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Julia Boorstin: Mindset Matters- The Power of Women Leading Boldly


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Julia Boorstin has been making bold moves from the very beginning. Now CNBC’s Senior Media & Tech Correspondent, her illustrious career began from taking a reporter job at Fortune magazine straight out of college, a gap year experience that turned into a new beginning. To Julia, it is a combination of humility and confidence as well as a growth mindset that makes up the best kind of leaders. She explains the differences between how women and men lead, in addition to the well-documented benefits of having gender-diverse teams. Her recent book, When Women Lead, takes this a step further and provides real-world examples of female leaders across industries showing what true leadership looks like. When it comes to making your own bold moves and overcoming any imposter syndrome along the way, Julia emphasizes the importance of doing the work, being prepared and understanding the challenges you are up against. Tune in to hear about how to unlock your own leadership superpowers. 

 

About Julia Boorstin

Julia Boorstin is CNBC’s Senior Media & Tech Correspondent and has been an on-air reporter for the network since 2006, delivering reporting, analysis, and CEO interviews with a focus on social media and the intersection of media and technology. She is the author of When Women Lead: What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, and How We Can Learn from Them, which was published by Avid Reader Press on October 11, 2022. In 2013, Boorstin created and launched the CNBC Disruptor 50, an annual list she oversees, highlighting private companies transforming the economy and challenging companies in established industries. She also helped launch the network’s ‘Closing the Gap’ initiative covering the people and companies closing gender and diversity gaps. A graduate of Princeton University, she has been a reporter for Fortune magazine, as well as a contributor to CNN and CNN Headline News. Julia lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons. 

 

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Website: https://juliaboorstin.com/

Buy Her Book, When Women Lead

Instagram: @JuliaBoorstin

Twitter: @JBoorstin

LinkedIn: @JuliaBoorstin

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