"For over two decades at Christie's, I could easily answer by handing out a business card with my title clearly stated: global managing director. It had a nice ring. But the longer I stayed in corporate life, the more I realized I wanted more titles under my name, not fewer. Over those years, I led many teams and eventually became global head of strategic partnerships, a division I launched in my second decade at the company."
"In 2019, I published my first book, The Most Powerful Woman in the Room Is You, based on lessons I learned in the corporate world while excelling in a role traditionally dominated by men. While my Christie's card still read global managing director, I preferred the titles auctioneer and now author. In the years that followed, I pursued the "white space" those titles opened, ultimately leaving Christie's to launch the Lydia Fenet Agency, representing charity auctioneers."
A career spanned over two decades at Christie's, including roles as global managing director and global head of strategic partnerships. Volunteering as a charity auctioneer at 24 developed into a parallel career that included more than a thousand stages over 20 years. A 2019 book titled The Most Powerful Woman in the Room Is You drew on corporate lessons gained in male-dominated roles. Pursuing auctioneering and authorship led to founding the Lydia Fenet Agency representing charity auctioneers. Current roles include CEO, auctioneer, author, keynote speaker, retreat host, social media influencer, and mother of three, hosting a summit at Rockefeller Center.
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