The Career Setbacks No One Talks About

Trailblazers Uncovered

Trailblazers Uncovered

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๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚?

In this episode of Trailblazers Uncovered, we sit down with Dane Pedro,  for an open conversation about the side of career success we donโ€™t always see: the setbacks, difficult workplaces, self-doubt, resilience and determination behind the achievements.

Dane shares her journey through banking and financial services, including experiences of being overlooked for promotion, navigating micromanagement, workplace bullying and harassment, and being labelled โ€œtoo ambitiousโ€.

But this conversation isnโ€™t just about the challenges.
We explore how Dane continued to move forward, built a diverse career spanning financial crime compliance and non-executive leadership, discovered the importance of mentorship, and learned to recognise opportunities, even when they didnโ€™t arrive in the form she expected.

We discuss:

โ€ข How to recover from career setbacks and keep moving forward

โ€ข Being ambitious in environments where ambition isnโ€™t always celebrated

โ€ข Moving into Non-Executive Director roles

โ€ข Taking calculated risks and remaining open to unexpected opportunities