571: Kathryn Minshew, Founder & CEO of The Muse

<p>Our guest today received 148 rejections from investors when trying to launch her online company. She hardly gave up. Kathryn Minshew is the founder and CEO of The Muse, a career platform that is used by over 50 million people to land dream jobs, learn professional skills and take their careers to the next level.</p><p>So much for rejection right?</p><p>Not only is The Muse thriving, Kathryn is wearing the hat of author these days, out with a new book entitled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/New-Rules-Work-Playbook-Navigating/dp/0451495675/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492023558&sr=8-1&keywords=Kathryn+Minshew">The New Rules of Work: The Modern Playbook for Navigating Your Career</a>. In the book, Kathryn and her business partner Alexandra Cavoulacos offer a guide for the modern workplace.</p><p>More about Kathryn: Besides not being a quitter, she's been named to SmartCEO's Future50 and Inc's 35 under 35. Prior to founding The Muse, she worked in Rwanda with the Clinton Health Access Initiative and also worked as a consultant at McKinsey and Company.</p><p>For more information visit <a href="http://www.somoneypodcast.com">www.somoneypodcast.com</a>.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>