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BUILD Podcast: Ann Shoket & Powerful Women Leadership Secrets You Need to Know

Discover powerful leadership lessons from media trailblazer Ann Shoket! Learn how to adapt to change, build a thriving community, and conquer entrepreneurial challenges. Don't let leadership loneliness hold you back – find out how to build your brand and career authentically.

Kathryn Finney
May 20, 2025
2 min read
BUILD Podcast: Ann Shoket & Powerful Women Leadership Secrets You Need to Know

Women Leadership is the focus of today’s episode of Build the Damn Thing. I talk with Ann Shoket, a top media leader and CEO of TheLi.st. Ann shares her journey from leading Seventeen Magazine to building a purpose-driven network for women and non-binary leaders. She talks about how she adapted to industry changes and shifted from editorial to entrepreneurship.

Ann’s story shows the power of Women Leadership and community building. If you are an entrepreneur or want to be one, you will love her insights.

She talks about:

  1. How the decline of legacy media led her to become an entrepreneur

  2. Why understanding the problem you solve is key to success

  3. The rewards and risks of acquiring an existing brand

  4. How loneliness in leadership can hurt your business, and how to fight it

  5. The power of micro-habits and building a personal advisory board

This conversation is full of Entrepreneurship tips, leadership Lessons, and advice on how to build your brand, community, and career in a way that is true to you.

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