Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.A., Communication and Sociology
2013Podcasts
37:29728: What It’s Like to Launch a Podcast and Write Books in Your 20’s With Grace Gong, Smart Venture Podcast [Main T4C Episode]
Grace Gong is an author and host of The Smart Venture Podcast, which features top investors, founders, and tech company executives from Silicon Valley. Her first book, The Last Key To Success, features 21 founders who were among the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 and digs into how to start..
Career Path
Interview Highlights
“I genuinely wanted to learn from them, and I think if you show that, people would be willing to chat with you.”
Best Career Advice
“Small wins really will get you farther than just thinking ‘oh, tomorrow I’m going to be a billionaire.”
Career Challenge
“I wanted to be a film director and I applied to some schools and I got rejected. Those are some of the darkest days of my life. I thought it was over.”
Skills
Social Media, Social Networking, Facebook, Marketing, Advertising, Entrepreneurship
Professional Interests
Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, WarnerMedia, Josh Bersin, Joseph Ansanelli, Siemens, Michael Dell
