• 004: "I failed my first mission for Richard Branson" - Embracing Failure as a Leader - JEAN OELWANG, CEO, Virgin Unite

  • Sep 8 2024
  • Length: 19 mins
  • Podcast

004: "I failed my first mission for Richard Branson" - Embracing Failure as a Leader - JEAN OELWANG, CEO, Virgin Unite

  • Summary

  • When she first joined Virgin Unite as CEO, Jean Oelwang was tasked with presenting a transformative idea to a room full of esteemed world leaders, including former US President Jimmy Carter, Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and her boss, Richard Branson. However, her initial presentation did not go as planned, leaving the former perfectionist with a profound sense of failure.

    But not for long.

    🌟 Guest: Jean Oelwang

    🌐 Show Notes: www.othersideofsuccess.com/004

    🌟 Hosted by Ella Lucas-Averett

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    ✨The Other Side of Success is where we share stories of people who win big - and when they failed hard. By sharing true tales from the trenches, we expose an important truth of success: that failure along the way is not only inevitable, but required.

    This is true in business, in entrepreneurship, in relationships, and in personal accomplishment - really, in the effort to build ANYTHING that matters.

    It's not about glorifying failure, it's about humanizing success. Because, behind every success story, there's a tale of epic failure waiting to be told.

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