Maria Bartiromo came to the New Canaan Library yesterday to promote the new book she has just written called The 10 Laws of Enduring Sucess. Maria is a veteran business journalist and is well known as the anchor of CNBC's "Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo" (M-F, 3-5pm) and host of the nationally syndicated show "Wall St Journal with Maria Bartiromo". She spoke before a crowded Lamb Room audience and while she takes a middle of the road position, she is a very competent and intelligent speaker. Growing up in Brooklyn and attending Catholic Schools like myself, she has interviewed many noted celebrities, powerful business figures etc, and regards the #1 rule of enduring success is having a passion for what you do. Those who love their work and can't wait to jump into it every day, reach not only success but a high level of satisfaction which is measured on many levels not only financial. I can truly relate to this concept as my degree of satisfaction with my choice of work is really high.
Her thoughts about her industry are not as strong as she avoids the extremes of opinion. "At the heart of everything on Wall St. has to be Integrity. I am outraged to see some of these executives walk away with giant pay packages. I am a firm believer in pay for performance, but some of them are just ridiculous. However, I also believe that an across-the-board, blanket statement that all business is "bad" is just not true."
As a result of what we've just been through, Bartiromo believes this is a great time for women to advance...and to garner equal pay. "Women are soaring. Sixty percent of higher degrees are going to women. Women are the CEO's of their households. The elephant in the room is that they are still making 20% less than men. Women are in a great position to take leadership positions."
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