Staying true to herself wasn't always easy for Jenny Dwork. Wisp's VP of marketing admits she had to sometimes make compromises early in her career in order to please the higher ups. She's since learned to trust her intuition and stand up for herself. In this episode of Brand Insider: BTS Jenny goes on to advise those just starting out to respectfully assert their own opinion because that's why they were hired. She also talks about her eye-opening TV news training ground, embracing her competitiveness, and why working in women's health is one of the most collaborative environments she's ever …

"How I would navigate meeting the needs of caring for and providing for a person or people, but then also balancing meeting the needs of providing for and building up myself when you know 99% of the time they're at conflict. So that is, I think, probably one of the most unexpected journeys in my lifetime." A journey Janelle Hanley says she's still navigating and, like many working mothers, not sure anyone ever really figures out. She admits coming back to the workforce after four years away to stay home with her children was scary, but thanks to the support …

"I always had almost an imposter syndrome a little bit, and am I enough? I was born in the U.S., but I moved to Mexico when I was 4, lived in Mexico till I was 4 years old, and spent my life between the U.S. and Mexico...oftentimes my culture never really showed up at work. I was someone else at work. I was someone else professionally, and then when I left, that's when I was my authentic self." For years Margarita (Marg) Miranda-Abate was one of the only Latina executives in the room. Now Sanofi's head of global communications of …

"I don't necessarily have to be the person who speaks first or the loudest person in the room, so I'm much more an observer, listener. I want to take everything in, and then I speak if I have something to say." Robyn DeFina certainly had some pretty fantastic things to say in this week's Brand Insider: BTS. Sweet Loren's svp of marketing talks about leading with kindness, making an impact each day, and the importance of continuing to learn regardless of one's level of experience. Robyn also opens up about her passion for making healthy food accessable for everyone, why …

"There isn't this separation between personal life and work life, especially if you love what you do. They're incredibly integrated, but part of the reason for that is because who you are as an individual carries into the work that you do professionally...because all of that is gonna affect your point of view, your perspective, especially as a creative, like what are you bringing to the table?" Some life perspectives Michelle Wong brings to the table is the precision of a pastry chef and the preparedness and improvisational agility of an actor. Careers the self-described disruptor held briefly before turning …

"When I look at an opportunity in my life that really transformed the trajectory of my career, [it] was having a second chance opportunity where I transferred to Ohio State, and that department took something that was so horrendous for me, that was so traumatic, and gave me an opportunity in a platform to use my voice, to turn something so negative into something that I could champion." After being drugged and sexually assaulted in college, Nehemiah Manufacturing's CMO, Kristen Schumacher, made it her mission to stand-up for women and help change the dynamic of how assault victims are treated …

"Did I plan it? No, it was always just being open to opportunities, it was being open to conversations. It was being curious about what could possibly be next, and doing the work that we did with excellence." What Shenan Reed "didn't plan," was Morpheus Media, the digital media shop she launched after being laid off in 2001, that eventually evolved into a leading agency for luxury brands. As for what was next, Shenan is now General Motors' global chief media officer, a position she describes as her childhood passion comes to work. In this episode of Brand Insider: BTS, …