June 03, 2024

Shellye Archambeau, Former CEO of MetricStream and Board Member, Verizon on Igniting Ambition, Toughest Leadership Lessons as a Tech CEO, and Working with Vinod Khosla.

41 minutes

Few of us are lucky enough to recognize very early on what we want to become.

Shellye Archambeau decided as a teenager that she wanted to be a Tech CEO and went on to become the CEO of MetricStream, a recognized global leader in governance, risk, and compliance software solutions. She currently serves as a Fortune 500 board member and holds board seats at Verizon, Roper Technologies, Okta and Lineage.

Her Mantra? DON’T OPTIMIZE THE JOB, OPTIMIZE YOUR CAREER!

Key takeaways from the episode include:

How to fulfil your ambition? Start with a goal -> identify what has to be true for you to do it (research) -> plan
Be intentional and run to something. When you are running away from something, like a job, everything looks good
Learning from MetricStream: Fall in love with the market to anticipate and meet its needs better, rather than being solely product-centric
What do investors such as Vinod Khosla and Marc Andreessen have in common? They all WANT TO WIN!

Follow Shellye on Twitter @ShelArchambeau

Follow Women Who Build on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFZUOxEJN-w22okIcEYB_2w

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June 03, 2024

Shellye Archambeau, Former CEO of MetricStream and Board Member, Verizon on Igniting Ambition, Toughest Leadership Lessons as a Tech CEO, and Working with Vinod Khosla.

41 minutes

Few of us are lucky enough to recognize very early on what we want to become.

Her Mantra? DON’T OPTIMIZE THE JOB, OPTIMIZE YOUR CAREER!

Key takeaways from the episode include:

How to fulfil your ambition? Start with a goal -> identify what has to be true for you to do it (research) -> plan
Be intentional and run to something. When you are running away from something, like a job, everything looks good
Learning from MetricStream: Fall in love with the market to anticipate and meet its needs better, rather than being solely product-centric
What do investors such as Vinod Khosla and Marc Andreessen have in common? They all WANT TO WIN!

Follow Shellye on Twitter @ShelArchambeau

Follow Women Who Build on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFZUOxEJN-w22okIcEYB_2w

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Shellye Archambeau, Former CEO of MetricStream and Board Member, Verizon on Igniting Ambition, Toughest Leadership Lessons as a Tech CEO, and Working with Vinod Khosla.

Shellye Archambeau, Former CEO of MetricStream and Board Member, Verizon on Igniting Ambition, Toughest Leadership Lessons as a Tech CEO, and Working with Vinod Khosla.