitious Women,
1:30.0	exploring the wins, losses, and insights learned on the winding road to success.
1:36.0	During my chat with Valerie Jarrett, we spoke about how President Obama fostered a culture where anyone
1:41.0	can speak up in the White House, why we have a responsibility to ask
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