Self-Care, Sour Candy, and Showing Up: Destiny Young

Moving fast can get you to the wrong answer faster. Destiny Young makes that case from her own marathon training, and applies it to how leaders support people through constant AI-driven change. Destiny is Senior Manager, Experience Quality Programs at ActiveCampaign and co-chair of Women of AC. She talks with Ashley Russo about a career that ran from graphic design at a potato chip company to 911 dispatch to leadership in tech, and what that path taught her about empathy, self-care, and helping employees use their voice. Chapters: 00:00 Welcome and show intro 00:43 Meet Destiny Young 02:25 A nontraditional career path 06:07 Formative mentors and command presence 10:24 Building connection in a remote company 12:41 Supporting teams through constant change 15:03 Advocating for women in the workplace 18:01 Well-being and AC's employee resources 21:16 Self-care hacks and the sour candy trick 23:34 Therapy, self-awareness, and professional growth 25:18 One shift for business leaders: moving fast vs moving well 28:47 Advice to her younger self 30:53 Closing thanks You can follow Destiny Young here: LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/destiny-young-24b6a373 Learn more about ActiveCampaign: Website - https://activecampaign.com