What's Different About Being the Ceo?

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I would say its ome much more externally facing roll. Story telling and communication is important in both of these rolls. I think i still at tisburk, had to do a fair amount of story telling because my team was maybe six thousand people by the time i left. But i always knew that refining that story and being really crystal clear on where we're going is actually a big part of being a good operator.

This past summer, Fidji Simo departed from Facebook – where she stood among the highest-ranking female executives, serving as the head of their app – for the opportunity to become a first-time CEO at Instacart. She replaced founder Apoorva Mehta, who appeared on this show last spring to talk about Instacart’s incredible COVID-fueled growth. Since then, Fidji has emphasized an evolved company mission, diversifying the company’s leadership and focusing on providing the necessary technology to help grocery retailers best serve their customers. As you’ll hear Fidji mention in the episode, she was raised in a French-Sicilian family where food anchored their daily life. “To me, Instacart’s mission resonated deeply, and I saw a very big opportunity.”

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