Stacy Bohrer sits down with Anjlee Majmudar, VP Programmatic at Level Agency, to discuss authentic leadership, career growth, AI, mentorship, motherhood, and defining success on your own terms. Anjlee shares how taking a career break helped reshape her values, leadership style, and approach to balancing work and family while embracing the future of AI in advertising.
Takeaways:
- Why authenticity is a leadership advantage.
- How AI creates more time for strategy and relationships.
- Redefining success beyond titles and promotions.
- The importance of mentors and strong personal values.
- Balancing leadership, motherhood, and career growth.
- Why taking a career break can provide clarity and prevent burnout.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:33 Meeting Anjlee and first impressions
01:17 Three words that define Anjlee
02:02 Finding confidence and speaking up at work
04:07 Leading Programmatic at Level
05:48 Why being direct doesn't mean you don't care
08:44 How AI is transforming her work
11:03 Redefining success beyond job titles
14:07 Becoming an authentic leader
16:24 The importance of mentors
17:34 Taking a career break and rediscovering personal values
20:45 Returning to work with clarity and confidence
23:35 Leading differently after burnout
25:03 How motherhood shaped her leadership
27:04 Setting boundaries while maintaining high performance
29:26 When authenticity has consequences
31:12 Learning to lead through uncertainty
33:08 Advice for anyone questioning their career path
33:53 What Anjlee is still beta testing today