How Identity Has Influenced an Associate at Nectar's Career
Bella's experience in the male-dominated sports industry, where "the people at the top were always men," initially felt discouraging. However, this fueled a determination to become a leader and "bring female representation" to the field, transforming a potential setback into powerful motivation for career advancement.
Career Exploration, Overcoming Challenges, Leadership, Motivation, Representation
Advizer Information
Name
Job Title
Company
Undergrad
Grad Programs
Majors
Industries
Job Functions
Traits
Bella Luppino
Associate
Nectar
Loyola Marymount University
N/A
Communications
Advertising, Communications & Marketing
Communication and Marketing
Video Highlights
1. Bella's experience in male-dominated industries, such as sports, highlights the underrepresentation of women in leadership roles.
2. She discusses the discouragement this can cause but emphasizes using it as motivation to achieve those positions and increase female representation.
3. Her approach emphasizes the importance of perseverance and seeing challenges as opportunities for positive change and leadership within an industry.
Transcript
As someone who identifies as a woman, how has that impacted how you've navigated your career?
I would say for me, it definitely depends on the industry. When I was in sports, it was a very male-dominated industry. Even the roles at the top, within the offices of the franchises, the people at the top were always men.
I feel like that can be a little discouraging, especially when you're a young woman trying to find your career path and figure yourself out. That's definitely something that can be hard.
But I feel like you have to look at those situations as motivation. You want to work to be in that spot and bring representation, bring female representation within that industry. I think that's a better way to look at it than being discouraged, which I understand can be really discouraging. But that's how I try to look at it.
Right now, I definitely don't work in a male-dominated industry, but I would say it definitely depends. In sports, I did see a lot of men at the top. For me, I thought to myself, "One day I want to be someone at the top," represent women all over who deserve a spot at the top in the sports industry.