Wendy's Open Road

WENDY WILLIAMS

Television/Radio Personality

LEADER INFO:

INTERESTS:

Radio Television

THEMES DISCUSSED:

Self-Reflection Transitions Dedication Family Fear Hard Work Support & Encouragement Pressure Determination Confidence Individualism Success Values Risk

FOUNDATION:

Accomplishing Goals

BIOGRAPHY:

• She worked at the local radio station when she was in college; loved that the disc jockeys were all grown-up, but had a job that felt playful.
• By the time she graduated, she'd secured her first job, which she'd found in a listing in the back of a magazine.
• She spent a few years in the U.S. Virgin Islands working a minimum-wage radio job.
• Her next job was in Washington D.C. working at an oldies radio station, and she simultaneously secured a weekend job in New York.
• She'd drive between the two cities every weekend, passing exits for her parents' house and her best friend's house.
• Because she felt she had to prove herself, she refused to spend those weekends at home; instead she slept in her car.
• Today, she keeps a photo of her working at that college radio station next to a photo of her with Howard Stern, to remind herself of how far she's come.
• Says you can't let anyone get into your head, or tell you that you'll fail, because everyone has the power to succeed.