PRX
Cambridge, MA USA
“We have to allow young people to make mistakes and learn from them. If we protect them from making mistakes, they don’t have ownership over their work. We need a young creative workforce to help us solve the next problems.”
President and CEO
I run a nonprofit organization overseeing revenue, fundraising, content development & relationships.
The most important thing I do is work with people - both outside of our organization, partners, people who make content, producers who make Radiotopia shows, and people who work inside our organization, so I have to attend to career development and culture and making sure people have what they need to be successful at their jobs. I talk to many people all day. Another part of my role is to figure out how to take the mission of public media and make sure it survives another generation.
Here's the first step for college students
I think the path is crooked and that’s okay. Take time and learn what you like and the patterns will ultimately emerge. Don’t stress on it when you’re young. Follow patterns of what gives you joy. Don’t think of your career in terms of job titles - think of your career in terms of what you’d like to learn.
"You are a woman, you can't do this."
