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How Coty CEO Sue Nabi used storytelling to become a beauty industry icon
Sep 5, 2023
Sue Nabi, CEO of Coty, discusses how storytelling helped her land her first job at L’Oréal and how she uses it in her professional and business life. She emphasizes the power of embracing uniqueness and taking calculated risks. Leadership expert Charlene Li provides tips on storytelling to get the job you want.
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- Sue Nabi's career journey showcases the power of combining diverse interests and leveraging unique cultural background to secure positions in the beauty industry.
- Sue Nabi emphasizes the importance of organic storytelling, taking calculated risks, and challenging the status quo in order to drive innovation in the beauty industry.
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Sue Nabi's Journey: From Science Fiction to Beauty Industry
Sue Nabi, the CEO of Cody, shares her career journey from her childhood fascination with science fiction and genetics to studying biotechnology in France. She reflects on the defining moments and lessons she learned while living in a different country and creating her own ecosystem of relationships and self-discovery. Sue later merged her passion for music, appreciation for British New Wave aesthetics, and love for biology and science into her career in the beauty industry. This fusion of interests ultimately led her to L'Oreal and paved the way for her success in the field.
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