How can knowing what you want, more than you fear the challenge, unlock a confidence that endures?
In this episode, I sit down with Kristina Kloberdanz, Chief Sustainability Officer at Macquarie Asset Management and former CSO at Mastercard, to explore confidence from multiple perspectives: the power of strategic self-awareness, the courage to say yes before you feel ready, and what it means to build a life on your own terms.
Kristina shares remarkable stories from childhood through career-defining moments, showing how confidence isn’t about having it all figured out, but about knowing what you want, playing to your strengths, and trusting that everything is building towards something even when you can’t yet see it.
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About Kristina
Kristina Kloberdanz is Chief Sustainability Officer at Macquarie Asset Management, where she leads their global ESG commitments including managing its portfolio to meet net zero emissions. She previously served as Chief Sustainability Officer at Mastercard, and before that spent two decades at IBM leading global corporate responsibility strategy. She has spoken at Davos, the UN Climate Conference COP, and New York Climate Week, and chaired the World Economic Forum’s Trillion Trees US Stakeholder Council. Kristina began her career as a professional ballet dancer, has trekked to Everest Base Camp, summited Kilimanjaro three times, and recently became a mother on her own terms and her own timeline.
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