Opportunity is Everywhere

Jessie Young

This week Ivy Slater, host of Her Success Story, chats with her guest, Jessie Young. The two talk about how alignment, fulfillment, and stepping into a life with two feet and a whole heart has aided in her journey forward in technology and has changed the grocery movement globally. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Where Jessie started, and how it has helped her to better make change in the technology space
• The many passions and realizations that brought her to where she is now
• How she transitioned from management consulting to Uber
• What COVID did for Australia’s grocery movement, and how Jessie found the opportunity in filling this need
• How Jessie solved the question of need, want, and capability for the Australian market and then expanded it globally
• What evaluation she took herself through in deciding to leave home in the middle of the pandemic, not knowing when she might be able to return
• Where Jessie sees the opportunity for women in technology today, and her advice in moving forward
• An exercise in empowering yourself to power yourself

Jessie is a commercial leader with deep experience scaling B2C business to their first $XBn. She is passionate about tech-enabled marketplaces that drive shared value for the communities they operate in and serve. An early Uber employee, she is currently the Global Lead of New Verticals, launching and scaling Grocery, Alcohol, Restricted Items and Retail businesses. Her previous professional experience spans strategic finance, management consulting, and law. She is a Venture Partner, start-up advisor and a yoga teacher. She's a passionate advocate for family and child safety and, to that end, is a board member of a not-for-profit in Australia and founder of ecomm accessory brand and women's community, halo.

Instagram: ​​https://www.instagram.com/jessie_c_young/
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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/jessica-young-nee-peterson