Working with Purpose & Passion in the Corporate World

Sally Susman’s resume knows no boundaries. Pfizer’s Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer began her career in government before transitioning to business where she rose the ranks in three industries during her 30+ year career. “There is no greater growth trajectory than changing your sector,” said Susman. She should know. After two esteemed government assignments in Washington, D.C., she moved on to financial services, leading Corporate Affairs efforts for American Express in New York and London.

She then pivoted to personal products and the coveted role of Executive Vice President of Global Communications at the Estée Lauder Companies in New York before moving to Pfizer in 2007. As a Matrix Award winner and leading influencer in Corporate America, Sally leads a 250+ team of Communications, Government Relations, Public Affairs and Corporate Social Responsibility employees for the biopharmaceutical giant. PRWeek recently crowned Susman the top in-house professional of the last 20 years, and “the epitome of the modern CCO (Chief Communications Officer).”

What will I get from this course?

In this course you will learn the fundamentals of doing work that is rooted with purpose and passion in a corporate setting and beyond. Sally offers golden career advice, sharing her stories and valuable lessons and tools that you can learn from to enhance your own career path.

This course will encourage you to add value to and recognize the areas that you’re most passionate about and can work to ignite change in your professional and personal life. The lessons in this course will help you better understand your value, so that you can become a purposeful, passionate, and powerful leader in your industry.

Who should take this course?

• Anyone interested in a career in the corporate world, especially in Communications or Government Affairs.
• Those looking to become more passionate and purposeful leaders.
• People who are eager to ignite change and make a global impact in their professional and personal lives.
• Women that wish to broaden their career path and start new passion projects, such as serving on boards, leading in government, and strengthening their leadership in corporate roles.