11:36Susan Lee | Head of People @ Warby Parker
From My First Million · Published Jul 6, 2018 · Watch on YouTube
TL;DR
Susan Lee, Head of People at Warby Parker, recounts her journey from shunning labels (due to immigrant parents who feared they would limit her opportunities) to embracing them after the 2016 election made her realize she didn’t know what she stood for. She now identifies explicitly as Korean American, a woman, over 40, a feminist, a Democrat, a romance novelist, and more.
Key insights
- Susan’s parents refused to speak English to her so she would not learn an accent, wanting her to be seen as “any other person.”
- In third grade, when told to play girls’ softball instead of Little League, her father insisted the sign said “Little League,” and she was allowed to play as the only girl.
- Her parents presented only four career paths (doctor, lawyer, engineer, businesswoman); she chose doctor because she didn’t know about HR, marketing, supply chain, etc.
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