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What if some of the most valuable friendships in your life could be with people decades older (or younger) than you? In Part 3 of our friendship series, we’re diving into intergenerational friendships and discussing why having friends of all ages can expand the way you think about what’s possible for your life.

Tune in for lessons on:

✅ Why friendships across generations can make our lives richer

✅ What younger and older generations can teach each other

✅ How intergenerational friendships can naturally evolve into mentorship

✅ Why curiosity is one of the best ways to build relationships with people different from you

✅ Our exercise for auditing your inner circle & becoming intentional about your friendships

If you’re looking to expand your circle, learn from people outside your generation, or simply become more intentional about who you surround yourself with, this episode is for you. 

00:00: Cold open 

01:12: Why you need friends of all ages

02:03: The benefits of intergenerational friendships

03:45: What older generations can teach us

06:17: What Gen Z & Gen Alpha are teaching us

12:43: How different generations communicate

14:08: Turning age-gap connections Into real friendships

16:50: Learning from women in different life stages

23:10: Why your friends shouldn’t all be your age

23:40: How intergenerational friendships can help your career

25:42: The power of being curious about people

26:40: Why older friends can change how you see your future

27:27: Mini Exercise: Audit Your Inner Circle

28:10: Closing thoughts 

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Why trust us?

▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo — 100M+ views demystifying tech, finance & MBAs

▫️ Jean Luo — ex-Goldman Sachs, ex-Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor

▫️ Together: 4 Ivy League degrees • built billion-dollar products • two startups — decoded for you

What you’ll get (and keep):

▫️ 🚀 Ivy League cheat sheets — no $250K tuition

▫️ Personal finance playbooks (salary, investing, negotiation)

▫️ Networking scripts behind $100M+ deals & job offers

▫️ Real conversations with CEOs, operators & investors

▫️ Mindset resets — clarity without the pricey coach

▫️ Systems for career, money, and long-term growth

💛 LET’S CONNECT

~ CHERIE ~

Instagram — /cherie.brooke

TikTok — /cherie.brooke

Substack — cherieluo.substack.com

LinkedIn — /cherie-luo

~ JEAN ~

Instagram — /jeanluo_

LinkedIn — /jeanluo

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How much does your environment shape your success, and can putting yourself in the right rooms change what you believe is possible for your future? This week, we're coming to you from Khanference in Dallas, surrounded by some of the world's most influential founders, CEOs, investors, and leaders. Inspired by the conversations happening around us, we're exploring the power of proximity and how exposure to different people, environments, and opportunities can open doors you didn't even know existed.

Tune in for lessons on:

✅ What a Harvard study reveals about friendships and economic mobility

✅ How our school district exposed us to opportunities we didn't know existed

✅ Why who you work with can matter more than your job title or salary

✅ How to absorb the habits and perspectives of people you admire

✅ Why being the least knowledgeable person in the room can actually be an advantage

✅ Leading with generosity and building lasting relationships

Whether you're looking to advance your career, expand your perspective, or create new opportunities for yourself, this episode is a reminder that the people you surround yourself with can dramatically shape how you envision what’s possible for your future.

00:00 - Episode Intro 

01:12 - The importance of proximity 

01:45 - How being in the right rooms expands your perspective

05:37 - What Harvard research reveals about economic mobility

08:35 - How our school district shaped our future

11:40 - The opportunities that come from exposure

14:50 - How friendships introduce us to different worlds

20:43 - Why who you work with matters more than your job title

21:35 - Surrounding yourself with people who inspire you

25:11 - Why you should be the least knowledgeable person in the room

26:20 - Learning through osmosis

28:50 - Leading with generosity and building lasting relationships

35:40 - Cherie’s mentor and the importance of mentorship 

39:20 - Free-maxxing learning opportunities 

40:00 - Wrap up and closing thoughts

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Why trust us?

▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo — 100M+ views demystifying tech, finance & MBAs

▫️ Jean Luo — ex-Goldman Sachs, ex-Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor

▫️ Together: 4 Ivy League degrees • built billion-dollar products • two startups — decoded for you

What you’ll get (and keep):

▫️ 🚀 Ivy League cheat sheets — no $250K tuition

▫️ Personal finance playbooks (salary, investing, negotiation)

▫️ Networking scripts behind $100M+ deals & job offers

▫️ Real conversations with CEOs, operators & investors

▫️ Mindset resets — clarity without the pricey coach

▫️ Systems for career, money, and long-term growth

💛 LET’S CONNECT

~ CHERIE ~

Instagram — /cherie.brooke

TikTok — /cherie.brooke

Substack — cherieluo.substack.com

LinkedIn — /cherie-luo

~ JEAN ~

Instagram — /jeanluo_

LinkedIn — /jeanluo

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How do you know when a friendship is worth repairing, when it’s time to let go, and how to actually move forward once it does end? In Part 2 of our friendship series, we’re diving into the complicated, painful, and rarely talked-about world of friendship breakups.

