"I think people need to know that no matter where you come from and where you grew up and who your family is, it's possible to break through all of that and get somewhere you want to go." Kristi Daraban did just that! Having held senior positions at NBCUniversal, Nestle and Disney, to name a few, she is now the associate vice president of marketing at Nationwide. As a first-generation Hungarian- American, she discovered early on the need to carve out her own path to get where SHE wanted to go. In this episode of Brand Insider: BTS, Kristi tells …

"When I started out, there weren't many women in leadership roles, and so finding that female role model was really hard...it really was difficult to see myself in a leadership role in the beginning. I was just grateful to have a seat at the table when I finally made it, but I quickly realized that I have to get over that because now my job is to advocate for others and get their seat at the table. This is really where the work begins." That work lead her to VP of Marketing at Mitsubishi. A position Kimberly Ito is extremely …

"People often say, oh, she's shy, or, oh, she doesn't have an opinion. I just think the reality is I use my voice, or, I should use my voice, when it can make impact, and I should shut my mouth when I cannot make impact." Radhika Duggal is definitley not shy, but instead thoughtful. Having held senior marketing positions at various Fortune 100 companies; including Deloitte, Pfizer and JP Morgan Chase, the current CMO of super.com has certainly been making an impact. In this episode of Brand Insider: BTS, Radhika goes on to say that instead of being the loudest …

"I have lots of conversations with myself. So lots of self-talk with Julie. I create a lot of stories, and then I just have to say is that the right story? How would I rewrite that story and see myself having success?" Julie Evans has these little chats with herself to help combat her insecurities. Something many women have to contend with regardless of their success. In this episode of Brand Insider: BTS, the VP & CMO of Omaha Steaks shares how she uses her stories to push past self-doubt, something we all could learn from. Julie also talks about …