<p>Careers rarely move in a straight line, and for many people, the old roadmap no longer works. In this special feed drop from LinkedIn’s Hello Monday, host Jessi Hempel sits down with Caroline Wanga for a conversation about building a career with intention, authenticity, and room to evolve.</p><br><p>As president and CEO of Essence Ventures and co-founder of Wanga Woman, Caroline has spent years helping people rethink success on their own terms. Before leading Essence, she spent 15 years at Target, rising from intern to the C-suite — a journey that taught her the value of continuously revisiting, reshaping, and even reinventing your career map.</p><br><p>Jessi and Caroline discuss:</p><ul><li>Why your “next right move” may not look like anyone else’s</li><li>Why playing with your career map, not perfecting it, leads to clarity</li><li>How, and when, Caroline has created her own career maps</li><li>The role of authenticity in leadership and life</li><li>What it really takes to live and work with personal purpose</li><li>Tools and mindsets for building a meaningful career in today’s world</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Caroline also shares insights from her memoir, <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/im-highly-percent-sure-caroline-a-wanga?variant=43012138139682" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>I’m Highly Percent Sure</em></a><em>,</em> and offers a refreshing perspective for anyone questioning what comes next.</p><br><p>Follow <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessihempel/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jessi Hempel </a>and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/wangawoman/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Caroline Wanga</a> on LinkedIn, and listen to more Hello Monday wherever you get your podcasts</p><p>For the full text transcript, visit <a href="https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife-transcripts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife-transcripts</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>