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Julie Finn is a life strategist, coach, thought leader and lively storyteller who is passionate about helping people live abundant, fulfilled, and happy lives.
Julie is the Chief Mentor at the Working Mother’s Mentor, a training and facilitation company dedicated to supporting professional women. Julie Finn is a life strategist, coach, thought leader and lively storyteller who is passionate about helping people live abundant, fulfilled, and happy lives.
The Working Mother’s Mentor provides both virtual and on-site, in-person programs to inspire, engage, and guide professional women as they navigate personal and career transitions. From returning to work after parental leave, to on-ramping after an extended time away from work, to fostering work-life balance, to managing promotions and other career pivots, they leverage years of research, strategic frameworks, and proprietary tools to help working women achieve successful and fulfilling outcomes. They provide their programs to individuals, corporations, and other organizations.
Julie is also the host of the Working Mother’s Mentor podcast.
She honed her expertise in strategy and marketing roles at top tier global companies including The Coca-Cola Company, The Boston Consulting Group, The Walt Disney Company, and Deloitte. She also spent years serving others as a coach to business professionals and as a strategy leader at Oxfam Great Britain, one of the world’s leading international development agencies.
Julie received her BA and MBA from Stanford University and her Masters in Social Research from the University of Oxford, where she was a Fulbright Scholar and a Rotary Scholar. She also lived and workd in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she was a Luce Scholar. She is a world traveler having visited over 45 countries and lived on three continents. She lives in Georgia with her husband and three children.
Sneak Peek Into What You’ll Learn…
1:09 – Julie tells us about the mission of the Working Mother’s Mentor: to help professional women create a work life and a family life they love…on their own terms.
1:21– Julie shares more about her background, including where she’s from, where she’s studied, and how she spent her ’20’s.
2:30 – We learn the surprising thing that happened years ago when she asked to work part-time at her corporate job.
4:00 – Julie explains more about the Working Mother’s Mentor company and the services it provides to individuals, corporations and organizations.
5:14 – Julie tells us about the goals of the Working Mother’s Mentor podcast.
6:28 – Julie shares her personal definition of success and how it has evolved over time.
7:26 – We learn about how Julie forged her own path and the fear that process produced.
8:50 – Julie discusses why she returned to a large corporation after spending years away from corporate.
9:36 – Julie explains what the Working Mother’s Mentor means and why she created the company.
13:57 – Julie shares what you would be surprised to learn about her.
14:44 – We learn more about Julie having to handle difficult, big life questions with her kids.
14:52 – Julie discusses a life-changing event that spurs her on when juggling work and family feels difficult.
17:34 – Brass Tacks: The lightning round of concrete advice and tips.
Quotable quotes:
- “I agree with the wisdom shared with me years ago. Raising kids continues to be hard, but in different ways as they get older.”
- “Breathe. It will all be OK, really it will. There is no one path. You can pursue your passions and interests, and still be able to support yourself.”
- “Work hard, but have grace for yourself.”
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