When Erik Kjell Berg’s first child Livia Dylan was born, he took 12 weeks of paid paternity leave from his role as cofounder and vice president of product at Tomorrow Ideas, a financial wellness company.
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"Each of us must find our passion and act on that – to pursue those dreams and have a positive impact on the world."
"It is absolutely critical to, 'Lift as you climb.' This is a core value for my leadership style and I’m intentional about making time for women at earlier stages of their life and career even while I am still struggling to figure out my own."
"There is no better reward in life than knowing that your vision has helped to make lives better."
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"Persistence and optimism will always yield successful outcomes."
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"I think it is important to be resilient and persevere – achieving success out the gate is sometimes easier than sustaining that success over a long period of time and some failure is inevitable. It is important to view failure as a hiccup and not an endpoint."