287 - Deanna Mulligan on Talent and the Opportunity Gap

Today on the podcast, Tom Vander Ark is speaking with Deanna Mulligan on the topics of talent, leadership, and the opportunity gap. Deanna grew up in a small town in Nebraska, earned an MBA from Stanford, and became the Principal Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company. After working there for eight years, Deanna launched a career in insurance where, after a two-year sabbatical, she became the CEO of Guardian Life Insurance, one of the ten largest life insurance companies in America. Additionally, Deanna served on the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans from 2014–2015 and was Chair of the Board of the ACLI from 2015–2016. In 2018, Fortune named her one of the "50 Most Powerful Women in Business" and in 2019, Crain's New York Business recognized her as one of "The 50 Most Powerful Women in New York" — the fifth time since 2011! In her new book, Hire Purpose: How Smart Companies Can Close the Skills Gap , Deanna shares how companies and education institutions can work together to close the skills and opportunity gap. Listen in as Tom talks with Deanna about her career journey and her new book, Hire Purpose . Key Takeaways: [:10] About today's...