Rashida La Lande is the Senior Vice President, Global General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining Kraft Heinz, Ms. La Lande was a partner at the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where she advised corporations and their boards, primarily in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, private equity deals, and joint ventures.
During her nearly 20 year career at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, she represented companies and private equity sponsors in the consumer products, retail, financial services, and technology industries.
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Sneak Peek Into What You’ll Learn…
2:19 – After serving as a partner at the prestigious law firm, Gibson, Dunn, and Crutcher, Rashida made the switch to working in-house. She shares more details about her role as Global General Counsel of the Kraft Heinz Company.
6:38 – How did Rashida make the momentous decision to leave her prestigious law firm? She shares the detailed steps she took to reach her decision and insights for anyone considering a job change.
10:51 – Rashida learned the values of giving back and serving in the community from observing her parents. She relates how the corporate culture and values of Kraft Heinz align with her personal values.
14:12 – By her own admission, Rashida was an argumentative child, and that played a role in her choice of career. She gives us insight into the factors that shaped the leader she is today.
16:30 – Rashida has four children aged between four and 11. She gives us a peek into her personal life and discusses specific advice on how to balance work and family.
24:33 – What advice would Rashida share with working moms who want to have big careers and great family lives? She shares the wisdom she has gained through her experience.
27:15 – Making time for self-care can be hard. Rashida reveals what she loves doing, how she integrates her family, and how she makes time for it all.
30:06 – Rashida has a personal mantra that helps guide her decisions. She reveals what her mantra is and how it has helped her to be successful.
31:04: – Brass Tacks: The lightning round of concrete advice and tips.
Quotable quotes:
“We’re not alone in this world, we’re here with everybody else and we’ve got to do our best to make it a better place, not only for ourselves… but for the people that are around us.”
“Before I had children, I was a super type A control freak but there’s one thing that children do and that is break you of those bad habits.”
“If there’s a tough decision that you have to make, make the one that you feel comfortable with and don’t look back.”
“I might set short-term and medium-term and long-term goals for myself, but then I forget them and I really focus on trying my hardest and doing my best at what is exactly in front of me.”
