Dec 2, 2020
Romy Newman is the co-founder of Fairygodboss, a free, anonymous employer review site for women by women. Romy was the Head of Digital Advertising for The Wall Street Journal before she became an entrepreneur. Romy shares her tips on how to make the leap into becoming an entrepreneur, sell yourself without being icky, and making conscious networking efforts even if you’ve been out of the workforce for 20-plus years!
Key takeaways:
Resources:
Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead, by Sheryl Sandberg and Neil Scovell
Quotes:
“What you see is large companies do set the standard and raise the bar around paid maternity leave. By positioning more women in leadership roles, it’ll hopefully start to influence our country towards more gender-equal policies and programs.”
“There is a real benefit, there’s a lot your children will benefit from by seeing you work.”
“We can all do so much more than we think we can do.”