Mindy’s mother was sent to the countryside to do manual labor during the Cultural Revolution. When the government resumed the college entrance exam, her mother out-competed the entire country to earn a spot at China's top university.

Like her parents, Mindy is a high achiever. She graduated summa cum laude from Wharton. Built the New York City product team for Dropbox. And led growth for Oscar Health as the Director of Product. Oscar Health recently IPO'd.

But she found achievement wasn't everything. Her search for meaning led her to reignite and rebuild her relationship with her mother after years of distance. She redesigned her life based on her own definition of success. Today, Mindy has taken the learnings from her journey to help other high achievers find fulfillment.

As a career coach, she partners with leaders and teams who want to achieve big things without forgetting what matters. She also has a  newsletter, The Reset. Where she writes a guide for high achievers seeking greater clarity and fulfillment.

In this episode we ask Mindy about:

• What her parents went through growing up in China during the Cultural Revolution
• How her mother developed her interests and passions as a child
• Why her mother getting diagnosed with stage 4 cancer created distanced in their relationship
• The tools she's using to redevelop her relationship with her immigrant mother
• Why she went to Wharton and what it was like
• Choosing the Google internship over BCG
• What Dropbox was like scaling from 200 to 2000 employees
• What it takes to be a good manager
• Why swing dancing changed her life
• Buying a plot of land and building a new house
• How she started out as a career coach
• How she helps her clients attain their dreams
• She reads us the story of Zumbach the Tailor

Find Mindy online :

• Website: - mindyzhang.com
• Newsletter: The Reset - A high achiever's guide to a meaningful life
• Newsletter: Building a Home
• Teaching at: https://www.thegrand.world/
• IG: https://www.instagram.com/newmoniker/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindyzh/

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