“Just Ask” Is the #1 Career Skill (Pay, Promotions, Power)

About this episode

Mandy Ginsberg discusses the importance of asking in career advancement and leadership.

What if the most important skill for your career, relationships, and life… is simply learning how to ask? Today, we sit down with former CEO of Match Group, Mandy Ginsberg, to explore what really happens at the intersection of love, data, power, and reinvention. From scaling the business behind Tinder and Match, to serving on nearly 14 boards (and counting) throughout her career, Mandy teaches the art of making high stakes decisions. We get into: ✅Why “just ask” is one of the most underrated career skills (and why women are less likely to do it) ✅The real impact of asking for raises, promotions, and opportunities, and how it compounds over time ✅How to recognize when it’s time to leave (even at the top) and how to reinvent yourself ✅The mindset shift from operator → board member ✅How top companies think about compensation, incentives, and the psychology of risk ✅The power of community-building as a leadership skill ✅ How to intentionally build relationships that compound across your entire career Plus, we explore the human side of leadership; from running a company alongside your closest collaborator, to learning that you don’t have to be the star player to build something…

People in this episode

Hosts: Cherie Brooke Luo, Jean Luo

Guest: Mandy Ginsberg

Topics covered

• career skills
• asking for raises
• leadership
• reinvention
• community-building
• power dynamics

Keywords

• career
• asking
• promotions
• leadership
• reinvention
• community
• power
• Tinder
• Match Group

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Match Group, Tinder

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