What To Do When Everything is a Priority

Hosted by Sally Ivester and Ha Tran

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What you'll learn

Why is everything important

We'll cover the top reasons why everything seems "important".

How to measure potential impact

Discover how to identify and focus on projects that truly matter.

Busting false urgency

Learn to identify and resist urgent, but unimportant tasks.

Why this topic matters

Tell me if this sounds familiar - people are coming to you all the time with proposals, ideas, and all of them are labeled “urgent”. How do you cut through the noise and prioritize the right work? This session is designed with you in mind.

You'll learn from

Sally Ivester

Chief of Staff @ Google. 12+ years experience. Ivy League. Coached x00s

I've always been a hard worker. When I faced a challenge, I'd just "work harder" to overcome it. And while that work ethic helped me excel in high school to get into an Ivy League college, I quickly realized it didn't work in the corporate world.


When I started my first job, I stumbled. I faced things I had never dealt with before - speaking about my work, managing my Manager, and struggling under the pressure of "everything is a priority". I had no one to lean on - my parents couldn't advise me. I didn't have a mentor, a coach, or a playbook to follow - I had to figure it out on my own.


So, I created what I couldn't find - a practical guide to succeeding in the corporate job. I studied the habits and strategies of high-performers, and put together a practical guide that helps you stand out in the corporate job without the cringe.


And it's designed for the NEW ways of working - where job security is fleeting and where your network is your net worth. It'll help you get a competitive edge and separate you from everyone else.


I'm excited to share this with you so you can start applying it to your own career -- I can't wait to see where you go :)

Ha Tran

Founder, ex-Google, Chief of Staff, Head of Customer Success

I grew up in a rural part of Vietnam, where the internet didn’t arrive until 2005. If you had to guess, you might never imagine that I’d go on to build a successful career in the U.S.—but that’s exactly what I did.


From being part of the inaugural cohort of professional fellows hosted by the U.S. State Department to earning an MBA from a top business school in Europe, my path has been anything but typical. Along the way, I built a new function at UserTesting (which went public in 2021), worked at Google, and became an executive at a startup valued at $100M.


Here’s the truth: I don’t consider myself the smartest, nor did I have any special advantages. So what’s the secret to my success? It wasn’t luck. I developed a personal formula to overcome language barriers, cultural differences, and background disadvantages, transforming them into strengths. This formula helped me lead with confidence, communicate with conviction, and present myself authentically at every step.


Now, I’m excited to share this formula with you so you can apply it to your own life and career—aiming even higher than I did.


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