33 min
S2 Ep 11 | Brian Rumao, Managing Director @ Next Play Ventures and Chief of Staff @ LinkedIn, on Compounding Wisdom, Trust, and Love Across The Lines
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Brian Rumao is currently Managing Director at Next Play Ventures and VP, Chief of Staff to the Executive Chairman at LinkedIn. At Next Play Ventures, Brian works with Founding Partner Jeff Weiner to coach and invest in entrepreneurial leaders building world-class, purpose-driven organizations. Previously, Brian spent over six years working alongside the executive team to manage cross-functional strategic and operational initiatives as Chief of Staff to the CEO of LinkedIn. During this time, he led post-acquisition integration with Microsoft and launched and managed the Economic Graph team. Previously Brian was a Manager on the Business Operations team at LinkedIn and a consultant at McKinsey & Company.
In this episode we spoke with Brian about the following:
How he developed his personal mission statement, which is to compound wisdom, trust, and love
How separating what he should do from what he wanted to do showed him that he didn’t want to become a CEO
Why investing in long-term professional relationships and managing ego helps you become more comfortable with your career decisions
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Episode resources:
Brian’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianrumao/
Brian’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianrumao
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If you enjoyed today’s conversation about the intersection of work and Asian American identity, please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a review to spread the word. We’d really appreciate it!
Learn more about the show at acrossthelinespodcast.com and follow us @acrossthelinespodcast to get the latest updates.
Brian Rumao is currently Managing Director at Next Play Ventures and VP, Chief of Staff to the Executive Chairman at LinkedIn. At Next Play Ventures, Brian works with Founding Partner Jeff Weiner to coach and invest in entrepreneurial leaders building world-class, purpose-driven organizations. Previously, Brian spent over six years working alongside the executive team to manage cross-functional strategic and operational initiatives as Chief of Staff to the CEO of LinkedIn. During this time, he led post-acquisition integration with Microsoft and launched and managed the Economic Graph team. Previously Brian was a Manager on the Business Operations team at LinkedIn and a consultant at McKinsey & Company.
In this episode we spoke with Brian about the following:
How he developed his personal mission statement, which is to compound wisdom, trust, and love
How separating what he should do from what he wanted to do showed him that he didn’t want to become a CEO
Why investing in long-term professional relationships and managing ego helps you become more comfortable with your career decisions
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Episode resources:
Brian’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianrumao/
Brian’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianrumao
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If you enjoyed today’s conversation about the intersection of work and Asian American identity, please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a review to spread the word. We’d really appreciate it!
Learn more about the show at acrossthelinespodcast.com and follow us @acrossthelinespodcast to get the latest updates.
33 min