84. Combining Creativity with Commerce: Emerging Industries, Self-Confidence & Mentorship with Kelly Mooney

Kelly Mooney grew up the 8th of 10 children. Her family was a huge influence on her as she launched a career that placed her in the heart of the then-emerging industry of internet commerce. Now, she’s a CEO and Strategic Advisor recognized for leading organizations in customer insight and digital experience. She recently founded a pre-leadership organization, Equipt Women, focused on helping young professional women excel at work and in their personal lives.

More importantly, Kelly is a dear friend who I was fortunate enough to sit down with to hear her story. We talk about how important creativity is and the ways we can pursue it from a business perspective without compromise – as she did. We also explore the impact of the digital landscape on the world and what it’s like to be at the forefront of such an exciting, emerging field as the internet and digital media.

Nowadays, Kelly is focused on mentorship so I also take the opportunity to hear her experiences with handling everyday sexism, as well as some of her best business advice and we explore the idea that we should always keep the faith in ourselves and our abilities – even though that’s often easier said than done.

What Brett asks:

• [00:02:25] Let’s start at the beginning. Tell me about your childhood.
• [00:04:18] What was it like growing up with so many siblings?
• [00:06:20] How did your dad fit into your early life?
• [00:08:50] What were you like as you moved through school?
• [00:13:00] Did you feel much support for creativity in your life?
• [00:18:00] Where did the idea of combining art with business come from?
• [00:23:55] What happened as you got a degree and started working?
• [00:26:00] Did the passion you had for your work make you more teachable?
• [00:33:00] What was it like being part of an emerging industry?
• [00:38:40] How would you summarize your professional experience?
• [00:40:40] Tell me about the hard times in your line of work.
• [00:43:55] What’s it like being a woman in your leadership role?
• [00:48:00] Do you have any specific examples of sexism that you’ve experienced?
• [00:51:00] What are you doing now?
• [00:57:00] How important is trusting in yourself?
• [01:04:40] Any final thoughts?

To learn more about intentional living, and for the complete show notes, visit: gravityproject.com

Resources:

• Kelley at IBM
• Kelley on LinkedIn
• Kelley on Twitter

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