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\\u201cOutsiders bring fresh thinking to the table. Some of my biggest contributions were because I thought differently and spoke my own mind all the time.\\u201d

Peg Wyant is the Founder & CEO of Grandin Properties. But before that, Peg broke the glass ceiling at Procter & Gamble in 1967 - a decade before the phrase entered the lexicon. When the company tried to put her in the typing pool, she responded with \\u201call I can do is think, don\\u2019t you have a test for that.\\u201d She rose through the ranks, becoming a serial \\u201cfirst female\\u201d including first brand manager and first direct report to then CEO John Smale as head of strategic planning and acquisitions. After leaving P&G to become an almost full-time mom, Peg sought other challenges \\u2014 consulting for Fortune 500 CEOs, and founding a venture capital fund focused on women-led companies. Peg soon launched Grandin Properties, a real estate development and management company focusing on walkable urban neighborhoods in Cincinnati. Beyond her career, Peg helped found the P&G Alumni Network and the Women\\u2019s Capital Club. Peg\\u2019s new book is called One Red Shoe: The Story of Corporate America\\u2019s First Woman. Alongside her husband Jack, Peg has four children and nine grandchildren. You\\u2019ll enjoy this insightful conversation about what it takes to persevere when the odds may be against you, to challenge the status quo, outperform, and break through boundaries.