Joel Peterson is a business leader, author, and professor. He is the former chairman of JetBlue Airways and a professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Peterson received his MBA from Harvard University in 1973, founded the private equity firm Peterson Partners, and served on the board of over 35 companies. Joel has authored two books on business culture and leadership I am so excited for this podcast episode!! It is so good!! We are learning from a titan of this industry, one of my favorite professors at Stanford, Joel Peterson. Do you know how lucky we are?We learn through his peaks and his valleys through his 70+ years and the wisdom that he so openly shares with me and with us. I love chatting with icons like Joel because obviously his career success is something we can see on the outside, but understanding who they are on the inside and how they think, how they make decisions to get to where they are today; what matters to them – that’s what’s exciting to me. Let’s dive in!***************************Timestamps: 00:00 Intro03:01 Podcast starts04:38 Joel’s favorite audiobooks06:46 How Joel started walking 10k steps a day07:29 Engineering a remarkable life12:07 Joel’s plans at 2814:04 Adaptive plans16:51 Joel’s assets & liabilities19:05 The importance of gratitude21:39 Common pitfall people make in their career24:26 “Thriver” vs “Striver”26:11 How Joel became chairman of JetBlue29:05 Was joining JetBlue’s board daunting?31:25 Importance of mentorship34:10 The “never enough” mentality35:46 Comparison is the thief of joy36:52 Mitt Romney & Ray Dalio Lessons40:17 Conversations from titans of the industry42:10 Learning from valleys and peaks45:40 Joel’s lessons from losing parents49:50 Stanford vs Harvard50:30 What is "smart trust"?54:45 Emotions at work57:05 What’s next for Joel?59:50 Cherie’s Stanford experience01:03:40 Closing thoughtsABOUT MEHello friends, thanks for watching! My name is Cherie and I'm a content creator, Stanford MBA student, & former LinkedIn senior product manager 👋🏻 I share personal career stories on Cherie's Corner Podcast via YouTube and Instagram, so you can learn from my friends and our successes and failures, all while owning our authentic selves and living happier lives.Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS?si=SGH_SbD_SBStH2wJHcBXrg

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