Padma Lakshmi to women entrepreneurs: “I had to advocate for myself in my own head. It had less to do with talent and more to do with knowledge.”
After her extensive travels as a young model, Lakshmi began hosting travel and cooking shows, eventually leading to her 13-year run on Bravo’s “Top Chef.” Lakshmi shared her advice for young entrepreneurs, urging them to “push against the open door. As young people we have one idea in our minds about how we want our career to go, and sometimes there are opportunities that come along that are adjacent to what you want to do.
Lakshmi advised the finalists at the event to “know what you’re good at, have the humility to find other people who are good at what you’re not and then empower them to do their job for you ... Nobody does anything alone.” She also told them to"be a little more pushy than feels gracious." Lakshmi told Know Your Value the worst advice she’s ever received: “Don’t give up on your dreams.” Her dream would have been to be a rock star, but she laughed that no one would want her to sing. Instead, she suggested, “Have two or three dreams and be pragmatic about it.
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