What Rules!?: A career podcast for women of color
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Where there’s a will, there’s a way. That's the motto that's taken Wendy Wu far—from Microsoft to Google, and now to software developer SailPoint, where she is the Chief Marketing Officer.
Wendy believes that “you have to be the owner of your own career,” and that means defining what you want outside of your current role. She tells us about the time she did just that at Microsoft when her position was eliminated and she had to create a new position for herself.
“Oftentimes a job description just tells you the status quo for today,” says Wendy, who grew up in China. “It doesn’t tell you what’s going to be next for you, so always extend yourself into other areas that may set you up for longer-term success.”
We chat about three keys to defining your career and Wendy encourages us to seek help along the way!
Theme: Know What You Want
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Wendy's Bio:
Wendy Wu brings over 20 years of experience in B2B enterprise marketing to her role at SailPoint as the company’s Chief Marketing Officer. At SailPoint, she’s focused on accelerating the company’s growth through modern, digital marketing, elevating SailPoint’s brand recognition, driving product adoption, and helping to deliver against the company’s business goals worldwide.
Prior to joining SailPoint, Wendy was Vice President of Marketing at Box, where she led the global demand generation team to fuel the growth of the business as a leading content cloud platform.
Before Box, Wendy spent eight years at Google Cloud. While there, she built the demand generation team for the Google Cloud Platform, eventually scaling the global marketing programs to support a multi-billion-dollar business.
Before Google, Wendy held various product marketing and marketing leadership roles at Microsoft and other global companies.
Wendy received her bachelor’s degree in English from Fudan University and her master’s degrees in Public Policy and Cultural Anthropology from Duke University.
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93. Asking for What You Want
92. Getting Ahead at Your Own Speed
91. Choosing Community Over Competition
90. How to Challenge Authority At Work
89. The Power of Empathy In the Workplace
88. Should You Stay or Leave Corporate America?
87. A Surefire Way to Get Mentors
86. Is It Time for a New Challenge?
84. How to Find Mentors & Sponsors (Own Your Power Series, Part 3)
83. How to Leverage Your Strengths (Own Your Power Series, Part 2)
82. How to Own Your Identity (Own Your Power Series, Part 1)
81. Embracing Your Differences to Get Ahead
80. Creating Your Own Career Path
79. Building Your Career Community
78. Leading with Vulnerability
77. Talking About Money to Own Your Power
76. How Organizations Can Fix the Broken Rung
75. Why Discomfort Is Good for Your Career
74. How Employees Can Fix the Broken Rung
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