Tune in for lessons on:

✅ Why friendship breakups can feel so painful (especially between women)

✅ The framework for deciding whether to repair, distance yourself from, or end a friendship

✅ The difference between active and passive friendship endings

✅ How to “compartmentalize” a friendship with personal examples

✅ How to grieve a friendship while still making room for new relationships

✅ Our “What Do I Take With Me?” exercise for post-friendship breakup healing

Friendship endings can be messy, emotional, and deeply personal. But they can also teach us a lot about who we are and what we need from the people in our lives. If you’re navigating a friendship breakup, questioning whether a friendship still belongs in your life, or simply trying to make peace with one that ended, this episode is for you.

00:00: Cold Open 

02:00: Introducing friendship breakups and episode agenda

02:28: Why friendships matter for our well-being 

05:05: The Friendship Dissolution Framework

07:50: Active vs. passive friendship breakups

14:04: Three ways friendships can end

14:50: How to compartmentalize a friendship

22:07: Why female friendship breakups hit differently

23:27 How men and women approach friendship differently

27:05: Cherie’s friendship breakup story

31:48 Can a friendship be repaired?

33:16: The mixed emotions after a friendship breakup

34:20: What therapy taught Cherie about friendship

37:58: Mini Exercise: What Do I Take With Me?

39:10: Making room for new friendships

39:22: Closing thoughts

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✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨

💌 Want to partner with us? 

Sponsorships: [email protected]

Why trust us?

▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo — 100M+ views demystifying tech, finance & MBAs

▫️ Jean Luo — ex-Goldman Sachs, ex-Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor

▫️ Together: 4 Ivy League degrees • built billion-dollar products • two startups — decoded for you

What you’ll get (and keep):

▫️ 🚀 Ivy League cheat sheets — no $250K tuition

▫️ Personal finance playbooks (salary, investing, negotiation)

▫️ Networking scripts behind $100M+ deals & job offers

▫️ Real conversations with CEOs, operators & investors

▫️ Mindset resets — clarity without the pricey coach

▫️ Systems for career, money, and long-term growth

💛 LET’S CONNECT

~ CHERIE ~

Instagram — /cherie.brooke

TikTok — /cherie.brooke

Substack — cherieluo.substack.com

LinkedIn — /cherie-luo

~ JEAN ~

Instagram — /jeanluo_

LinkedIn — /jeanluo

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Some of the most important relationships in our lives aren’t romantic…they're our friendships. The friends who see us through career changes, breakups, marriages, divorces, moves, reinventions, and all the versions along the way. Today we’re kicking off a multi-part series on friendship, beginning first with the complex world of female friendships. 

Tune in for lessons on:

✅ How to find the friends who genuinely match your personality and values

✅ What girls’ trips can teach us about our friends (and ourselves)

✅ How friendships change when people enter different stages of life

✅ Our Friendship Audit: the questions to ask yourself about the relationships in your life

✅ How to think about what you could do to become a better friend

And this is only Part 1! Next week, we’re diving into the other side of friendship: friendship breakups: why they happen, why they hurt, and how to move forward. Stay tuned!

00:00: Cold Open 

00:53: Agenda for the episode 

02:35: Bachelorette Takeaways: Finding Your Tribe

11:00: Girls Trips: Vacation vs. Holiday

17:42: How girls trips can deepen friendships

21:13: Few close friends vs. big friend groups

24:15: Being in different life stages than your friends

27:53: Sister dynamics & friendship

30:51: The Friendship Audit

35:20: Can friendships survive different seasons of life?

36:12: How can you be a better friend?

37:48: Closing thoughts

🐯👯‍♀️ We’re the Tiger Sisters — your Wall Street & Silicon Valley big sisters Decoding Money • Power • Love

✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨

💌 Want to partner with us? 

Sponsorships: [email protected]

Why trust us?

▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo — 100M+ views demystifying tech, finance & MBAs

▫️ Jean Luo — ex-Goldman Sachs, ex-Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor

▫️ Together: 4 Ivy League degrees • built billion-dollar products • two startups — decoded for you

What you’ll get (and keep):

▫️ 🚀 Ivy League cheat sheets — no $250K tuition

▫️ Personal finance playbooks (salary, investing, negotiation)

▫️ Networking scripts behind $100M+ deals & job offers

▫️ Real conversations with CEOs, operators & investors

▫️ Mindset resets — clarity without the pricey coach

▫️ Systems for career, money, and long-term growth

💛 LET’S CONNECT

~ CHERIE ~

Instagram — /cherie.brooke

TikTok — /cherie.brooke

Substack — cherieluo.substack.com

LinkedIn — /cherie-luo

~ JEAN ~

Instagram — /jeanluo_

LinkedIn — /jeanluo

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When it comes to skincare and aesthetics, there’s no shortage of advice online. But how do you know what actually works, what’s just marketing, and what might be doing more harm than good? This week, we’re joined by Dr. Sarmela Sunder, a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, to cut through the noise.

Tune in for lessons on:

✅ Why some at-home LED masks may be a waste of money

✅ What to look for when choosing an aesthetics provider

✅ How much sunscreen you should actually be using

✅ The difference between lasers, radio frequency, ultrasound and other aesthetic devices

✅ Dr. Sunder’s own “high maintenance to be low maintenance” beauty routine

✅ Fact or fiction on collagen supplements, retinol, skincare, “Ozempic face” and more

Whether you’re already deep in the skincare rabbit hole or don’t know your Morpheus from your microneedling, consider this your Skincare & Aesthetics 101.  

Quick Disclaimer: This episode is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Botox, filler, lasers, surgery, skincare, and other treatments are personal medical decisions that should be discussed with a qualified medical professional. Tiger Sisters is not suggesting that anyone needs aesthetic treatments to look beautiful, age well, or feel confident. 

00:00: Cold Open 

01:18: Introducing Dr. Sarmela Sunder

04:50: Investigating LED technology 

08:50: Demystifying Botox in all its forms

14:20: Hannah Bener’s Botox mishap 

16:33: What should you ask your injector?

23:55: All about sunscreen use

36:07: Cherie’s Sephora encounter

37:25: What shouldn’t you combine in skincare?

37:55: The science behind facials 

39:24: Breaking down all types of laser treatments 

44:17: What should a consumer do with all of these options?

52:03: “High maintenance to be low maintenance” routine

53:57: Fact or Fiction game 

57:29: Closing thoughts

🐯👯‍♀️ We’re the Tiger Sisters — your Wall Street & Silicon Valley big sisters Decoding Money • Power • Love

✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨

💌 Want to partner with us? 

Sponsorships: [email protected]

Why trust us?

▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo — 100M+ views demystifying tech, finance & MBAs

▫️ Jean Luo — ex-Goldman Sachs, ex-Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor

▫️ Together: 4 Ivy League degrees • built billion-dollar products • two startups — decoded for you

What you’ll get (and keep):

▫️ 🚀 Ivy League cheat sheets — no $250K tuition

▫️ Personal finance playbooks (salary, investing, negotiation)

▫️ Networking scripts behind $100M+ deals & job offers

▫️ Real conversations with CEOs, operators & investors

▫️ Mindset resets — clarity without the pricey coach

▫️ Systems for career, money, and long-term growth

💛 LET’S CONNECT

~ CHERIE ~

Instagram — /cherie.brooke

TikTok — /cherie.brooke

Substack — cherieluo.substack.com

LinkedIn — /cherie-luo

~ JEAN ~

Instagram — /jeanluo_

LinkedIn — /jeanluo

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Graduating from school doesn’t mean graduating from learning. As we continue our Back-to-School series, we’re exploring why learning should be a lifelong pursuit, and how to intentionally keep growing, experimenting, and following your curiosity well into adulthood.

Tune in for lessons on:

✅ How to build your own “adult curriculum” around what you actually want to learn

✅ Why being a beginner (and being bad at something again) is good for you

✅ The difference between learning for your career and learning purely for curiosity

✅ How adult classes, retreats, and conferences can expand the way you think

✅ Why it’s okay to quit something when it no longer serves you

✅ How we’re bringing continuous learning into our own lives

Whether you want to take an art history class, learn a new skill, revisit an old hobby, or explore something completely outside your comfort zone, consider this episode your reminder (and blueprint!) for becoming a lifelong student. 

