How I Got Here Arianna Huffington

The Huffington Post co-founder, author and businesswoman reflects on her career as one of the most influential women in media

- Mel Evans

As a child, what were your aspirations?

‘I wanted to be a journalist. My father was a journalist and I grew up on the romance of the profession.’

How did those early days of your career shape you as a businesswoman?

‘As with all women, there are challenges being heard and respected. But, also as with many women, many of my struggles were less with outside voices than with the inside voice of negativity and doubt, which I call the obnoxious roommate living in my head. The one that tells you you’re not good enough, you’ll never succeed. Women tend to internalise this voice from a young age. You have to learn ways of ignoring it.’

Did you always have the tenacious spirit needed for the media industry?