Christina Wallace isn't trying to convince you to leave the safe, traditional path - she just knows that it's just as risky as anything else. What she does suggest is to treat your life as a portfolio of your interests, skills, and passions so your options - for joy, satisfaction, success and liquidity - can be diversified. That's exactly what she did as a classically trained musician, math prodigy, entrepreneur, author and now Harvard Business School lecturer and Broadway producer, and it is her recipe for success in her book "The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build a Life Bigger than Your Business Card." In this episode of The Breadwinners, host Rachael Lowell talks to Christina about her lifelong love of math, how Broadway is like a startup, why storytelling is innately human, and when exactly that straight track can turn into spaghetti.



SHOW NOTES

https://christinawallace.comhttps://www.nvpbroadway.com



Social:https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinawallacehttps://www.instagram.com/cmwalla



Croutons:

"Christina Wallace on Success Beyond a Single Lane" https://www.thewiesuite.com/post/christina-wallace-on-success-beyond-a-single-lane

"The only way to future-proof your career? Be more than one thing"https://www.fastcompany.com/91371963/the-only-way-to-future-proof-your-career-be-more-than-one-thing-future-proof-career-advice

"Gwyneth Paltrow Helps Turn Astronomer’s Infamy on Its Head"nytimes.com/2025/07/28/style/gwyneth-paltrow-astronomer-spokesperson-coldplay-scandal.html



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"The Breadwinners" Season 7 is a joint production between Reworking Leadership and The Smart Friends Network, generously supported by Ruth Ann Harnisch.

"The Breadwinners" was founded by Rachael Lowell and Jennifer Owens in 2019.

Host: Rachael LowellExecutive Producers: Rachael Lowell, Rachel SklarAudio Engineer: Ron PassaroOriginal Music: "Perfect" by Hannah BakkeRick Snell: GuitarCesar Moreno: BanjoNyssa Grant: FiddleErik Alvar: BassJustin D. Cook: Keyboard, Percussion, and OrchestrationVocals: Hannah Bakke, Cassidy StonerHannah Bakke: Music and Lyrics

To stay up to date with The Breadwinners, please follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreadwinnerspodcast

Find Rachael Lowell at https://reworkingleadership.com & take the SHIFT assessment here: https://leadtheshift.ai

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, review & share! Thank you for listening. Still we rise!
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The Breadwinners

Rachael Lowell

PhD in Pivoting with Christina Wallace

MAR 20, 202650 MIN
The Breadwinners

PhD in Pivoting with Christina Wallace

MAR 20, 202650 MIN

Description

Christina Wallace isn't trying to convince you to leave the safe, traditional path - she just knows that it's just as risky as anything else. What she does suggest is to treat your life as a portfolio of your interests, skills, and passions so your options - for joy, satisfaction, success and liquidity - can be diversified. That's exactly what she did as a classically trained musician, math prodigy, entrepreneur, author and now Harvard Business School lecturer and Broadway producer, and it is her recipe for success in her book "The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build a Life Bigger than Your Business Card." In this episode of The Breadwinners, host Rachael Lowell talks to Christina about her lifelong love of math, how Broadway is like a startup, why storytelling is innately human, and when exactly that straight track can turn into spaghetti. SHOW NOTES https://christinawallace.comhttps://www.nvpbroadway.com Social:https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinawallacehttps://www.instagram.com/cmwalla Croutons: "Christina Wallace on Success Beyond a Single Lane" https://www.thewiesuite.com/post/christina-wallace-on-success-beyond-a-single-lane "The only way to future-proof your career? Be more than one thing"https://www.fastcompany.com/91371963/the-only-way-to-future-proof-your-career-be-more-than-one-thing-future-proof-career-advice "Gwyneth Paltrow Helps Turn Astronomer’s Infamy on Its Head"nytimes.com/2025/07/28/style/gwyneth-paltrow-astronomer-spokesperson-coldplay-scandal.html *** "The Breadwinners" Season 7 is a joint production between Reworking Leadership and The Smart Friends Network, generously supported by Ruth Ann Harnisch. "The Breadwinners" was founded by Rachael Lowell and Jennifer Owens in 2019. Host: Rachael LowellExecutive Producers: Rachael Lowell, Rachel SklarAudio Engineer: Ron PassaroOriginal Music: "Perfect" by Hannah BakkeRick Snell: GuitarCesar Moreno: BanjoNyssa Grant: FiddleErik Alvar: BassJustin D. Cook: Keyboard, Percussion, and OrchestrationVocals: Hannah Bakke, Cassidy StonerHannah Bakke: Music and Lyrics To stay up to date with The Breadwinners, please follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreadwinnerspodcast Find Rachael Lowell at https://reworkingleadership.com & take the SHIFT assessment here: https://leadtheshift.ai If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, review & share! Thank you for listening. Still we rise! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices