{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67585d9cc705e441796ddaf6/6a0c8b674c1aeb32e70e08e9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Caroline Wanga on the Career Path No One Tells You About | from Hello Monday","description":"<p>Careers rarely move in a straight line, and for many people, the old roadmap no longer works. In this special feed drop from LinkedIn’s Hello Monday, host Jessi Hempel sits down with Caroline Wanga for a conversation about building a career with intention, authenticity, and room to evolve.</p><p><br></p><p>As president and CEO of Essence Ventures and co-founder of Wanga Woman, Caroline has spent years helping people rethink success on their own terms. Before leading Essence, she spent 15 years at Target, rising from intern to the C-suite — a journey that taught her the value of continuously revisiting, reshaping, and even reinventing your career map.</p><p><br></p><p>Jessi and Caroline discuss:</p><ul><li>Why your “next right move” may not look like anyone else’s</li><li>Why playing with your career map, not perfecting it, leads to clarity</li><li>How, and when, Caroline has created her own career maps</li><li>The role of authenticity in leadership and life</li><li>What it really takes to live and work with personal purpose</li><li>Tools and mindsets for building a meaningful career in today’s world</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Caroline also shares insights from her memoir, <a href=\"https://www.harpercollins.com/products/im-highly-percent-sure-caroline-a-wanga?variant=43012138139682\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>I’m Highly Percent Sure</em></a><em>,</em> and offers a refreshing perspective for anyone questioning what comes next.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessihempel/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jessi Hempel </a>and <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/wangawoman/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Caroline Wanga</a> on LinkedIn, and listen to more Hello Monday wherever you get your podcasts</p>","author_name":"TED"}