The first clip was comedian Ali Wong on a Netflix comedy series called Netflix is a joke.

I think this clip is funny only because there is a lot of truth in it.

The second clip is Scott Galloway, who is a professor of marketing, public speaker, author, podcast host, entrepreneur, and a multimillionaire.

As Scott Galloway said, I think there a season in life, in which everyone should go all-in in their careers. whether it’s the man, the woman, or both.

I remember when I became co-owner of a dance school, my partner and I were working 12 hour days, seven days a week. We didn’t have a balance at all, we were all into the business.

As a person who occasionally gives financial advice, I believe that when a person is the early years of their careers, they should try their hardest, so that they can accumulate some money, and then let the magic of compounding interest do the rest.

It worked for me. I no longer work 12 hours days. Now I work between two to four hour days, and it’s mostly to keep my brain busy and engaged in life.

In a society that it’s rapidly evolving, and where both men and women have bright futures in their careers, maybe a good compromise could be to have kids later on in life, or decide before hand who will do the hard grinding at work an who will be doing the family/career balancing.

In a world where more women than men are graduating from college, we are beginning to see a role reversal from the traditional gender stereotype. More women are becoming the primary breadwinner while more men are becoming stay-at-home dad.

Here are a few successful women CEOs who had the support of their stay-at-home husbands:

1. Indra Nooyi: Former CEO of PepsiCo, her husband, stayed at home to take care of their two daughters.
2. Marissa Mayer: Former CEO of Yahoo, her husband stayed at home with three children.
3. Mary Barra: CEO of General Motors. Her husband takes care of their two children.
4. Ginni Rometty: Former CEO of IBM. Her husband took care of the kids.
5. Ursula Burns: Former CEO of Xerox. Her husband used to be the primary care taker of the kids.

Now, what’s your opinion. Is there such a thing as family/career balance. Is it realist? Let us know in the comments below.

Additional notes:

Indra Nooyi

Indra Nooyi is an Indian-born American business executive who was the chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo from 2006 to 2018. She has consistently ranked among the world’s 100 most powerful women.

Summary:

• Supply chains are globalizing yet traceability and safety standards have not been established.”
• 💡”Over time, what will differentiate us, and ultimately enable us to win and have a role to play in society is still humanity.”
• 🌍Indra Nooyi emphasizes the importance of feeling a personal connection to sustainability in order to truly make a positive difference in the world.
• 🌍Nooyi’s daughter’s work at the Environmental Defense Fund gave her a new appreciation for the impact of environmental issues such as carbon footprint, overfishing, and plastic pollution.

Marissa Mayer

Marissa Ann Mayer is an American business executive and investor who served as president and chief executive officer of Yahoo! from 2012 to 2017. She was a long-time executive, usability leader and key spokesperson for Google. Mayer later co-founded Sunshine, a startup technology company.

• The idea of Symbolic Systems is really, how do people learn and think? So, that interest I had in neuroscience was carried over because I realized I was less interested in cutting up brains and more interested in how do you learn, how do you think?
• 🌟Marissa Mayer was drawn to work at Google because she wanted to surround herself with interesting and smart people.
• 🚀She feels privileged to have been part of a team that created a technology and a product that changed the world, referencing her time at Google.
• 🌍Marissa Mayer reflects on the privilege of working at a company that has changed the world, such as Google and Yahoo.

Mary Barra

Mary Teresa Barra is an American businesswoman who has been the chair and chief executive officer of General Motors since January 15, 2014. She is the first female CEO of a ‘Big Three’ automaker. In December 2013, GM named her to succeed Daniel Akerson as CEO.

Leadership and Organizational Culture Transformation

• 🚗General Motors has shifted its focus from a hardware-centric world to a more software-focused one, requiring a change in behavior and skill set within the organization.
• 🧠Mary Barra emphasizes the importance of having an equal playing field in trade policy to create more jobs and opportunities for workers.
• 🗳️”To not take the seat at the table if it’s offered to you, I just think it is a missed opportunity.”
• 🌍Mary Barra is passionate about transforming the industry and believes in contributing to the country and the globe through General Motors’ work.

Ginni Rometty

Virginia “Ginni” Rometty is an American business executive who was executive chairman of IBM after stepping down as CEO on April 1, 2020. She was previously chairman, president and CEO of IBM, becoming the first woman to head the company. She retired from IBM on December 31, 2020, after a near-40 year career there.

Impact and Responsibility in Technology and Business

• 🔬IBM’s purpose in the world has made a significant impact on the world, and the company has contributed to many things that wouldn’t have existed without it.
• 🚀This is a pivotal moment for technology and business, presenting the opportunity to solve numerous problems but also bringing unprecedented challenges.
• 💡Ginni Rometty emphasizes the importance of responsibly bringing technologies into the world to avoid creating a world of have and have-nots.
• 🌍The use of AI in healthcare is particularly impactful in countries like India and China, where there is a shortage of specialized medical professionals, leading to a need for technological solutions to support patient care.

Ursula Burns

Ursula M. Burns is an American businesswoman. Burns is known for her tenure as the CEO of Xerox, from 2009 to 2016, the first black woman to lead a Fortune 500 company. She is also the first woman to follow another as the head of a Fortune 500 company. Burns remained the chairman at Xerox from 2010 to 2017. 

• Ursula Burns is known for being a fearless and charismatic leader, open and candid communicator, and an individual who always speaks her mind, particularly to those in power.
• 🌟Luck favors the prepared, lucky and really smart to make it this far.
• 🎓”One of the critical skills that MBA students need to learn is humility, which is totally counter to the titles that they give us chief executive officer.”
• 🌍Ursula Burns emphasizes the importance of diversity in leadership and the value of operating with differences in language, age, and culture.

I am a long time admirer of your work. I am also a YouTuber who speaks about business. https://www.youtube.com/@AlainGuillot
I wonder if I can interview you to talk about your life/career.
My interviews are 25 minutes long recorded over Zoom.
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