300. Galey Alix: From Goldman Sachs to Millions of Followers, Story Selling & Building a Design Empire

About this episode

Galey Alix shares her journey from Goldman Sachs executive to a successful designer and social media influencer, discussing her personal struggles and the business strategies behind her success.

This week, Jason is joined by designer, entrepreneur, former Goldman Sachs executive, and social media powerhouse, Galey Alix, for a conversation about reinvention, resilience, and what happens when you bet on yourself before anyone else does.Before becoming one of the most recognizable names in home design, Galey spent 13 years at Goldman Sachs, where she rose from a $27,000-a-year call center role to becoming one of the firm’s top-performing sales executives — eventually generating billions for the company and earning seven figures along the way. She opens up about the mindset, competitiveness, and “story selling” techniques that helped her succeed in one of the most intense corporate environments in the world.But behind the career success, Galey was privately struggling. She shares the deeply personal story of losing her fiancé just weeks before their wedding after opening up about her battle with an eating disorder — a moment that sent her into one of the darkest periods of her life. What followed unexpectedly changed everything.While stepping away from social media to focus on healing, Galey’s home renovation videos quietly began going viral online. What started as…

People in this episode

Host: Jason

Guest: Galey Alix

Topics covered

• reinvention
• resilience
• story selling
• home design
• social media
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• Galey Alix
• Goldman Sachs
• home design
• story selling
• entrepreneurship
• social media
• resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Goldman Sachs

Books & works: Home in a Heartbeat

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