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Jenny Wood

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Author, Wild Courage

Jenny Wood is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and former Google executive known for her bold approach to career development and leadership. During her 18-year tenure at Google, she rose from an entry-level position to executive roles, leading global teams and driving significant revenue growth. She also founded "Own Your Career," one of Google's largest career development programs, which has empowered tens of thousands of employees worldwide.

Her debut book, Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It, offers a practical guide to breaking conventional career rules and embracing traits like being "Obsessed," "Weird," and "Shameless" to achieve personal and professional goals.

Jenny's insights have been featured in publications such as Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Entrepreneur. Beyond her professional achievements, she is an FAA-licensed pilot, a tap dancer, and a self-proclaimed zucchini bread connoisseur. She lives in Boulder, Colorado, with her husband and two children.

March 25, 2025

Wild Courage

In this episode of Daily Creative we are joined by Jenny Wood , author of Wild Courage and former executive at Google. We delve into the concept of mediocrity and how many bright creatives can inadvertently settle for less du...
Guest: Jenny Wood