Lin-Hua is VP of Communications at Dropbox, overseeing global communications, including corporate, product, employee, and analyst relations. Previously she was Head of Corporate Communications at Square, where she led the company through its successful IPO. Before Square, she was a Partner at Brunswick Group and a Managing Director at Kekst and Company, firms that specialize in financial communications and crises.
She began her career as an associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati in Palo Alto. Lin-Hua graduated with a B.A. in International Relations from Stanford University and a J.D. from Stanford Law School.
Sneak Peek Into What You’ll Learn…
02:01 – Lin-Hua discusses her interesting career journey that has led to her from law school to her communications role as an executive at Dropbox.
04:55 – Lin-Hua shares how she had four children in five years, while building her successful career.
07:21 – Lin-Hua explains what two things she does really well, and why that matters.
09:05 – Lin-Hua lets us know the two secret weapons she uses to raise four children while have a big career.
13:37 – Lin-Hua lets us peer behind the curtain into her life and shares the surprising things she does to manage her work life balance.
15:52 – We learn the critical things Lin-Hua does to make sure she’s recharged and energized.
20:48 – Lin-Hua shares how being a mom affected her career path, where she struggled with her decisions along the way, and the specific ways motherhood has made her better at her job.
26:45 – Brass Tacks— The lightning round of concrete advice and tips.
Quotable quotes:
- “We have a motto in our household, ‘We always try our best’..I feel like I can take that to work and think about making my kids proud.”
- “If you earn your position as an executive…you should go ahead and be bold about managing your family life.”
- “If you’re going to have children, think about what the senior ranks in that [your chosen] career look like.”
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