No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis

#114: Debra Lee: Learning to say no


Listen Later

As a child, Debra Lee assumed she would spend the majority of her career practicing law to please her father. Many co-workers, friends and family thought Debra was crazy when she decided to leave her stable job at a law firm in D.C. to pursue a career in media, much less at a company many had never heard of. That company was BET. Debra went on to spend 32 years at the company, 13 of them as CEO. On this episode, Debra explains the reasons why she chose to pursue a career in media and how her path to the C-suite was formed day-by-day, facing several battles along the way. She reflects on the most difficult parts of being a CEO, and how learning to say no ultimately shaped her into a better leader. Plus her decision to leave the company. Congratulations to our No Limits Entrepreneur of the Week: Shawna Ohm, Founder of Que Linda Find out more: https://www.quelinda.org Don't forget to subscribe and leave us a review! It's easy! Click here: http://bit.ly/2ks4f90 ABOUT REBECCA JARVIS: Rebecca Jarvis is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and the Chief Biz, Tech and Econ correspondent for ABC News. Follow Rebecca Jarvis: www.Instagram.com/RebeccaJarvis www.Twitter.com/RebeccaJarvis www.Facebook.com/RebeccaJarvis https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-jarvis-217ba052 Snapchat: RebeccaJarvis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

No Limits with Rebecca JarvisBy ABC News

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

678 ratings


More shows like No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis

View all
How I Built This with Guy Raz by Guy Raz | Wondery

How I Built This with Guy Raz

30,217 Listeners

Robin Roberts' Everybody's Got Something by ABC News

Robin Roberts' Everybody's Got Something

353 Listeners

Next Question with Katie Couric by iHeartPodcasts

Next Question with Katie Couric

4,851 Listeners

The Business of Fashion Podcast by The Business of Fashion

The Business of Fashion Podcast

579 Listeners

Oprah's Super Soul by Oprah

Oprah's Super Soul

31,753 Listeners

Second Life by Second Life

Second Life

2,854 Listeners

Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff by Rebecca Minkoff

Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff

514 Listeners

The View by ABC News

The View

1,925 Listeners

The David Rubenstein Show by Bloomberg

The David Rubenstein Show

168 Listeners

The Dropout by ABC News

The Dropout

23,504 Listeners

On Purpose with Jay Shetty by iHeartPodcasts

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

27,447 Listeners

Sibling Revelry with Kate Hudson and Oliver Hudson by iHeartPodcasts

Sibling Revelry with Kate Hudson and Oliver Hudson

10,205 Listeners

In Plain Sight: Lady Bird Johnson by ABC News

In Plain Sight: Lady Bird Johnson

1,634 Listeners

ReThinking by TED

ReThinking

639 Listeners

Life Out Loud with LZ Granderson by ABC News

Life Out Loud with LZ Granderson

155 Listeners

TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle by TODAY

TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle

491 Listeners

Making Space with Hoda Kotb by Hoda Kotb, TODAY

Making Space with Hoda Kotb

10,484 Listeners

The View: Behind the Table by ABC News

The View: Behind the Table

2,910 Listeners

Inside Frozen 2 by ABC News

Inside Frozen 2

57 Listeners

Good Morning America by ABC News

Good Morning America

209 Listeners

The Book Case by ABC News | Charlie Gibson, Kate Gibson

The Book Case

924 Listeners

The Mel Robbins Podcast by Mel Robbins

The Mel Robbins Podcast

20,663 Listeners

Pop Culture Moms by Good Morning America, ABC Audio

Pop Culture Moms

88 Listeners

The Oprah Podcast by Harpo

The Oprah Podcast

1,668 Listeners