In this episode of the HAYVN Hubcast, host Nancy Sheed sits down with Marilynn Joyner, a former commercial real estate exec turned tech founder, to unpack her journey from corporate intensity to building Her Workplace, an AI-powered career platform designed for ambitious Gen Z and millennial women.
Key Highlights:
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A Career on Her Terms:
Marilynn’s early career in commercial real estate exposed her to a male-dominated, competitive culture. Despite early success, she realized she was following rules she didn’t create and sought more autonomy and purpose. -
The Pivot Point:
While attending Columbia Business School, Marilynn’s experiences, coupled with the pandemic slowdown. sparked her entrepreneurial journey. A side project, mentorship from a startup founder, and workplace burnout fueled her desire to create something new. -
Finding the Gap:
Through conversations with friends and peers, she discovered a lack of career resources and support for mid-career women, those not yet in the C-suite but striving for leadership. This white space became the inspiration for Her Workplace. -
From Idea to Impact:
What began with 7 in-person events and a waitlist of 5,000 women turned into a full-fledged membership platform that now includes networking, mentorship, coaching, and AI-powered tools. -
AI for Human Connection:
Her Workplace uses AI to match members with mentors, peers, and career resources, making career growth more personalized—and more human.
“The mission of Her Workplace has always been to help women grow into leadership and enact change in their own careers, and now we’re using tech to accelerate that.”
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