May 12, 2022

Embracing Your Work for a Fulfilling Career with Fran Hauser

47 minutes

Fran Hauser is a start-up investor and keynote speaker, as well as the author of Embrace the Work, Love Your Career, a book that’s becoming the go-to for women who are seeking more joy and fulfillment in their careers. She is also the author of The Myth of the Nice Girl, which was named “Best Book of the Year” in 2018 by Audible. As an investor, Fran has invested in over 30 women-founded companies across consumer packaged goods, media and publishing, and wellness. Fran is a media executive with over 15 years of experience in the field—including serving as the President of Digital at Time Inc., where she led innovation, acquisitions, and digital expansion for brands such as People, InStyle, and Entertainment Weekly.

Fran joins us today to discuss how and why she pivoted from the corporate world and started her own business. She highlights the importance of storytelling and outlines her best practices in pitching to an investor. She reveals the inspiration behind Embrace the Work, Love Your Career. Fran also underscores how to love your career and provides essential tips for a happy and healthy career.

“To love your career, it’s important to do the work.” - Fran Hauser

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This week’s takeaways from Entreprenista:

Fran’s first careers in the corporate and start-up worldsWhy Fran decided to leave the corporate world and how she started investing in start-upsFran’s advice on pitching to venture capitalists and angel investors onlineThe power of storytelling and its role in pitchingThe most memorable pitch from a business that Fran invested inFran’s most successful investment to date and her biggest investment mistakeWhat inspired Fran to write her new book, Embrace the Work, Love Your CareerHow self-discipline helped Fran juggle writing a book and raising her kids“The Smile File” and figuring out how to love your careerThe inspiration behind The Myth of the Nice GirlFran’s advice on being empathetic as a leader and tips on work/life balance and maintaining focus

Resources Mentioned:

Book: Inside Out: A Memoir by Demi MooreBook: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeownBook: The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller

Our Favorite Quotes:

“The most successful pitches are usually very compelling stories that paint a picture of a big pain point, big market, and the founder’s unique position or competitive advantage to solve that pain point.” - Fran Hauser“There’s this myth that if a woman’s too nice, they’re not going to get ahead at work. It’s always been my leadership style to be nice and strong—you don’t have to choose between the two.” - Fran Hauser“Being an Entreprenista means I get to choose the initiatives I work on and the people I work with—and it’s such a gift to have that choice.” - Fran Hauser