Life and Leadership Stories

Episode 4: Lyn Sutton - Connection Is Currency


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We talk with Lyn about turning failure into fuel, saying yes to stretch roles, and using relationships to open doors that skills alone don't always unlock. From Kroger to entrepreneurship, she shows how service, trust, and data-backed storytelling shape resilient careers.

• Early pivots from journalism to numbers and food systems 
• Breaking into category management through initiative and persistence 
• Moving to Cincinnati, building credibility, and combating bias 
• Crossing into sales with fact-based selling and integrity 
• Networking as reputation: getting your name said in rooms 
• Delegation as development and capacity, not abdication 
• Fair isn’t always equal: tailoring support to motivations 
• Continuous learning, upskilling, and asking for opportunities 
• Leading with service and setting boundaries as a young manager

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Life and Leadership StoriesBy Nathaniel Noertker