Published: March 23, 2022

Jane Miller has a sweet tooth for success.

The former CEO of Lily鈥檚 Sweets has more than 35 years of executive experience in the food industry, including leadership positions at PepsiCo鈥檚 Frito-Lay division, Heinz and Hostess, which she helped bring out of bankruptcy. Today鈥檚 she鈥檚 co-founder and CEO of Haevn, a personalized career development platform for students.

In , Miller鈥攁 board member at Leeds鈥攐ffers an insider鈥檚 perspective on building a strong startup and how to prepare it for a sale.听

鈥淚f you are very clear on what's important to you, then you can judge yourself against yourself,鈥 Miller said on the show. 鈥淩unning your own race really starts with you being very clear about what鈥檚 important to you.鈥

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