Michelle Kelly on How to Pivot

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2022

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

When Michelle Kelly started at Lilly Pulitzer in 2004, her business card read “Major Stores Development Manager.” Now, it says “CEO.” Kelly has held 8 different titles across at least 4 different departments at the company — from retail, to merchandising, marketing, to e-commerce. So in this episode, we chat with Michelle about the art of the pivot. Started from the bottom, now we here. In this episode, Michelle shares: How she got her bosses to let her switch departments How to tell your boss you want to try something new What it was like to take on growth roles and “start over” on new teams What it’s like to manage your friends and peers How she thinks about balancing trying new things and moving up the ladder

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0:00.0	The value of learning something new usually outweighs doing the same thing that you're
0:06.5	already good at.
0:07.5	Do something small every day and I think over time you will really build that confidence
0:12.8	to know that you will succeed in your next role even if you can't quite see from the
0:16.8	beginning what that will look like.
0:19.2	I'm Carly Zaken and I'm Danielle Weisberg.
0:22.3	Welcome to 9-5-ish with the skin.
0:25.0	We've run into so many questions over the years and had so many moments where we needed
0:30.5	advice and we got it from women who'd been there.
0:34.8	And that's what we're bringing you with this show.
0:36.9	Each week we're helping you get what you want out of your career by talking to the smartest
0:41.1	leaders we know.
0:42.6	Because we know your work life is a lot more than 9-5.
0:46.6	Alright, let's get into it.
0:51.4	Today our guest is Michelle Kelly.
0:53.4	She is the CEO of the iconic fashion brand Lily Pulitzer.
0:57.0	But back when she started at Lily Pulitzer in 2004 her business card read major stores
1:02.6	development manager.
1:04.2	Since she joined the company, Michelle's had eight different job titles across four different
1:08.7	departments.
1:09.7	So today we're going to talk to her about the art of the pivot and working your way up
1:14.2	the corporate ladder.
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