Day 1: Redefining Our New “Normal” with Christina Wallace

A self-described “human Venn diagram”, Christina Wallace has crafted a career at the intersection of business, technology, and the arts. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, where she teaches entrepreneurship and leads HBS Startup Bootcamp. Her latest book is The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build A Life Bigger Than Your Business Card (Hachette, 2023).

A serial entrepreneur, Christina has built businesses in ecommerce, edtech, and media. She also co-authored New To Big: How Companies Can Create Like Entrepreneurs, Invest Like VCs, and Install a Permanent Operating System for Growth (Penguin Random House, 2019) and was the co-host of The Limit Does Not Exist, an iHeart podcast with millions of downloads over 3 seasons and 125 episodes.

INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS:

• Why the present belongs to human Venn diagrams
• How past skills, hobbies, and side quests become portfolio fodder
• Where your unique niche hides in the overlap of your own Venn diagram
• Why work-life balance is a myth and what to do instead
• The calendar trick that reveals how you really spend your energy
• The resume story that proves ice skating can change your career
• What to do when your calendar is clear but your mind isn’t

RESOURCES:

The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build a Life Bigger than Your Business Card

Christina Wallace Website