Meta’s VP on Leadership, Resilience, and Overcoming Challenges While Battling Cancer!

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

August 15, 2022

Duration

1h 52m

Channel

The Diary of a CEO

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Nicola Mendelsohn is Meta’s (formerly Facebook) global head of advertising and routinely tops lists “most powerful person in UK tech. She’s juggled her high flying career with having a rare type of blood cancer since 2016. Topics: 00:00 Intro 01:45 What made you the person you are today? 14:52 What did you learn from working in the marketing industry? 22:30 Joining Facebook & leading the EMEA market 34:27 Your journey with cancer 50:47 How did it impact your work & life? 01:00:04 Mark Zuckerberg & company culture 01:06:20 From Facebook to Meta & what is the Metaverse 01:09:32 The good and the bad of the digital world 01:15:42 Mark Zuckerberg’s real personality 01:17:47 Protecting young children online 01:21:45 Personalised advertising and businesses 01:26:35 Your core strengths and importance of being yourself 01:32:30 Growth moments & speaking up for what you want 01:38:49 New book & encouraging females to set up business 01:45:01 Work-life balance 01:48:03 Our last guest’s question Nicola’s Twitter: https://g2ul0.app.link/t9DYxjBKqsb Nicola’s Instagram: https://g2ul0.app.link/xf4gYKzsvsb Sponsors: Craftd - https://g2ul0.app.link/gZ8in6Dsvsb Huel - https://g2ul0.app.link/wzHTPvHsvsb Vodafone Business - https://g2ul0.app.link/XagvMyKsvsb ‘reliable and critical connectivity’: https://www.vodafone.co.uk/network#faqs Carpets gifted from Tapi - https://bit.ly/3P10anj Chandelier & Lights gifted from Tom Kirk Lighting - https://bit.ly/3Q6vJxd

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Nicola Mendelsohn

  guest

• Steven Bartlett

  host

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Nicola Mendelsohn and Steven Bartlett, Meta’s VP on Leadership, Resilience, and Overcoming Challenges While Battling Cancer! explores meta VP Nicola Mendelsohn: Leadership, Cancer, Courage, And The Metaverse Meta’s VP for EMEA, Nicola Mendelsohn, traces her journey from a curious, underestimated schoolgirl in Manchester to one of the most senior women in global tech, and how family support and self-belief shaped her leadership. She details the shock of being diagnosed with incurable blood cancer at 45, the psychological rollercoaster that followed, and the intentional choices she made about work, health, and family. Nicola explains how Meta’s culture, Mark Zuckerberg’s high‑conviction pivots, and products like Facebook, Instagram and the metaverse are built, including both opportunities and risks. Throughout, she offers concrete lessons on career decisions, asking for what you want, managing chaos and fear, and building more humane workplaces where people can bring their whole selves.

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