Our second CEO Activist episode features a conversation between Leila McKenzie-Delis, CEO and Founder of DIAL Global and Stephanie Mehta, Chief Executive and Chief Content Officer of Mansueto Ventures.
'I think that good now in in my new role looks like creating a place where people really do feel like they are empowered to do their best work and empowered to say when there is something that is preventing them from being able to do their best work.'
You'll hear about
- Stephanie's rich and vibrant career which includes names like Fortune Magazine, Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal and a work history that starts with journalism school in Chicago and an internship in Virginia with a newspaper chain that went out of its way to remove barriers for students of colour.
- Her early life including immigrant parents from different cultures, who were extremely supportive of her choices, her work ethic, and her experiences with growing up as an Asian-American which led to her awareness of race.
- How this awareness of race crept into experiences of work, where she felt like she had to go the extra mile simply because of who she was
- What 'good' means to Stephanie in terms of her life and future
- How she's seen leadership change over her career, and where 'purpose' sits in that conversation
- How the younger generation who have been taught to think critically at a younger age are accelerating change