"Women changing the World" Recap with Sam Ettus
On this very special bonus episode of Career Competitor we welcome back to the show highly acclaimed author and champion of women the world over, Samantha Ettus. Having closed our 10-part series on Women changing the World, Sam joins us to add her perspective to some of the key talking points from the series through expert explanations and some additional food for thought as well.
A former collegiate tennis player at Harvard, Sam graduated both undergraduate and business school from there before entering the business world where she has established her self as an author, media expert, and is flourishing today in her role as founder and CEO of Park Place Payments. Sam has been consistently associated with the advancement and celebration of women everywhere while doing all of her work in a relatable manner as she brings so many of her teachings back to her role as a wife and mother.
Within the episode, we firstly catch up with Samantha on how she has been doing through the pandemic within her role as CEO at Park Place (3:50) and some of the interesting experiences she is dealing with at home as a mom to three children (5:15). We then get into some dialogue specific to the past series on “women changing the world” and Sam provides insight on a number of topics including; what examples she had in her life of men being supportive to opportunities for her (6:57); how her “self-starter” mindset began during her time as an athlete and how it has stayed with her over the course of her career (9:28); traits amongst women that have motivated her to want to support them, resulting in the topics she focuses on within her books (13:01). We close out our discussion by learning more about the work Sam has going on now with Park Place Payments (16:58), as well as hearing some final thoughts on how women are doing in their roles as supporters for one another (20:22).