For this episode of Fierce Lab, Sade Balogun and I dissect risk, rejection and reward through the lens of a corporate career.  Sade's career path has been intentional, starting with an early opportunity at Kohl's as a Business Analyst to now as a Senior Brand Manager at Starbucks.  Between the two she went to business school at NYU and then worked in the fast-paced start up world at Groupon.  With each career move, Sade has honed her skills and evolved as a leader.

Here she shares her insights for taking calculated risks as well as facing rejection and turning it into growth opportunities.  Sade's tips include doing mini post-mortems on decisions that didn't work out and to surround yourself with people who will help you evaluate your decision tree.  Sade is also a big believer in going where you're valued and shares how she has learned to establish professional boundaries to protect her mental health. 

This is an episode you won't want to miss, especially if you're the climbing the corporate ladder.