Nora Ali
How To Pivot And Pitch
Episode Notes (by minute):
-2:30: How Nora has learned to not think too hard about the quality of her work when sharing videos of herself playing the violin on social media
-6:30: How Nora learned how to pivot herself, and trusts her own intuition when there are less learning opportunities that is time to think about what is next
-8:00: How all of Nora’s prior experiences have built upon each other, even though it may not seem that way. Nora has been able to pivot from finance, startups, and media.
-11:00: The downsides of working really hard
-13:00: How Nora put herself into the right room and situations to get lucky. This resulted in an opportunity to prove herself when she was trying to break into media. She ended up working as a business anchor for Cheddar.
-18:00: How to stand-out during prep meetings and interviews. Sharing a video in an emails as one example
-20:00: How Nora has building “the portfolio of me.” After leaving Cheddar, Nora wanted to still interview people, while she is building a new company. Because of this and more, she became the co-host of the Business Casual podcast.
-23:00: How Nora got approached by someone to start a new company, and the importance of not burning any bridges and staying in touch with people
-26:00: How to stay in touch with people by simply sending emailing updates. You don’t really need a real reason to send an email as well. Pro tip: try not asking for anything in return like meeting up for coffee.
-29:00: How Nora is building a new course through Morning Brew, which will be available in the Fall 2022.
-30:00: Tips on pitching: make your pitch actionable, your email shorter than you think, and prove the value upfront in the first few lines of your email.
(Note: these are quick notes and takeaways by David Nebinski. Please see the episode for more accurate information)
Published Date: 5/26/22