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Wild Courage | Jenny Wood

2025/4/18
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Jenny Wood shares her inspiring career journey, from an unexpected encounter on the New York City subway to becoming a Google executive and author of "Wild Courage." She discusses her career growth at Google, the creation of the Own Your Career program, and her transition to writing.
  • Jenny Wood's career at Google spanned 18 years, progressing from entry-level to executive.
  • She founded Own Your Career, a large career program benefiting over 50,000 people.
  • Her work has been featured in prominent publications like Harvard Business Review and Forbes.
  • She authored the book "Wild Courage."

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In her 18 years at Google, Jenny Wood grew from entry-level to executive and ran a large operations team that helped drive billions of revenue per year. She is the founder of Own Your Career, one of the largest career programs in Google’s history with over 50,000 people benefitting in nearly 100 countries. Jenny's work has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, CNBC, Business Insider, Entrepreneur, Inc., and Forbes. Now, Jenny’s back at Google to discuss her book, “Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It.” "Wild Courage" coaches you to smash through your fear of discomfort, failure, and the judgement of others, and to embrace your boldest self. The book is an empowering and energizing guide to embracing your ambition and chasing after what you want. Watch this episode at youtube.com/TalksAtGoogle).