544: The Brave Bank With Anne Espiritu

Anne Espiritu led global communications to Yahoo during its most turbulent times and also built PR function from the ground up at a startup company . She decided to forfeit this life to do something more purpose driven. Anne has worked with Google, World Bank Group and Oscar Health. While at Yahoo, she was named to PRWeek’s Innovation 50 list in 2014. In her spare time, she enjoys mentoring and supporting the next generation of industry leaders. She served as a 2017 business mentor for Praxis Labs, an accelerator program designed to provide support for CEOs who are leading social-impact driven start-ups. She has also spoken to more than 100 middle school girls about leadership, success and discovering the beauty in being different.

Anne shares her amazing story of how she was able to love herself and find her worth while making deposits into her brave bank to start living a more meaningful life and helping others do the same. Check out her episode to listen to her story.

Bio

Anne Espiritu led global communications to Yahoo during its most turbulent times and built PR function from the ground up at a startup company . She decided to forfeit this life to do something more purpose driven.

Cultural Background

Anne is of Filipina and Chinese descent.

Favorite Self Confidence Quote

Be the change you want to see in this world.

Definition of Self Confidence

Self confidence is anchored on the belief we have about ourselves.

Her Life Before the Discovery of Self Confidence

Anne had a huge gap to fill when working for Yahoo especially when there was one crisis after another. Even if she was the leader and doing well, she was still stuck at questioning her worth, if she is worthy of the position.

The “AHA” Moment

Anne started to critique the self critic in her. She started listening to her inner intelligence and questioned herself if her decisions are based on love and fear. She started to tuning into her heart and doing the inner work.