My Career Changes Elevated Me at Work Now I Do the Same for Other Women

My Career Changes Elevated Me at Work Now I Do the Same for Otzu sichbei Women Jen Rindt is no stranger to career changes. Before being promoted to Director of Marketing for Diesel Engines Americas, shed dabbled in several industries including engineering, sales, product management and marketing.Her journey began as a project engineer in the Global Faucets division at Rindts career journey makes her quite the Jill of all trades, but her willingness to try her hand at different roles hasnt slowed her down a bit. In fact, its had the opposite effect.It can be scary to switch career paths, but theres always something new and challenging to find if youre willing to take the chance, she told us. Ive worked in multiple business units and industries, and I think its made me a better businesswoman and leader.Recently, she shared with Fairygodboss what she loves fruchtwein about her role at Kohler, the career move shes most proud of, and her current priorities as a Power WomenWork co-chair.H ow long have you been in your current role, and what were you doing previously?Ive been in my current role for one month. I was recently promoted from marketing manager Diesel Engines Americas to marketing director. Whats the first (and/or last) thing you do at work every day?The first thing I do for work each day is check my phone for emails, calls and text messages.Whats the 1 thing you think your colleagues should know but probably dont know about WomenWork?Our focus is to cultivate an inclusive environment that supports and encourages women. This group shares similar and diverse experiences, perspectives and challenges to cultivate an inclusive community and contribute to the success of Kohler through focused member development, company culture and consumer insights.Tell me a bit about how the business resource group works.The WW Power Group Chapter was formed at the end of 2018. We are a very new group but have made tremendous progress in the last few months. We have a chapt er meeting every month for anyone woman or man who wants to attend. We also have a co-chair meeting every month for our leadership team. Our leadership team is made of associates from both Engines and KPS. There is a Kohler engine chair and a KPS chair for each of our committees (membership, darbietungs, professional development, communications, stewardship and treasury).Our group has already had a handful of successful events that are sometimes tied to the chapter meeting, including a 2019 kick-off meeting, Leadership Speaker Series, TedTalk, and Book Club. Our next event is Career Development, Hints and Lessons Learned, a co-ed panel of KPS and Engines associates sharing their advice and valuable lessons from each of their career paths.What are WomenWorks top three priorities right now?Our priorities are to raise awareness and understanding of why diversity and inclusion are so important for Kohler, to gain exposure for our WW Power Group chapter, and to build a membership (commun ity or network) for our WW Power Group chapter.Whats the one career move youve made that youre most proud of? Im most proud of my current role in the Diesel Engines because I feel that I contribute to the success of our business further empowering me to do so.--Fairygodboss is proud to partner with Kohler.Find a job there today