Onehaas

Episode #33: Host Sean Li talks to MBA student Steffi Decker (‘20). They discuss her background in digital marketing for political campaigns, how she ended up at Haas, and how to reflect, identify your goals, and adjust how you spend your time accordingly.Episode Highlights:Steffi built and ran a digital marketing agency in DC focused on policy and advocacy back in the late 2000s when nobody but the young upstarts knew anything about digital.During the 2010 campaign, a big local company saw their digital political ads and it landed them their first corporate client.Steffi and her partners grew the firm to 25-30 people and then worked with her colleagues over 2 years on a transition plan for her to leave the company.Between leaving the company and starting at Haas, she traveled alone for months, biking up the coast of Thailand, and exploring Laos and other countries.Steffi learned to be self-directed and determine what would make her happy and fulfilled.You don’t have to travel to Thailand alone for three mont