BIG TECH vs. BIGLAW | Conversation with Jenny Wood, Google exec-turned-author

Surprise (episode)! I talk to Jenny Wood about our workplace anxieties—am I too weird? too bossy? too shameless when I promote my work? or *gulp* manipulative when I fake run-ins with my bosses?—and how she overcame them during her 18-year tenure at Google, where she went from an entry-level employee to an executive who ran a team that helped drive tens of billions of dollars in revenue. We go into specific advice about internal and external networking, knowing when to leave a role/company, how to figure out who you *really* need to impress, and more—all while comparing and contrasting our respective experiences in Big Tech vs. Biglaw. You can preorder Jenny’s book WILD COURAGE: Go After What You Want and Get It at https://itsjennywood.com/book Preorders before November 1 receive special bonuses like a live Q&A and the chance to be coached by Jenny! FIND JENNY ELSEWHERE Big Small Things newsletter: https://itsjennywood.com/newsletter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@itsjennywood LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyilles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsjennywood/ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Surprise! 02:43 Be Proactive about Scheduling Time with Your Boss (and their Boss) 11:56 When to FLIP (i.e., leave) Roles/Organizations 14:50 Embrace Your Weirdness 22:52 Informational Interviews 25:17 Work-Life Balance 34:05 Increase Your Failure Rate 37:29 Figure Out Who to Impress at Work 📥 essays, podcast & bonus videos on substack ➪ https://cecexie.substack.com/ ✍️ ask me a question ➪ https://cecexie.com/ask-cece FOLLOW ME @cecexie everywhere instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cecexie/ tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cecexie twitter: https://twitter.com/cecexie website: https://www.cecexie.com 🖲️ co-edited with https://www.youtube.com/@AftonLin