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Dara Treseder is a Nigerian-born marketing executive, raised in Ibadan.She graduated cum laude from Harvard University, where she received a degree in African American Studies, and Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she obtained an MBA in 2014. Treseder is a founding member of the Black Executive CMO Alliance,and Chair of the board of the Public Health Institute.
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Success is not final; failure is not fatal.
Chase down opportunities, especially the ones that frighten you a little bit. Those are the ones that will ultimately yield the most personal growth, satisfaction, and value.
I’m able to bring everything that I have to offer to this position, which is wonderful, because I know that as a Black woman, people don’t always get those opportunities.
The walk track is the talk track. We do the work, then we talk about it
This is a strategic brand partnership, but to actually get it all the way through, it had to be a cross-functional initiative, right?
In the face of difficult circumstances, be responsive, not reactive, Dara advises. There are things you can’t control, and there are things you can control. Separate the two.
We need a world where more people in positions of power reflect the population, and so I think about how I can contribute to that in a small way
Connecting with people is the only way you can build a successful business. Try to find people who you think will disagree with you, especially early on. You may not change your idea, but you will refine it, if needed, and strengthen your conviction.
I use AI now almost every hour of every working day
I want people who are swimming, not skimming
Leadership is never a solo act. The best leaders lift as they rise, creating environments where people feel valued, challenged and empowered to do their best work
As a leader, it’s easy to focus on what’s going to happen, and how. Spending time going through the ‘why’ really helped the team rally and come together
This was an NBDB [never been done before]
There are not a lot of Black women that get to grace stages like this ... And, for me, I’m trying to demystify that
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