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Leading as a Generalist with Trail Blazers’ Senior VP of Innovation & Technology Christa Stout
Madam Athlete
English - March 29, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBCareers Business Health & Fitness careers in sport female athlete sports medicine athletic trainer professional women interview team physician gender equality career journey women in sports Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Today, I’m talking to the Portland Trail Blazers’ Senior Vice President of Innovation & Technology Christa Stout.
Christa played 5 sports in high school and 3 in college. She has traveled internationally doing development work and has seen the value of sport for social change. Because of a persistent interest in corporate social responsibility, Christa decided to go to business school. As a generalist trying to find her future career, a professor advised her to list out exactly what she was looking for in a job. By considering the qualities she needed in the workplace instead of the job title, Christa found exactly what she was looking for working in professional sports, working first with the Portland Timbers and now the Portland Trail Blazers.
We talk about:
How taking advantage of every opportunity that came her way in international development, gives Christa more skills than she could ever list on a resume. How taking the time to define her values and the qualities she needed in her workplace helped Christa find great jobs after business school.The importance of keeping a growth mindset to continue learning the ins and outs of every task as a generalist responsible for leading specialists in their fields.Keep an eye out for new content or let us know what you'd like to see next by following us on social:
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