Masters of Scale

Check your blindspot, w/Sallie Krawcheck (Ellevest)

Mar 12, 2019

Sallie Krawcheck, a former Wall Street executive and founder of Ellevest, discusses the necessity of diversity in the workplace. She shares her journey from investment banking to creating a platform for women's financial empowerment. Sallie highlights the gender investing gap and the biases women face in finance, calling for cognitive diversity to solve these challenges. With humor and insight, she makes a compelling case for how inclusive perspectives fuel innovation and enhance economic growth.

44:04

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Sallie Krawcheck

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

Innovative Minds: Babbage and Lovelace

20min

From Wall Street to Empowerment

5min

Empowering Financial Futures: A Woman's Journey

13min

Navigating Challenges: Women in Finance and Business

7min

The Economic Impact of Empowering Women

3min

If your company's dominated by one type of person, you run the risk of tunnel vision. You might move fast — but you'll often drive straight into traps. Truly scalable companies need a diverse portfolio of viewpoints to see the opportunities others miss. Sallie Krawcheck knows this well. She rose through the ranks of Wall Street and saw firsthand the challenges a lack of diversity brings. After serving as CEO of Sanford Bernstein, Smith Barney, Citi's Wealth Management and Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Sallie went on to found Ellevest, an investment platform aimed at women. Her straight talk — and hilarious asides — create the clear business case for diversity of all kinds. Cameo appearance: Steven Johnson

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