#84: Money and love: how to make important life decisions with Abby Davisson

<p>Abby Davisson is a social innovation leader and career development expert. Most recently, she spent nine years at global retailer Gap Inc., where she served as president of the Gap Foundation and a senior leader on the ESG (Environmental, Social &amp; Governance) team.&nbsp;</p> <p>Abby also co-founded the company’s employee resource group for working parents, which has been featured as a best practice for how employers can support dual-career couples. Abby's expertise in career development comes from serving as an alumni career coach at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and from forging her own non-traditional career path (across the public, private, and non-profit sectors).&nbsp;</p> <p>Abby holds a BA from Yale University and an MBA and MA in Education from Stanford University. She lives with her husband and their two sons in San Francisco.</p> <p>We cover the following in our conversation:</p> <ul> <li>Money and love: how relationships impact our money decisions</li> <li>How to communicate and negotiate effectively</li> <li>The 5C decision making framework and how this applies to 3 key life scenarios:</li> <li>a) choosing a mate or choosing whether to marry, b) combining family and career and c) deciding whether to break up or indeed to divorce your partner</li> <li>How gender norms play into these decisions</li> <li>And how to create that win-win situation for yourself and for your loved one.</li> </ul> <p>***</p>