Heart and Soul - Leading Growth and Change with Claude Silver

What this episode covers

On this episode of The Jake Dunlap Show, Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer at VaynerMedia shares how as a young person, her parents told her that she “thought too much with her heart, and instead needed to think with her head,” combined with her dyslexia lead to her feeling a sense of humility in almost every situation in her career - even though beneath the surface she knew she was a “raging empath.”. One day while on a Wilderness Leadership Program, Claude was faced with a choice: break her ankle and have an excuse to go home, or power through and embrace the change. She decided to embrace the change and lean into one of the most transformational periods of her life. As her career expanded, ultimately with the goal of becoming a therapist, Claude explored her gifts of spirituality, intuition, healing, and group dynamics at the California Institute for Integral Studies and upon getting that “piece of paper” degree, jumped into the advertising world headfirst with a strong life mission: To facilitate growth and change in people within teams at companies And that’s just the beginning of her journey, during this episode you’ll hear even more insights about the dynamics of people, teams, culture, and personal anecdotes and experiences from Claude including how she almost chose the path of becoming a professional tennis player, almost walked out on working for Gary Vee and how her current role as Chief Heart Officer is making an impact. More about Claude: Claude Silver is VaynerMedia's Chief Heart Officer, the capstone of a career focused on guiding client relationships, global brand strategies, operations, and management. An abiding passion for creating spaces in which people can thrive defined her previous leadership positions at JWT London, Publicis London, SAYMedia, and Organic, among others. Claude’s passion is facilitating growth and change in people, teams, and companies. She is dedicated to helping people find meaning in what they are doing and guiding colleagues in how to identify--and remove roadblocks. Claude has a successful track record of hiring great talent and leading global teams of people expert in solving complex client challenges with digital innovation, simplicity, and passion. At VaynerMedia, Claude cultivates the heart of the agency's success: its people. With a purview that includes staff relations, development, recruitment, and retention, each practice is underscored by Claude's drive to unlock the inner professional potential of every VaynerMedia employee. Follow and Learn more about Claude: https://www.claudesilver.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/casilver/ https://www.instagram.com/claudesilver To learn more about Jake Dunlap and Skaled, please visit the links below. Jake Dunlap Personal Site - http://jakedunlap.com/ Jake Dunlap LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakedunlap/ Skaled - https://skaled.com/ Skaled LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/skaled Jake Dunlap - Twitter - https://twitter.com/JakeTDunlap Jake Dunlap - Instagram - http://instagram.com/jake_dunlap_ Jake Dunlap - Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JakeTDunlap/ Skaled - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsw_03rSlbGQkeLGMGiDf4Q