It's all going to be okay | Carolyn Gable | TEDxBerkeley

Carolyn Gable assures us we are equipped with the very tools we need to overcome any problem. We all just need to recognize and utilize them in times of crisis.

As the Founder & CEO of a multi-million dollar 3rd party logistics firm, Carolyn’s road to a successful businesswoman was hardly typical. In order to make ends meet, she began waiting tables, a job she held for over a decade. Working in an exclusive restaurant atop of the Hyatt Chicago, wearing the mandatory uniform designed to appeal to the male clientele (including four-inch high heels), she waited on business men & women from all over the country. As a single mother, working for tips and living hand-to-mouth, it was barely enough to cover rent and feed her two kids. Something had to change.

The change arrived one day when the roof of the restaurant was damaged in a storm, forcing Carolyn to find work quickly. She walked into an employment office and said she wanted a sales job. The counsellor looked at Carolyn, at her previous work experience, and said the best he could do was a Customer Service position at a freight company.

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