Cecilia Robinson on what makes a good leader

About this episode

Cecilia Robinson discusses leadership, balancing business and family, fertility challenges, and social media regulations for youth.

Entrepreneur Cecilia Robinson has built some of New Zealand’s most successful companies in Au Pair Link, My Food Bag and Tend Health. She joins Paula to talk about the key attribute of a true leader, juggling business and family life, the heartbreak of fertility struggles, and why she’s pushing for a ban on social media for under-16s.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Paula Bennett

Guest: Cecilia Robinson

Topics covered

• leadership
• entrepreneurship
• family life
• fertility struggles
• social media
• New Zealand

Keywords

• leadership
• entrepreneur
• fertility
• social media
• New Zealand
• business
• family

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Au Pair Link, My Food Bag, Tend Health

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