A friend once asked me how I could be a marketing executive, a fragrance influencer with over 400,000 followers, and a paid public speaker all at once. “Don’t those things live in different worlds?” she asked. My answer was simple: It’s the only way to survive.
In today’s career landscape, having just one title, one path, or one platform isn’t safe—it’s risky. We have all heard the clarion call about AI rapidly transforming the workforce. It’s no longer just about skill; it’s about diversifying and leaning into your identity as your moat. What we’re living through is a strategic career inflection point—a moment where the rules of the game change so dramatically that the old playbook becomes obsolete.
When I was earning my MBA at Stanford a decade ago, one of my favorite classes was calle