Lisa Ling started working as a professional journalist when she was only a teenager. Her job flew her across the world as she covered the drug wars in South America to democracy movements in China. She’s grown to be a pro at telling other people’s stories. But she says: advocating for herself is the hardest thing she’s ever done. 

In this episode, Lisa shares:

• The reporting experiences she had as a teen (alongside Anderson Cooper)
• Why her two male agents told her to leave negotiating to them 
• The one lesson she wishes her young self learned 
• How having kids reframed her boundaries around how far she’d go for her job
• Why it’s key for women of color to learn to advocate for each other in the workplace

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