Cancer Changed Everything: Finding Empathy, Balance, and Grace | Sharmeen Chapp (Stripe)

My guest today is Sharmeen Chapp, Head of Product for Revenue and
Finance Automation at Stripe. In 2021, Sharmeen was diagnosed
with breast cancer after becoming a Senior Director at Meta and a
new mom. She shared lessons on leading with empathy through
cancer, growing from IC to VP in 6 years, and Stripe’s unique
product culture.


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https://bit.ly/4fPxUmg Timestamps: (00:00) Empathy starts with
leaving your ego at the door (01:59) I basically product-managed
my breast cancer (03:22) Silver lining of sharing my journey
publicly (05:54) Balancing work, family, and cancer treatment
(12:20) Why empathy and excellence are not mutually exclusive
(17:34) Operating high and low on vision and execution (22:05)
Transitioning to PM and overcoming doubts (25:03) Growing from IC
to VP in 6 years (27:56) Why I deprioritized my own product
(36:59) Stripe PM culture of user-first and humility (41:55)
Remember to give yourself grace Get the takeaways:
https://creatoreconomy.so/p/leading-with-empathy-through-cancer-sharmeen-chapp


Where to find Sharmeen:


X: https://x.com/luckiesharms


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