The CEO of Edward Jones said one risky decision made her career take off
Source: Business Insider ·
More than a decade into her career, Penny Pennington made the leap from banking to financial advising.
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Penny Pennington said she left banking because she wasn't sure that it mattered that she was the one showing up every day.IMFPenny Pennington said moving from banking to financial advising felt like "jumping off a cliff" to some.She said she left because she wasn't sure if it mattered that she was the one who showed up at work.The CEO said that as a financial advisor, she learned to be herself, and that opened doors.Penny Pennington's decision to leave investment banking over two decades ago clearly paid off.At the time, though, the move from banking to financial advising was viewed as risky, the CEO of Edward Jones said. Some people, she said, thought it was like "jumping off a cliff." Despite having a successful career in banking, Pennington said she had a clear reason for making the switch."I wasn't sure that it mattered that it was me who showed up every day in the first 14 years of my career," Pennington told Business Insider.Since starting at Edward Jones in 2000, one of the…
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