Jul 1, 2020
Kerrian Fournier was originally trained as a classical violinist, she studied theater and worked off-Broadway, on Broadway, and even went to London’s West End. As exciting as all of that sounds, Kerrian says it was a lifestyle that drained her love of the performing arts. So she completely pivoted and walked in the opposite direction, leveraging her quantitative skills, and landing a job in the financial district on Wall Street.
Kerrian tells the story of a job interview she attended for an equity compensation executive position. She was competing against candidates who had economics degrees or MBA’s, neither of which she had. In the final interview the head of the division asked her between you and one other person what would it take to be successful. Kerrian explained that she brought discipline to do whatever it takes to achieve excellence, like when you perform on stage. She added that if he was hiring for knowledge based on education or previous job experience, then “I'm not your candidate”. She got the job. Hence, the title of this episode, Knowledge vs. Mindset.
In this week’s Work From The Inside Out podcast, learn about Kerrian’s professional journey:
- After attending Northwestern and Oxford University, Kerrian spent 25+ years providing human capital strategy, compensation, and workforce analytics expertise to senior leadership and board of directors of global organizations such as Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, and more.
- As a self-described ‘personal success trainer’, Kerrian’s trademark is to keep innovation high on the agenda and to challenge each of her clients to make the exceptional real. She expects the same of herself and always has.
- Kerrian has a passion for unlocking the highest
level of performance in the individuals, teams, and organizations
with whom she works by leveraging her unique combination of
technical expertise and executive coaching
experience.
Learn more and connect with Kerrian here:
https://www.instagram.com/vybrante_ventures/
https://www.facebook.com/VybranteVentures/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerrian-fournier/
www.Vybrante.com
15 Minute Laser Coaching Session - https://calendly.com/kerrian-vybrante/15-minute-laser-coaching-session
Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.tammygoolerloeb.com/podcasts/ - episode 080