The Book Break: Patricia Walsh Chadwick | The Book Break
Join Melissa on this week's episode of The Book Break for an exclusive interview with a fascinating author who went from growing up in a cult to becoming an investment maven, “Breaking Glass: Tales of the Witch of Wall Street”: Patricia Walsh Chadwick!
Patricia Walsh Chadwick was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1948. She received her BA in Economics from Boston University and had a successful 30-year career in the investment business, culminating as a Global Partner at Invesco. Today she sits on a number of corporate boards and blogs on economic, social, and political issues. Her pro-bono activities include mentoring young women in high school and college and providing strategic planning advice to not-for-profit organizations. In 2016, she co-founded Anchor Health Initiative, a health care company devoted to the needs of the LGBTQ community in Connecticut and serves as the firm’s pro-bono CEO. She is the author of a previous memoir, Little Sister. A mother to twins, a daughter and a son, she lives in Connecticut with her husband John.
In this episode of The Book Break, Melissa and Patricia follow one woman’s journey of clawing her way up a male-dominated corporate ladder! Join them as they discuss the startling transition between leaving a sheltered upbringing and joining the corporate world as a receptionist (covered at length in Patricia’s previous memoir, “Little Sister”), the importance of making yourself invaluable through hard work and perseverance–with a dollop of luck and the right mentors, the value of learning to survive before you can thrive, and how adaptability and resilience lead to confidence. Be part of this inspiring conversation!