Women Like Me Stories & Business
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Women Like Me Stories & Business
She Survived 9/11—Then Made Lehman Brothers’ Final Margin Call | Jane Buyers
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She survived the September 11 attacks in downtown Manhattan. Seven years later, she made Lehman Brothers’ final margin call before its historic bankruptcy. But Jane Buyers’ most difficult reckoning was not with Wall Street—it was with herself.
In this powerful episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst sits down with Jane Buyers, an award-winning author and former managing director and senior banker with JPMorgan Chase.
Jane shares her extraordinary journey from social worker to senior Wall Street executive, young mother, 9/11 survivor, financial-crisis insider, and finally, author of the memoir Eight Septembers: A Woman on Wall Street From 9/11 to Lehman.
This is not simply a conversation about banking or historic events. It is an honest examination of ambition, motherhood, marriage, addiction, burnout, guilt, survival, and the courage required to reclaim your life when success no longer feels like success.
In this episode, Julie and Jane explore:
✦ What Jane witnessed in downtown Manhattan on September 11, 2001
✦ Why she and her colleagues continued working after the attacks
✦ The emotional aftermath of surviving an unimaginable day
✦ Becoming a female leader in the male-dominated world of Wall Street
✦ The pressure of combining motherhood with a demanding senior career
✦ How financial security became a pair of “golden handcuffs”
✦ Making Lehman Brothers’ final margin call before its bankruptcy
✦ The personal crises unfolding behind Jane’s professional achievements
✦ The difference between destructive blame and healthy self-accountability
✦ Why external validation can quietly steal a woman’s power
✦ Walking away from money, influence, and an impressive title
✦ Writing through trauma, shame, anger, and complicated family relationships
✦ Why it took Jane 15 years to complete and publish her memoir
✦ How writing from another person’s perspective can build compassion
✦ What women avoiding their own books need to hear
✦ Discovering who you are after the achievements and titles are removed
Julie also shares parts of her own story—from growing up surrounded by blame to leaving a successful 34-year sales career and rebuilding her identity beyond the work she once knew.
Together, Julie and Jane reveal a truth many accomplished women quietly face: you can look successful from the outside while losing touch with yourself on the inside.
Jane’s memoir, Eight Septembers, offers a rare woman’s perspective on Wall Street, 9/11, the 2008 financial crisis, motherhood, marriage, resilience, and personal reinvention. Her award-winning manuscript became a published memoir after years of writing, therapy, workshops, honest reflection, and professional editing.
Connect with Jane Buyers
www.janebuyers.com
www.eightseptembers.com
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