We Talk Careers

Have you been dreaming of another opportunity? Is a new job on your horizon?

In this episode, we are talking to Jill Mavro about career transitions. For anyone looking to not only survive their career, but thrive, this is a topic of great significance. Jill Mavro was an Executive at State Street for over 20 years. She is now an Advisor for Cap W Global, a boutique investment bank founded by women and serves women and entrepreneurs of color.

The conversation between Jill and Kristine will help us deconstruct a healthy career transition and learn how to execute it.

Visit www.womeninetfs.com to find additional support in the ETF industry. Go to www.kristinedelano.com for a one-page checklist on preparing for a Career Transition and also check out Jill’s book recommendation Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey.

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Do you have a personal brand? Do you know what it is?

In this episode, we are talking to Sue Thompson about your personal brand, something we all have, but sometimes don't spend enough time cultivating.

Your brand represents your skills, but also how you're perceived. Sue Thompson is an executive vice president at state street, global advisors and Heads SPDR America's Distribution. The conversation between Kristine and Sue feels like it is over much too quickly with great insights and steps to nurture your own brand.

Visit www.womeninetfs.com to find additional support in the ETF industry. Go to www.kristinedelano.com for a one-page summary on cultivating Your Personal Brand and also check out Sue’s book recommendation Choke by Sian Beilock.

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What is a great team? How do you move from individual contributor to team lead? The skills are different and can be hard to learn from book. Janel Jackson takes us on her journey.

Janel is the Head of US ETF Capital Markets at Vanguard.  She shares her insights on clearly communicating a vision, inspiring others, and delegating decision making.

Visit www.womeninetfs.com to find additional support in the ETF industry. Go to www.kristinedelano.com for a one-page summary defining teams and the questions you should ask yourself before leading. Also check out Janel’s book recommendation Assembly by Natasha Brown.

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How do you manage all the people around you? Down, up, and sideways, we are expected to communicate and facilitate a lot of relationships. In this episode of We Talk Careers, Joanne Hill helps us navigate our work relationships. She dives into the art of managing 360, from and to all the constituents in our careers.

Joanne has over three decades of experience helping investors. She currently leads research and investment strategy at CBOE Vest. Find out why you need a career elevator pitch ready every day.

Visit www.womeninetfs.com to find additional support in the ETF industry.

Go to www.kristinedelano.com for a one-page checklist on Managing 360 with a formula for your Career Elevator Pitch.  

Check out Joanne’s recommendations Code Girls by Liza Mundy and My Beloved World by Sonya Sotomayor and see behind the microphone ideas on Instagram.

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Is Work Life Balance even possible? Is it really Work Life Integration? In this episode of We Talk Careers, we talk to Jillian DelSignore. She lets us in - to her life and her work -  and discusses how she handles it all.  Jillian is a Managing Director and Head of ETFs and Indexing at FLX. She is a wife and mom to their baby son, Elliot.

Jillian talks about not only surviving but thriving in all areas of her life. She shares how she and her husband had to reprioritize and support each other to make it all work. It is amazing all that she gets done from a fifteen hundred square foot condo in Chicago.  Learn about her method of setting boundaries while fully showing up for everyone.

Visit www.womeninetfs.com to find additional support in the ETF industry. Go to www.kristinedelano.com for a one-page evaluation tool for your own Work Life Balance and check out Jillian’s book recommendation What I Know For Sure by Oprah Winfrey.

See behind the scene photos of Jillian and her family on Instagram.

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In this debut episode of We Talk Careers, we tackle Leadership. Sharon French shares her tremendous insight and experience. Sharon is a senior partner at The TIFIN Group and was previously president and CEO of life and retirement funds for AIG as well as president of F Squared Capital.

Leadership is about people. Sharon talks about authenticity, her Know the Way, Show the Way, Go the Way method of leadership, and discusses a very difficult time in her career that refined her style of leadership. So much brilliant advice packed into a half hour.  

Visit www.womeninetfs.com to find additional support in the ETF industry. Go to www.kristinedelano.com for a one-page summary on Leadership and also check out Sharon’s book recommendation Engineer’s Wife by Tracey Enerson Wood.

Get more info on LinkedIn and see behind the micropohone photos on Instagram.

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Brought to you by Women In ETFs, We Talk Careers podcast is a weekly interview-style show that highlights executives in the height of their careers. Whether you work in high finance or are curious about the hustle it takes to succeed on Wall Street, this podcast is for you.

The first season of We Talk Careers is twelve pithy episodes. From Leadership to Mentoring to Toxic Productivity to Impostor Syndrome, we tackle the topics of interest to leaders and those on their way. Each guest speaker shares a story from their career, examines how they have succeeded, and explores times when it’s all gone wrong.  These amazing women will invite you to learn from them and apply their insights into your own career. Each episode will include a one-page summary to help with application.

The first episode of We Talk Careers: Season One drops on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 and then each week on the Tuesday after. Don’t miss any of our great speakers.

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