Raya’s Post

Pave your own path.... 🤩 And make your own #career decisions based on your criteria... Let me share my experience... Last year about this time, I turned down the Chief Product Officer (CPO) role in a health tech company with $70M+ revenue and aggressive growth goals. In many ways, it was the #dreamjob I've worked my whole career for.... In other ways, it wasn't a right fit for the following reasons: * The company was based in Texas and it was expected for me to be there 2-3x per month. With two little kids and my mother being a stage 4 cancer patient, I knew I couldn't do that type of "commute to work". * The company had aggressive goals of delivering 3-4x growth through innovation and M&A. In the past, I've delivered those types of growth both through innovation and M&A (hence they wanted me on their team), but I couldn't see that being a rational business goal in this environment. * I wanted to pursue my #entrepreneurial path which I had put on hold before joining my previous company. I decided that even though the timing may not be perfect (it will never be in some ways), I will move forward with that. I officially launched Raya and started building the business. Looking back at this one year later, I couldn't be happier about the decision. Here are the learnings -- hopefully you all can take something to apply to your career decision: ✅ Know your family/life < > work balance criteria and priorities. ✅ Don't make career decisions based on fears. ✅ Do things differently. Don't follow the herds. ✅ Have a portfolio career model and create alternative revenue streams. ✅ Be eager to learn and get out of your comfort zone. Hope you all dare to pursue what's best for you and define your own path, even if that may be different than the conventional or expected paths. #LIPostingDay #careeradvice #careerexperience #paveyourownpath #worklifeharmony #worklifebalance