WIL Talk #92 Jessica McClain, Chief Financial Officer, Girl Scouts Nation's Capital

Can you have it all, career, parenthood, loving relationship? Our guest, Jessica McClain, CFO of Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital, speaks with us about her own journey navigating a male-dominated industry, being unapologetically ambitious, and how she makes it all work for her and her family. Jessica spent 11 years in the public accounting industry before transitioning to the not-for-profit industry, where she came home to her roots. She herself was a girl scout and anxiously awaited her own daughter becoming a girl scout. I love her authenticity and vulnerability as she shares some of the challenges she faced in her career, how she defines success, and how imperfections are okay. That we take each day and live it to the fullest. Her reminder to us that we only die once but have the opportunity to live fully each and every day. She shares the importance of building your personal brand and ensuring others speak about you the way you would like. Also emphasises the need to build deep and lasting connections as those are the ones that will carry your message about who you are to the world. If you are wondering if you can have it all, tune into this episode of the WIL Talk podcast today. And if you know someone who is struggling with guilt or asking themselves the question please do share this episode with them. You can reach Jessica on LinkedIn for additional questions or just reach out and let her know how this episode impacted you.If you need support learning how to deepen those connections and building a strong network, check out our on-demand course, Networking: Love it or Hate it at www.wilempowered.com. We work with you through on-demand video training and workbooks, and the best part is monthly live Q&A sessions to ask all of those burning questions and practice your skills by connecting with other amazing individuals. This allows you to grow your support system in real-time, virtually of course. We have so much fun bringing great people together each month.