KRISTINA OMARI’S JOURNEY UP THE CORPORATE LADDER TO LYFT WASN’T A SOLO TRIP, THANKS TO HER THRIVING SUPPORT SYSTEM OF COLLEGE FRIENDS AND MENTORS
When Lyft, the company behind the ride-hailing app, searched for its first VP of corporate development and investor relations late last year, Kristina Omari wasn’t a tough sell. After cutting her teeth at heavyweights such as Hewlett Packard and Adobe, as well as start-ups like Fitbit, the Stanford University graduate was more than poised to play a pivotal role in harnessing Lyft’s recent runaway growth. She understands how relationship building strengthens business and benefits one’s own career. Here she shares how maintaining a broad network has enabled her to get ahead.
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This story is from the June 2018 edition of Essence.
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