In this episode, I look back on my career — from teaching piano at 15, to navigating business school, to working at billion-dollar corporations, and building my own businesses. I candidly share the real lessons, pivots, and breakthroughs I’ve experienced along the way.

Specifically...

• The career moves that shaped my journey
• Lessons from working at billion-dollar companies
• Lessons from running my own business
• Why quitting or pivoting isn’t failure — and how to know when it’s time
• Hard-won career and business insights you won’t learn in business school

TIMESTAMPS

00:20 Early Career Reflections

02:20 My First Job

04:57 Business School

08:12 Brand Management Internship

13:10 Agency Internship

16:33 First Full-Time Job

22:03 Consumer Health Job

26:15 Film Marketing Job

29:52 Starting My Business

32:41 Balancing a Job & Side Hustle

38:21 Navigating Economic Downturns

43:06 Quitting My Job

48:06 Pivoting My Business

51:10 New Business Direction

52:10 My Career Journey 

RESOURCES MENTIONED 

→ https://youtu.be/3xCbTC0Jqm0 

→ The Recloseted Handbook: http://recloseted.com/handbook 

START YOUR BUSINESS 

→ Start a business with the free Build a Sustaining Business program: https://selinaho.com/basb 

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→ Want to build the product, sales, marketing, and launch foundation of your business? Check out my Sustain Your Success ecosystem of courses: selinaho.com/sys 

SCALE YOUR BUSINESS 

→ Confessions of a Conscious CEO newsletter: https://ceo-confessions.beehiiv.com 

→ Secure Your Winning GTM Strategy: https://selinaho.com/consulting 

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