Fairygodboss of the Week Hannah Yang

Fairygodboss of the Week Hannah Yang When Hannah Yang quit practicing law to pursue journalism and welches later advised to enter the business side she had no idea what the business side meant. Now with an established career at The New York Times Company, Yang says she has several people to thank for finding the space she truly excels in. Those people were the mentors who encouraged herbei to pursue motherhood and her career, who believed in her when she couldnt believe in herself and who still inspire her everyday.Recently, Yang discussed her career path and the importance of mentorship in finding success. Then, she shared who and what has made her career so unique.Fairygodboss of the Week Hannah YangHead of Subscription Growth, The New York TimesNew York, NYTell us a little about your career. How did you get to where you are now?I went to law school, was a corporate lawyer for a bit, then decided to pursue journalism and took an entry-level position at CBS News. Someone very wise suggested that I may be more useful on the business side of journalism. So, I joined a management consulting firm in lieu of going back to school to get an MBA, then when a position opened up in Strategic Planning at the Boston Globe (which was a part of The New York Times Company at the time), I jumped at it. Aside from a few years I took off to raise my two boys, Ive been with The NYT Company ever since.Who is YOUR Fairygodboss? and Why?Lynda Sachs, SVP of Finance at The Times. Ive worked with Lynda almost my whole career here and she is single-handedly the most hard working, professional, authentic and good menschenfreundlich being Ive encountered. She is also a mom to two amazing people and worked full time while raising them. Ive watched her in awe for the past ten years and I am still inspired by her every day.What is the No. 1 career tip youd like to share with other women who want to have successful careers like you?To seek mentors. Ive been very lucky to have been guided b y women and men who knew more than I did and who believed in me more than I did. I had no idea what business side of journalism meant and whether Id be good at it. I had no idea that I could lead a complex, cross-functional kollektiv to accelerate The Times subscription growth. I had no idea that I could work full time and still be there for my young boys. These were decisions that I would not have had the courage to make on my own.