#6: Three Ways To Position Yourself to Rise to the Top in Your Career
Worth Knowing with Bonnie Habyan
Release Date: 11/27/2024
Worth Knowing with Bonnie Habyan
Keri-Lynne Shaw is a former Chief People Officer and current CEO of the Salary Bump who is on a mission to help women by pulling back the corporate curtain and expose the truth about negotiation blind spots. She doesn't just share tips—she delivers a career-changing manifesto that exposes how fear, self-doubt, and a fundamental misunderstanding of professional worth keep women from reaching their earning potential. With razor-sharp insights from her years inside corporate HR, she breaks down the unspoken and unknown strategies that can help professionals understand the why and how they...
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In this episode of "Worth Knowing," we dive into the world of Kate Ferguson, co-founder of Flourish Plant Care. Kate's journey from quantum physics to cultivating houseplants is as unexpected as it is inspiring. Kate and her high school BFF Lila Sullivan turned their struggle to find suitable plant care products into a thriving business. Their friendship, rooted in mutual support, has grown into a partnership that's changing the plant care landscape. Listeners will hear about Flourish Plant Care's origin, starting from a coffee shop chat to becoming a full-fledged brand. Kate's background...
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Kara Goldin is a powerhouse entrepreneur who transformed her health journey into Hint, a revolutionary unsweetened flavored water brand that's now a staple in Silicon Valley's top companies like Google and Facebook and in stores across the country. From her days as an AOL executive to becoming the founder of a multi-million beverage company, Kara embodies the spirit of an "accidental entrepreneur" who turned personal wellness into a game-changing business. She's bold, relentlessly curious, and proof that asking the right questions that can disrupt entire industries - in her case, creating a...
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Shirah Benarde was 16 when she and her brother beat out 40,000 others to appear on Shark Tank with her innovative product that battles a growing problem. It is called Nightcap - a drink protection cover. Millions in sales later, Shirah shares her personal experience and middle-of-the-night "ah ha" dream that turned her vision into a mission that has not only turned into a profitable business but has helped shape legislation to protect young people. Shirah Benarde might be only 22 years old, but she has already helped keep over half a million people safe from drink spiking with her viral...
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Elina Vilk fell in love with business and marketing at 12 years-old when she crushed a school contest selling candy and won admission to the local theme park. That created a life-long passion for creativity and innovation that has landed her in top roles at Yahoo, PayPal, Facebook, Hootsuite, and now David's Bridal as the Chief Business Officer. In this episode of Worth Knowing, Elina shares her secret sauce of adopting creative innovation as the tool to fuel her success. Plus, she shares her thoughts on ho
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Imagine being nearly killed in a hit and run accident and then emerging with more fire than ever to pursue your passion. This is Kat Pattillo's journey and she shares it with Worth Knowing. From her life-threatening experience in 2019 to becoming a leader in education reform, Kat's perspective on life and career goals changed after her brush with death. Kat shares insights on resilience, long-term thinking, and advice for overcoming challenges, highlighting how her near-death experience shaped her approach
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Nautica. Tommy Hilfilger. Ann Taylor. Polo Ralph Lauren. These are some big names, and Melissa Cohen worked for them all. Then came the pandemic, and the fashion industry was hit hard. Melissa lost her dream job. But instead of sitting down, she reinvented herself, becoming a force on LinkedIn and creating her own company. She openly shares three critical things and the mindset shift that can help you land, plant, and grow after a major setback.
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Imagine you're a mom of three little ones, you are a flight attendant in the '90s, and you come home one day and tell your husband you want to become a commercial airline pilot. You do it, and then 25 years later, you and your pilot daughter make history as the first mother-daughter duo at Southwest to fly together. Grit, gumption, courage? You'll learn how these two special pilots are living their dreams together.
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Imagine learning your husband has committed financial infidelity on a Thursday and your house is set to be auctioned off the following Tuesday. That happened to Lisa Weldon at age 56. But instead of giving in, she got up, put herself and her great talents out there, and made a new, fulfilling, impactful life. She published a book, was asked to give Cindy Crawford Life After 50 Tips with Oprah, and now works with Melissa Gilbert on Modern Prairie. At 70, Lisa Weldon is one very hip and sweet entrepreneur, an
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In this debut episode of Worth Knowing, Host Bonnie Habyan gives a preview of what's to come in her new podcast. But she has a warning for her listeners. Buckle up and get ready to hear from women from across the globe who share their stories and secret sauce to overcoming adversity and making it big, once they realized how much they have to give. Or more directly, how much they are Worth Knowing because of the skills, knowledge, and value they have to share with the world.
info_outlineElina Vilk fell in love with business and marketing at 12 years-old when she crushed a school contest selling candy and won admission to the local theme park. That created a life-long passion for creativity and innovation that has landed her in top roles at Yahoo, PayPal, Facebook, Hootsuite, and now David's Bridal as the Chief Business Officer. In this episode of Worth Knowing, Elina shares her secret sauce of adopting creative innovation as the tool to fuel her success. Plus, she shares her thoughts on how work-life balance is anything but. Instead, she says it's more of a see-saw we have to learn to ride with a resilient mindset.
Elina Vilk joined David’s Bridal in August 2024 as Chief Business Officer and to wholly lead
Pearl by David’s, the company’s event planning platform.
In her new role, she will help the wedding retailer and services brand drive growth. Pearl,
specifically, is designed to help make it easier to plan weddings and find and manage vendors
during the wedding planning process.
Vilk is tasked with expanding Pearls vendor service and also to create a media network and
marketplace to help grow businesses. Vilk comes to David’s Bridal from Hootsuite, where she
was CMO. Vilk brings more than two decades of experience leading high-functioning talent. As
a trailblazer in marketing and sales strategy for the world’s foremost brands, and as a digital
innovator at the forefront of technology, she firmly believes in the power of customer centricity
as the driver to every organization.
Credentials: Over 20 years of experience driving marketing initiatives for brands like
WooCommerce, Meta, PayPal and Visa, University of San Francisco MBA Marketing.
Awards: Throughout her career, Elina has infused creativity and strategy into marketing
campaigns that have been awarded distinguished Advertising Age and Innovation awards. She
is a two-time honoree in the “Women to Watch” awards, presented by Remodista.
Resources
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