Timestamps:

00:00: Cold Open

01:55: You don’t need to be in school to be a student again

03:53: Learning for work vs learning for the sake of curiosity 

06:08: Why learning through adulthood is good for brain health

07:38: Developing the skill of being a beginner again

10:24: Mini-exercise: build your own learning curriculum

11:23: Who, what, where, when and why (applied to learning) 

12:12: Our upcoming wellness retreat (retreats for continued learning)

16:27: Why changing your environment helps you learn

18:53: Learning through classes and personal training

22:45: Cherie’s acting class journey

24:48: “Free-maxing” your education

27:14: Community college classes and student perks

29:30: Why we love conferences

31:45: What we learned at the Milken Global Conference

33:05: Being in the room when it happens (Rahm Emanuel’s debate)

36:14: Mini exercise: What would you learn just for fun?

39:24: Revisiting skills you used to be good at

42:35: How to become a lifelong student

43:15: Closing thoughts

✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨

💌 Want to partner with us? 

Sponsorships: [email protected]

Why trust us?

▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo — 100M+ views demystifying tech, finance & MBAs

▫️ Jean Luo — ex-Goldman Sachs, ex-Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor

▫️ Together: 4 Ivy League degrees • built billion-dollar products • two startups — decoded for you

What you’ll get (and keep):

▫️ 🚀 Ivy League cheat sheets — no $250K tuition

▫️ Personal finance playbooks (salary, investing, negotiation)

▫️ Networking scripts behind $100M+ deals & job offers

▫️ Real conversations with CEOs, operators & investors

▫️ Mindset resets — clarity without the pricey coach

▫️ Systems for career, money, and long-term growth

💛 LET’S CONNECT

~ CHERIE ~

Instagram — /cherie.brooke

TikTok — /cherie.brooke

Substack — cherieluo.substack.com

LinkedIn — /cherie-luo

~ JEAN ~

Instagram — /jeanluo_

LinkedIn — /jeanluo

👉 Hit Subscribe & tap the 🔔, then leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. It takes 10 seconds and makes a massive difference in helping new people discover Tiger Sisters.

🛍️ Items:

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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thank you to Granola for sponsoring this video. Try it for free at https://www.granola.ai/tigersisters 

Check out our matcha brand, Sisters Matcha at ⁠https://www.sistersmatcha.com⁠ 

Sign up for our newsletter here: https://tigersisters.substack.com/ 

There’s something about back-to-school season that makes us want to sharpen our pencils, buy a fresh notebook, and get our lives together. And with roughly 100 days left in 2026, we’re channeling that energy into a full Q4 reset. Harness that back-to-school energy to set some new goals.

In this episode, we’re revisiting the goals we set back in January, taking stock of what’s working, and figuring out where we actually want to focus our energy for the rest of the year. 

Tune in for lessons on:

✅ Why fall might be the perfect time for a fresh start

✅ A mid-year check-in on Cherie’s 2026 Bingo Board and Jean’s annual goals

✅ How to decide which goals to keep, revise, or let go

✅ Why overly prescriptive goals can sometimes make things less fun

✅ How to turn your intentions for the rest of the year into actual commitments

✅ A simple 20-minute exercise to reset your goals for the final 100 days of 2026

Whether you’re heading back to school, starting a new job, or simply wondering where the heck 2026 went, consider this your permission slip to revisit the plan. Let’s make the next 100 days count.

Timestamps:

00:00: Cold Open 

01:16: Hot take: the fall is the best time to revisit your resolutions 

05:32: Key questions to help you reflect on your goals

06:05: Cherie revisits her 2026 bingo card 

06:50: The importance of slowing down 

14:50: Cherie’s golf goal (chipping away at your goals)

17:00: Discussing “external” goals

18:00: Jean’s “37 Goals While I’m 37”

23:50: Taking time off for social engagements

24:50: Mini Exercise: Visiting your new years goals

25:35: Closing thoughts 

🐯👯‍♀️ We’re the Tiger Sisters — your Wall Street & Silicon Valley big sisters Decoding Money • Power • Love

✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨

💌 Want to partner with us? 

Sponsorships: [email protected]

Why trust us?

▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo — 100M+ views demystifying tech, finance & MBAs

▫️ Jean Luo — ex-Goldman Sachs, ex-Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor

▫️ Together: 4 Ivy League degrees • built billion-dollar products • two startups — decoded for you

What you’ll get (and keep):

▫️ 🚀 Ivy League cheat sheets — no $250K tuition

▫️ Personal finance playbooks (salary, investing, negotiation)

▫️ Networking scripts behind $100M+ deals & job offers

▫️ Real conversations with CEOs, operators & investors

▫️ Mindset resets — clarity without the pricey coach

▫️ Systems for career, money, and long-term growth

💛 LET’S CONNECT

~ CHERIE ~

Instagram — /cherie.brooke

TikTok — /cherie.brooke

Substack — cherieluo.substack.com

LinkedIn — /cherie-luo

~ JEAN ~

Instagram — /jeanluo_

LinkedIn — /jeanluo

👉 Hit Subscribe & tap the 🔔, then leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. It takes 10 seconds and makes a massive difference in helping new people discover Tiger Sisters.

🛍️ Items:

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🌀 Everything else — https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b 

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thank you to Granola for sponsoring this video. Try it for free at https://www.granola.ai/TIGERSISTERS

Check out our matcha brand, Sisters Matcha at ⁠https://www.sistersmatcha.com⁠ 

Sign up for our newsletter here: https://tigersisters.substack.com/ 

When was the last time you wrote an email that actually stood out? Glenn Kramon spent 37 years as an editor at The New York Times and now teaches Winning Writing, one of Stanford GSB’s most popular and competitive courses. In this episode, we talk with Glenn about the top writing strategies that can make your emails, pitches, and professional communication “one in a million” instead of “one of a million.”

Tune in for lessons on:

✅ Why you should never begin an email with “Hope you are well”

✅ The two big qualities that make your writing stand out

✅ How to write a cold email people actually respond to

✅ Glenn’s 12 essential rules for writing better emails (and cold emails)

✅ What to write when someone ignores your outreach

✅ The power of a thoughtful gratitude note

Whether you’re applying for a job, pitching an idea, reaching out to someone you admire, or just trying to communicate more effectively at work, this is your masterclass on winning writing. 

Timestamps:

00:00: Cold Open 

03:55: How to be one in a million not one of a million 

05:10: Why you should never say “hope you are well” at top of an email

07:09: Personalizing the beginning of an email 

09:10: Why Glenn’s class is so popular

11:40: How to avoid AI “slop”

14:30: What makes a great email from a mediocre one

14:57: How warmth and competence goes a long way 

18:20: How to be targeted in your strategy for cold emails

22:22: Golden Rules for writing emails 

25:02: Unpacking the “sh*t sandwich” approach

28:37: Start with what your audience doesn’t know, not what it does know 

32:40: Golden Rules for writing cold emails

33:18: It’s not about you, it’s about them

36:15: How to create a connection with the recipient of your email

43:10: How to be persistent with your follow-ups

48:00: How to write a great gratitude letter

53:08: Closing thoughts 

🐯👯‍♀️ We’re the Tiger Sisters — your Wall Street & Silicon Valley big sisters Decoding Money • Power • Love

✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨

💌 Want to partner with us? 

Sponsorships: [email protected]

Why trust us?

▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo — 100M+ views demystifying tech, finance & MBAs

▫️ Jean Luo — ex-Goldman Sachs, ex-Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor

▫️ Together: 4 Ivy League degrees • built billion-dollar products • two startups — decoded for you

What you’ll get (and keep):

▫️ 🚀 Ivy League cheat sheets — no $250K tuition

▫️ Personal finance playbooks (salary, investing, negotiation)

▫️ Networking scripts behind $100M+ deals & job offers

▫️ Real conversations with CEOs, operators & investors

▫️ Mindset resets — clarity without the pricey coach

▫️ Systems for career, money, and long-term growth

💛 LET’S CONNECT

~ CHERIE ~

Instagram — /cherie.brooke

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What separates a LinkedIn profile that gets ignored from one that creates opportunities? In Part 2 of our LinkedIn Masterclass, we’re putting real Tiger Fam profiles under the microscope, sharing actionable feedback, easy-to-implement improvements, and insider tips from Cherie’s five years at LinkedIn, and the LinkedIn workshop she teaches every year at Stanford’s GSB.

Tune in for:

✅ Live reviews and makeovers of real Tiger Fam LinkedIn profiles

✅ Lessons on how to optimize your headline, banner, profile photo, and ‘About Me’

✅ The hidden LinkedIn features most people never use

✅ Common mistakes that make profiles feel generic or AI-generated

✅ A roast (with love) of some legendary LinkedIn Lunatics posts

✅ Cherie's biggest rule for writing LinkedIn content people actually want to read

Whether you're a student, founder, executive, job seeker, or someone who hasn't updated their profile in years, this episode is packed with actionable advice you can implement immediately.

