Careers, Jobs, Small Business Seminars, Online, Small Business How-to Seminars: The Achievement Addiction : Learning to Break the Burnout Cycle.

Date and Time
Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 3 - 4 PM
End times are approximate. Events may end early or late.

Location

ONLINE - Details will be emailed upon registration
Thomas Yoseloff Business Center at SNFL
Event Details

**This event is online only**

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For high achievers, ambition can feel like both a gift and a curse. Nora Ali knows this firsthand. She built a career in high-pressure, relentless environments—from Wall Street to early-stage fast-growing startups to anchoring live news during COVID and political turmoil. But her breaking point came when she co-founded a media production company at a time when the entertainment industry was in crisis, forcing her to confront the cost of constant overachievement.

In this candid talk, Nora shares how achievement addiction fuels burnout, why external validation becomes a trap, and how she is finally learning to break the cycle. Through deeply personal stories and research-backed insights, she explores:


The warning signs of burnout we ignore

 

  • How high achievers get stuck in the burnout cycle
  • The warning signs of burnout we ignore
  • Why validation (praise, promotions, success) can become an addiction
  • How to redefine ambition and figure out what makes you happy
  • The shift in mindset that changed everything

This isn’t about giving up success—it’s about breaking free and finding balance on your own terms.

 

About the Speaker:

 Nora Ali

Nora Ali is a media executive, entrepreneur, and sought-after keynote speaker, moderator, and emcee specializing in the future of business, technology, storytelling, and leadership. She co-founded Mason Media, a production company, alongside MLB all-star Alex Rodriguez and entrepreneur Marc Lore. With a career spanning finance, tech startups, and media, she brings a rare perspective on how industries evolve—and how individuals and companies can adapt to stay ahead.

Nora has delivered keynotes, moderated panels, and emceed high-profile events, including for SXSW, Harvard Business School, Harvard College, the inaugural HumanX AI conference, and the International Advertising Bureau. She has interviewed some of the world’s most influential leaders, including Indra Nooyi, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Shaquille O’Neal, Magic Johnson, and the CEOs of Walmart and Verizon. Previously, she anchored business and tech news at Cheddar, reporting live from the New York Stock Exchange, and hosted Morning Brew’s Business Casual podcast. Before media, she was a Senior Product Manager at Jet.com, joining pre-launch and seeing it through its $3.3 billion acquisition by Walmart. She began her career on the trading floor at Goldman Sachs after earning a degree in Statistics and Quantitative Finance from Harvard. A classically trained violinist and pianist, she has performed at Carnegie Hall, with the Minnesota Orchestra as a soloist, and at MLB games.

 

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