Susan Wojcicki ON: What It's Like Being the CEO of YouTube & How to Avoid Burnout

Today I sit down with one of the most influential women in the tech industry, Susan Wojcicki. Susan Wojcicki is CEO of YouTube, the world’s most popular digital video platform used by more than a billion people across the globe to access information, share video, and shape culture. An early champion of online video who was instrumental in Google's 2006 acquisition of YouTube, Susan now oversees YouTube's content and business operations, engineering, and product development.Susan shares to us her story from studying history and literature to being a tech icon. She also talks about the importance of balancing time at work and spending time with family, having her mom as an inspiration in her parenting, and why it’s necessary to practice supportive leadership.What We Discuss:00:00:00 Intro00:01:42 Start a YouTube channel00:03:40 From a humanities major to being a tech icon00:08:00 Sharing her garage to Google00:10:24 Acquiring YouTube00:14:17 Day in a life of a YouTube CEO00:19:30 Supportive leadership00:24:52 Celebrating the little successes00:29:29 Diversity in tech industry00:32:06 The future of tech00:36:33 “Be persistent and not give up”00:40:27 Her mom as an inspiration00:45:33 Final Five with Susan WojcickiEpisode ResourcesSusan Wojcicki | InstagramSusan Wojcicki | TwitterSusan Wojcicki | FacebookDo you want to meditate daily with me? Go to go.calm.com/onpurpose to get 40% off a Calm Premium Membership. Experience the Daily Jay. Only on CalmWant to be a Jay Shetty Certified Life Coach? Get the Digital Guide and Workbook from Jay Shetty https://jayshettypurpose.com/f....b-getting-started-as