This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast.

I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing.

In the interview, Nina shares how losing her mother inspired her to start Pink Week. She opens up and talks about how bad things hurt her heart, and how knowing that has shaped her career. She also talks about the importance of working in a company where you feel comfortable expressing your voice, which I think is one of the main tasks of any leader in any organisation.

You can find Nina at the below links

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/nina-rauch/

In the interview, we talk about

• I was really inspired by my mother. She passed away when I was young. Gosh, she had breast cancer for around three years.
• It was really important to me to just say, why don't we just bring that awareness level a few years earlier? Why do we have to wait until we reach an age where we are vulnerable to breast cancer? And why can't we like look at a preventative away?
• I really hate seeing bad things happen. It really hurts my heart. And I think that's very much why it ended up in the nonprofit sector, because I just feel like a real connection with giving back and facilitating other people.
• I think for-profits are the organizations that need to pave the way for a new kind of giving, engaging a completely new consumer set,  and a target audience that could be interested in giving back and perhaps becoming more dedicated to these nonprofits as they.
• I think all corporations should be B Corps, because I think it's really the best way to do business nowadays.
• I think that if you have a job that you're passionate about and that you're focused on, it really helps to calm the nubs and decrease some of that intense pressure because you're going in the right direction.
• I think when you come to a leadership role at a young age, then everybody struggles with this kind of imposter syndrome. And that's something that I definitely feel.
• I think, so many people appear confident, there's really always something going on behind closed doors. So I think everyone should be more open about how they're really feeling. And then live in a much more transparent environment.