Cherie's Corner

Joel Peterson is a business leader, author, and professor. He is the former chairman of JetBlue Airways and a professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Peterson received his MBA from Harvard University in 1973, founded the private equity firm Peterson Partners, and served on the board of over 35 companies. Joel has authored two books on business culture and leadership I am so excited for this podcast episode!! It is so good!! We are learning from a titan of this industry, one of my favorite professors at Stanford, Joel Peterson. Do you know how lucky we are?We learn through his peaks and his valleys through his 70+ years and the wisdom that he so openly shares with me and with us. I love chatting with icons like Joel because obviously his career success is something we can see on the outside, but understanding who they are on the inside and how they think, how they make decisions to get to where they are today; what matters to them – that’s what’s exciting to me. Let’s dive in!***************************Timestamps: 00:00 Intro03:01 Podcast starts04:38 Joel’s favorite audiobooks06:46 How Joel started walking 10k steps a day07:29 Engineering a remarkable life12:07 Joel’s plans at 2814:04 Adaptive plans16:51 Joel’s assets & liabilities19:05 The importance of gratitude21:39 Common pitfall people make in their career24:26 “Thriver” vs “Striver”26:11 How Joel became chairman of JetBlue29:05 Was joining JetBlue’s board daunting?31:25 Importance of mentorship34:10 The “never enough” mentality35:46 Comparison is the thief of joy36:52 Mitt Romney & Ray Dalio Lessons40:17 Conversations from titans of the industry42:10 Learning from valleys and peaks45:40 Joel’s lessons from losing parents49:50 Stanford vs Harvard50:30 What is "smart trust"?54:45 Emotions at work57:05 What’s next for Joel?59:50 Cherie’s Stanford experience01:03:40 Closing thoughtsABOUT MEHello friends, thanks for watching! My name is Cherie and I'm a content creator, Stanford MBA student, & former LinkedIn senior product manager 👋🏻 I share personal career stories on Cherie's Corner Podcast via YouTube and Instagram, so you can learn from my friends and our successes and failures, all while owning our authentic selves and living happier lives.Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS?si=SGH_SbD_SBStH2wJHcBXrg

In this episode, we have a different setup: this time I am the guest on my podcast and I answer questions about my career and life. The guest host is my best friend, Jennifer Hwang, who was on season 3 of Cherie’s Corner (you guys should go watch her episode on decoding Wall Street and Finance). I hope you enjoy this episode and get to know me a little better. I am a podcast host, educational content creator, and TEDx speaker with over 300K followers and 100 million views on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Through my content, I help people navigate the complex world of career development and emerging technology trends. Before pursuing my MBA at Stanford University, I was a senior product manager at LinkedIn, where I led engineering and UX design teams to develop social video learning products. While at Bain Capital Ventures, I pioneered the VC fund’s outreach and work with creator economy startup founders, bridging the gap between venture capital, creators, startups, and technology. Let's dive in!

In this episode, I speak with Zach Boyette. Zach is the founder of Galactic Fed, an award-winning marketing agency with over 150 employees, and has been a digital nomad for over 6 years. He has worked for notable companies like Google and Proctor & Gamble before starting his own venture. Zach is also an advocate for remote work and intends to speak on the future of the traditional working model in his upcoming TedX talk. Let’s dive in! Zach's contact info: https://zachboyette.com/

In this episode, I speak with Nicole Quinn. Nicole is the General Partner of Lightspeed Venture Partners. She’s invested in iconic consumer companies like Calm, Goop, Rothy’s, and Cameo. Nicole started her career on the equity sales and research side of Morgan Stanley where she worked on the IPOs for companies like Facebook, Groupon, and Pandora. She’s a Stanford Graduate Business School alum and we talk all things entrepreneurship and career advice. I’m so excited for you to join this convo. Let’s dive in!

I speak with my Stanford classmate, Mike Peng. He studied chemical engineering at UT Austin and started his career at McKinsey before coming to Stanford GSB. In this episode, Mike decodes management consulting and the allure of MBB: McKinsey, Bain, BCG. What exactly do consultants do everyday? What are the hours like? What are the pros and cons of the consultant lifestyle? Mike speaks with so much candor and talks through his frameworks of figuring out his dream job and experimenting along the way. I’m so excited for you to hear this conversation, let’s dive in.