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The Females in Tech Show with Tamara Johanna

Career path to CEO with Pip Marlow, Salesforce ANZ CEO - 020

April 20, 2020 • Tamara Johanna • Season 1 • Episode 20

In this episode I interview Pip Marlow.

Here is a quick summary of what we cover:

What Pip was like as a little girl growing up, and her dream to become a doctor (06:38)
Her career path to CEO of Salesforce, ANZ, including working for Microsoft for 21 years in Australia and their global head office in Seattle (9:27)
Pip shares what she thought was the worst day of her career, missing out on the Chief Operating Officer role at Microsoft, and how it ultimately led her to becoming Managing Director, Microsoft Australia (13:00)
Why aligning your purpose and values to your career is so important (27:03)
The power of “and”, and how it can help fight unconscious gender bias (35:23)
Pip shares a vulnerable story about being a female leader in a male dominated industry (37:39)
And so much more!

Episode Resources

Pip Marlow on twitter
Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Carol Dweck
Salesforce article, Fighting unconscious gender bias with the power of ‘and’
Tim Ferris article, How to Say “No” Gracefully and Uncommit
Whitepaper by Chief Executive Women (organisation), In the Eye of the Beholder: Avoiding the Merit Trap
Book, Women Kind: Unlocking the Power of Women Supporting Women by Kristin Ferguson and Catherine Fox

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