Career Zigzags Are the Ultimate Competitive Edge with Anya Cheng

02/07/2025 44 min Episodio 79
Career Zigzags Are the Ultimate Competitive Edge with Anya Cheng

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Feeling like your diverse background is holding you back? This week's guest went from investigative journalism in Taiwan to launching an AI fashion startup—and will transform how you see your own career "detours."What You'll Learn:How to reframe past experiences as unique competitive advantagesThe confidence to make bold pivots between seemingly unrelated industriesPractical strategies for women breaking into tech leadershipAnya Cheng (Meta, eBay, McDonald's, Target) shares the counterintuitive moves that took her from reporter to founding Taelor, proving that the most interesting careers rarely follow a straight line—and yours doesn't need to either.Connect with Anya: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anyacheng/Check our Taelor: https://taelor.style/👯‍♀️ Stay in touch with your hosts:🔗 Colleen on LinkedIn🔗 Kristine on LinkedIn🎧 Subscribe, rate, and review Embrace the Squiggle for more real conversations on the twists and turns of career and life.

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