Ep. 134 Christina Wallace: From a Failed Business to Harvard Professor
Not many people want to talk about their failures, but Christina Wallace is telling the truth about hers. The failure of her first company made global headlines and became a case study for business schools around the world. Now, she has built a career talking about her failure and is sharing what happened, what she learned and offers lessons for all of us.
Christina is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, where she teaches entrepreneurship and marketing. She is also the author of The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build A Life Bigger Than Your Business Card. Her book talks about pursuing your personal and professional dreams to find happiness and success and includes research, case studies and her own experiences.
In this episode of Flip Your Script with Kristi Piehl, Christina shares how she turned her career around from a failed business to become an author and educator at Harvard Business School.
CHALLENGE FOR LISTENERS:
Reframe the failure.
RESOURCES:
Christina Wallace’s Website, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn
The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build A Life Bigger Than Your Business Card on Amazon
New to Big: How Companies Can Create Like Entrepreneurs, Invest Like VCs, and Install a Permanent Operating System for Growth on Amazon
CLOSING QUOTE
“How we spend our days is of course how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour and that one is what we are doing.”