Why taking a leap of faith is part of any career journey, with Elaine Welteroth, journalist and author of More Than Enough

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Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.4 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Today, Elaine Welteroth is an award-winning journalist, author, and former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue. But before all of that, Welteroth was just a normal college student searching on Google for tips on how to work in magazines. Eventually, she landed a dream internship at a publication she’d long respected. But—then Welteroth had a choice to make: Say yes to an internship at a publication she'd always wanted to work at, or work elsewhere, but with a woman whose career she'd long admired? She chose the latter, and that was the beginning of her journey in the magazine business. On this episode of Girlboss Radio, Welteroth talks about her new book, More Than Enough, where she chronicles her career in publishing, how she gained the confidence to trust her instincts and why she took take a leap of faith to pursue her own projects. To keep up with Elaine Welteroth on Instagram, follow her here---> @elainewelteroth To pre-order More Than Enough, go here-->https://amzn.to/2Q3yb9D

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0:00.0	Hi there I'm Sophia Amaruso, founder and CEO of Girl Boss. I have a little bit of a cold if you can hear it.
0:06.0	I'm your host for this week's episode of Girl Boss Radio.
0:10.0	Have you ever wondered how to find a mentor, give yourself a seat at the table, or break into the magazine business?
0:15.0	Then you're in luck because our guest today can help with that.
0:19.0	Elaine Welteroth is an award-winning journalist, author, and the former editor and chief of Teen Vogue.
0:24.4	Elaine broke into the magazine business with tenacity, talent, and a desire to shake things up and she's
0:29.5	done just that. Elaine pioneered a lot of new things at Conde Nast in her time at Teen Vogue and has now moved on to pursue her own passions and has a book coming out very soon which we're going to talk a little bit about.
0:43.2	Learning that I was the first black beauty director in Kauninas history was the first time
0:48.9	that I actually saw myself as an agent for change and saw myself in a position to represent for
0:57.6	people who had never had a quote-unquote seat at that table before.
1:02.8	So welcome to Girl Boss Radio, the show for and about ambitious women exploring the wins, losses, and insights learned on the winding road to success.
1:19.0	For my chat with Elaine, you'll learn how to turn adversity into purpose, pursue multiple dreams, and
1:24.6	break into the magazine business.
1:27.0	Here's our conversation. Hey Lane, welcome to Girl Boss Radio.
1:35.0	Hey Sophia, how are you?
1:37.0	I'm good.
1:38.0	So I start every episode now with the same question, because we all have our start.
1:45.0	And yours was in the Bay Area, right?
1:48.0	Yes.
1:49.0	I'm curious, what was your first job?
1:52.0	Oh my gosh, my first job was I was the dancing bee at hometown buffet.
2:02.0	So across the street from the mall,
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