“I wish more women would keep in mind that we have to help each other out. This benefits all women.” –Christy Johnson
Entrepreneur and educator Christy Johnson shares how both intentionality and serendipity contributed to her success; and why striving for balance can sometimes be a distraction for women leaders.
More About Christy:
Christy Johnson is an entrepreneur and educator. She is currently building her fourth start-up, Artemis Connection. She also is adjunct faculty at the University of Washington where she teaches entrepreneurship and designed a new course on women in entrepreneurial leadership She has seven years of experience working in corporate strategy, including nearly 4 years at McKinsey & Co. Before this, Christy was an award-winning economics and mathematics teacher. In 2005, Junior Achievement recognized Christy as its National Teacher of the Year.
Christy holds an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business with a certificate in public management. She led the personal side of leadership club, was involved with the center for social innovation and co-led the student admissions committee. She also has a Master’s in Education from Stanford’s School of Education. Her undergraduate degree is in Economics from Western Washington University. Christy resides in Mukilteo, Washington with her husband, Kyle Johnson, her daughter and her twin boys.
Highlights
- How Christy successfully shifted from public high school teacher to management consultant to entrepreneur – and why she did it
- The unique perspective that a business education had to offer Christy as she considered how to create systemic change in other areas
- The role of intentionality and serendipity in Christy’s career path
- How others noticing her strengths helped shaped the choices she made
- The tradeoffs Christy makes when juggling her roles as entrepreneur, educator, and mom
- Why being busier might help you find more balance (if you do one thing well)
- The key question Christy learned to ask herself about self care when she worked in healthcare (your doctor might ask the same question to determine if you need to be hospitalized!)
- Christy shares a great tip for sleep deprived new moms – one that was a game changer for her after her twins were born
- Christy’s perspective on self care as part of the women’s leadership conversation
- Christy shares her thoughts on the best ways for women to support each other, in business and in life
- What happened when Christy got real with a male mentor about her limitations at work while pregnant – and the opportunity it opened up for both of them
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
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