Today, we sit down with Joanne Bradford, a seasoned executive with an impressive career spanning tech giants like Microsoft, Yahoo, Pinterest, and Sofi. Joanne shares her journey from her early entrepreneurial efforts to becoming a key player in the corporate world, offering valuable insights on career growth and financial management.

In our conversation, Joanne provides a candid perspective on angel investing, discussing its allure and high-risk potential. She emphasizes the importance of having a clear strategy and realistic expectations when entering this space. We also learn how Joanne's negotiation skills played a crucial role in her career advancement, particularly in navigating complex compensation packages and quota discussions.

Her emphasis on curiosity and adaptability throughout one's career is particularly noteworthy. Her story provides a thoughtful look at building long-term financial stability while navigating the corporate landscape.

I hope you find Joanne's experiences and insights as enlightening as I did. Her story demonstrates how strategic thinking and persistent effort can lead to both professional success and financial security.

Key Topics:

1. The joys of learning to earn and save money as a kid
2. How driving revenue for a business keeps people employed
3. High school performance is not an indicator of future success
4. Running the school newspaper at San Diego State
5. The importance of negotiations to move up in corporate
6. Being on the cutting edge of the online advertising space
7. Upskilling throughout your career is essential
8. Value creation is the real precursor to negotiation
9. Taking a risk to leave corporate and work at a startup
10. How Joanne transformed how Pinterest earns revenue
11. The do’s and don’t’s Joanne learned about investing
12. Taking the shame out of financial mistakes
13. What people don’t tell you about angel investing
14. Putting money to work against your values
15. Staying curious, open, and willing to learn throughout life

Connect with Joanne online:

 

Website: https://www.thefemalequotient.com/our-story/

https://www.domainmoney.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-bradford-9a588022/

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