Jessica Powell
Co-Founder
Audioshake
Education
Stanford University
B.A., Comparative Literature
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43:30425: What It’s Like to be Global VP of Communications at Google w/ Jessica Powell, Audioshake [Main T4C Episode]
Jessica Powell is an author, communications expert and entrepreneur. She currently heads Audioshake, a startup that breaks down songs and isolates individual tracks, giving recording artists more avenues to innovate and record. Prior to that, Jessica served as the Global Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs at Google, where..
03:37Career Path
Interview Highlights
“Tech certainly has a problem, but it’s not the only industry that has a problem. I think the reason it gets called out a lot more is also because it’s always marketed itself as being so much better than everyone else.”
Best Career Advice
“There was nothing like owning your own business and being your own boss.”
Career Challenge
“When I was at the start-up, Badoo, things had gotten to a point where they had fired almost all of my peers when I started, so I didn’t feel like I had many peers that I could confide in. Meanwhile, everything seemed to be getting crazier. The work environment seemed to be very toxic and I think most frustrating, I didn’t feel like I had any power to improve things. So I saw people around me suffering, and I felt like I was suffering.”
Professional Interests
Google, Stanford University, Université de Fribourg – Universität Freiburg, UMG FOR BRANDS, Switched on Pop, Keio University
