Lean In Stories

Stories from Women and Men who have Leaned In.

Teraya White

A woman strives to find teachers who will change students' lives the way her own teacher changed hers.

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Teraya White

Talent Management

Teresa Meares

An experienced law enforcement professional takes on the challenge of purchasing a company.

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Teresa Meares

Executive & Business Owner

Terra Birsen

A determined woman makes her mark in a challenging industry.

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Terra Birsen

Departmental Technician

Terri Bresenham

A coinciding promotion, pregnancy and family tragedy test one woman’s limits.

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Terri Bresenham

President & CEO of GE Healthcare India

Terri McClements

Saying ‘yes’ prompts a career turning point for a driven executive.

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Terri McClements

US Human Capital Leader

Thasunda Duckett

A woman refuses to let motherhood preclude her career path leading to CEO.

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Thasunda Duckett

CEO, Chase Auto Finance

Thisuri Wanniarachchi

A writer reflects on growing up during the Sri Lankan civil war, and how it changed a generation of children.

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Thisuri Wanniarachchi

Bennington College

Tiffany Dufu

An early lesson provides a lifelong path for a courageous young woman.

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Tiffany Dufu

Advocate

Tina Brown

A magazine editor and her mother work together to create the ideal work/life balance.

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Tina Brown

Editor-in-Chief

Tina Budnaitis

A Walmart store manager learns that she can succeed where her male predecessors failed.

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Tina Budnaitis

Retail Store Manager

Tina Finn

One woman shows it's never too late to achieve our dreams.

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Tina Finn

President

Tory Burch

A talented woman teams up with good friends to launch a lifestyle brand.

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Tory Burch

CEO & Designer

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