Episode 204: Ellen Taaffe, Author of "The Mirrored Door: Break Through the Hidden Barrier that Locks Successful Women In Place"

This week, we are joined by Ellen Connelly Taaffe. Ellen is a Clinical Associate Professor at the Kellogg School of Management, where she teaches Personal Leadership Insights and is the Director of Women's Leadership Program. She spent 25 years with Fortune 500 companies holding the top brand management post at divisions of PepsiCo, Royal Caribbean, and Whirlpool Corporation.

Ellen serves as an independent board director for three company boards, runs a leadership advisory consulting, speaking, and coaching business and is a TEDx speaker. She shares her insights on leadership, careers, and advancing women and inclusion through her writing and speaking in media like Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Business Insider, Washington Post, Bloomberg, and Kellogg Insight.

In her new book, The Mirrored Door: Break Through the Hidden Barrier that Locks Successful Women in Place, Taaffe uses her vast experience to help women understand and navigate through internal and external obstacles to create the careers they desire.