Maria Shriver on Turning the Bad into Good

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Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

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🗓️ 22 June 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Maria Shriver never felt the pressure to go into politics like the rest of her family. Instead, her parents asked her: what moves you? She took that question and ran with it. Fascinated by storytelling, Maria led a decades-long career in journalism. But then she became first lady of California. And NBC asked her to leave. Looking back, Maria says: it was a blessing in disguise. In this episode, Maria shares: Why she started at smaller stations before hitting the big networks How getting fired opened space for new opportunities for her Why her Alzheimer’s work specifically centers the impacts on women A quick skimm of her brain-healthy food company, Mosh

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0:00.0	the whole period becoming first lady getting fired all of these things all
0:04.6	happened in about a six week period so it was tumultuous and hard but it was
0:09.9	actually a gift because I could throw myself into being first lady of
0:13.0	California and it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I'm Carly Zaken and I'm Danielle
0:19.0	Weisberg. Welcome to 9-5-ish with the skin. We've run into so many questions
0:24.9	over the years and had so many moments where we needed advice and we got it from
0:30.6	women who'd been there. And that's what we're bringing you with this show. Each
0:34.6	week we're helping you get what you want out of your career by talking to the
0:38.4	smartest leaders we know because we know your work life is a lot more than 9-5.
0:43.8	All right let's get into it.
0:48.7	Hi everyone it is Carly. Today our guest is Maria Shriver. She is a P
0:54.7	body and Emmy award-winning journalist who has worked on programs like
0:58.2	Dateline NBC and NBC Nightly News. She is also the founder of the Women's
1:03.6	Alzheimer's Movement which studies the impact of Alzheimer's on women and
1:07.6	communities of color. Maria currently serves as a special correspondent for NBC
1:12.2	News and she continues her work with Alzheimer's by bringing brain healthy food to
1:16.3	the world through her new company Mosh. Maria, welcome to the show. Thank you. Thank
1:22.2	you so much. I'm so excited to have you here. I've been a longtime fan and most
1:30.8	looking forward to doing this lightning round with you. Are you ready? This is
1:34.3	how we start all conversations. It's quick rapid fire. I don't know what it
1:38.2	is but go ahead. Okay what is the first job you ever got paid for? First job I
1:45.4	ever got paid for. Probably shocking oysters in Georgetown in a bar. Were you
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