Leading with Empathy: Natalie Kaminski of JetRockets

Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff

Rebecca Minkoff

Society & Culture

4.8 • 543 Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Natalie Kaminski attributes her adaptable nature to her adolescence spent growing up in four different countries. Natalie’s willingness to try out different jobs in her field, as well as her resilient outlook in the male-dominated tech industry, helped build the attitude and experience necessary to found custom software solutions company JetRockets. But Natalie is more than an entrepreneurial tech wiz. Her insistence on putting empathy at the center of leadership is evident in her humanitarian efforts, which includes company-funded relocation of employees affected by the war in Ukraine. Leading with as much integrity as empathy, Natalie is the type of CEO we hope to see more of in the future. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Social Media @jetrockets JetRockets Big Ideas Empathy as a cornerstone to successful leadership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.7	Hey, everyone, you're listening to Superwomen. Today's guest is Natalie Kaminsky, the CEO of Jet Rockets.
0:43.9	While you might not be too familiar with the name of the company, Jet Rockets,
0:49.3	what I wanted to highlight in this story is what Natalie did in the face of so much challenge.
0:53.2	When Russia invaded Ukraine, she did something pretty unbelievable.
0:59.8	She helped 46 of her Russian engineers, plus their spouses and children, safely relocate out of the country.
1:08.2	In the first days of the war, Natalie realized their Russian employees were in physical danger because of their association with an American company.
1:12.6	They feared that the Russian police might suspect employees of anti-Russian sentiment. They could be arrested.
1:13.6	Their bank account shut down.
1:15.6	Where other tech companies have abandoned their employees in the region,
1:18.6	Natalie helped every single person who wanted to relocate to get out safely.
1:23.6	She's also dedicated significant effort to hiring tech talent based in the Ukraine, many of whom have been left unemployed by the war.
1:32.0	I love this story because it has both a short-term crisis leadership angle and also the longer term,
1:38.0	what does emotional labor at work really mean for leaders?
1:41.5	Her leadership style comes from her personal story, which I can't wait for you to
1:45.4	hear. Take a listen. Natalie, welcome to the podcast. Thank you so much for having me. I'm excited.
1:54.0	So I would love to kind of go over your early years before entering the tech industry. you know, what were you doing and what got
2:02.7	you interested in technology? Well, I started pretty young, so, you know, I wasn't doing much
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