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EPISODE 13 – Christina Troitino, Director of Strategy and Operations at Morning Brew

Meet Christina Troitino, the director of strategy and operations for the startup Morning Brew. Christina tells her story about shamelessness, breaking the rules, agency, and surmounting her background prior to attending Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

How her Hispanic background and witnessing her family living under the Hugo Chavez regime gave her context to understand how unfair the world can be

That being aware of power constructs, especially in “unfair” spaces

How her job at Amazon showed what happens when employees are not treated their best to move forward goals effectively

The value in accepting the “rules of the road” within power dynamics

The shameless way she secured having dinner with Martha Stewart at the Sundance Film Festival

Her writing experience as a Forbes contributor on the food business

What percentage just asking plays in creating new opportunities

How breaking the rules serves her career

The two Stanford GSB events she helped create at the start of the pandemic

How Paths to Power techniques enabled her to move from her first to her current job

How she leveraged her role internally consulting for executives at YouTube to accelerate her career

The importance of being willing to promote yourself, being boldly confident in yourself, and visualizing outcomes

GUEST BIO:

Christina Troitino is a media strategy and tech professional and the Director of Strategy and Operations at Morning Brew. Prior to her current role, Christina worked as a Strategy & Operations Lead at YouTube, where she served Google and YouTube c-suite members in strategic annual planning and operations amid the rise of TikTok. Christina also draws experience from her positions at Meta, General Assembly, and Amazon.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinatroitino/