The author of Ambition Monster on ascending through the New York media world to blingy startups – and crashing to earth
In the early aughts, Jennifer Romolini ascended through the ranks of the New York media world, followed by a lucrative transition to the blingy startup scene that was taking root on the west coast. “I kept getting kicked upstairs,” she says of her career’s upward trajectory; she went from clocking in at a fact-checking department at Condé Nast to managing editorial teams at Yahoo’s lifestyle sections and HelloGiggles, flying around the country to deliver inspiring addresses all the while. In 2017, Romolini published a career guide for idiosyncratic strivers, Weird in a World That’s Not. But that book didn’t tell the full story. Truth was, she was sick of hustling, and ready to find her own way.
Her new memoir, the fast-moving and dishy Ambition Monster, tells a tale of an overachiever who wore out her wheels pursuing success – and who finally looked up from her Outlook calendar and called it a night. “I knew I wanted to write about ambition as a toxin, and I wanted my book to be like an addiction memoir,” the 51-year-old Los Angeles resident said. Romolini now co-hosts the popular podcast Everything Is Fine, geared toward women over 40. She’s also a senior beauty editor at Yahoo, where she writes posts about sunscreens and serums and doesn’t manage a staff. “I’m always trying to find the sweet spot between neurotic and neglect,” she said.
Continue reading… The author of Ambition Monster on ascending through the New York media world to blingy startups – and crashing to earthIn the early aughts, Jennifer Romolini ascended through the ranks of the New York media world, followed by a lucrative transition to the blingy startup scene that was taking root on the west coast. “I kept getting kicked upstairs,” she says of her career’s upward trajectory; she went from clocking in at a fact-checking department at Condé Nast to managing editorial teams at Yahoo’s lifestyle sections and HelloGiggles, flying around the country to deliver inspiring addresses all the while. In 2017, Romolini published a career guide for idiosyncratic strivers, Weird in a World That’s Not. But that book didn’t tell the full story. Truth was, she was sick of hustling, and ready to find her own way.Her new memoir, the fast-moving and dishy Ambition Monster, tells a tale of an overachiever who wore out her wheels pursuing success – and who finally looked up from her Outlook calendar and called it a night. “I knew I wanted to write about ambition as a toxin, and I wanted my book to be like an addiction memoir,” the 51-year-old Los Angeles resident said. Romolini now co-hosts the popular podcast Everything Is Fine, geared toward women over 40. She’s also a senior beauty editor at Yahoo, where she writes posts about sunscreens and serums and doesn’t manage a staff. “I’m always trying to find the sweet spot between neurotic and neglect,” she said. Continue reading… Well actually, Books, US work & careers, Life and style
