"I do as much as I can as a mother, and as a wife, and as a daughter that I can wherever I am, but I'm also an individual, and so you have to protect your psyche that way." My/Mochi's CMO, Brigette Wolf, isn't immune to the "mom guilt" many working mother's feel but realizes she can't let it consume her. In this episode of Brand Insider: BTS, she talks with me about finding work/life balance and accepting that there will be different things that are going to be more important at certain points in your life, and that's okay. …

I've been able to really see the world and end up in some cool environments, but in navigating those different industries, definitely learning the the challenges, and the hard truths as well, of what it's like to be able to progress as a young black woman in in those different spaces. Those different spaces are media, tech and now CPG, but Chelsea Jenkins has no regrets- challenges and all- because it landed her where she is today, the director of cultural & inclusive marketing at Kellogg. In this episode of Brand Insider: BTS, Chelsea talks with me about why we …

"There were moments where I thought, man, what am I doing? This does look zig-zagish. Have I just made a mess of my CV?" Early on Ann Hand didn't want to over manage her career, instead choosing to draw outside the lines by taking on different career opportunities and challenges. Something Super League's chairman & ceo once found herself apologizing for, but no more. In this episode of Brand Insider: BTS, Ann reveals it's what gave her her true talent- versatility. She also talks about her first job out of college running a gas station and her weekly obsession with …

"It's a tough decision to make, to really put yourself first, and this probably wouldn't have happened, if cancer wouldn't have happened. I wouldn't have done this...but it's funny how things work, right? You end up where you're supposed to be." And that where for Tiffany Carver is General Mills' enterprise lead of global marketing data strategy, a position she believed was "completely outside her wheelhouse." But after experiencing such a life changing event, she realized she could do anything if she tried. In this episode of Brand Insider: BTS, Tiffany talks about her new found confidence, reevaluating her priorities, …

"I feel like sometimes as a female in the industry I have found myself apologizing for that or feeling bad that I got something over somebody else, instead of feeling pride in the fact that I had earned it." The "that" Stacie Medley is referring to, is her success, something women in the workplace frequently find themselves doing more than their male counterparts. In this episode of Brand Insider: BTS, the director of U.S. media at Kimberly-Clark shares her struggle to overcome that and how she's now trying to help others starting out do the same. Stacie also talks about …

"The hardest thing that I've had to just learn and continue to grow to build my career is being an advocate for myself." One of Ocean Spray Cranberries' Melanie DiBiasio's biggest obstacles has been herself. Like many career women, self-promotion doesn't come easy. In this episode of Brand Insider: BTS, the director of media & martech talks about learning to become her own advocate. She also shares memories of her supportive and beloved boss: opening up about what she learned from him and his passing, how he truly empowered her, and his incredible reaction when Melanie asked to be promoted..."F*ck …