This is Quick: Former Barstool Sports CEO Erika Ayers Badan on the importance of embracing feedback and failure

This week on our rapid fire Q&A, LinkedIn Senior Producer Sarah Storm talks to Erika Ayers Badan, Food52 CEO, author of “Nobody Cares About Your Career,” and the former CEO of Barstool Sports. Erika talks about learning to see feedback as a gift and the moment that led her to dramatically change what she did for a living. She also shares her top career advice, which includes finding something that scares you and embracing failure. Be sure to check out Erika’s full conversation with Sarah on Hello Monday. Have questions you want to hear on This is Quick? Share a post or comment on LinkedIn using the hashtag #ThisisWorking. Follow Erika Ayers Badan, Sarah Storm, Dan Roth, and LinkedIn News on LinkedIn.

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