Kira Mackenzie: Pivoting in Your Career, Future of Influencer Marketing, Investing 101 & More
The Dream Bigger Podcast
Siffat Haider
4.8 • 625 Ratings
🗓️ 28 November 2023
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
On today’s episode I am speaking with my dear friend, Kira Mackenzie, to talk about all things investing, career, and which brands are leading the way. We begin the interview with discussing Kira’s evolving career journey – going from law school, to PR, to private equity, to now being an angel investor and strategic advisor for brands. We discuss what it’s like being a female in a male-dominated industry, the future of influencer marketing, how to evaluate a brand, and why brands need to offer platform social shopping. There are so many tangible tips and takeaways, you’re not going to want to miss this one! Enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a dear media production. |
| 0:03.9 | Hi, I'm Sif Heider, the founder of Farray. |
| 0:06.9 | I'm a wellness entrepreneur and digital creator, and this is my show, The Dream Bigger |
| 0:11.3 | podcast. |
| 0:12.4 | Listen, I love dreaming big, but you know what I love more? |
| 0:16.2 | Actually having the resources to make those big dreams happen. |
| 0:19.9 | And hey, dreams can sometimes be private |
| 0:22.2 | jets, but other times they can look a little something like having the best skin of your |
| 0:27.0 | damn life or starting a successful business or delving into spirituality. So on this podcast, |
| 0:33.7 | I chat with experts and thought leaders from different fields about their tips and tricks on |
| 0:38.3 | doing exactly that. So let's get right into it. |
| 0:45.4 | Hello, hello, friends, and welcome back to another episode of the Dream Bigger podcast. |
| 0:50.2 | I am so excited to bring you today's episode because I know that as we kind of go into the new year, |
| 0:57.0 | a lot of us may have goals when it comes to our finances. So today's guest is Kira McKenzie, |
| 1:03.6 | who pivoted her career from working in PR, going through an acquisition and then getting into private equity, which as a woman is a very |
| 1:13.3 | difficult thing to do because it's a very male-dominated field. But also, what's really impressive |
| 1:18.5 | is that she leveraged everything that she had learned in her career in PR to make herself a very |
| 1:25.5 | valuable asset in the private equity world. |
| 1:28.8 | So today's episode is all about how to structure your career, what a pivot really looks like, |
| 1:36.6 | how to think of investing. |
| 1:39.8 | If you are someone who is wanting to start investing into new fields, how to go about doing that, |
| 1:45.8 | Kira is someone I really admire because I've known her for a while now and we're friends. |
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