Alongside Sally's role at Blinkist, she runs her own
company, Brave v Perfect that is all centred around 1-2-1 coaching
and workshops. She works with companies, founders and driven
individuals to focus on leadership and commercial
mindset.
Sally
has been on a path of challenging the leader stereotype and helps
others do the same. She advocates that you need an open mind, sense
of fun and an interest in others to be an impactful
leader.
In
this episode, we chat through her career, from her time at Audible
(before it was a well-established name) on the UK senior management
team to her multiple roles at Hoxby (including the MD of
Future-Proofing) to her latest role in publishing partnerships at
Blinkist.
From Zero Interest to Millions
of Pounds
She
went from nobody answering her calls when she started at Audible to
driving the digital revenue for the big publishing houses making
millions of pounds and forming genuine partnerships with the likes
of Pottermore.
She
also shares her milestone moment for when she realised that audio
was no longer considered old-fashioned when they bought the audio
rights to Bill Bryson's latest book direct from the agent rather
than the publisher.
"Becoming a Parent Supercharged
my Career"
Identify Your Leadership
Qualities and the Future of Work
She
tells me how to recognise your own leadership qualities, how to ask
for flexible working after time away from work and we discuss how
the future of work is intrinsically linked to trust.
I
hope you enjoy this episode as much as I loved chatting to Sally,
and if you do, I'd be forever grateful if you'd take a moment to
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podcast.