341: Christina Sistrunk—Is There Magic To Excel As A Strong Woman In A Man's Industry?

<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Hear how to make the most of your choices, at work and in life</strong></span></p> <p>Meet Christina Sistrunk, former President and CEO at Aera Energy. You are going to love listening to her wisdom for thriving in the male-dominated energy industry. As Christina will share with you, she found that the hardest problems to solve usually were the ones around how well people work together, or don't, that made the problems more complicated. She explains how figuring out how to bring people together and enable them to be as successful as they had the potential to be was the most challenging part of being a leader, especially a woman leader. A lot to learn!</p> <p><strong>Watch and listen to our conversation here</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNx2jJQZxNI&ab_channel=simonassociates" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src= "https://blog.simonassociates.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Christina%20video.jpg?width=1195&height=501&name=Christina%20video.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 1195px) 100vw, 1195px" srcset= "https://blog.simonassociates.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Christina%20video.jpg?width=598&height=251&name=Christina%20video.jpg 598w, https://blog.simonassociates.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Christina%20video.jpg?width=1195&height=501&name=Christina%20video.jpg 1195w, https://blog.simonassociates.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Christina%20video.jpg?width=1793&height=752&name=Christina%20video.jpg 1793w, https://blog.simonassociates.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Christina%20video.jpg?width=2390&height=1002&name=Christina%20video.jpg 2390w, https://blog.simonassociates.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Christina%20video.jpg?width=2988&height=1253&name=Christina%20video.jpg 2988w, https://blog.simonassociates.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Christina%20video.jpg?width=3585&height=1503&name=Christina%20video.jpg 3585w" alt="Christina video" width="1195" height="501" loading= "lazy" /></a></p> <p><strong>Your ability to think independently actually creates opportunities</strong></p> <p>One of Christina's main joys at this stage in her career is helping people