Wild Courage

Jenny‘s Own Your Career impact at Google is extraordinary; how it‘s scaling outside of Google – to tens of thousands of people around the world – doesn‘t surprise me – Kim Scott, bestselling author of Radical Candor Given the Great Reshuffle, Jenny‘s work to help people achieve their goals (unapologetically) couldn‘t come at a better time – Gretchen Rubin, New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project Jenny‘s approach is just the right balance between audacious and real: she makes people uncomfortably excited. Now more than ever we need her edgy, heartfelt principles – Alan Eagle, New York Times bestselling author of Trillion Dollar Coach, former Managing Director, Sales and Executive Communications, at Google Jenny‘s work curates twenty plus years of hard-wrought insights into a single package. She teaches the art of the chase through vivid storytelling and counter-intuitive tactics. It’s amazing – John Bunney, Corporate Vice President, Customer Service and Support, at Microsoft This book is witty and wise. With provocative new insights and fiery spark, Jenny offers a clear-eyed playbook for how to rise and climb, while being true to yourself – Christina Wire, Vice President, Global Operations, at YouTube Jenny was easily one of the best speakers at Google. She is dynamic, entertaining and educational – Allan Thygesen, CEO of DocuSign and former President, Americas and Global Partners, at Google

Jenny Wood is an unstoppable confidence booster dedicated to helping people make their impossible dreams likely. After chasing an attractive stranger off the subway, giving him her number and later marrying him, Wood vowed to always chase after what she wanted in life. And it’s worked; Wood is a Google executive, founder of Own Your Career, speaker, writer, mum and pilot. Her writing has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur, Inc. and Forbes. She earned her B.A. in Economics & International Business at Brandeis and was a research associate at Harvard Business School. She lives in Boulder with her husband and their two kids.