6-3-19 Answers for the Family Interview with Lydia Fenet
Host: Allen Cardoza & Co-Host: Gabriella van Rij

When Lydia Fenet steps on stage for a charity auction, she knows how to captivate and sell to thousands of people—she’s raised over half a billion dollars for nonprofits globally. After all of her well-earned success, Lydia has crafted a manifesto to inspire, motivate, and push you to achieve your goals—and then set higher ones. Written in Lydia’s poised and relatable voice, The Most Powerful Woman in the Room prepares readers with everything they need to know to successfully sell themselves in every facet of their lives, whether it be seeking a new career or promotion, selling a company, or improving their overall public speaking, networking, and negotiation skills.

With poignant charm, smart sensibility, and inspiring anecdotes, Lydia describes her own personal and professional journey—from landing an internship at Christie’s to combatting being paid a third of her worth to spearheading a new department of international strategic partnerships. Now, more powerful than ever, she’s sharing her tried and true secrets of success.

Find your own “strike method”: To get in the zone and command a crowd at an auction, Lydia always strikes her gavel three times—she even carries a gavel with her at all times “just in case.” What’s your strike method?

• Be authentic: Don’t try to “play the part.” Tap into your personality, be yourself, and sell yourself.

• You are what you negotiate: Don’t be afraid to ask questions or advocate for yourself.

• Grow stronger each time you fail: Use failure as a learning tool to help you grow.

• You’re only as good as your word: Your reputation is everything. Keep your promises.

• Command your audience: Practice, speak from your heart, and bring enthusiasm!

• Inspire others and lead with conviction and build a community with like-minded peers.

Each chapter is complemented by case studies, insight, and exclusive advice from some of the most powerful and successful women in business, fashion, journalism, and the arts. You’ll learn what being the most powerful woman in the room means to Martha Stewart, Barbara Corcoran, Nina Garcia, Deborah Roberts, and more. With all of these surefire components, The Most Powerful Woman in the Room is an empowering guide that will have you winning over the audiences in all aspects of your life in no time

ABOUT LYDIA FENET

Lydia Fenet, Managing Director of Christie’s and seasoned auctioneer, shares the secrets of success and the strategies behind her revolutionary sales approach to show you how to embrace and channel your own power in any room. In her capacity as lead benefit auctioneer for the firm, she has led auctions for over six hundred organizations and trains Christie’s charity auctioneers.

Lydia travels around the country lecturing on “The Art of Selling” and speaking to groups about empowering women in the workplace. She was named one of New York’s most influential women by Gotham magazine and has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Crain’s, Elle, and has appeared in Vanity Fair, Women’s Wear Daily, Vogue, and Town & Country. She lives in New York City with her husband, Chris, and their three children, Beatrice, Henry, and Eloise.