Timestamps:

00:00: Cold Open 

01:06: Welcome to Part 2 (And reviewing Part 1)

01:28: What to expect in this episode 

02:24: Reviewing Tiger Fam profiles 

03:18: How to include name pronunciations in your profile 

04:12: The importance of refining your headline 

09:34: Leveling up a beginner profile 

12:54: Advanced tactic: adding a voice welcome to your profile

15:05: Tip: have a nice visible photo of you looking at camera 

17:28: Make your ‘About Me’ easy to scan with clear sections 

18:28: Tip: use concrete numbers to separate text blocks 

19:30: Use first person language to sound more personable 

22:00: Lovingly roasting LinkedIn Lunatics reddit 

27:35: Adding value to your audience 

28:55: Closing thoughts

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▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo — 100M+ views demystifying tech, finance & MBAs

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▫️ Together: 4 Ivy League degrees • built billion-dollar products • two startups — decoded for you

What you’ll get (and keep):

▫️ 🚀 Ivy League cheat sheets — no $250K tuition

▫️ Personal finance playbooks (salary, investing, negotiation)

▫️ Networking scripts behind $100M+ deals & job offers

▫️ Real conversations with CEOs, operators & investors

▫️ Mindset resets — clarity without the pricey coach

▫️ Systems for career, money, and long-term growth

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When was the last time you revamped your LinkedIn profile? As a LinkedIn Top Voice who also spent five years working on the company’s Profile and LinkedIn Learning teams, Cherie knows what makes a profile stand out. In Part 1 of this LinkedIn Masterclass, we share the top lessons from the class Cherie teaches each year at Stanford’s Business School.

Tune in for lessons on:

✅ Cherie’s framework for a standout "About Me"

✅ How to build your About Me section (beginner, intermediate, and advanced)

✅ Why your profile should make you “one in a million” instead of “one of a million”

✅ How LinkedIn uses metadata and how to make your profile more searchable

✅ The biggest mistakes that make your LinkedIn sound generic or AI-generated

✅ Why writing in first person can make your profile feel stronger and more authenticPull up your profile and follow along!

And stay tuned for Part 2, where we roast the wild world of the LinkedIn Lunatics Reddit thread and give real Tiger fam profiles a makeover.

Timestamps:

00:00: Cold Open 

01:01: Introducing: Our Linkedin Masterclass Series

02:15: Why you’re underutilizing LinkedIn right now

03:58: Why it’s important to have a filled-out LinkedIn 

06:27: The Three S’s of a great ‘About Me’ Section

08:56: Beginner profiles: something is better than nothing

10:15: Great examples of ‘About Me’ sections 

18:22: Top Tier Beginner ‘About Me’ takeaways 

19:00: Diving into the “Intermediate’ profiles

21:58: How to use emojis without sounding like AI

26:00: Analyzing Cherie’s ‘About Me’ section 

30:40: Advanced: LinkedIn SEO and keywords

33:05: How LinkedIn search actually works

34:30: How to avoid sounding AI-generated

35:08: The importance of writing in first-person 

36:43: Mini exercise: one-sentence LinkedIn test

37:13: Closing thoughts 

🐯👯‍♀️ We’re the Tiger Sisters — your Wall Street & Silicon Valley big sisters Decoding Money • Power • Love

✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨

💌 Want to partner with us? 

Sponsorships: [email protected]

Why trust us?

▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo — 100M+ views demystifying tech, finance & MBAs

▫️ Jean Luo — ex-Goldman Sachs, ex-Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor

▫️ Together: 4 Ivy League degrees • built billion-dollar products • two startups — decoded for you

What you’ll get (and keep):

▫️ 🚀 Ivy League cheat sheets — no $250K tuition

▫️ Personal finance playbooks (salary, investing, negotiation)

▫️ Networking scripts behind $100M+ deals & job offers

▫️ Real conversations with CEOs, operators & investors

▫️ Mindset resets — clarity without the pricey coach

▫️ Systems for career, money, and long-term growth

💛 LET’S CONNECT

~ CHERIE ~

Instagram — /cherie.brooke

TikTok — /cherie.brooke

Substack — cherieluo.substack.com

LinkedIn — /cherie-luo

~ JEAN ~

Instagram — /jeanluo_

LinkedIn — /jeanluo

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