E90 How To Deal With Competition with Linda Jenkinson

• Linda’s growing up in New Zealand and how she got her competitive edge
• How to see competition as information
• Buy, collaborate or defeat the competition
• You have to choose to be happy now and it's not about the money
• Being underestimated as a woman founder
• Working from the best possible outcome when a crisis hits

Linda is a tech entrepreneur with growth experience founding and building two large global businesses in San Francisco covering North America, Asia, and Europe.  She is the youngest woman and first New Zealand woman to list on the NASDAQ.  Linda is an experienced Non-Executive Director and Chair who serves on publicly listed boards and private boards in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.  Boards include Air New Zealand (AIR), The Eclipx Group (ECX), The Guild, Jaxsta (JXT), Harbour Asset Management, and Unicef Aotearoa.  Previously, Linda was a Partner at Kearney, a global management consulting firm, in their Financial Services practice.  She has received numerous awards including E&Y Master Entrepreneur of the Year, World Class New Zealander, and has been named a “Most Influential Women in Business” by the San Francisco Business Times.  Ms. Jenkinson holds a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, a Bachelor of Business Studies from Massey University and her ACA from the New Zealand Chartered Accountant Society.

 

Linda’s LinkedIn page: linkedin.com/in/lindajenkinsonz

Linda’s website: linda-jenkinson.com