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Cancer Changed Everything: Finding Empathy, Balance, and Grace | Sharmeen Chapp (Stripe)
44 minutes Posted Aug 25, 2024 at 1:00 pm.
) Empathy starts with leaving your ego at the door
) I basically product-managed my breast cancer
) Silver lining of sharing my journey publicly
) Balancing work, family, and cancer treatment
) Why empathy and excellence are not mutually exclusive
) Operating high and low on vision and execution
) Transitioning to PM and overcoming doubts
) Growing from IC to VP in 6 years
) Why I deprioritized my own product
) Stripe PM culture of user-first and humility
) Remember to give yourself grace
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My guest today is Sharmeen Chapp, Head of Product for Revenue and Finance Automation at Stripe.
In 2021, Sharmeen was diagnosed with breast cancer after becoming a Senior Director at Meta and a new mom. She shared lessons on leading with empathy through cancer, growing from IC to VP in 6 years, and Stripe’s unique product culture.
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Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/leading-with-empathy-through-cancer-sharmeen-chapp
Where to find Sharmeen:
X: https://x.com/luckiesharms
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharmeenchapp/
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