To The Top: Inspirational Career Advice

What if the secret to building a great career wasn't about having all the answers — but knowing how to ask the right questions? Today's guest, Yue Zhao, has lived that philosophy across one of the most varied and impressive career paths you'll hear on this show. Yue is a Chief Product & Technology Officer turned executive coach. She helps aspiring executives accelerate their careers and reach the C-suite. Yue worked at Thumbtack, Meta, Instagram, and growth-stage startups. She co-founded a wine startup out of Harvard Business School, helped shape the future of Instagram Feed at Meta, and led product at McKinsey-backed Thumbtack from a 20-person garage startup to a scaled technology company. But beyond the resume, Yue is someone who has thought deeply about what makes great leaders great, what it really takes to grow in your career, and why the best decision you can make isn't always the obvious one. She's also a career coach herself — so she brings both the frontline experience of building products peo