In this episode of The Power House, JG sits down with Myra Kressner, President of Kressner Strategy Group and Co-founder of Vision Group Network, for a sharp conversation about leadership under pressure, career pivots, and the discipline it takes to keep your self-respect when someone tries to shrink you.
Myra shares the line that anchors the episode: “Myra, I don’t pay you to think.”
It was said to her at 19, and instead of letting it define her, she used it as fuel.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN
* How to respond to criticism without letting it become your identity
* The fork-in-the-road decision that changed her life: teacher vs business
* What “work ethic” actually means when you’re trying to earn trust early
* A simple leadership rule: don’t send the email (or say the thing) you’ll regret
* Why innovation is a muscle: launching when it’s “good,” not perfect
CHAPTERS
* 00:00 “I don’t pay you to think.”
* 14:36 The fork-in-the-road: teacher vs business
* 20:33 “You’re not as good as you think you are.”
* 27:18 Betting on yourself: B2C → B2B → founder
* 30:29 Audience Q: innovating nonstop + building new products
* 33:16 Final rule: authenticity + self-respect + humility
* 34:11 Closing
About our Guest:
🌐 Learn more about Kressner Strategy Group:
https://www.kressnerstrategygroup.com/
🌐 Learn more about Vision Group Network:
https://vgnsharing.com/
🔗 Follow Myra on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/myra-kressner-63b047113/
🔗 Follow Vision Group Network on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/vision-group-network/posts/?feedView=all
🔗Sunny New Paltz | Kressner Autism Spectrum Program
https://www.newpaltz.edu/give/kressner/
🔗2024 SUNY New Paltz Commencement
https://sites.newpaltz.edu/news/2024/05/commencement-address-myra-kressner/
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