Whitney Johnson is a leading business thinker and expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption. She covers the framework for personal disruption in the critically-acclaimed book Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work.

Originally an award-winning stock analyst, Whitney chose to leave her Wall Street career behind at the height of her career. This bold act of personal disruption and the following years of entrepreneurial exploration led to her new career as a business coach, writer and speaker.

Whitney is the host of the popular Disrupt Yourself Podcast. You can gain special insights into her seven-point framework for personal disruption by listening to Disrupt Yourself episode #120, “Play to Your Distinctive Strengths” at https://whitneyjohnson.com/distinctive-strengths/.

In this episode Whitney and I discuss:

How she went from secretary to award-winning Wall Street analyst
Why taking a step backward was Whitney’s slingshot forward on Wall Street
How disrupting yourself sets you up for greater success
Why Lady Gaga is the perfect example of personal disruption
The three factors that helped her develop the confidence to make big leaps
The importance of grieving failure

Resources mentioned

Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail by Clayton Christensen

Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller

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